peter pan factsheet

PENGUIN KIDS FACTSHEET PETER PAN COMES TO LONDON LEVEL 1 1 Summary of the story Three children, Wendy, John, and Michael live in a big house in London. While they are sleeping, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell go into the house. The three children wake up and see Peter Pan and Tinker Bell flying around their bedroom. Peter tells them that he lives in Neverland – a magical place. Wendy, John, and Michael fly to Neverland with Peter Pan and Tinker Bell. On the way they fly past the famous London landmark, Big Ben. Soon Neverland is below them and the children can see how beautiful it is. Summary of the film: Peter Pan The Darling family has three children Wendy, John, and Michael. At bedtime, Wendy tells stories to her younger brothers about the magical Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up. Through her storytelling, Wendy “steals” Peter’s shadow. Peter Pan and Tinker Bell (Peter’s friend) visit Wendy to find Peter’s shadow. Peter tells the children about Neverland, the magical place where he lives. Peter and Tinker Bell throw pixie dust over the children so they can all fly to Neverland. Captain Hook, an evil pirate, wants revenge on Peter Pan Did you know … ? J. M. Barrie gave the copyright in his novel to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London. There is a famous statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens in London. PENGUIN KIDS FACTSHEET because Peter caused the loss of Hook’s left hand (he now has a hook in the place of his left hand). This leads to a series of adventures in which the children must find an Indian princess, Tiger Lily, and escape from Captain Hook. In the end, Peter Pan saves the children and the princess. The children go back home to London and Wendy tells her parents about their adventures. Background information Peter Pan Comes to London is a short episode from the Walt Disney Productions animated movie Peter Pan. The movie was first released in 1953 and was the fourteenth Disney Animated Classic. The movie was based on the story of Peter Pan by the Scottish writer, J. M. Barrie. The stage play featuring the character first appeared in 1904, and this was followed by the novel in 1911. Level 1 Suitable for: young learners who have completed up to 50 hours of study in English Type of English: American Headwords: 200 Key words: 5 (see pages 2 and 5 of this Factsheet) Key grammar: present simple, adjectives, prepositions, Who … ? L1_Peter_Pan_factsheet.indd 1 09/05/2012 19:47 Penguin KiDS FACTSHeeT PeTeR PAn COMeS TO LOnDOn LeVeL 1 2 The characters Wendy is a girl. She lives in London. John is a boy. He is Wendy’s and Michael’s brother. Michael is a young boy. He is Wendy’s and John’s brother. Peter Pan is a boy. He lives in Neverland. Tinker Bell is a fairy. She is Peter Pan’s friend. Key words (see page 5 of this Factsheet for the Key words in context) children (n) magical (adj) fly (v) to (prep) live (v) Topics and themes London Wendy, John, and Michael live in London. What do the students know about London? Where is it? Is it big / small? What can you do there? What can you visit? (Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, etc.) What places can you find in a city? (parks, cinemas, restaurants, etc.) (See also Activity 1 on page 3 of this Factsheet.) Brothers and sisters Wendy, John, and Michael have a close relationship with each other. Wendy looks after her brothers and tells them stories at night. Ask pupils if they have any brothers or sisters. What are their names? How old are they? What are they like? What activities do they normally do with their brothers and sisters? (See also Activity 2 on page 3 of this Factsheet.) Friendship Wendy, John, and Michael make friends with Peter Pan and Tinker Bell. Talk about why friends are important to us. Ask the students about their friends. How do they make friends? What are their friends like? The students could write a few sentences about a friend and share it with the class. House and home The children live in a big house. Peter Pan likes the house. Ask the students to describe the house and the children’s bedroom if they can. Where do the students live – in a house or an apartment? How big is their home? What rooms do they have in their home? (See also Activity 3 on page 3 of this Factsheet.) Magic Peter Pan and Tinker Bell are magical characters. They can fly and they live in a magical place – Neverland. They sprinkle pixie dust to make Wendy, John, and Michael fly, too. Do the students believe in magic? What other stories have magical characters and places? Geography Neverland is a beautiful island with natural features, such as mountains and beaches. Ask the students to look at page 14 of the book and say what they can see (mountains, beaches, ocean, clouds, etc.). (See also Activity 4 on page 4 of this Factsheet.) History Explain that the story is set in the past (in Victorian times). What things in the illustrations look old-fashioned? (For example, the clothes, the beds, and the house, the chimney, etc.) Notes on the photocopiable activities Page 5: Students could paste the list of Key words into a notebook. You could ask students to learn this vocabulary as homework and then test them on it. Pages 6–7: While-Reading activities, Activity 4 Students should cut out the pictures using safety scissors and stick them in their books in the correct order. They then cut out the sentences and stick them beneath the relevant picture. Pages 8–9: After-Reading activities, Activity 1 Students write the names under the relevant pictures. They could then stick the sheet to the card and cut out the cards with safety scissors. In pairs, they can then play games with the cards such as concentration (pelmanism) or Snap! Activity 3 Check that the students know the colors in the color key in English. Explain to the students that the color key corresponds to the colors used in the story. L1_Peter_Pan_factsheet.indd 2 09/05/2012 19:47 Penguin KiDS FACTSHeeT PeTeR PAn COMeS TO LOnDOn LeVeL 1 3 Class Activities (After Reading) Here are some activities to do with your class after reading Peter Pan. 1. London poster Materials: pictures or video clips of famous London sights downloaded from the internet; large sheets of paper; smaller sheets of paper; colored pens / pencils / paints; safety scissors; glue • AskstudentswhichcityPeterandTinkerBell visit in the book. Ask if any of the students have been to London. • Explaintostudentsthattheyaregoingto make a poster about some of the famous sights in London. • Askthestudentswhichfamoussightisinthe book. (Big Ben) Do they know any other famous sights? (London Eye, Houses of Parliament, Tower of London, etc.) • Showthestudentssomepicturesorclipsofthe famous sights in London. • Studentsthendraworpaintpicturesofsome of the sights, then cut them out and stick them onto the larger sheet of paper to make a poster. • StudentslabeltheirpostersLondon and they could write the names of the places on the poster. They could also write one or two sentences about London, such as London is a big city. This is the London Eye … 2. Family tree Materials: sheets of paper; colored pens or pencils • Beforethesession,askstudentstobring photographs of their family to class. • TalkaboutWendy,John,andMichael’s relationship in the book. • Brainstormsomefamilyvocabularywiththe students and write the words on the board. • Asksomestudentstoshowtheirfamily photographs and say who the family members are. • Drawafamilytreeontheboard.Youcould use the Darling family as an example for the students, inventing any aunts, uncles and / or grandparents you wish to include. Draw a simple face for each family member. • Studentscreatetheirownfamilytrees,following the model on the board and including their own drawings or the photographs if permission has been given to use them. • Whentheyhavefinished,studentscouldpresent their family trees to the class. For example, This is my mom. This is my dad. This is my brother … etc. 3. Design a house Materials: large sheets of paper; colored pens / pencils • TalkabouttheDarlingFamily’shouseinthe book with the students. • Brainstormsomevocabularyfortheroomsof the house and furniture. Write the vocabulary on the board. • Drawasimplepictureofahouseincross- section on the board, showing bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen, dining room, garden, etc. • Askthestudentswhattheirdreamhousewould be like. What would their bedroom be like? • Giveoutthematerialsandaskthestudentsto draw a picture of their dream house. • Thestudentsfinishtheirdrawingsandlabelthe rooms of the house and some of the main pieces of furniture. • Theycouldthentalkabouttheirhousesinpairs or groups, using as much English as possible. L1_Peter_Pan_factsheet.indd 3 09/05/2012 19:47 Penguin KiDS FACTSHeeT PeTeR PAn COMeS TO LOnDOn LeVeL 1 4 4. Paint a map of Neverland Materials: large sheets of paper with the outline of Neverland; paints / colored pens; smaller sheets of paper; safety scissors • Beforethesession,drawanoutlineoftheisland of Neverland on a large sheet of paper (you can copy this from page 14 of the book). Make enough copies of this for your students. • Askthestudentswhattheycanremember about Neverland in the story. • Tellthestudentsthattheyaregoingtomake a map of Neverland. (This could be done individually or in groups.) • Askthestudentstothinkaboutwhatfeatures you might find in and around Neverland. Write down any appropriate vocabulary on the board (mountains, beach, hill, jungle, lake, village, pirate ship, etc.). • Studentscolorthemapusinggreenfortheland, yellow for the beaches, and blue for the ocean. • Theythendrawsomepicturesorsymbolsfor the places on the island (mountains, villages, jungle, lake, etc.). They could also draw Peter Pan and Tinker Bell to include on the map, to show where they live. • Studentscutouttheirdrawingsandsymbols and stick them on the map. • Displaythefinishedmapsfortheclasstosee. L1_Peter_Pan_factsheet.indd 4 09/05/2012 19:47 PETER PAN COMES TO LONDON LEVEL 1 PHOTOCOPIABLE Text copyright © Pearson Education. Disney material © Disney. PENGUIN KIDS FACTSHEET 5 Key words children The children fly to Neverland. (p. 11) fly Peter and Tinker Bell fly in the bedroom. (p. 6) live Wendy, John, and Michael live in London. (p. 2) magical Neverland is magical. (p. 11) to They come to the big house. (p. 5) children The children fly to Neverland. (p. 11) fly Peter and Tinker Bell fly in the bedroom. (p. 6) live Wendy, John, and Michael live in London. (p. 2) magical Neverland is magical. (p. 11) to They come to the big house. (p. 5) ✁ ✁ ✁ L1_Peter_Pan_factsheet.indd 5 09/05/2012 19:47 PETER PAN COMES TO LONDON LEVEL 1 PHOTOCOPIABLE Text copyright © Pearson Education. Disney material © Disney. PENguiN KiDS FACTSHEET 6 While-Reading activities Activity 1 (pages 1–5) Circle the words. 1 Peter Pan / The children live in London. 2 The children live in a big / small house. 3 The children are in school / bed. 4 Peter Pan and Tinker Bell fly / go in the house. Activity 2 (pages 6–9) Match. Draw lines. The children Peter Pan and Tinkerbell Activity 3 (pages 11–13) Write the words. Neverland happy children see 1 Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and the fly to Neverland. 2 is magical. 3 They Big Ben. 4 They are . fly in the bedroom. see a boy. live in Neverland. L1_Peter_Pan_factsheet.indd 6 09/05/2012 19:47 PETER PAN COMES TO LONDON LEVEL 1 PHOTOCOPIABLE Text copyright © Pearson Education. Disney material © Disney. PENguiN KiDS FACTSHEET 7 Activity 4 (pages 1–14) Match the sentences to the pictures. 1 This is London. Wendy, John and Michael live here. 2 Peter Pan and Tinker Bell fly in the bedroom. 3 Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and the children see Big Ben. 4 Hello, Neverland! ✁ ✁ a b c d L1_Peter_Pan_factsheet.indd 7 09/05/2012 19:47 PETER PAN COMES TO LONDON LEVEL 1 PHOTOCOPIABLE Text copyright © Pearson Education. Disney material © Disney. PENGUIN KIDS FACTSHEET 8 ✁ © Disney After-Reading activities Activity 1 Write. Then cut and play. Tinker Bell Peter Pan London Wendy Michael John 1 2 3 4 5 6 © Disney © Disney © Disney © Disney © Disney L1_Peter_Pan_factsheet.indd 8 09/05/2012 19:47 PETER PAN COMES TO LONDON LEVEL 1 PHOTOCOPIABLE Text copyright © Pearson Education. Disney material © Disney. PENGUIN KIDS FACTSHEET 9 Activity 2 Circle the words. bedroom children house magical fly happy b e d r o o m c h a y f g p a h a g t r f h g i p c d q p m i l p o f l y u c d y s u t g n a r e w o p b h l e h o u s e y f n Activity 3 Read and color. 1 = green 2 = blue 3 = black 4 = pink 5 = brown 6 = yellow 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 2 2 L1_Peter_Pan_factsheet.indd 9 09/05/2012 19:47 PENGUIN KIDS FACTSHEET PETER PAN COMES TO LONDON LEVEL 1 10 Answer Key In the back of the Reader Before You Read 1 The children are in bed. After You Read 1 John Wendy Michael Peter Pan Tinker Bell 2 1 London 2 children 3 Neverland 4 fly 5 magical In this Factsheet While-Reading activities Activity 1 1 The children 2 big 3 bed 4 go Activity 2 fly in the bedroom. see a boy. live in Neverland. Activity 3 1 children 2 Neverland 3 see 4 happy Activity 4 1 c 2 d 3 a 4 b After-Reading activities Activity 1 1 London 2 Wendy 3 John 4 Michael 5 Peter Pan 6 Tinker Bell Activity 2 b e d r o o m c h a y f g p a h a g t r f h g i p c d q p m i l p o f l y u c d y s u t g n a r e w o p b h l e h o u s e y f n © Disney© Disney © Disney L1_Peter_Pan_factsheet.indd 10 09/05/2012 19:47 . here. 2 Peter Pan and Tinker Bell fly in the bedroom. 3 Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and the children see Big Ben. 4 Hello, Neverland! ✁ ✁ a b c d L1 _Peter_ Pan_ factsheet. indd 7 09/05/2012 19:47 PETER PAN. pages 2 and 5 of this Factsheet) Key grammar: present simple, adjectives, prepositions, Who … ? L1 _Peter_ Pan_ factsheet. indd 1 09/05/2012 19:47 Penguin KiDS FACTSHeeT PeTeR PAn COMeS TO LOnDOn. “steals” Peter s shadow. Peter Pan and Tinker Bell (Peter s friend) visit Wendy to find Peter s shadow. Peter tells the children about Neverland, the magical place where he lives. Peter and