Listening
1 Listen and circle True or False.
1 Dalia Allabban is a poet. True / False
2 Dalia has written a new poem. True / False
3 You can see the play at the Children’s Theatre. True / False
4 Dalia writes every day for six hours. True / False
5 Today she went for a walk, and she’s also been for a run. True / False
Presenter: Welcome to Radio 6! Today we’re talking to the writer Dalia Allabban. She’s written many stories and plays for children. Her newest play is called ‘Yousuf in the Mountains’. Hello, Dalia!
Dalia: Hello.
Presenter: I know you’ve written a lot of plays. How many have you written?
Dalia: I’ve written over twenty plays.
Presenter: Wow! That’s a lot! Tell us about your new play.
Dalia: Well, it’s about a boy, Yousuf, who goes to visit his uncle in the mountains. On the way, he meets an old lady and a girl, and he helps them. But when he gets to his uncle’s house, he meets a wolf! And … well, I won’t tell you the rest! You have to come and see the play yourself! Presenter: Where can we see the play?
Dalia: It’s at the Children’s Theatre. It starts tomorrow.
Presenter: Tell me about how you write your plays. Is it difficult to write?
Dalia: No, it isn’t. I write every day for four hours.
Presenter: And do you get any exercise when you’re working?
Dalia: Yes, I do. I go for a walk, and sometimes I go for a swim or a run. Today I went for a walk, and I’ve also been for a run.
Presenter: You have a busy life! Thanks for talking to us, Dalia!
Dalia: Thank you!
Speaking
2 Look back at the play on page 40. What do you think happens next?
Writing
3 Read. In this ending, how does Yousuf escape from the wolf? He climbs a tree.
Scene 4: On the road
(Yousuf is on the scooter. The wheel comes off.) Yousuf: Oh no! The wheel has come off! What am I going to do? The wolf is coming!
(He looks around.) I know! I’ll climb a tree! That girl said that the wolf isn’t good at climbing trees! (He looks up at the trees.) I’ll climb that one! (Yousuf climbs up a tree. Soon after, the wolf arrives. He sees the scooter at the bottom of the tree. He looks up, but he can’t see Yousuf. The wolf runs down the road. Yousuf climbs down from the tree.)
Yousuf: I’m safe!
4 Write your ending to the play on page 40.
