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All ABOUT ANGEL

ALL ABOUT ÁNGEL is a modern, true-to-life tale about Ángel, a 14-year-old Spanish schoolboy whose world is suddenly turned upside down when his English mother decides to move him to a new country and, as such, a new school. Our play touches on themes that are extremely relevant to many teenagers today: for example, adapting to new environments, making friends, the importance of looking “ cool”, fitting in and being accepted by our peer, the challenges of being different ... and bullying.
The main aim is to motivate audiences in their English studies with a fun, yet emotion-packed script. The level of English that has been carefully graded for students aged between the ages 10 and 14 and teachers will also find the extensive material for the classroom extremely useful.

SYNOPIS IN SPANISH

ALL ABOUT ÁNGEL (Todo Sobre Ángel) es un cuento moderno que gira en torno a Ángel, un chico español de 14 años cuyo mundo se pone de repente patas arriba cuando su madre, inglesa, decide llevárselo con ella a un nuevo país, lo que conllevará para él un nuevo colegio. Nuestra historia aborda temas con muchísima relevancia para los jóvenes de hoy, como son: la adaptación a nuevos entornos, hacer nuevos amigos, la importancia de ser aceptado por 75% In English / compañeros y las apariencias, los desafíos creados por “ser diferente”, y el consabido enfrentamiento juvenil fuerte contra débil.
El objetivo principal es motivar a los estudiantes en el aprendizaje del inglés por medio de un guión divertido y a la vez emocionante. El contenido del inglés ha sido cuidadosamente elaborado para adaptarse a las necesidades lingüísticas de los jóvenes con edades entre 10 y 14, y los profesores pueden aprovecharse del amplio material didáctico.

Ángel Iglesias is a 14-year-old Spanish boy who lives in Spain with his English mother. (His parents are divorced.) Ángel has different interests from other children. For example, he doesn’t like fashion very much, or football. He is a vegetarian, which means he does not eat meat. Ángel also wears glasses and is a little shy. His interests include watching documentaries about exotic countries like Borneo or dreaming about becoming an explorer.

At the beginning of the play, we see Ángel arguing with his mother. (They speak to each other in English.) She wants to leave the country and work in Scotland because she can’t find a job in Spain. The problem is Ángel doesn’t want to leave Spain where he has friends and where he goes to a school that he likes very much. But his mother insists. “We are going!” she says, and so Ángel moves to Glasgow and starts a new secondary school.

His first day at school is not easy. He makes one new friend called Betty, an older lady who serves the lunches to the students, but he doesn’t make any new friends his age. In fact, he makes an enemy. His name is Keith Wallace and he is the school bully. Keith, who is much stronger than Ángel, sees that the Spanish boy is very different from other boys in Glasgow. So every day Keith insults Ángel and makes fun of him. Ángel is afraid of Keith and is also afraid of going to school.

One day, Keith beats up Ángel and steals his new trainers. When he arrives home, his mother asks him, “What’s wrong?”. She also asks, “Where are your trainers?”, but Ángel doesn’t want to tell her. She is angry and talks to the school’s headmaster, Mr. Robertson. Then the headmaster asks Ángel, “Who did this to you and who stole your trainers?” Again, Ángel is afraid to tell Mr. Robertson that it was Keith.
Not everything is bad, though. Betty, Ángel’s friend, has a daughter called Allie who is fifteen years old. Ángel helps Allie with her Spanish homework and they become friends. One evening, Mr. Robertson organises a school dance. Ángel and Allie are having a good time drinking and talking to Betty when Keith arrives.
What will happen to Ángel now? Will Keith beat him up again? What can Ángel do to stop this bully? Will he ever find peace at his new school?

Not everything is bad, though. Betty, Ángel’s friend, has a daughter called Allie who is fifteen years old. Ángel helps Allie with her Spanish homework and they become friends. One evening, Mr. Robertson organises a school dance. Ángel and Allie are having a good time drinking and talking to Betty when Keith arrives.
What will happen to Ángel now? Will Keith beat him up again? What can Ángel do to stop this bully? Will he ever find peace at his new school?

VOCABULARY

parents = padres
fashion = la moda
meat = carne
glasses = gafas
to dream = soñar
explorer = explorador
to argue = discutir
country = país
to find = encontrar
easy = fácil
lunches = comidas
age = edad
enemy = enemigo
bully = un abusón, un matón
to make fun of = tomar el pelo
to be afraid of = tener miedo de
to beat up = dar una paliza
to steal = robar (pasado = stole)
trainers = zapatillas de deporte
to arrive = llegar
What’s wrong? = ¿Qué pasa?
to tell = contar
headmaster = director
daughter = hija
to become friends = hacerse amigos
peace = paz

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ÁNGEL – Ángel Iglesias Collins is a 14-year-old Spanish boy who speaks English. He is shy and does not like sports. Ángel is not interested in fashion, is a vegetarian and likes reading or watching TV documentaries about distant countries. He would like to travel and study anthropology when he leaves school. Ángel is also concerned (se preocupa) about world problems, for example, hungry children in Africa or the environment (el medio-ambiente).

ÁNGEL’S MOTHER, Lucy Collins – Lucy Collins is Ángel’s mother is in her 40’s. She is a translator and interpreter. She went to live in Spain when she was 24 years old and married a Spanish man (Ángel’s father) when she was 26. Now they are divorced.

BETTY MACPHERSON – Betty works at Stevenson Secondary School where Ángel is a student. She cooks and serves food to the students. Betty is 51 years old, married with four children. She’s a very friendly woman and likes to help people. Her hobbies are playing bingo and singing karaoke songs.

ALLIE MACPHERSON - Allie is Betty’s 15 year-old daughter and she’s a typical teenager. She likes listening to pop music, fashionable clothes, sports, learning languages and going out with her friends. Allie’s favourite sport is judo.

KEITH WALLACE - Keith is another student in Ángel’s class. He is a very aggressive boy who hates school and studying. Keith’s hobbies are playing and watching football and reading football magazines. He also likes to bully students who are younger or weaker than him.

JANET GORDON – Janet is one of Keith’s friends. She doesn’t like to study either. She talks and laughs a lot. She is quite stupid and superficial. For example, she thinks all people in Spain can dance flamenco and go to bullfights. (corridas de toros)

MR. ROBERTSON – He is the headmaster of Stevenson Secondary School. He is 53 years old and married. Mr. Robertson has been a headmaster for eight years and he likes his job very much. He likes dogs, holidays in France and working on his car.

MISS MACKENZIE - is a lady who teaches in Ángel’s school. As she is very old, she is going to retire next year.

√ NOTES FOR TEACHERS

√ AN EXTRACT

TEACHERS’ MATERIALS.

LEVEL of English: Low intermediate to Intermediate (aprox: 10 to 14 years)

ALL ABOUT ÁNGEL is a realistic, true-to life story which many young spectators are sure to identify with. As such, we hope to motivate your students further in their English studies in addition to providing them with excellent dramatic entertainment.

Ángel is a sensitive and unusual kid: he’s a vegetarian, doesn’t like football, doesn’t care about fashion and is concerned about world problems such as hunger and the environment. His life changes abruptly when he finds himself in a different country, with a different culture, different school, etc. What is more, Ángel becomes the latest victim of the school bully and has to suffer more and more threats with every new day. As a result, Ángel feels lost, alone and frightened and feels he cannot talk to his mother about it. This situation gives Lingua-Arts the opportunity to explore themes of great relevance to young teenage audiences today, such as:

THEMES: - CHANGE (adapting to new environments and cultures.)

THE VALUE OF FRIENDSHIP (making new friends and the support they can provide.)

APPEARANCES (fitting in and approval of peer groups, looking “cool”, being “fashionable”.)

BEING DIFFERENT (the challenges of being different from the crowd and staying true to oneself.)

BULLYING (How can it be stopped? Can the bully change?)

But don't worry teachers, this play is not a “tragedy”. Although it touches on serious issues, it also includes a healthy dosis of humour and lots of fun characters. For example Betty, the extroverted lady who makes the school lunches, and we also find comedy Ángel’s ridiculous classmates. What is more, the theme of BULLYING is treated sensitively and at times with humour. The play has a happy ending too because Ángel’s natural charm, integrity and bravery help him overcome his problems. By the end of the play, Ángel makes friends and adapts wonderfully to his new life.

BILINGUALISM

In general, the only person who speaks Spanish in the play is the main character, Ángel. He “thinks” aloud when he talks to the audience in Spanish (this gives the audience the feeling that they are Ángel’s close friendsas he frequently confides in them. In general, Ángel interacts with the other characters in the play in English. Around 75% of the play is in English.

TEACHERS’ MATERIALS.

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EXTRACT from ALL ABOUT ÁNGEL

Betty is going to serve today’s school lunch when she meets Ángel for the first time. Then Keith, the school bully, enters with Janet.

BETTY: Hello, son. I haven’t seen you before. Are you new?

ÁNGEL: Yes. This is my first day.

BETTY: Pleased to meet you. My name’s Betty. What’s yours?

ÁNGEL: Ángel.

BETTY: Angel? Well, that’s a good Catholic name! Spanish, isn’t it?

ÁNGEL: Yes.

BETTY: I’ve been to Spain, on my holidays - to Benidorm. (Enter Keith and Janet, making a noise.)

KEITH: Hello, Betty, my sweetheart. What’s on the menu today?

BETTY: Get to the back of the queue. This young lad was here first.

KEITH: Olé, olé! It is the “hombre”. Our little Angel of the Churches.

BETTY: Keith, get to the back of the queue or you’ll have no pudding for a week. So, Ángel boy, what would you like for lunch? I’ve got sausage, beans and chips, chicken, peas and chips or fish and chips, with beans or peas.

ÁNGEL: Have you got any vegetarian food? I don’t eat meat.

KEITH: He doesn’t eat meat?!

BETTY: Maybe I can make you a cheese omelette. Is that alright?

ÁNGEL: Yes, that’s fine.

BETTY: I’ll go and see if I’ve got any eggs. (Betty exits)

KEITH: I didn’t know that angels were vegetarians. Did you know that, Janet?

JANET: No, I didn’t.

KEITH: Do you think he’s got wings?

JANET: Wings?

KEITH: Come on, let’s have a look! ... Angel, where are your wings,? (He pulls up Angel’s shirt). Where are your wings?

ÁNGEL: Get off!

JANET: Look, he hasn’t got any!

KEITH: You’re for it now, pal. (Keith is going to hit Angel, when Betty enters.)

BETTY: Hey, stop that right now, you big bully. Just leave the boy alone. Right, you, and you, get out of my kitchen now.

KEITH: Oh, come on Betty. I’m hungry!

BETTY: I don’t care! You’re not getting any lunch from me!

JANET: Please Betty. I’m sorry.

BETTY: Oh, you’re sorry? Well, it’s too late for sorries. Out, you bullies! Out, I said.

KEITH: I’ll see you later....(Betty chases Keith away)

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