Describing Actions with Interpretative Dance
Lesson Topics: Understanding mime – describing actions – listening comprehension – Song
Intro: The rules of the game?
Listen to the presenter explain the rules and complete the sentences below…
What are his instructions?
1. We play….
2. Illustrate the …..
3. Pippa and Ruth will be wearing ____________
They are ____________ to hear the music.
So, they are going to have to ___________ the song and the artist purely from the _________ .
David Armand, star of the BBC comedy “How Not To Live Your Life” shows his “dancing skills”.
1. Now please watch the video.
2. Next, read the lyrics and understand them.
Tonight I’m gonna have myself a real good time
I feel alive and the world it’s turning inside out Yeah!
I’m floating around in ecstasy
So don’t stop me now don’t stop me
‘Cause I’m having a good time having a good time
I’m a shooting star leaping through the skies
Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity
I’m a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva
I’m gonna go go go
There’s no stopping me
I’m burning through the skies Yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That’s why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I’m trav’ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic man of you
Don’t stop me now I’m having such a good time
I’m having a ball don’t stop me now
If you wanna have a good time just give me a call
Don’t stop me now (‘Cause I’m having a good time)
Don’t stop me now (Yes I’m having a good time)
I don’t want to stop at all
I’m a rocket ship on my way to Mars
On a collision course
I am a satellite I’m out of control
I am a sex machine ready to reload
Like an atom bomb about to
Oh oh oh oh oh explode
I’m burning through the skies Yeah!
Two hundred degrees
That’s why they call me Mister Fahrenheit
I’m trav’ling at the speed of light
I wanna make a supersonic woman out of you
Don’t stop me don’t stop me don’t stop me
Hey hey hey!
Don’t stop me don’t stop me
Ooh ooh ooh (I like it)
Don’t stop me have a good time good time
Don’t stop me don’t stop me
3. Watch the video again and try to remember the actions below.
What are his mimes for “having a good time”?
What are his mimes for “Don’t stop me now”?
What are his mimes for “the world”
What are his mimes for “Lady Godiva”?
4. Please use the following words in the sentences below
turning inside out, to float, a shooting star, to defy, I’m having a ball
1. They say that to see ________________ is to have good luck.
2. Im really looking forward to this New Year’s Eve, Im going to _____________ .
3. Before washing my jeans I always ________ them ____________ .
4. Oil _________ on water.
5. In the news recently Iran ________ international requests to stop producing uranium
