The Space Telephone

Somewhere in space a telephone rings: Ring, ring………………ring, ringZig: Hello.Zorba: Hello Zig, this is Zorba. What are you doing?Zig: I’m watching TV.Zorba: What are you watching?Zig: I’m watching Mr Bean in Space. It’s very funny.Zorba: What is your brother doing?Zig: He’s writing an e-mail.Zorba: What is your sister doing?Zig: She is listening to music.Zorba: What is she listening to?Zig: She is listening to Reena and the Rockets. They are really cool.Zorba: What is your mother doing?Zig: She’s cooking dinner.Zorba: What is she cooking?Zig: She’s cooking space pizza.Zorba: What is your father doing?Zig: He’s reading a book.Zorba: What is he reading?Zig: He’s reading a book about the Planet Earth. It sounds interesting.Zorba: Planet Earth! Why don’t we do there!Zig: Good idea.

Zig and Zorba fly to planet Earth and land next to a house.

Zorba: What are the humans doing?Zig: I can see a boy. He is reading a comic. Zorba: I can see a girl. She is listening to the radio.Zig: I can see a man. He is sleeping.Zorba: I can see a big dog.Zig: What is it doing?Zorba: It’s coming nearer and nearer and………ahhhh!!!Dog: Woof woof!Zorba: Let’s go!

Imagine you are Zig and Zorba. Talk to your partner on the space telephone.Ask each other these questions:

What are you doing?What is your brother/sister/mother/father/dog/cat doing?

1 Dominic Streames efltheatreclub.co.uk © 2011