Language
Family members
Parts of the body

_____がいたい。 だいじょうぶ?
 
Scenario
A girl/boy comes home to find the whole family moaning in pain, and is asked by the mother to call a doctor. The doctor arrives quickly and tries to give everyone a huge injection! At this point a film director who was sitting on the sidelines calls out カットカット!(Cut, cut!).
It turns out he is making a film, and he is not happy with the scene. He instructs actors to play the scene over and over, in the following ways, more slowly, faster, cheerfully, etc. The cards below can be used as cues.
 
Suggested Props
Cue cards, telephone, stethoscope, syringe, white doctor's coat, bag.
(The director can use the cue cards below to emphasise his instructions)
Cue cards (PDF:45kb)
Model dialogue 
B/G: Boy/Girl
B/G: ただいま!
(The whole family is moaning in pain)
おとうさん、だいじょうぶ?
    
Father:  おなかがいたい。
    
B/G:   おかあさん、だいじょうぶ?
    
Mother:  あたまがいたい・・・。
    
B/G:  おにいちゃん、だいじょうぶ?
    
Brother:  みみがいたい・・・。
    
B/G:  おねえちゃん、だいじょうぶ?
    
Sister:  はながいたーい。
   
Mother:   おいしゃさんにでんわして!
    
B/G:   でんわばんごうは?
    
Brother:  1234の5678!
    
B/G:  OK! (Picks up the phone and calls doctor)
もしもし、おいしゃさんですか?
    
Doctor:  はい、こんにちは。
   
B/G:  みんな、びょうき!はやくきて!
    
Doctor  はい、わかりました。
(Doctor comes and examines everyone)
うーん、だめだめ。ちゅうしゃをしましょう。
(Takes out a huge syringe from his/her bag)

    
Everyone: 

(Scream) きゃあ〜!!ちゅうしゃ、きらい!!

   
Director:  カット!カット!
Director appears and gives actors instructions)
だめだめだめ!もっとゆっくり!

(The actors repeat the scene according to the director’s instructions)
Model dialogue (PDF: 104kb)
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