My Experience Preparing For Role-play

As we all know, AB101 students of KPTM Bangi are ordered to do a role-play for the Basic English (HPE1013) semester 1 assessment. So does everyone in Section 18. Divided to group of 5, we all have to come up with a role-play of our own. No scripts, no props, no acting coach was there to help. None was given. We all have to come up with our own story, our own plot, our own script, our own props and our own acting coach (unfortunately, ourselves!). At first, everyone was groaning on how they dislikes doing activities that requires energy (physically and mentally). Duhh, not everyone like "sport". But we all had to do it because it carries mark that could help us if we didn't reach our target in the final examination.

So my group started by giving ideas on what we're gonna do for our role-play. Plenty of ideas came rushing in but none was suited with each members. When none was decided, we look for another alternative. Here comes Madam Google ! (I always believe if Google is a person, it would be a woman.. *smirk*) We came up with tons of ideas, yet we still can't decide. We finally came up with 3 role-play sample script. By the time to see Miss Dini to submit our role-play title and brief explanation of the role-play we choose, we came up to her proposing 3 role-play title (which we got off from the internet) which we ask Miss Dini if she could light us the way to which role-play we should go with. At last, Miss Dini advised us to do a parody of typical Malay film/drama scene. We all in agreement to go along with Miss Dini's ideas. I decided to agree with anything they choose. After careful consideration, we decided to go with Malaysia's favourite comedy and educational television series, Oh My English!

The process of preparing a role-play script was harder than it looks like. Writing and translating was strenuous. Searching for the right sound effect for the role-play was tricky. The search for costumes was tough and acting training was on the contrary, amusing.

Finally, the day has come to performed our role-play, onstage at KPTM Bangi Hall. My group (Search Hulk) was scheduled to performed at 4 pm. Everyone was a nervous wreck during the performance. In the end, everyone did a superb performance despite some technical problems and minor errors. Everyone including myself had an enjoyable time preparing for the role-play. It is indeed a very helpful experience to me and the rest of the classmates.


Nur Syafiqah Bt. Kasim
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