In this episode Ciaran and me are going to discuss performance and improvisation. Is it useful in life? when? How? Stay tuned and you will get some ideas of how it works and what you can do with those skills.

Vocabulary:

skills- abilities

to obtain - get

by accident - coincidentally

to be based on - If you base something on facts or ideas, you use those facts or ideas to develop it.

entire - whole or complete, with nothing missing

props- an object used by the actorsperforming in a play or film

improv= improvisation

script -the written text of a play, film, or broadcast

rehearsal - a practice or trial performance of a play or other work for later public performance

to encourage - give support, confidence, or hope to (someone), stimulate the development of (an activity, state, or belief)

to make it up - to invent

on the spot - without any delay; immediately, spontaneously

new comers- someone who has recently arrived in a place or recently become involved in an activity

get over the embarrassment- to overcome *a difficulty", in this case, the embarrassment (a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness)

Questions:

1. When and why did Ciaran start performing?
2. Which popular UK TV show comes to people's mind when they hear the word improvisation?
3. What kind of improvisation does Cirian do?
4. Which two performances is he most proud of? Where did he he perform?
5. Where does Cirian use impro skills?
6. How can you get those skills? (give 2 examples)
7. Where else are "YES and" approach +other improv skills can be useful?