Polka Dot Plays 6

4 Complete the sentences with the correct possessive pronouns.

1 I saved my pocket money and bought a skateboard. It’s ___________________ .
2 Grandpa gave my brother and me a computer. It’s _______________________ .
3 This guitar belongs to Sally. It’s ___________________ .
4 Is this the computer game I gave Nick? Yes, it’s ___________________ .
5 Which car is your parents’? The blue car is ___________________ and the red car

is my sister’s.
6 My brother says the laptop is ___________________ , but it belongs to both of us.

5 Complete the sentences. Use the present, past or future form
of the verb in brackets.

1 ‘This is nice – I can _______________ (taste) lamb.’
2 ‘Who ordered beef?’ ‘We _______________ (do).’
3 ‘Are you ready to order?’ ‘Yes. I_______________ (have) an orange juice and a

lemonade.’

4 ‘Have you eaten all the sweets?’ ‘No, there _______________ (be) still three left.’
5 ‘What _______________ (you do) with that chair?’ ‘Well, the waiter said “Take a

seat”!’

6 ‘This is your waiter, Paul. He _______________ (take) your order.’

6 Match 1 – 6 with A – F. A Thanks, I’ll have a cola.
B Yes Sir, I’ll be right back with it.
1 Do you have a table for five people? C Of course, here you are.
2 Can I see what kind of food you D Yes, Madam. Here’s a menu

serve here? for you.
3 Would you like something to drink? E Yes, of course. Please take a
4 Are you ready to order?
5 Can you pass me some bread, seat here.
F Yes, we are. We’ll have the
please?
6 Could you bring me a drink, beef.

please?

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Practice 3 Characters and action

1 Talk about the questions.

1 Would you like to go to the Space Restaurant?
2 Are you surprised that the food tastes nice?
3 What would you order in the restaurant?

2 Answer the questions.

1 How many people are there in the play?
_____________________________________________________________________
2 What do the customers look like?
_____________________________________________________________________
3 Who is your favourite character? Why?
_____________________________________________________________________
4 Why are the astronauts surprised?
_____________________________________________________________________
5 Do you think it is a good restaurant?
_____________________________________________________________________

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3 Write a description of the waiter Manuel or the waitress
Dorothy.

tall short black / brown hair friendly
He/She is wearing ... funny strange

Manuel is a waiter at the Space Restaurant. He is

4 Write a description of the Space Restaurant.

There is / There are ... On the left / On the right ...
In the background ... You can see ...

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Practice 4 Sequence of events

1 Put the pictures in the correct order.

1

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2 Write sentences under
the pictures.

3 Work in pairs.
Tell the story.

Ask and answer questions.

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Practice 5 Opinions & report

1 Number the drinks orders.

Number _____ Number _____’s Number _____’s
is coffee ... a cola ... a cup of tea ...

Number _____’s Number _____’s Number ____’s
a lemonade ... a soda ... an apple juice ...

2 Describe the restaurant. Choose the correct words.

The restaurant There are The walls are The plates are
is small / big. square / round black / grey. big / small.

tables.

The waiter and There are two tall The manager is
waitress wear robots / astronauts. polite / not polite.
astronaut / alien
The waiters are
uniforms. good / bad.

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3 Read the restaurant review by Customers 1 and 2.
How many stars do they give the restaurant?

Posted by Romeo and Juliette Zappa
We went to the Space Restaurant yesterday. It was not a good start.
We tried to open the door but it was closed. The manager opened it
for us. The tables in the restaurant are very modern and there are nice
pictures of astronauts on the walls. The waiter told us to ‘Take a seat’.
Then we sat down in the chairs. We ordered apple juice and a cola
to drink. Then we ordered beef to eat. When the food came, we were
very surprised. On the plates were just two tiny pills! We ate the pills
and they tasted like beef. Amazing! We had no space for dessert. We
will definitely go to the Space Restaurant again.

4 Write a review for Customers 3 and 4. Give them names.
How many stars do they give the restaurant?

Posted by

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Theme 1 Space

1 Look at the picture and do the quiz.

The Solar System

Which planet is ... ?

A the nearest B sometimes called C made of gas and

planet to the Sun? the red planet? has large rings
around it?

D made of gas and E the hottest planet F small (known as a

is the coldest with the longest ‘dwarf planet’) and
planet? day? only discovered in
1930?
G the largest planet H has one moon
I made of rock and
and has four large and has people,
moons? animals and ice and has a lot
plants living on it? of moons?

2 Work in pairs and compare your answers.

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3 Circle the words and number the photos.

1 An astronomer / telescope is someone who studies the stars.
2 A comet / constellation is a very bright object in space with a tail of rocks and gas.
3 A galaxy / constellation is a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky.
4 A galaxy / constellation is a very large group of stars and planets.
5 A comet / telescope is a piece of equipment to look at the stars.
6 A telescope / satellite is an object in space that sends information back to Earth.

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Theme 2 Life in 2066

1 Look at the pictures and match them with the predictions
about life in 2066. Which ones do you think will happen?

1 Cars will be controlled by computers and there won’t be any car accidents.
2 We will use the sun’s energy for all our electricity.
3 Robots will do the shopping, housework and cooking.
4 People will have holidays on the moon.
5 We won’t eat real food, we will eat pills.
6 There will be houses under the sea.

2 Make more predictions about life in 2066. Talk about the
questions.

1 How old will you be? 4 Will you have robots in your house?
2 What job will you do? 5 How will your life be different to now?
3 Where will you live?

3 Write predictions about your future life. years old.

I think life will be very different in 2066. In 2066 I will be

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4 Match the chores with the pictures. Write the correct verbs.

12 34 5

67 8 9

clean do do iron look after sweep vacuum cook water

________________ the laundry ________________ the plants
________________ the dinner ________________ the floor
________________ the clothes ________________ the carpet
________________ the baby ________________ the house
________________ the washing up

5 Work in pairs and have a conversation with your robot.

Student A is the robot’s master Student B is the robot

Robot! Please Yes, I will. What
will you cook the time would you

dinner? like to eat?

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Theme 3 Follow stage directions

1 Look at the stage plan and number the different areas.

1 left centre 2 right centre 3 downstage
4 upstage 5 downstage left 6 downstage right
7 centre stage
8 upstage left 9 upstage right

2 Look at the picture on pages 46-47 of The Space Restaurant.
Where are the characters on the stage?

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3 You are going to learn how to follow stage directions.
Read the rules of the game below.

How to play
Flying Saucers!

1 Collect 10 objects from the classroom. (a book, a pen, an eraser, a
backpack, a ruler, etc.)

2 Choose one player to put on a blindfold.

3  Place the objects in different places on the floor all around the stage.
These objects are the flying saucers.

4  The blindfolded player must stand at one end of the stage. The rest
of the class must sit in front of the stage in straight lines.

5 The class members must give the blindfolded player clear “stage
directions” to get from one side of the stage to the other without
standing on one of the flying saucers. Each person gives the
blindfolded player one direction.

1st Player: 2nd Player: 3rd Player:
Take two small Take 4 large steps Take a very small
steps forward. step to stage left.
to stage right.

6 If the blindfolded player touches a flying saucer, it takes off and their
turn is over.

7 Take it in turns to be the blindfolded player. Move all the objects to
different positions and start the game again.

4 Play the game.

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Games & Puzzles

1 Look at picture A.

A

B
2 Colour picture B and draw 10 things on it that make it different.
3 Swap pictures with another pupil.
Find 10 differences between the two pictures.

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4 Imagine you are an astronaut and you have discovered a
planet. Do the task.

• Draw a picture of the planet.
• Write a report to mission control about what it’s like.

Name of the planet ____________________

Planet Report

Colour: People: Cities:

Size: Animals: Oxygen:

Number of moons: Trees: Plants:

Mountains: Rivers: Sea:



More information

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

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Room for reflection

Write the words or names. I can give

I can work with my friend

I can act the part of

I enjoy ( )

reading listening writing speaking

giving stage directions learning lines acting

I don’t enjoy ( )

reading listening writing speaking
acting
giving stage directions learning lines

I’m good at ( ) acting writing
learning lines
speaking giving stage directions

I can remember

I want to learn more about

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I CAN
Say ...

Describe ...
I CAN ...

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Playscript Tammy, the Queen of Jams

Scene 1: In Tammy’s Kitchen. and boil them till they’re hot.
Fred and Sylvia Hi Tammy. (repeat)
Tammy Hi, Fred. Hi, Sylvia. How are you?
Fred Fine, thanks. Er ... Tomorrow is our Tammy Taste the jam.
mother’s birthday. Mike It’s wonderful. Thank you.
Tammy Oh, really? Have you got a nice Sylvia You’re great, Tammy.
present for her? Fred You’re the Queen of Jams.
Sylvia No, Tammy. Can you make some Mike and Sonia Hooray! Tammy’s the
jam for us, please? queen of jams.
Tammy Yes, of course.
Fred Here are some peaches. Mum loves Fred and Sylvia, Mike and Sonia (singing)
peach jam. You are the Queen of Jams.
Tammy OK. You are so wonderful.
Oh, thank you, thank you, Tammy.
Tammy, Fred and Sylvia (singing) You are so wonderful.
Oh, what lovely, lovely peaches. Oh, thank you, thank you, Tammy.
Let’s put them in the pot. You are so wonderful.
Then put sugar on the peaches, (repeat)
And boil them till they’re hot,
And boil them till they’re hot. Tammy Happy birthday to your mum.
(repeat) Fred and Sylvia Thank you, bye.
Tammy Bye.
Tammy Taste the jam. Tammy Happy birthday to your dad.
Sylvia Mm. It’s wonderful. Thank you, Mike and Sonia Thank you, bye.
Tammy. Tammy Bye.
Mike and Sonia Hi, Tammy.
Tammy Hi, Mike. Hi, Sonia. How are you? Scene 2: At the King’s castle.
Mike Fine, thanks. Er ... It’s our father’s King I’m hungry.
birthday on Tuesday. Queen Where’s our breakfast?
Tammy Oh, really? Have you got a nice Cook Here’s your breakfast.
present for him? Servant 1 Your tea, oh King.
Sonia No, Tammy. Can you make some Servant 2 Your coffee, oh Queen.
jam for us, please? Servant 3 Your toast and butter.
Tammy Yes, of course. Servant 4 Your honey, oh Queen.
Mike Here are some plums. Dad loves King and Queen We want some jam.
plum jam. Cook Of course. Get some jam!
Tammy OK. Servant 1 Your jam.
King and Queen Yuck!
Tammy, Mike and Sonia (singing)
Oh, what lovely, lovely plums. King and Queen (singing)
Let’s put them in the pot. We don’t like this jam.
Then put sugar on the plums, We don’t like this jam.
and boil them till they’re hot,

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Oh, take it away, Tammy Sorry, I can’t work for you.
Oh, take it away. King What? I’m the King.
We want the best jam today. Tammy Sorry, oh King. I work for my
Oh, take it away, friends.
Oh, take it away. King Take her away, servants!
We want the best jam today.
(repeat) King, Queen, Cook and servants (singing)
She must work for us.
Cook Sorry, oh King. Sorry, oh Queen. She must work for us.
King Get the best jam in the world. Let’s take her to the castle.
Cook Of course, oh King. The best jam in She must work for us.
the world. She must work for us.
Yes, she must work for us.
Scene 3: In the castle kitchen. (repeat)
Cook The best jam in the world. Where
can I get it? Fred, Sylvia, Mike and Sonia Just a
Servants 5 and 6 Tammy makes the best moment!
jams.
Cook Go to Tammy. Here is some money. Fred, Sylvia, Mike and Sonia (singing)
We love Tammy. We love Tammy.
Scene 4: At the King’s castle. Tammy’s our friend.
Cook Your jam, oh King, oh Queen. Tammy’s our friend.
Servants 5 and 6 Tammy’s jam. (repeat)
Servants 7 and 8 The best jam in the Stop, stop, stop! Let her go!
world. Tammy is our friend.
King Wonderful! (repeat x4)
Queen Mm. Wonderful! Yummy!
King Let’s go to Tammy! Tammy and friends Yeah!
Queen She must work in OUR kitchen. Tammy Thank you, my friends. Thank
you.
King, Queen, Cook and servants (singing) Fred, Sylvia, Mike and Sonia Tammy,
Let’s go to Tammy, you’re our queen.
let’s go to Tammy.
She must work for us. Tammy and friends (singing)
(repeat) She’s the queen of jams.
Let’s go! She’s so wonderful.
(repeat all) No one can take Tammy away.
Hooray! Hooray!
Scene 5: At Tammy’s house. No one can take Tammy away.
King Tammy, you must come with us. Hooray! Hooray!
Queen You must make jam for us. (repeat)

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Playscript The Space Restaurant

Luigi Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, Luigi Dorothy will take your drinks orders.
and welcome to the Space Restaurant. This is Customer 1 I’ll have an apple juice.
my waiter, Manuel, and here is my waitress, Customer 2 I’ll have a cola.
Dorothy. Customer 3 I’ll have a lemonade.
Customer 4 I’ll have a soda.
Luigi It’s getting very exciting today, Customer 5 I’ll have a cup of tea.
because we have a party of people coming Customer 6 I’ll have a coffee.
from abroad. Their English isn’t very good, Dorothy (panicking) Sorry, that was too
and they’re in a hurry. But that’s no problem – quick! I can’t remember …
we’re the Space Restaurant. (doorbell)
Customer 1 I’ll have an apple juice.
Luigi And here they come right now! Customer 2 I’ll have a cola.
Customers 1 & 2 Good evening. Customer 3 I’ll have a lemonade.
Luigi Good evening, Sir, Madam. Customer 4 I’ll have a soda.
(doorbell) Customer 5 I’ll have a cup of tea.
Luigi Oh dear, the door. Manuel, the door, Customer 6 I’ll have a coffee.
please. Dorothy Sorry, that was still too quick, I can’t
write it down.
Customers 3 & 4 Good evening.
Manuel Good evening, Sir, Madam. Luigi Oh, dear! Listen. (chanting)
(doorbell) Number one’s an apple juice …
Luigi Oh dear, the door. Dorothy? Number two’s a cola …
Customers 5 & 6 Good evening. Number three’s a lemonade …
Dorothy Good evening, Sir, Madam. Number four’s a soda …
Luigi Please Sir, Madam, take a seat. Number five’s a cup of tea …
Luigi Stop! What are you doing? Number six is coffee.
Customers 1 & 2 We’re taking a seat.
You said ‘Take a seat’. Manuel Ladies and gentlemen, the menu.
Customer 1 Manuel?
Luigi No! Here in England ‘Take a seat’ Manuel Yes.
means ‘Sit down’. Customer 1 What’s ‘beef’?
Manuel Beef is moo. (cow noise)
Customers 1 & 2 Ah, thank you! Customer 2 Ah, I understand. Beef is moo.
Dorothy What are you doing? Luigi Yes, it is.
Customers 3 & 4 We’re sitting down. He Customers 1 & 2 We’ll have the beef.
said, ‘sit down’. Customer 3 Luigi?
Luigi Yes.
Dorothy No, here in England ‘sit down’ Customer 3 What’s ‘lamb’?
means ‘sit on a chair’. Luigi Lamb is baa. (sheep noise)
Customer 4 Ah, I understand. Lamb is baa.
Customers 3 & 4 Ah, thank you! Luigi Yes, it is.
Manuel Can I take your coats? Customers 3 & 4 We’ll have the lamb.
Customers 5 & 6 Our coats? No, you can’t.
They’re ours.

Luigi No! Here in England ‘Can I take your
coats?’ means ‘Can I hang up your coats?’

Customers 5 & 6 Ah, thank you. Here you
are.

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Customer 6 Manuel? Customer 6 Oh, yes. Very strange!
Dorothy Ladies and gentlemen, here’s your
Manuel Yes. food. Who ordered beef?

Customer 6 What’s ‘chicken’? Customers 1 & 2 We did.
Luigi Beef. Here you are.
Manuel Chicken is cluck cluck cluck. Dorothy Who ordered chicken?
Customers 5 & 6 We did.
Customer 5 Ah, I see. Chicken is cluck cluck Manuel Chicken. Here you are.
cluck. Dorothy Who ordered lamb?
Customers 3 & 4 We did.
Luigi Yes, it is. Luigi Lamb. Here you are.
Customer 1 Wait a minute!
Customers 5 & 6 Ah, good. We’ll have the Dorothy What’s the matter?
chicken. Customer 2 We ordered food.
Dorothy This is food.
Manuel OK, so that’s two moo. Customer 3 No it isn’t. This is a pill.
Manuel The pill is the food!
Luigi two baa. Customer 4 What do you mean?
Luigi This is the Space Restaurant!
Manuel two cluck cluck, cluck. Customer 5 We still don’t understand!
All customers Why do you serve pills?
Manuel (shouting to the kitchen) Beef for two! Luigi The Space Restaurant is a restaurant –
All customers Yes?
Luigi Lamb for two! Luigi … for astronauts!
Dorothy & Manuel & Luigi Enjoy your meal!
Manuel Chicken for two! Customers 1 & 2 I can taste beef.
Customers 3 & 4 I can taste lamb.
Manuel & Luigi We’ll be right back. Customers 5 & 6 I can taste chicken.
All customers Well done, Luigi!
Dorothy Number one’s a carrot tea … Luigi Thank you.
Two’s a cabbage soda … Dorothy Dessert?
Number three’s a strawberry juice … All customers No sorry, we’re full! No space.
Four’s a toothpaste cola … (doorbell)
Number five’s an orange milk …
And six is spinach coffee. Astronauts Table for two, Luigi?
Luigi No, sorry, we’re full. No space
All customers No, that’s wrong! Listen:
Number one’s an apple juice …
Number two’s a cola …
Number three’s a lemonade …
Number four’s a soda …
Number five’s a cup of tea …
Number six is coffee.

Dorothy Oh, dear. I just can’t remember it. …
Ah. Wait. I know!

Dorothy There! Here’s a cocktail for you.

Customer 1 She’s a strange waitress.

Customer 2 Yes, and this is a very strange
restaurant.

Customer 3 What do you mean?

Customer 2 Well, look at the plates. They’re
tiny!

Customer 4 Oh, yes, they are!

Customer 5 And there are no forks, no kni-
ves, no spoons … nothing to eat with.

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Polka Dot Plays 6

by Herbert Puchta Acknowledgements
Tammy, the Queen of Jams is based on an original play by Herbert
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Puchta and Günter Gerngross. 

2023 2022 2021 2020 The Space Restaurant is based on an original play by Herbert Puchta,
Günter Gerngross and Matthew Devitt. 
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