Friday, April 13, 2012

ESL Discussion Questions about Acting

What is it?

Are you good at acting? Are you a good actor?

Is acting something only professional actors do?

Are we always acting?

Is good acting realistic or spectacular?

Do you like to ham it up?

What is the biggest mistake people try to act make?

How to become a good actor or actress?

Who are your favourite actors? Why?

Have you ever acted in a play?


Can you act happy when you are not feeling happy?

Can you act calm when you are really feeling nervous?

Do you pretend to be sad to get sympathy?

Do you pretend to be angry to get your way?


Why are good-looking people more likely to be actors or actresses?


Do the Chinese like to show their emotions?

Do the Chinese like to hide their feelings?


Have the students act out some emotions. Frustration. Joy. Love. Anger. Sadness. Irritation.

How would you act in these situations?

You child tells you they are gay.

Someone, you hate, asks you to marry them.

Someone, you love, asks you to marry them.

You are given a raise or a promotion.

A beggar asks you for money.

A man or woman whistles at you and calls you "honey."

Your child asks you again and again and again to buy a toy.

Someone tells you they just saw a tiger.

Someone wants to sell you a monkey, insurance, a second-hand bicycle.

Someone cuts in line right in front of you.



Expressions and idioms using act (What do they mean?)

a balancing act

a tough act to follow

Act your age!

Act the fool.

An act of god.

An act of war.

Caught in the act.

Get your act together!

Act all high and mighty.

He is putting on an act.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

awesome, thanks!