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Spanish II Skits
May. 13th, 2015 06:47 pmYesterday we had our oral presentations in Spanish II, which was the last project, and thus we are now done. Whew!
Before class, one of our classmates said, "I only have to get a 2 on this to get an A." I replied "A 2? I have to get a 10." R added, "I have to get a 50." So, stakes were low for many of us.
We got to go first, like we wanted. Unlike usual, our skit just flew by for me. (Accidental pun, woo!) Our skit was about a flight on Air Rumba. I remember almost nothing. We did get big laughs during the part where the captain explains that Air Rumba is not great with emergencies, so if one happens (flight attendant pulls something out of the ceiling), just close your eyes (that something turns out to be a blindfold and the flight attendant puts it on), cover your ears, etc. Also, many, many people did not want any food or anything at all, though some people were thrilled to get water, popcorn AND cookies.
So I'm hoping that means I magically whipped through my lines quite well on some kind of high. R. says he missed a minor one. Our skit was well-received, so that was good.
I was worried that we'd gone a bit overboard, but the other skits had just as many lines or more than ours did, so we only went overboard on the props.
Unfortunately, I did have some trouble understanding the other skits. But I got enough from each one to find some funny bits, even in my least favorite one (though I'm not totally sure those funny bits were all intentional).
There was a nice variety of themes. The second skit was three friends getting together to plan a surprise party for a fourth person (also in the class!). One guy said, "I want steak. I'll bring the meat."
Then there was a game show where the MC would describe something in Spanish and the contestants would buzz in and guess what those things were in Spanish. I understood this one the best, so I loved it. The last question in the final round seemed to be a description of a heart attack, but I think the MC was just describing his symptoms in an unanswered call for help since he finished by slowly crumpling to the ground.
The next one was my favorite with two gals going from their baseball game to the emergency room, one with an arm in a sling and one with a bandage over her eye. They were totally hilarious, yet the nurse stole the show with her bored bureaucratic responses.
Next was two people ordering things from a waiter. Once they carefully established that a wine recommended for one of their dishes was also a great match for the other, they both ordered their own personal bottle of wine anyway.
Next two friends talked about their daily routine--one guy was complaining that he ran out of water in the shower, but then it came out that he spends a lot of time in the shower, not only showering, but also shaving and brushing his teeth. Then they each quizzed each other on something from their majors. I was a little surprised at first that the guy who thought it was weird to brush your teeth in the shower was also an ancient Egyptian king come back to life, but then I realized that really it was a who-am-I sort of game.
Finally there were two guys in an open-air market: one in charge and one asking questions. Suddenly, the customer starts complaining about various symptoms and doing hilarious acting across a table when a third person (who'd just been rolling an invisible shopping cart everywhere all this time while wearing a stethescope) figures out the problem--it's just indigestion.
Can you tell we recently had a unit on health and medicine?
After class I still felt drained. We had a relaxing evening and went to bed at a reasonable time. Three hours later, I woke up and never fell asleep again. I kept re-living scenes of our play and otherwise having racing thoughts.
Today I joined some old co-workers for a "poker walk" in which the employer encourages walking and now I'm still glad we're done with Spanish class for a while. I will still be doing Spanish all summer to try to get all of Spanish I and Spanish II material more solid in my head for Spanish III in the fall. It feels like I'm an expert in class, but when I look back at old chapters, it's shocking how many of those things I once learned are gone again. Still, I'll just be doing stuff that's fun and that's mostly review at whatever speed is fun rather than whatever some teacher assigns.
Before class, one of our classmates said, "I only have to get a 2 on this to get an A." I replied "A 2? I have to get a 10." R added, "I have to get a 50." So, stakes were low for many of us.
We got to go first, like we wanted. Unlike usual, our skit just flew by for me. (Accidental pun, woo!) Our skit was about a flight on Air Rumba. I remember almost nothing. We did get big laughs during the part where the captain explains that Air Rumba is not great with emergencies, so if one happens (flight attendant pulls something out of the ceiling), just close your eyes (that something turns out to be a blindfold and the flight attendant puts it on), cover your ears, etc. Also, many, many people did not want any food or anything at all, though some people were thrilled to get water, popcorn AND cookies.
So I'm hoping that means I magically whipped through my lines quite well on some kind of high. R. says he missed a minor one. Our skit was well-received, so that was good.
I was worried that we'd gone a bit overboard, but the other skits had just as many lines or more than ours did, so we only went overboard on the props.
Unfortunately, I did have some trouble understanding the other skits. But I got enough from each one to find some funny bits, even in my least favorite one (though I'm not totally sure those funny bits were all intentional).
There was a nice variety of themes. The second skit was three friends getting together to plan a surprise party for a fourth person (also in the class!). One guy said, "I want steak. I'll bring the meat."
Then there was a game show where the MC would describe something in Spanish and the contestants would buzz in and guess what those things were in Spanish. I understood this one the best, so I loved it. The last question in the final round seemed to be a description of a heart attack, but I think the MC was just describing his symptoms in an unanswered call for help since he finished by slowly crumpling to the ground.
The next one was my favorite with two gals going from their baseball game to the emergency room, one with an arm in a sling and one with a bandage over her eye. They were totally hilarious, yet the nurse stole the show with her bored bureaucratic responses.
Next was two people ordering things from a waiter. Once they carefully established that a wine recommended for one of their dishes was also a great match for the other, they both ordered their own personal bottle of wine anyway.
Next two friends talked about their daily routine--one guy was complaining that he ran out of water in the shower, but then it came out that he spends a lot of time in the shower, not only showering, but also shaving and brushing his teeth. Then they each quizzed each other on something from their majors. I was a little surprised at first that the guy who thought it was weird to brush your teeth in the shower was also an ancient Egyptian king come back to life, but then I realized that really it was a who-am-I sort of game.
Finally there were two guys in an open-air market: one in charge and one asking questions. Suddenly, the customer starts complaining about various symptoms and doing hilarious acting across a table when a third person (who'd just been rolling an invisible shopping cart everywhere all this time while wearing a stethescope) figures out the problem--it's just indigestion.
Can you tell we recently had a unit on health and medicine?
After class I still felt drained. We had a relaxing evening and went to bed at a reasonable time. Three hours later, I woke up and never fell asleep again. I kept re-living scenes of our play and otherwise having racing thoughts.
Today I joined some old co-workers for a "poker walk" in which the employer encourages walking and now I'm still glad we're done with Spanish class for a while. I will still be doing Spanish all summer to try to get all of Spanish I and Spanish II material more solid in my head for Spanish III in the fall. It feels like I'm an expert in class, but when I look back at old chapters, it's shocking how many of those things I once learned are gone again. Still, I'll just be doing stuff that's fun and that's mostly review at whatever speed is fun rather than whatever some teacher assigns.