Mini World Cup Assembly

Mini World Cup Assembly

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Cast of 25, approximate duration: 5-10 minutes. 

NB This is a very short assembly, just covering the 7 previous winners plus 2010 host nation, South Africa. Longer 20 minute assemblies available under 'World Cup Assembly' and 'World Cup Leavers' Assembly

Sample Text 

Music 1 Luciano Pavarotti "Nessun Dorma" Turandot, Puccini

Narrator:             Good morning and welcome to our World Cup Assembly!

(All ‘teams' stand up cheering)

(Narrator blows whistle - everyone sits down again)

Narrator:             As you can see I have everything totally under control. The players are behaving themselves and

Music 2 We are the Champions - Queen (just chorus)

(Enter 8 fans, waving scarves and flags, all jostling and shoving each other, whilst singing ‘We are the Champions')

Narrator:             Those fans! Always letting the side down! (Blows whistle) Now look here! I'll stand for no nonsense today - either on the pitch or off! You lot had better behave or you'll be on the next plane home!

(All fans exit)

Narrator:             So. Let's meet the teams! Let's start with the host nation - South Africa!

(There follows a sequence: first, narrator introducing the team; then the team's fan stepping

forward and delivering information on past win(s); then team standing up and cheering; then narrator

 blowing whistle for them to sit down, before introducing the next team)

(South African team stands up and cheers)

Narrator:             And - Uruguay

Uruguay fan:      Two time winners - in 1930 and 1950!

(Uruguay team stands up and cheers)

Narrator:             Italy!

Italian fan:           Four time winners - in 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006!

(Italian team stands up and cheers)

Narrator:             Germany!

German fan:      Three time winners - in 1954, 1974 and 1990!

(German team stands up and cheers)

Narrator:             Argentina!

Argentina fan:   Two time winners - in 1978 and 1986!

(Argentina team stands up and cheers)

Narrator:             France!

French fan:         Winners of the 1998 World Cup!

(French team stands up and cheers)

Narrator:             Brazil!

Brazilian fan:      Five time winners - in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002!

(Brazilian team stands up and cheers)

Narrator:             And last, but by no means least - England!

English fan:         Winners of the 1966 World Cup! And strong favourites for 2010! (Turning to team, triumphantly) Am I right? Or am I right?

(English team stands up and cheers)

Narrator:             (Blowing whistle twice) Enough! Enough! How many more times do I have to tell you, it's not about the winning! It's the taking part that counts!

South African fan:            So, where are the other 24 teams that are taking part this year?

Narrator:             So, here's the thing. We are a school, hosting a World Cup. Now, for those of you who are good at maths out there, it won't take you long to work out - one class simply doesn't have enough players! So, we have taken the seven past winners of the competition, plus this year's host country, South Africa, to represent a mini World Cup - held here at ...... School. I can promise huge excitement

(All teams stand and cheer)

Narrator:             (Blowing whistle, then glaring at the teams and fans) And PERFECT BEHAVIOUR - on and off the pitch!

This mini assembly is part of a World Cup package available off www.plays-r-ussell.com The collection consists of the following scripts:

·         Quiz: One Hundred Things You Should Know About The World Cup (and maybe some you shouldn’t!)

·         World Cup: What it takes to be a Winner guided reading scripts based on P.R.I.D.E. (Positive Mental Attitude, Respect, Intelligent Choices, Dreams and Goals, and Effort and Education)

·         World Cup Assembly - one referee taking on 32 entrants for this year’s championship in South Africa!

·         World Cup Leavers’ Assembly - with a truly undisciplined set of teachers! (Participation of real staff encouraged!)

·         World Cup Mini Assembly. 5 -10 minutes duration, just featuring 7 past winners plus 2010 host nation - South Africa.

Special offer this month: Buy one of the above scripts – get another free!