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Section 1

Audio script:

Student:

I'm looking for a segment of a script about ten minutes in length that can be acted out by 2 people, male

and female. We need it for my high school debate class. My friend David and I are doing a Duo

Interpretation. It needs to be preferably funny, where the two characters interact a lot, i.e. shaking

hands, high fives, punching one another, that sort of thing. It also needs to be part of a published play....

sir if you can help me, it will be GREATLY appreciated!!!!

Teacher:

Go to the library and check a book out by the name of "The House of Usher" by Robert Poe. You will find

tons of dialogue for a male and female. (You will have to create the dialog on paper...but I remember it

not being hard) I used this in a film class once and everyone was surprised. The audience had never

heard this particular dialogue and I did an interpretation with the material comically. The audience loved

it. One of the props I used was a long wool hounds tooth jacket, a huge handheld spyglass and (I can't

think of the name) an English hat that an investigator would have worn way back when (It flips up on the

sides has a tie at the top - like Sherlock Holmes.)

Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

A. I'm looking for a segment of a script about ten minutes in length that can be acted out by 2people ___1____. (Male and female/only male)

B. We need it for my high school ____2_____. (function/debate class)C. My friend ____3____ and I are doing a Duo Interpretation. (John/David)D. It also needs to be part of a ___4___ play. (published/common)E. The play will be preferably_____5_____.(funny/serious)F. Go to the library and check a book out by the name of "The House of Usher" by ____6______.

(Shakespeare/Robert Poe)

G. The audience had never heard this particular ____7____. (speech/dialogue)H. One of the props I used was a long ____8____ hounds tooth jacket, a huge ____9______.

(wool/cotton) (mug/handheld spyglass)

I. I did an interpretation with the material ____10______. (Romantically/comically)Section 2

Audio script:

GIRL: I will excuse the remark you have just made because the mistake was, doubtless, not an unnatural

onein your circle. I asked you to sit down; if the invitation must constitute me your honeysuckle,

consider it withdrawn. Now, tell me about these people passing and crowding, each way, along these

paths. Where are they going? Why do they hurry so? Are they happy? How fascinating they seem to

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merushing about with their petty little dreams and their common worries! I come here to sit because

here, only, can I be near the great, common, throbbing heart of humanity. My part in life is cast where

its beating is never felt. Can you surmise why I spoke to you, Mr. Parke stacker? It is simply impossible to

keep one's name out of the papers. Or even one's portrait. This veil and this hatmy maids, of

courseare my only protection. They furnish me with an incog. You should have seen the chauffeur

staring when he thought I did not see. Candidly, there are five or six names that belong in the holy of

holies, and mine, by the accident of birth, is one of them. I spoke to you, Mr. Stackenpot, because I

wanted to talk, for once, with a natural mana real manone unspoiled by the despicable gloss of

wealth and supposed social superiority. Oh! You have no idea how weary I am of itmoney, money,

money! And of the men who surround me, dancing like little marionettes all cut from the same pattern.

I am sick of pleasure, of jewels, of travel, of society, of luxuries of all kinds! A competence is to be

desired, certainly. But when you have so many millions that! [She concludes the sentence with a

gesture of despair.] It is the monotony of it that palls. Drives, dinners, theatres, balls, suppers, balls,

dinners, more balls, followed of course by dinners and suppers, with the gilding of superfluous wealth

over it all. Sometimes the very tinkle of the ice in my champagne glass nearly drives me mad. You must

understand that we of the non-useful class depend for our amusement upon departure from precedent.

Just now it is a fad to put ice in champagne. The idea was originated by a visiting Prince of Tartary while

dining at the Waldorf. It will soon give way to some other whim. Just as, at a dinner party this week on

Madison Avenue, a green kid glove was laid by the plate of each guest to be put on and used while

eating olives. These special diversions of the inner circle do not become familiar to the common public,

of course. We are drawn to that which we do not understand. For my part, I have always thought that if

I should ever love a man it would be one of lowly station. One who is a worker and not a drone. But,

doubtless, the claims of caste and wealth will prove stronger than my inclination. Just now I am

besieged by two suitors. One is Grand Duke of a German principality. I think he has, or has had, a wife,

somewhere, driven mad by his intemperance and cruelty. The other is an English Marquis, so cold and

mercenary that I prefer even the diabolical nature of the Duke. What is it that impels me to tell you

these things, Mr. Packenwacker? I am sure you understand when I say there are certain expectations of

a young lady in my position. It would be such a disappointment to certain members of my family if I

were to marry a commoner as we like to call them. You simply cannot imagine the scandal it would

cause. All the magazines would remark upon it. I might even be cut off from the family fortune. And yet

no calling could be too humble were the man I loved all that I wish him to be.

Supply the blanks with the correct information.

A. The speaker wants the listener to tell her about these people _____11_____, each way, along_____12_____.

B. She is sick of ____13_____, of jewels, of _____14_____, of society, of _____15_____of all kinds!A _____16_____ is to be desired, certainly.

C. It is the monotony of it that _____17_____. Drives, dinners, theatres, balls, suppers, balls,dinners, _____18_____, followed of course by dinners and suppers, with the gilding of

_____19_____ over it all. Sometimes the very tinkle of the ice in her _____20_____ nearly

drives me mad.

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Section 3

Audio script:

Vaishnavi: Excuse me, Maam. May I come in? Good Morning

Maam.

PET: Yes? Good morning Vaishnavi. How are you

Vaishnavi? How is your practice?

Vaishnavi: There is a slight let up, Maam.

PET: Whats the matter, my girl? Why do you look so

dull?

Vaishnavi: Maam Im afraid my mother is not very happy about

my missing classes for one week. She feels my

studies will suffer. Im confused, Maam. What

would you advise me to do?

PET: Well What do you propose to do?

Vaishnavi: Maam you know how eager Im to play in such an

important tournament.

PET: In that case, I think you should talk to your subject

teachers. Request them to teach in advance what

they are going to teach the class during your absence.

Ask them if they can teach you, when both of you

are free. Then talk it out with your mother. I dont

think your mother will have any objection then.

Vaishnavi: Oh! Thank you Maam. I feel greatly relieved. Im

sure the teachers will not say no to my request.

Fill in the gaps with the most suitable options.

A. Vaishnavi looks _____21_____ i) happy, ii) dull, iii) pale iv) bright.B. Her mother is not _____22_____ i) ready ii) happy iii) unwilling iv) aware about her missing

_____23______ i) class ii) gym iii) office iv) tutorial for a week.

C. The Physical Education Teacher is _____24_____ i) helpful ii) angry iii) reluctant iv) supportive tothe girl.

D. He asked the girl to ____25____ i) request ii) tell iii) order iv) appeal to the teachers for____26_____ i) advance ii) extra iii) late iv) no classes.

E. She can ask them to teach her when they are _____27_____ i) free ii) busy iii) going home iv)not in class.

F. Vaishnavi was _____28_____ i) satisfied ii) bored iii) helped iv) misguided by the PETs advice.G. She needs to talk to her _____29_____ i) father ii) mother iii) teacher iv) friend.H. She wants to play in a ____30_____ i) match ii) tournament iii) game iv) drama.

Section 4

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Audio script:

The Thames is the second longest river in the United Kingdom and the longest river entirely in England.

It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary. It has a

special significance in flowing through London, the capital of the United Kingdom, although London only

includes a short part of its course. The river is tidal in London with a rise and fall of 7 metres (23 ft); tidesreaching up to Teddington Lock. The catchment area covers a large part of South Eastern and Western

England and the river is fed by over 20 tributaries. The river contains over 80 islands, and having both

seawater and freshwater stretches, it supports a variety of wildlife.

The river has supported human activity from its source to its mouth for thousands of years providing

habitation, water power, food and drink. It has also acted as a major highway through the Port of

London for international trade, internally along its length and by its connection to the British canal

system. The rivers strategic position has seen it at the centre of many events and fashions in British

history, earning it a description by John Burns as Liquid History. It has been a physical and political

boundary over the centuries and generated a range of river crossings. More recently, the river has

become a major leisure area supporting tourism and pleasure outings as well as the sports of rowing,

sailing, skiffing, kayaking, and punting. The river has had a special appeal to writers, artists, musicians

and film-makers and is well-represented in the arts. It is still the subject of various debates about its

course, nomenclature and history.

The Thames is 215 miles (346 km) long. Its usually quoted source is at Thames Head, about a mile north

of the village ofKemble and near the town ofCirencester, in the Cotswolds.[1]Seven Springs near

Cheltenham, where the river Churn rises, is also sometimes quoted as the Thames' source,[2]

as this

location is furthest from the mouth, and adds some 14 miles (22 km) to the length. The springs at Seven

Springs also flow throughout the year, while those at Thames Head are only seasonal. The Thames is the

longest river entirely in England, but the River Severn, which is partly in Wales, is the longest river in the

United Kingdom.

The Thames flows through or alongside Ashton Keynes, Cricklade, Lechlade, Oxford, Abingdon,

Wallingford, Goring-on-Thames, Reading, Henley-on-Thames, Marlow, Maidenhead, Windsor, Eton,

Staines, Sunbury, Weybridge and Thames Ditton before entering the Greater London area. The present

course is the result of several minor redirections of the main channel around Oxford, Abingdon and

Maidenhead and more recently the creation of specific cuts to ease navigation.

From the outskirts of Greater London, the river passes Hampton Court, Surbiton, Kingston, Teddington,

Twickenham, Richmond (with a famous view of the Thames from Richmond Hill), Syon House and Kewbefore flowing through central London. In central London, the river forms one of the principal axes of

the city, from the Palace of Westminster to the Tower of London and was the southern boundary of the

medieval city, with Southwark on the opposite bank.

Past central London, the river passes between Greenwich and the Isle of Dogs, before flowing through

the Thames Barrier, which protects central London from flooding by storm surges. Below the barrier, the

river passes Dartford, Tilbury and Gravesend before entering the Thames Estuary near Southend-on-Sea.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct information.

A. The Thames flows through or alongside ____31_____, Cricklade, Lechlade, _____32_____,Abingdon, Wallingford, Goring-on-Thames, _____33_____, Henley-on-Thames, Marlow,

Maidenhead, _____34_____, Eton, Staines, Sunbury, Weybridge and Thames Ditton before

entering the _____35_____ area. The present course is the result of several minor redirectionsof the main channel around Oxford, Abingdon and Maidenhead and more recently the creation

of specific cuts to ease navigation.

B. Past central London, the river passes between _____36_____ and theIsle of Dogs, beforeflowing through the _____37_____, which protects central London from flooding by

_____38_____. Below the barrier, the river passes _____39_____, Tilbury and Gravesend before

entering the _____40_____ near Southend-on-Sea.

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