SINDI - lingua arts theatre company

THE EXTRACTS
Extract 3.
SINDI:
1
The street. This time, Sindi is wearing Pihanna’s clothes.
Y hoy tenemos a Kate Moss luciendo un vestido de Giorgio Armani y chaqueta de
Chanel… (Se choca con Sr. Singleton) Oops.
SINGLETON: I am terribly sorry, madam. My fault entirely. Are you all right?
SINDI:
I’m fine.
SINGLETON: Are you sure? My goodness, you look like the film star, Pihanna. She opened my
fashion store, you know.
SINDI:
Oh, Pihanna is a good friend of mine.
SINGLETON: Your friend? How interesting. And what is your name?
SINDI:
Sindi... Sindi Pauper. I’m a member of the Pauper family of millionaires? ...A ver si
se lo traga.
SINGLETON: Millionaires? Oh, yes, yes! The Paupers. Of course. I’m Silas Singleton. So very
pleased to meet you2.
SINDI:
Pues se lo ha tragado.
SINGLETON: Can I invite you to lunch? We sell high fashion designer clothes, but we also have a
fabulous restaurant on the second floor.
SINDI:
Lunch? Pues parece que la comida de hoy me va a salir gratis. Thank you very
much, Mr, em, what’s your name again?
SINGLETON: Singleton.... And after lunch, I can show3 you our designer dresses. We have
Versace and Calvin Klein.
SINDI:
Mola...
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM A, B, or C.
1)
Singleton is the manager of a store that sells A: dresses B: bicycles C: make-up4
2)
Sindi is wearing A: her normal clothes B: sports clothes C: designer clothes
3)
Singleton asks Sindi if she is all right because A: she looks sick B: she falls down
C: he bumps into (se choca con) Sindi.
4)
Sindi tells Singleton A: a lie B: a joke C: the truth.
5)
Singleton invites Sindi A: to go to the theatre B: to have something to eat
C: to go for a walk.
6)
Versace designs A: cars B: clothes C: make-up
1
to wear (clothes) – llevar
pleased to meet you. – encantado de conocerle
3
to show – mostrar,enseñar
4
make-up - maquillaje
2
CELEBRITY FASHION!
Can you match the description of what these stars are wearing with the name of the celebrity?
¿Puedes emparejar las descripciones de la ropa que llevan con los nombres de las estrellas?
JAVIER BARDEM
RAFA NADAL
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
BRAD PITT
RIHANNA
PENELOPE CRUZ
ANGELINA
JOLIE
THE TWILIGHT STARS
She is wearing a short designer dress.
He is wearing a coat and a hat.
They are wearing jeans.
He is wearing a jacket and jeans.
She is wearing a long, designer dress.
She is wearing a white jacket and black trousers.
He is wearing a T-shirt, jeans and sunglasses.
FASHION SHOW
Imagine each one of these celebrities is in a fashion show and you are the commentator. What
do you say?
Imagina que cada una de estos famosos están en un desfile y tú eres el
comentarista. ¿Qué dirías?
THE EXTRACTS
Extract 4. A policeman is asking Pihanna questions. Can you put her answers in the correct place?
POLICEMAN:
Name?
PIHANNA:
(1)
POLICEMAN:
And I am George Clooney! Your real name.
PIHANNA:
(2)
POLICEMAN:
So it’s not Pihanna.
PIHANNA:
That’s my artistic name.
POLICEMAN:
(escribiendo) Daphne Matilda Featherbottom. Age?
PIHANNA:
(3)
POLICEMAN:
Your real age.
PIHANNA:
(4)
POLICEMAN:
Bingo! Address?
PIHANNA:
(5)
POLICEMAN:
Belgravia? Only very rich people live there.
PIHANNA:
(6)
POLICEMAN:
Look, I know Pihanna, personally. I am a big fan. She gave me her autograph
two days ago. And you are not her.
PIHANNA:
(7)
POLICEMAN:
That’s enough.
PIHANNA:
(8)
POLICEMAN:
When you are calm, you can call.
Daphne Matilda Featherbottom
Thirty-four
I told you, I’m Pihanna.
That’s my signature! I signed that! I am Pihanna! Just look at my face!
23 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London.
I am rich, extremely rich... and famous. Take a look.
I want to make a phone call.
Twenty-one
I WANT.... I DON’T WANT...
The characters use the verb TO WANT a lot in the play. That is because they have many
desires and dreams. Here are examples of what they say in the play. Can you guess who
says what? You can check your answers AFTER you see the play. Los personajes utilizan
mucho el verbo TO WANT porque tienen muchos deseos y sueños que quieren cumplir.
¿Puedes adivinar cuales de los personajes dicen las siguientes frases? Después de ver la
obra, comprueba tus respuestas. ¿Son correctas?
1. I want to be perfect.
2. She doesn’t want me as a manager.
PIHANNA
3. I just don’t want to work in films.
4. You see, I want to study you, to live like you.
STEVEN
WHEELBERG
5. Do you want to buy a painting, sir?
6. The limousine. I want to leave now.
DOROTHY
BARKER
7. An important Hollywood director wants to work with you.
8. If you want to eat, we need money.
SINDI
9. I don’t want your “sorries”. I want Pihanna.
PRACTICE
Write these sentences in the correct order.
Escribir estas frases en el orden correcto. Mira el primer ejemplo.
1.
live
to
doesn’t
on
Sindi the want street.
ANSWER: Sindi doesn’t want to live on the street.
2.
wants director work a Pihanna with famous film to
3.
actress
Wheelberg
4. homeless outside
5. to
you
good
doesn’t
movie want
a
wants
a
store
want
Do ?
people
make
his
Mr. Singleton