ALICE SAVAGE comes from a theaterrical family, but she strayed from that path to become an English-language teacher. However, she could not escape her past. After many happy years in the
classroom, she eventually came to realize that theater offers a great way to learn a language.
She now lives in the most international city in the U.S., Houston, Texas, where she teaches, writes, and produces plays with her students at Lone Star College. In addition to the Integrated Skills Through Drama series, Alice has books with Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and Wayzgoose Press.

These scripts will give students the opportunity to confidently practise language in a safe and structured setting where they can enjoy playing roles and bringing the story to life. ... they'll be having so much fun that they won't even realise that they are learning!
-David Farmer, NILE training consultant, theatre director, and author
Just Desserts is a short, original play about what happens when a teenager has to stand up to their boss, an overbearing celebrity chef. The engaging, suspenseful play hits on an important theme for students, how to stand up for yourself in a difficult situation. However, this play was written for English students to improve their communication and speaking skills.
As students read, practice, and perform these plays, they will learn:
cultural contexts
conversational moves
intonation and body language
high frequency lexical phrases and grammar patterns
Short enough for a project in a speaking class, but expandable to fill a whole elective class, drama unit, or theater club production, Just Desserts makes drama in the classroom a good thing!
About the Play
6 characters, 8 scenes, about 15 minutes to perform.
Language of the play is graded to A2+/B1 (intermediate) level, although the demands of performance may be higher
In addition to the script, this book contains:

Preview activities
Pragmatics lesson on answering a false accustation
Advice on producing a play
Pronuncation tips
Glossary of theater vocabulary