Prime Time 1, Coursebook

Chant: The cat is away – the mice will play Listen to the chant. Then turn to your partner. One of you is mouse A and one of you is mouse B. Now rap and mime the chant. When the cat is asleep, the mice like to eat When the cat is asleep, the mice like to eat A: Hungry? B: Yeah A: What would you like? A bag of crisps? B: Yeah, a bag of nuts? A: Yummy! AB: A bag of crisps A bag of nuts Eat and fill your tummy B: One more bite? A: Yeah B: What would you like? A piece of toast? A: Yeah, a piece of bread? B: Yummy! AB: A bag of crisps A bag of nuts A piece of toast A piece of bread Eat and fill your tummy When the cat is asleep, the mice like to eat When the cat is asleep, the mice like to eat and drink … A: Eating makes me thirsty. What about a bottle of squash? B: And a bottle of milk? AB: Yummy! B: A glass of juice A: And a glass of cola AB: Drink and fill your tummy! AB: Ah!! B: What about a sticky, spongy, squishy, squashy piece of cake? A: Ugh! I’ve got stomach ache! B: Stomach ache? Forget stomach ache. Eat a steak! A: We should stop, we’re getting fat. And what about the cat? B: Hah? The cat is in a coma under the sofa. He would like to sleep all day. We can eat A: Oh, okay So they eat more and more Now they’re sleeping on the floor The mice wake up, the cat is coming Fat mice are not good at running The cat says, “How nice!“ Opens his mouth and eats the mice And that is that for the mice and the cat And that is that for the mice and the cat Writing: A screenplay for the drama club Your class is writing a screenplay for your drama club. You write a party scene. Title: “The cat is not at home.” The mice and rats are in the kitchen and are having their own party. If you like, start like this: A: Come on, let’s dance. B: No, I’m thirsty. Can I … ? 9 3.8 10 83 10 eighty-three Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv