Xtranormal.com dialogue writing activity for Challenges 1
Mime the actions below
- on his mobile
- know the way
- hurry
- church
- cross the street
- go past
- car park
- on the corner
- I don’t like heights
- come on
- not looking very well
- chicken!
- I don’t mind…
- I love…
- text message
- cigarette
- amazed/ impressed
- impatient
- annoyed (= irritated)
- furious
- relieved
- disappointed
- starving
- anxious (= worried)
- terrified
- exhausted
- dizzy
- haunted house
- bouncy castle
- sea lion/ seal
- cotton candy (= candy floss)
- carousel
- Ferris wheel (= big wheel)
- maze
- log flume (= water ride)
- petting zoo
- wave machine
- nappy (= diaper)
- aquarium
- pram
- giggle/ chuckle
- bow and arrow
- hold your breath
- rip (= tear)
- swallow
- steering wheel
- spit
- steal/ snatch
You are going to make a film on www.xtranormal.com using at least one word or expression above in each line. Work with a partner to make one example sentence with each.
How many things can you make the characters express through gestures and pointing, do you think? How many sound effects can you think of?
Check with the list below. Were there any you hadn’t thought of? Ask your teacher about any you don’t understand.
Gestures
Arms crossed
Legs apart
One hand on hip
Oh well
Yummy
Hurl (= be sick = vomit)
Scratch your head
My head hurts
That’s crazy
Rub your hands
Stay away
Yawn
Pointing
What’s that over there?
Who, me?
Where? Back there?
Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
Sounds
Laughter
Applause (= clapping)
Bells
Bird
Alarm clock
Car crash
Church bell
Opening a bottle
Doorbell
Breaking a bottle
Burping (= belching)
Chainsaw
A phone rings
Knocking on a door
Siren
Whistle
Gunshot
Deep breath
Kiss
Crickets
Use the vocabulary on the first page and the actions etc above to make a www.Xtranormal.com film.
In groups of four, make a dialogue using just the words numbers 1 to 10 above (either speaking or writing, as your teacher tells you, but not using Xtranormal.com this time).
Compare your dialogue to the one on Challenges 1 Module 12 pg 46 (Going Out). Are there any things that are the same?
