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3A Chapter 6
Rewriting the play ‘Stone Soup’
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Do you remember the play ‘Stone Soup’?
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What kind of soup do Henry and Jane make?
stone soup
villagers add lots of yummy ingredients
Why does their stone soup taste yummy at the end of the play?
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Before we start, let’s review asking and answering questions about food.
Are there … ?
Is there … ?
There are …
There is …
In this task, you will rewrite the play ‘Stone Soup’.
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Is there
any
beef?
There’s
some / a lot of
beef.
There isn’t
any
beef.
Use ‘Is there’ for uncountable nouns.
Look at an example for uncountable nouns.
uncountable
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Are there
any
onions?
There are
some / a lot of
onions.
There aren’t
any
onions.
Use ‘Are there’ for countable nouns.
Look at an example for countable nouns.
countable (add ‘s’)
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Now you can get into groups and start brainstorming.
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First, think of two new characters for the play.
Henry and Jane are the original characters in the play.
Who are the new characters in the play? Write their names down.
Bobby – a traveller
Helen – a traveller
Look at the example.
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Then, think of new ingredients for the soup.
What are the new ingredients for the soup? Make a list.
These are the original ingredients used in the play.
beef
pork
onions
tomatoes
pepper
mushrooms
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Here are some ideas for new ingredients for the soup.
chicken
fish
lettuce
potatoes
carrots
peas
garlic
salt
sugar
Extra words
prawns
broccoli
a pumpkin
bell peppers
turnips
ginger
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What are the new ingredients for the soup? Make a list.
These are the original ingredients used in the play.
beef
pork
onions
tomatoes
pepper
mushrooms
beef
pork
garlic
chicken
carrots
salt
Look at the example.
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How does the play end?
The soup tastes yummy. Everybody loves it.
Think of a new ending for the play.
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Some ideas for taste: great / yummy yucky / too salty
Narrator: The villagers add more water / meat / vegetables …
Women: Let’s try the soup again.
Men: It tastes …
New ending: How does the new play end? Here are some ideas.
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Now let’s see how we can use our ideas to rewrite the play.
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________________ ________________
Write the names of the new characters here.
Bobby – a traveller
Helen – a traveller
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Write the characters’ names in the correct boxes.
What does the character want to eat?
What does the woman say?
This tells us how the character feels or speaks.
Bobby
Helen
Helen
rudely
Can I have some bread, please
No! Go away!
Helen
Bobby
Bobby
Helen
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?
Put two new ingredients here.
What does / doesn’t the woman have?
What does she do with the ingredients?
Use Is there / There is / isn’t for uncountable nouns.
Use Are there / There are / aren’t for countable nouns.
Bobby
Is
beef or garlic in
your house
There isn’t any beef but there’s a lot of garlic.
some garlic and adds it
to the soup
.
some beef and garlic
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What does the character want to add? Put one more new ingredient here.
Does the man have the ingredient?
What do the villagers add to the soup?
Put the rest of the new ingredients here.
How does the soup
taste now?
Are there any carrots in your house
Helen
nice
some carrots
Yes, there are a lot of carrots
some carrots and puts them into the pot.
in some chicken
some pork
a lot of salt
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How does the soup taste in the end?
What do the characters / villagers do / say?
What happens in the end? Use your notes to write new Scene 4 — the ending.
You can add stage directions to show what the characters are doing, how they feel or speak, e.g. tasting the soup, excited. Remember to put the stage directions in brackets ( ).
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Check your writing using the checklist below. Tick ( ) or cross ( ).
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Finally, act out the play in groups.
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