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UNIT 10 SHORT PLAYS Lesson 19 A Visit To The Museum Purpose

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Directions: Answer the questions. Key: (see tapescript)

Tapescript:

A Visit To The Museum (3′26″)

Scene I. At the Bus-stop

Miss Jenkins: Now, are we all here? Paul and Peter, are you here?

Paul, Peter: Yes, Miss Jenkins.

Miss Jenkins: Susan Park?

Susan: Yes, Miss Jenkins. Miss Jenkins, Bill isn't here. He's late.

Miss Jenkins: Oh dear! Where is Bill? The bus is coming. We must catch this bus.

Peter: There's Bill. He's running down the road. Come on, Bill, you're late.

Bill: Coming… Here I am, Miss Jenkins. I'm not late, am I?

Miss Jenkins: Yes, you are. Come on now, everybody.

Here's the bus. We're going to the museum.

Scene Ⅱ. Where Is Bill?

Miss Jenkins: Have you all got your notebooks?

Students: Yes, Miss Jenkins.

Susan: They're in our satchels.

Miss Jenkins: Good. Have you all got your pencils?

Students: Yes, Miss Jenkins.

Miss Jenkins: Take out your notebooks and your pencils. I want you to draw some of the things in the museum.

Susan: What are we going to draw, Miss Jenkins?

Miss Jenkins: Wait a moment, Susan. I'm going to tell you. This is the Stone Age Room. These people lived in England a long time ago.

Susan: They haven't got many clothes.

Miss Jenkins: They lived in huts. Can you see their bows and arrows ?

Peter: Can we draw the arrows?

Miss Jenkins: Yes, the arrows are in that case. I want you to draw two arrows.

Paul: Peter, where's Bill? He's got my satchel.

Miss Jenkins: Where is Bill? Bill? Bill?

Peter: I wonder where Bill is.

Miss jenkins: Do you know where Bill is?

Student 1: No I don't.

Student 2: Was he on the bus?

Student 1: Yes, he was on the bus.

Miss Jenkins: He was here a moment ago. Oh dear! He is a bad boy.

Scene Ⅲ. Looking for Bill

Clerk: Can I help you?

Miss Jenkins: I'm a teacher. My name is Miss Jenkins. I'm looking for a boy.

Clerk: Was he with you in the Stone Age Room?

Miss Jenkins: Yes, he was. He was with us in the Stone Age Room. Now I don't know where he is.

Clerk: Is he a small boy?

Miss Jenkins: Oh no, he's a big boy. He has dark hair, and his name is Bill Green.

Clerk: Have a look in the Egyptian Room. All the boys like to look in the Egyptian Room.

Clerk: Can I help you ?

Susan: Yes, we're looking for a boy.

Clerk: Are you with your teacher?

Susan: Yes, we are.

Clerk: Is her name Miss Jenkins?

Paul: Yes, that's right.

Clerk: Is the boy's name Bill?

Student 2: Yes, that's right. He was with us in the Stone Age Room.

Clerk: Well, have a look in the Egyptian Room.

Miss Jenkins: Oh, dear! I can't find him anywhere.

Peter: He isn't here, Miss Jenkins. Bill, Bill, are you here?

Bill: Here I am.

Miss Jenkins: I can't see him.

Susan: Look, there he is.

Miss Jenkins: Oh he's in a mummy case.

Bill: Here I am, Miss Jenkins.