Three Word Sentences

From ‘101 More Drama Games and Activities’

Three Word Sentences

From ‘101 More Drama Games and Activities’

Age: 9 to adult
Players: Pairs/Small Groups
Time: 10-15 minutes
Tags: Improvisation, Verbal Expression

Sometimes three words are just enough.

Ask for two volunteers to improvise a scene where they both have to speak in three-word sentences. For example:

“Cup of tea?”
“I’d love that.”
“Here you are.”
“May I sit?”

Director’s Tips

  • Demonstrate the game with two or three pairs.
  • The players may find it difficult to keep going for long – until they realise that they don’t have to talk the whole time.
  • Encourage them to allow plenty of action to occur in the scene so that they gain more thinking time.
  • Divide the class into small groups so that everybody can try it.

Age: 9 to adult
Players: Pairs/Small Groups
Time: 10-15 minutes
Tags: Improvisation, Verbal Expression

Sometimes three words are just enough.

Ask for two volunteers to improvise a scene where they both have to speak in three-word sentences. For example:

“Cup of tea?”
“I’d love that.”
“Here you are.”
“May I sit?”

Director’s Tips

  • Demonstrate the game with two or three pairs.
  • The players may find it difficult to keep going for long – until they realise that they don’t have to talk the whole time.
  • Encourage them to allow plenty of action to occur in the scene so that they gain more thinking time.
  • Divide the class into small groups so that everybody can try it.
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This game is from: 101 MORE Drama Games and Activities

‘This book cheered me up. Buy it and smile. There will be a lot of laughter in your classroom.’ – Drama Magazine.

Lively warm-up games and vocal exercises to develop concentration, focus, team building, storytelling, mime and movement. The activities are particularly useful for rehearsing and devising scenes as well as drama lessons and workshops.