Nobody wants to come to the party Reading: Scene 3 a) Listen to scene 3 and read along. Wednesday. Carly is in her bedroom. Her phone pings. Carly: Oh! (looks horrified, reads) ‘Everyone thinks you’re a loser …’ Who sent this? Mum: (voice off) Carly, are you coming down for breakfast? You’ll be late for school! Carly: Coming Mum! (The phone pings again. She reads.) ‘No one wants to come to your stupid party! Boo hoo.’ Twenty likes?! Who’s sending these? Mum: (voice off) I’m not calling you again, Carly! Carly goes downstairs. Mum and Dad are having breakfast. Mum: Goodness, you look dreadful, darling! Have you been texting Gaia all night again? Carly: No, I have not. Mum: Well, your cereal’s on the … Carly: I’m not hungry. Dad: You haven’t been hungry for a few days, love. Is it because Reuben couldn’t come to the sound check? Carly: I’m just not hungry, okay? Dad: Carly, I need to know how many of your friends are coming on Saturday. Mum: You won’t be well for the big day if you don’t eat. Carly: (exits stage right) Leave me alone!! Dad: (calling after her) I need to know how many are coming! Sound of the front door slamming. Mum and Dad look at each other. Mum: We weren’t like that at fourteen …? (Pause) Were we? b) Carly writes to an online forum to ask what she should do. Write Carly’s posting. Use the phrases from the box. Reading: Scene 4 a) Listen to scene 4 and read along. Thursday. After school. Carly and Gaia are on a bench looking at their phones. Carly: These messages are horrible! Gaia: Don’t look at them! Carly: (reads aloud) ‘Carly’s a loser, and anyone who goes to her party is a loser too’. Who can be posting these? No one’s going to come to my party, and it’s the day after tomorrow! Their phones ping. They look. tu2au3 5 2.10 n5j9si 6 Useful phrases Asking for advice What should I do …? • What would you do if you were me? • Could you tell me what to do? • What do you think I should do? • Do you think that I should …? P 2.11 i86ib3 98 12 Unit Stop bullying at our school – a play ninety-eight Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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