A Typical Soap Opera. Teacher’s notes

Part 3

A Typical Soap Opera

Look at some features of a typical soap opera. Check your favourite series for being a soap opera.

Watch the parody for a typical soap opera and complete the dialogue. Act it out with your mates.

- Caitlin, I have some terrible news. I lost my job today... Because I got a __________________. - Well, that's great. - But Caitlin, I have to __________________ you... To pick up our son from school. - Hey, Mom and Dad, I walked home from school. - Hey, Joshie, how was school? - Okay... I got an F in Math... F for __________________. - Oh, ho, well, okay. - Good job, Son. - But then my teacher _______________. [knocking] - Hey Johnson family. I've got a package from your grandma - Can't you see we're busy?! GET OUT OF HERE! - She died, Joshie? - She was sick of her hair being grey, so she _______________ it. - __________________ ! - Then she had a bad reaction to the chemicals and now she's a vegetable... In the school play. She's a carrot. - Son! It's not good for you to _______________ us like that. - I didn't _______________. You just didn't listen. - Josh, I'm sorry. You were right. Let's get ice cream. - Did anyone remember to feed the __________________?

Part 4

Imagine you are going to write a perfect script for a new soap opera. Think about:

· Title

· Characters

· Plot

· Clichés from Part 3 you want to use

Teacher’s notes

Part 1

Soap operas are sentimental melodramatic television shows that often have unrealistic characters and storylines.

Soap operas were made for housewives. true

Soaps are “operas” because of the same costumes like in real operas. false

Soap operas were broadcast on the radio in 1940s. false

Soap operas needed sponsors close to the main audience. true

Soap operas are “soap” because there were soap ads in them. False

Part 2

1. Days of Our Lives

2. Santa Barbara

3. Coronation Street

Part 3

- Caitlin, I have some terrible news. I lost my job today. Because I got a promotion.

- Well, that's great.

- But Caitlin, I have to leave you. To pick up our son from school.

- Hey, Mom and Dad, I walked home from school.

- Hey, Joshie, how was school?

- Okay... I got an F in Math. F for fantastic

- Oh, ho, well, okay.

- Good job, Son.

- But then my teacher died.

[knocking]

- Hey Johnson family. I've got a package from your grandma.

- Can't you see we're busy?! GET OUT OF HERE!

- She died, Joshie?

- She was sick of her hair being grey, so she dyed it.

- What a relief!

- Then she had a bad reaction to the chemicals and now she's a vegetable... In the school play. She's a carrot

- Son! It's not good for you to mislead us like that.

- I didn't mislead. You just didn't listen.

- Josh, I'm sorry. You were right. Let's get ice cream.

- Did anyone remember to feed the goldfish?

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