Page 17 - English Workbook

Speaking Practice

Let’s speak up.
1) This task requires a group of four to five

persons.

2) Read the text “The Four Dragons” again to
prepare a simple role-play.

3) Each person in the group is cast to be one

character in the story.

Person A as the Long Dragon
Person B as the Yellow Dragon

Person C as the Black Dragon

Person D as the Pearl Dragon
Person E as the Jade emperor and the narrator

4) Discuss the dialogue while paying attention to the expressions when
performing “The Four Dragons”.

For individual practice, you may retell the story in its order in front of anyone you
know e.g. parents, siblings, friends.

Let’s Write

STORY CHAINS

1. This task requires a group of four to five people.

2. Choose one topic to write a short story as provided below.

3. Discuss the plot of the story with your group. Pay attention to the structure of
the text (orientation, complication, resolution)

4. Each student spends 5 minutes to write their parts in the box below.

5. When one person has completed his/her part of the task, pass the paper to the
next person. Continue the story from where the previous person left off for a

given number of words, paragraphs, or length of time.

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