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Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 Overall and specific objectives ......................................................................................................................... 2 Plot synopsis ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Lucy’s introduction. Listening ......................................................................................................................... 4 Meet the characters ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Dialogue 1. ............................................................................................................................................................... 8 Dialogue 2. ............................................................................................................................................................... 9 Song 1. “WELCOME TO THE CIRCUS” ...................................................................................................... 10 Song 2. “THE ELEPHANT DANCE” ............................................................................................................ 11 Song 3. “WE ARE TWO CIRCUS CHARACTERS” .................................................................................. 12

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Pre-play activity 1 (for teachers) “ANIMAL CIRCUS” ........................................................................ Pre-play activity 2 (for teachers) “COUNT THE ANIMALS” ............................................................ Pre-play activity 3 (for teachers) “PARTS OF THE BODY” .............................................................. Pre-play activity 4 (for teachers) “PERSONAL DESCRIPTIONS” .................................................. Pre-play activity 5 (for teachers) “PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE” .................................................... Pre-play activity 6 (for teachers) “THE PUZZLE” ............................................................................ Pre-play activity 7 (for teachers) “COMPLETE THE SONG” ........................................................... Pre-play activity 1 (for students) “ANIMAL CIRCUS” ..................................................................... Pre-play activity 2 (for students) “COUNT THE ANIMALS” ............................................................ Pre-play activity 3 (for students) “PARTS OF THE BODY” ............................................................. Pre-play activity 4 (for students) “PERSONAL DESCRIPTIONS” ........:......................................... Pre-play activity 5 (for students) “PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE” .................................................... Pre-play activity 6 (for students) “THE PUZZLE” ............................................................................. Pre-play activity 7 (for students) “COMPLETE THE SONG” ...........................................................

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Post-play activity 1 (for teachers) “THE BEGINNING OF OUR STORY” ..................................... Post-play activity 2 (for teachers) “COMPLETE THE SENTENCES” .......................................... Post-play activity 3 (for teachers) “TRUE OR FALSE” ................................................................... Post-play activity 4 (for teachers) “TO WRITE THE CORRECT SENTENCES” ......................... Post-play activity 5 (for teachers) “THE CIRCUS CHARACTERS ” ............................................... Post-play activity 1 (for students) “THE BEGINNING OF OUR STORY” ..................................... Post-play activity 2 (for students) “COMPLETE THE SENTENCES” ............................................ Post-play activity 3 (for students) “TRUE OR FALSE” ...................................................................... Post-play activity 4 (for students) “TO WRITE THE CORRECT SENTENCES” ......................... Post-play activity 5 (for students) “THE CIRCUS CHARACTERS” .............................................

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- Extra Activity - The Elephant Mask (for the show) ............................................................................ 42 - Vocabulary .......................................................................................................................................................... 43

INTRODUCTION

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The primary purpose of the teacher´s pack is to help both teachers and students alike to get as much as possible out of their participation in the interactive performance of “MAGIC CIRCUS”.

CD. AUDIO- MAGIC CIRCUS (Track 1 to 10)

The pack has been designed as a tool to help students understand the play, learn new vocabulary and improve their listening and speaking skills. Once they have done the activities, students will understand better both how the story develops and the lines the actors deliver so they will get more enjoyment out of the performance.

Track -4- Dialogue 2. Listening.

This CD contains some introductory material where you’ll find texts corresponding to the plot synopsis and the characters, some dialogues from the play and the original songs performed in the play. Also, you’ll find some suggested activities we recommend you to do before the play, Preplay activities, and some Post-play activities which have been designed to check if students have understood the play correctly. The activities also enable the students vocabulary, expressions and grammatical structures to improve. Pre-play and post-play activities include instructions for the teacher and the corresponding student worksheets, as long as the activity requires them. Some of the activities have an extension part (Extension activity) which makes it possible to study the contents in depth, depending on the groups ability. Both the introductory material and the suggested activities may require the corresponding audio material to make better use of them. In that case, we provide you with the corresponding track number from the Audio CD. In order to help the teacher find and select the audio activities, we have listed below the track numbers with its corresponding contents from the play “MAGIC CIRCUS”.

Track -1- Lucy’s introduction. Listening. Track -2- Meet the Characters. Listening. Track -3- Dialogue 1. Listening. Track -5- Song 1. “Welcome to the Circus”. Track -6- Song 2. “The Elephant dance”. Track -7- Song 3. “We are two Circus characters”. Track -8- Pre-play Activity 6. The puzzle. Track -9- Post-play Activity 3. True-False. Track -10– Karaoke version. “The Elephant Dance” Also, as an additional activity to the play “MAGIC CIRCUS”, we suggest an enjoyable moment in class for teachers and students: “The elephant mask” A new feature includes the possibility for teachers to see the choreography of the song “THE ELEPHANT DANCE” on our website and therefore offers the opportunity of teaching it to students prior to the show, thus allowing them to fully enjoy the dance on the day of the show. We sincerely hope that both teachers and students fully enjoy the play itself and the activities which make up this teacher´s pack. We also hope this prove to be a useful aid in enhancing enjoyment of this Interactive theatre experience.

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OVERALL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OBJETIVOS GENERALES Y ESPECÍFICOS The educational interest of this activity will focus on helping students start to develop their basic skills of any foreign language. All this, with an approach based on communication, which aims to encourage students, involving them in dialogues, songs… and other forms of communication are essential to teaching and learning of a foreinge language. At this stage students should develop a level of understanding and speaking to enable them to approach their first English communicative responses, and develop their awareness of the Anglo-Saxon cultural tradition. The teaching materials of “MAGIC CIRCUS” will allow you to study in depth the following objectives:: - Present simple tense: third person singular. - There is / There are (afirmative, negative and interrogative sentences). - How many...? - Parts of the body and verbs related to them (run, see, jump, clap...). - Prepositions of place (on, in, under, next to...). - Physical descriptions. Adjectives. Verb “TO WEAR”. - Vocabulary related to the circus characters: ringmaster, tightrope walker, elephant tamer.... - Vocabulary related to elephants, lions, horses...

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Los intereses educativos de esta actividad se centran en contribuir a que los alumnos se inicien en las destrezas básicas de la lengua extranjera. Todo ello, con un enfoque basado en la comunicación que pretende estimular a los alumnos haciéndoles partícipes en diálogos, canciones... y otras manifestaciones comunicativas fundamentales en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de la lengua. En esta etapa los alumnos deben desarrollar un nivel de comprensión y expresión oral que les permita desplegar sus primeras manifestaciones comunicativas en inglés, además de procurar su sensibilización y acercamiento a la tradición cultural anglosajona. El material didáctico de “MAGIC CIRCUS” os permitirá, además, profundizar en los siguientes contenidos conceptuales: - Presente simple: tercera persona del singular. - There is / There are (Frases afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas). - How many...? - Partes del cuerpo y verbos relacionados con ellas (correr, ver, saltar, dar palmadas...). - Preposiciones de lugar (sobre, en, debajo, junto a...) - Descripciones físicas. Adjetivos calificativos. Utilización del verbo “TO WEAR”. - Vocabulario relacionado con los personajes del circo: presentador, funambulista, domador de elefantes... - Vocabulario relacionado con los animales del circo: elefantes, leones, caballos...

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PLOT SYNOPSIS

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MAGIC CIRCUS. COME AND SEE THE BIGGEST SHOW IN THE WORLD.

MAGIC CIRCUS. PASEN Y VEAN EL MEJOR ESPECTÁCULO DEL MUNDO.

Lucy and Tom are siblings who are doing their maths homework at the library. Tom gets bored all the time and prefers to read comic books and to play. Instead, Lucy wants to finish it off as soon as possible and that’s why she asks Tom to help her find books.

Lucy y Tom son dos hermanos, que están haciendo los deberes de matemáticas en la biblioteca. Tom se aburre todo el tiempo, y prefiere leer cómics y jugar; en cambio Lucy quiere acabar lo antes posible y por eso le pide a Tom que le ayude a buscar libros.

By chance, Tom will find a very special book; every time he opens it, they hear the typical fanfare of the circus. Also, this book contains a key. It will allow them to open up a chest filled with objects belonging to the world of circus. They both, excited, give free rein to their imagination and turn the library into a beautiful village square where, supposedly, a magic circus big top has just been set up.

Casualmente Tom encontrará un libro un tanto especial, ya que cada vez que lo abre suena la típica fanfarria del circo. Además, este libro contiene una llave. Esta les permitirá abrir un baúl repleto de objetos pertenecientes al mundo del circo. Los dos, emocionados, dan rienda suelta a su imaginación y transforman el decorado de la biblioteca en una bonita plaza de un pueblo en la que, supuestamente, acaba de instalarse la mágica carpa de un gran Circo.

Tom and Lucy play at being all the typical circus characters; and so Lucy turns into a charming ringmaster who, as a master of ceremonies, presents each performance which will take place in the circus ring. Tom will play the incredible magician Houdini, full of magic tricks, each one more surprising. Lucy will step on top of a rope, defying gravity, and she will walk along it as a professional tight rope walker with only the help of an umbrella. Tom will play a brave elephant tamer, ready to show that he is the animals’ best friend and that it’s very important to treat them kindly. And, finally, they will assume the role of two funny clowns, filling the stage whith laughter, humor and hilarius gags. All this makes them recreate an unforgettable evening full of magic, funny games and all kinds of surprises which will let you discover how wonderful the circus is.

Lucy y Tom juegan a ser todos los personajes típicos del mundo del Circo; y así Lucy se transforma en un apuesto presentador que, como maestro de ceremonias, da inicio a cada uno de los números que tendrán lugar en la pista central. Tom será el increíble mago Hudinni, repleto de trucos de magia, cada uno de ellos más sorprendente. Lucy se subirá a lo alto de una cuerda, y desafiando la ley de la gravedad, caminará sobre ella, como una perfecta equilibrista, ayudándose sólamente de un paraguas. Tom será luego el valiente domador de elefantes, dispuesto a demostrar que es el mejor amigo de los animales, y que es muy importante tratarlos con mucho cariño. Y, finalmente, asumirán cada uno el papel de divertidos payasos, haciendo que la risa cobre protagonismo llenándolo todo de humor y gags desternillantes. Todo ello les permita recrear una tarde inolvidable repleta de magia, divertidos juegos y todo tipo de sorpresas que les permitirá descubrir ¡qué grande es el Circo!

LUCY’S INTRODUCTION

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TRACK 1

LISTENING ¡Hola niños y niñas! ¿Cómo estáis? Me llamo Lucy y quiero que repitáis conmigo algunas palabras, ¿de acuerdo? Repetid las palabras cuando oigáis este sonido (suena una campanilla). ¿Estáis preparados? ¡Pues vamos allá!

Hello, boys and girls! How are you? My name is Lucy, and I want you to repeat some words with me, alright? Repeat the words when you hear this sound (a bell rings). Are you ready? Okay, then, let’s go! Tom is my brother (bell) and I like to play with him. Tom finds a very special book (bell). When Tom and I open the book, we hear the typical fanfare of the circus (bell). Tom and I play at being all the typical circus characters (bell). I am the ringmaster (bell); Tom is the incredible magician. And finally we are two funny clowns (bell). The Magic Circus is wonderful (bell)! Now let’s repeat all the words again. Repeat after me: WORDS: BROTHER – BOOK – CIRCUS CHARACTERS – RINGMASTER MAGICIAN – CLOWNS – – WONDERFUL Thank you for your time, boys and girls. I’m sure you have learnt a lot of words. See you in the theatre!

Tom es mi hermano (campanilla) y me gusta jugar con él. Tom encontró unl ibro muy especial (campanilla). Cuando Tom y to abrimos el libro, escuchamos la tipica fanfarria de circo (campanilla) Tom y yo empezamos a jugar como si fueramos los tipicos personajes de circo (campanilla) yo era el presentador (campanilla). Tom era el increible mago y al fianal éramos dos divertidos payasos (campanilla)El circo magico era maravilloso(campanilla)! Ahora repitamos de nuevo todas las palabras. Repetid conmigo: PALABRAS: HERMANO – LIBRO – CIRCO PERSONAJES - PRESENTADOR – MAGO PAYASOS – MARAVILLOSO Gracias por vuestra atención, niños y niñas. Seguro que habéis aprendido muchas palabras. ¡Nos vemos en el teatro!

MEET THE CHARACTERS

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TRACK 2

Tom He is Lucy’s brother. He likes Spiderman, Batman and Superman comics and he doesn’t like doing his homework. He is a bit scatterbrained but he always pays attention to his sister. At the library he finds a mysterious box full with some typical circus things.

Es el hermano de Lucy. Le gustan los cómics de Spiderman, Batman y Superman y no le gusta hacer los deberes. Es un poco despreocupado pero siempre hace caso a su hermana. Él encuentra en la biblioteca una caja misteriosa llena de algunos elementos típicos del circo.

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She is a responsible girl and she likes studying. She always scolds her brother when he doesn’t behave. She asks Tom for help to do their homework and to find a book for the English class..

Es una chica responsable y le gusta estudiar. Siempre regaña a su hermano cuando él no se porta bien. Pide ayuda a Tom para hacer los deberes de matemáticas y para encontrar un libro para la clase de inglés.

MEET THE CHARACTERS

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EXTENSION ACTIVITY Turn the presentation of the characters of Lucy and Tom using the first person. This fills the gaps with subjects, verbs and pronouns relevant.

Transforma la presentación de los personajes de Lucy y Tom utilizando la primera persona. Para ello rellena los huecos con los sujetos, verbos y pronombres correspondientes.

Tom. I’m Lucy’s brother. I like Spiderman, Batman and Superman comics and I don’t like doing my homework. I’m a little scatterbrained but I always pay attention to my sister. At the library I find a mysterious box full with some typical circus things. Lucy. I’m a responsible girl and I Like studying. I always scold my brother when he doesn’t behave. I ask Tom for help to do our homework and to find a book for the English class. Ex. Hi is Lucy’s brother….. I am Lucy’s brother.

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MEET THE CHARACTERS

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EXTENSION ACTIVITY Turn the presentation of the characters of Lucy and Tom using the first person. This fills the gaps with subjects, verbs and pronouns relevant.

Transforma la presentación de los personajes de Lucy y Tom utilizando la primera persona. Para ello rellena los huecos con los sujetos, verbos y pronombres correspondientes.

Tom. Lucy’s brother. Spiderman, Batman and Superman comics and doing homework. a little scatterbrained but I always attention to sister. At the library a mysterious box full with some typical circus things. a responsible girl and studying. Lucy. I always brother when he doesn’t behave. Tom for help to do homework and to find a book for the English class. Ex. Hi is Lucy’s brother….. I am Lucy’s brother.

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DIALOGUE 1

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LUCY. TOM. LUCY. TOM. LUCY. TOM. LUCY. TOM. LUCY. TOM. LUCY. TOM. LUCY. TOM. LUCY. TOM. LUCY. TOM. LUCY. TOM. LUCY. TOM. LUCY. TOM. LUCY.

Ssshht. Sshht. What? Tom, we are at the library. So what? You cannot laugh here. Why? Because you can’t. All right, Lucy.

Ssshht. Shhht. What? You cannot laugh, you have to read. I am reading. Yes, Spiderman. It’s not a book. It’s a comic. But I like it. Do your homework. We have maths, English and history. Bufff! That’s boring. I prefer the adventures of Spiderman, Batman and Superman. And I like Monsters High, but now we have homework. Look, help me with maths. Two plus two... Four. Three plus three ... Six. Five plus five ... Ten. Six plus six. Twelve. Thank you.

DIALOGUE 2

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TRACK 4

TOM. Susan, what was that? LUCY. I think ...

TOM. It is a snake.

LUCY. No, it’s an animal with four legs. TOM. A lion.

LUCY. No, Tom, this animal is not dangerous. TOM. A monkey.

LUCY. No, Tom, it’s a bigger animal. TOM. A horse.

LUCY. No, much bigger. LUCY AND TOM. An elephant!

LUCY. I have an idea, Tom, hide and put this on. LUCY. Boys and girls, I need your help. I need a volunteer.

SONG 1

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TRACK 5

“WELCOME TO THE CIRCUS” LUCY. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Welcome to the amazing ... MAGIC CIRCUS TOM. LUCY. TOM. LUCY.

There are many things at the circus... Things you like to see Elephants, Clowns, and Face painters, Here are the Horses, 1,2 and 3

TOM. Trapeze Artists, Tightrope Walkers - trying not to fall LUCY. Fire Eaters and the Jugglers – I love them all TOM. Me too! TOM. Wow Lucy that’s great, so what other things do they have at the circus? LUCY. I don’t know Tom, you have to wait and see? LUCY. There are many things at the circus... TOM. Things you like to see LUCY. Lions, Tigers, and big Bears, TOM. Their running after me! Lucy LUCY. Bearded ladies, Monkey cages, Fortune tellers too TOM. I have Popcorn and Candy Floss. Fun for me and you. LUCY AND TOM. WAHOO!!

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SONG 2 TRACK 6

“THE ELEPHANT DANCE” Elephants have a long trunk,

Elephants can not run fast,

They have a small tail

They go very slow

Elephants have sharp tusks,

Elephant eat a lot of grass

Their ears are big and grey

And all through their nose

Elephants walk around like this,

Jump up high

They can not fly

Side to side

Elephants are very big,

Go down low

Their heads are held with pride

Round and round

Jump up high

Jump up high

Side to side

Side to side

Get down low

Go down low

Round and round

Round and round

Elephants have little eyes They have a long tongue Elephants are very kind And they’re very strong

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TRACK 7

“WE ARE TWO CIRCUS CHARACTERS” TOM. LUCY. TOM. LUCY.

I am a funny clown Yes well, I´m a big bear I can be a tightrope walker I´m a lion so be scared!!!

TOM. Acrobats up in the sky LUCY. We have Peanuts and popcorn and lots of pie. LUCY. TOM. LUCY. TOM.

I am a fire eater Yes well I am too I am the ringmaster I’m the strongman lifting you!

TOM. Tigers, elephants, horses too LUCY. With Magicians our secret circus will come true. TOM AND LUCY: This is our magic Circus yeayyyyyyy!!! Wahoo!!!

PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 1

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ANIMAL CIRCUS

ANIMALS, THERE + BE In this activity students will learn the English names for different animals and practice usisng “there + be”. First, they will write the animal’s name in English under each picture. Then, they will have to decide which of them are animal circus and which are not.

En esta actividad los alumnos aprenderán los nombres en inglés de algunos animales y practicarán el uso de “there + be”. Primero deberán escribir el nombre del animal en inglés debajo de cada dibujo. A continuación tendrán que indicar cuáles están en un circo y cuáles no.

ANSWER KEY

ELEPHANT

DOG

LION

CROCODILE

WHALE

CAT

SHEEP

BEAR

HORSE

SNAKE

TIGER

MONKEY

COW

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 1

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In a circus there are elephants.

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In a circus there aren’t dogs.

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In a circus there aren’t whales.

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In a circus there are bears.

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In a circus there are lions.

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In a circus there aren’t cats.

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In a circus there aren’t horses.

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In a circus there are monkeys.

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In a circus there aren’t crocodiles.

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In a circus there aren’t sheep.

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In a circus there aren’t snakes.

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In a circus there are tigers.

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In a circus there aren’t cows.

Circus animals: elephants, bears, lions, monkeys, tigers. Other animals: dogs, whales, cats, horses, crocodiles, sheep, snakes, cows.

Extension activity.

Extensión.

Oral Practice: once they have finished this exercise, the teacher could ask them questions such as “Are there whales at the circus?”

Práctica oral: cuando hayan finalizado el ejercicio, el profesor puede preguntarles preguntas simples como “Are there whales at the circus?

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 2

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COUNT THE ANIMALS

NUMBERS, ANIMALS, HOW MANY In this activity students will count the number of animals in each picture and then complete the affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences filling the blanks properly. They will have to look at the picture to answer.

There are nine lions in the picture.

En esta actividad los alumnos deberán contar la cantidad de animales de cada dibujo y después completar las frases afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas rellenando adecuadamente los huecos. Para ello hay que fijarse en el dibujo.

How many monkeys are there? There are seven monkeys.

How many tigers are there? There are four tigers.

Are there eight snakes in the picture? No, there are six

Are there five sheep in the picture? No, there are eight.

There are five dogs in the picture.

There are ten bears in the picture.

There are two elephants in the picture.

How many crocodiles are there? There are three crocodiles. Are there four whales in the picture? No, there is one.

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 2

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ANSWER KEY

- There is one whale.

- There are two elephants.

- There are three crocodiles.

- There are four tigers.

- There are five dogs.

- There are six snakes.

- There are seven monkeys. - There are eight sheep. - There are nine lions.

- There are ten bears.

Extension activity.

Extensión.

Oral practice: the teacher could ask questions such as “How many snakes are there?”. Students should answer “There are six snakes”.

Práctica oral: el profesor puede hacer preguntar simples como “How many snakes are there?” y los alumnos deben responder siguiendo el ejemplo: “There are six snakes”.

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 3

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PARTS OF THE BODY In this activity, students have to match each part of the body with its corresponding English word. Then, match the verbs with the part of the body which they are done with.

En esta actividad los alumnos tendrán que unir cada parte del cuerpo con su correspondiente palabra en inglés. A continuación, enlaza los verbos con la parte del cuerpo con la que se realizan.

ANSWER KEY. HEAD

SHOULDER JUMP - Legs CLAP - Arms

FACE

CHEST

RUN - Legs SEE - Head PAINT - Arms DANCE - Legs

NECK

LEG

SMELL - Head KISS - Head TOUCH - Arms EAT - Head

ARM

KNEE

HUG - Arms WALK - Legs SNAP - Arms LISTEN - Head

HAND

FOOT

STOMP – Legs

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 4

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PERSONAL DESCRIPTIONS ADJECTIVES, CLOTHES, TO WEAR.

In this exercise students will describe the clown they coloured before. They will have to describe what he wears and the colour of his clothes as well. They can use the words in the box to do so.

En este ejercicio los alumnos harán una descripción del payaso que han coloreado. Tendrán que describir qué ropa lleva y de qué color es. Pueden usar las palabras del recuadro para ello.

Then, they will have to complete their own personal description.

Después deberán presentarse y completar su propia descripción personal utilizando los adjetivos que se les facilita.

TROUSERS – TIE – HAT – JACKET – SHIRT – SHOES – FUNNY BLUE – RED – GREEN – BLACK – PINK – ORANGE

POSSIBLE ANSWER. My name is _________. I am _____________ years old. I live in ____________. I am tall/short/fat/slim... I have got blue/green/black... eyes and long/short/curly/straightdark/brown, blond hair. I am wearing a white/red/blue...t-shirt, jumper... and a black/blue/gray...jeans/ skirt/trousers...

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 5

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PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE In this activity students will learn or revise the most common prepositions of place. They will have to complete the sentence for each picture using the correct preposition.

The lion is in the cage

The ringmaster is next to a volunteer.

There is a juggler among the audience.

En esta actividad los alumnos aprenderán o repasará las preposiciones de lugar más comunes. Tendrán que completar la frase para cada viñeta usando la preposición adecuada.

The tight rope walker is on the rope

The elephant tamer is between the elephants

The clown is under the umbrella

The monkey is behind the curtain

The circus is near the school.

The wand floats over the table.

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 6 TRACK 8

THE PUZZLE In this activity, students have to listen to three extracts from the play and fill in the blanks with the correct words in order to complete them.

En esta actividad los alumnos deberán escuchar tres fragmentos de la obra y rellenar los huecos con las palabras correctas para completarlos.

Extract 1

Lucy. Hide the sandwich. You cannot eat in here. Tom. I am hungry. Lucy. We have to finish our homework. Tom. We have to finish our homework. I’m bored. I’m bored. I’m bored. Lucy. Find a book you really like for the English class. Tom. Okay! Come on, let’s see ... here there are pirates books, witches books, kings and princesses books, Robin Hood books... there are many books here. Many books.

Extract 2

Tom. And now, a very difficult trick, the trick of hypnosis. On the count of three, you’re a dog. One, two, three. And now on the count of three, you’re a cat. One, two, three … And now when I say three, you are a monkey. One, two, three … And now when I say three, you are a girl again. One, two, three. Lucy. A round of applause for the magician Houdini!

Extract 3

Tom. It’s fun the world of circus. Lucy. And now we are two Circus characters. Tom. Magic Circus. Lucy. Magic Circus. I like it. Lucy and Tom. One, two, three, four, five and six. Lucy. Six o’clock. Tom. It’s time to go home. Lucy. First we clean everything. Tom. Hey, wait, Lucy! Our Circus will be our secret. Lucy. Sure! Lucy and Tom. Magic Circus!

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 7

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TRACK 5

COMPLETE THE SONG In this exercise students have to listen to the song “Welcome to the circus” and fill in the blanks with the right word to complete the lyrics.

En este ejercicio los alumnos tienen que escuchar la canción “Welcome to the circus” y rellenar los huecos en blanco con la palabra correspondiente para completar la letra de la canción.

LYRICS LUCY. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the amazing... MAGIC CIRCUS TOM. There are many things at the circus... LUCY. Things you like to see TOM. Elephants, clowns, and face painters, LUCY. Here are the horses, one, two and three. TOM. Trapeze Artists, tightrope walkers trying not to fall LUCY. Fire eaters and the jugglers. I love them all TOM. Me too! TOM. Wow Lucy that’s great, so what other things do they have at the circus? LUCY. I don’t know Tom, you have to wait and see. LUCY. There are many things at the circus... TOM. Things you like to see LUCY. Lions, tigers, and big bears, TOM. They’re running after me! LUCY. Bearded ladies, monkey cages, fortune tellers too TOM. I have popcorn and candy floss. Fun for me and you. LUCY AND TOM. WAHOO!!

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 1 ANIMAL CIRCUS

WRITE THE NAME OF EACH ANIMAL AND TELL WHICH OF THEM ARE CIRCUS ANIMALS AND WHICH ARE NOT.

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 1

WHICH ANIMALS ARE THERE IN A CIRCUS?

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In a circus

elephants.

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In a circus

dogs.

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In a circus

whales.

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In a circus

bears.

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In a circus

lions.

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In a circus

cats.

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In a circus

horses.

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In a circus

monkeys.

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In a circus

crocodiles.

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In a circus

sheep.

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In a circus

snakes.

-

In a circus

tigers.

-

In a circus

cows.

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 2 COUNT THE ANIMALS FILL IN THE BLANKS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

There are picture.

lions in the

Are there five sheep in the picture?

How many monkeys are there?

How many tigers are there?

Are there eight snakes in the picture?

There are five

There are the picture.

bears in

in the picture.

How many crocodiles are there?

Are there four whales in the picture? There are

in the picture.

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 2

NOW FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE NAME OF THE ANIMALS. REMEMBER THAT EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST ONE, THE REST ARE PLURAL.

- There is one

.

- There are two

.

- There are three - There are four - There are five

- There are six

- There are seven

.

.

.

- There are eight

.

- There are ten

.

- There are nine

.

.

.

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 3 PARTS OF THE BODY Paint and match each word with the corresponding part of the body.

HEAD

SHOULDER

FACE

CHEST

NECK

LEG

ARM

HAND

KNEE

FOOT

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 3 Match each verb with the corresponding part of the body.

JUMP CLAP RUN SEE PAINT DANCE SMELL KISS TOUCH EAT HUG WALK SNAP LISTEN STOMP

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 4

PERSONAL DESCRIPTIONS TROUSERS – TIE – HAT – JACKET – SHIRT – SHOES FUNNY- BLUE – RED – GREEN – BLACK PINK – ORANGE

My clown is wearing a ____________ J................, a __________ S........., ________ T....................... and _________ shoes. He is wearing a ______ H..........

too. He is not wearing a ______. Clowns are _______.

Tall/short – Fat/slim – Big/small – Blue/green/brown Long/short – Straight/curly- blond/brown

My name is _________. I am _____________ years old. I live in ____________. I am ________ and ________. I have got __________ eyes and ____________________ hair. I am wearing a ________________________________ __________________ and my hair is __________________________________.

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 5 PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

OVER - AMONG – ON – NEXT TO – IN - BETWEEN – UNDER – NEAR – BEHIND

The lion is

the cage

The ringmaster is volunteer.

The tight rope walker is the rope

a

There is a juggler the audience.

The clown is umbrella

The circus is

the

the school.

The elephant tamer is the elephants

The monkey is curtain

the

The wand floats table.

the

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 6 TRACK 8

THE PUZZLE Listen and complete.

Extract 1 Lucy. Hide the Tom. I am

. You cannot eat in here.

.

Lucy. We have to finish our

.

Tom. We have to finish our homework. I’m bored. I’m

Lucy. Find a

. I’m bored.

you really like for the English class.

Tom. Okay! Come on, let’s see ... here there are books,

books,

books,

Hood books... there are many books here. Many books.

and

Extract 2 Tom. And

you’re a

, a very difficult

. One,

, the trick of

. On the count of

, three. And now on the count of three, you’re a

three … And now when I say three, you are a say three, you are a

again.

Lucy. A round of

for the

,

. One, two,

. One, two, three … And now when I

, two, three.

Houdini!

Extract 3 Tom. It’s

Lucy. And now

the

Tom. Magic

Lucy. Magic Circus. I

.

of circus.

are two Circus it.

Lucy and Tom. One, Lucy. Six Tom. It’s

Lucy. First we Tom. Hey,

Lucy. Sure!

Lucy and Tom.

.

, three, to go

everything.

.

, five and

.

.

, Lucy! Our Circus will be our

.

Circus!

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PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 7

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TRACK 5

COMPLETE THE SONG Listen to the song “Welcome to the circus” and complete the lyrics gentlemen - welcome - running - many - clowns - tightrope - walkers popcorn jugglers - great - see - circus - tigers - fortune tellers - Elephants - one

LYRICS. LUCY. Ladies and , boys and girls, amazing, wonderful, terrific, spectacular... MAGIC CIRCUS

to the

TOM. There are things at the circus... LUCY. Things you like to see TOM. , , and face painters, LUCY. Here are the horses, , two and three. TOM. Trapeze Artists, LUCY. Fire eaters and the

trying not to fall . I love them all, me too!

TOM. Wow Lucy that’s , so what other things do they have at the circus? LUCY. I don’t know Tom, you have to wait and . LUCY. There are many things at the TOM. Things you like to see LUCY. Lions, , and big bears, TOM. They’re after me!

...

LUCY. Bearded ladies, monkey cages, too TOM. I have and candy floss. Fun for me and you. WAHOO!!

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POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 1

THE BEGINNING OF OUR STORY

Explica a los alumnos que los dibujos representan algunos momentos clave del principio de la obra. Ellos deben poner los dibujos en el orden correcto y encontrar la frase apropiada que describe lo que ocurre en cada dibujo.

Explain to the students that the pictures below represent some key moments from the beginning of the play. They have to put the pictures in the correct order and find the sentence that describes whats happening in each picture. 4

6

They dance with the music and a key falls from the book.

Inside the box there is a circus poster and dresses, coloured flags...

When they open the book, we hear some music.

Lucy and Tom go to the library.

5

CIRCUS

ENGLISH

2

GRAMMAR

3

1

They look for a book for the English class.

A volunteer helps them to open the box with the key.

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POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 2 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES In this exercise, students will have to fill in the blanks with the correct words in the box to complete the summary of the beginning of the play. There will be a picture next to each blank space to help them out.

En este ejercicio, los alumnos tendrán que rellenar los huecos en blanco con la palabra correcta correspondiente del recuadro para completar el resumen del principio de la obra. Hay una imagen junto a cada espacio para ayudarles.

Lucy and Tom go to the library. They carry school backpacks and books. Lucy organizes books, pens and that is needed to study and Tom reads Spiderman. Tom takes a sandwich to eat it but Lucy tells him that he can’t eat at the library. Then Tom and Lucy look for a book for the English class. They choose a magic book: when they open it, we hear music. They dance with that music and a key falls from the book. They find a very big box at the library. A volunteer helps them open the box with the key. Inside the box there is a circus poster where you see lions, clowns, a magician and there dresses, coloured flags, magic tricks, an umbrella... Then Lucy dresses up like a ringmaster and they start playing.

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POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 3 TRACK 9

TRUE OR FALSE In this exercise there are several sentences about the play. Students have to determine if they are true or false.

En este ejercicio hay varias frases acerca de la obra. Los alumnos deben decidir si cada frase es verdadera o falsa.

KEY - Lucy and Tom go to the bookstore. FALSE. - Lucy reads a comic book. FALSE.

- They look for a book for the English class. TRUE. - A key falls from the book. TRUE. - The key opens the door. FALSE.

- Inside the box there is a circus poster. TRUE. - Tom dresses as a circus ringmaster. FALSE. - Tom puts on a jacket and a hat to become the magician Houdini. FALSE.

- Tom is a professional magician. FALSE.

- Magician Houdini does the trick of hypnosis. TRUE.

- Lucy uses a cane to play Zoe, the tightrope walker. FALSE. - Tom dresses up as a lion. FALSE. - Elephants can fly. FALSE.

_ Tom and Lucy enjoy their magic circus game very much. TRUE.

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POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 4

WRITE THE CORRECT SENTENCES In this exercise, students have to write the correct sentence to the false ones on the previous exercise.

Having emphasized the false statements, written following the correct option for each.

En este ejercicio los estudiantes deberán corregirlas frases falsas del ejercicio anterior.

Una vez señaladas las frases falsas, escribe a continuación la opción correcta para cada una de ellas.

KEY Ej: Lucy and Tom go the bookstore. FALSE. - Lucy and Tom go to the library. - Tom reads a comic book. - The key opens the box.

- Lucy dresses as a circus ringmaster.

- Tom puts on a coat and a hat to become the magician Houdini. - Tom is not (or isn’t) a professional magician.

- Lucy uses an umbrella to play Zoe, the tightrope walker. -Tom dresses up as an elephant. - Elephants can’t fly.

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POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 5 THE CIRCUS CHARACTERS

The students will fill in the boxes indicating the name of each character.

Los alumnos deberán rellenar las cajas en blanco indicando el nombre de cada personaje.

TRAPEZE ARTIST

TIGHT ROPE WALKER

FORTUNE TELLER

JUGGLER

ELEPHANT TAMER FIRE EATER

MAGICIAN BEARDED LADY STRONG MAN

CIRCUS RINGMASTER

CLOWN

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POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 1

PUT THE PICTURES IN THE CORRECT ORDER -

Inside the box there is a circus poster and dresses, coloured flags... They look for a book for the English class. Lucy and Tom go to the library. They dance with the music and a key falls from the book. A volunteer helps them to open the box with the key. When they open the book, we hear some music.

________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________

________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________

CIRCUS

________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________

ENGLISH

________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________

GRAMMAR

________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________

________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________

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POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 2 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES Fill in the blanks:

CLOWN - MUSIC – UMBRELLA – SCHOOL BACKPACKS – SANDWICH – BOX DANCE BOOKS - LIONS – PENS – KEY – MAGICIAN Lucy and Tom go to the library. They carry

and

books. Lucy organizes books, pens and that is needed to study and Tom reads Spiderman. Tom takes a

to eat it but Lucy tells him that he

can’t eat at the library. Then Tom and Lucy look for a book for the English class. They choose a magic book: when they open it, we hear

. They

with that music and a

falls

from the book. They find a very big box at the library. A volunteer helps them open the box with the key. Inside the box there is a circus poster where you see there dresses,

,

,a

, magic tricks, an

and ...

Then Lucy dresses up like a ringmaster and they start playing.

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POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 3 TRACK 9

TRUE OR FALSE Read each sentence and write T if it’s true and F if it’s false. KEY - Lucy and Tom go to the bookstore. - Lucy reads a comic book.

- They look for a book for the English class. - A key falls from the book. - The key opens the door.

- Inside the box there is a circus poster. - Tom dresses as a circus ringmaster.

- Tom puts on a jacket and a hat to become the magician Houdini.

- Tom is a professional magician.

- Magician Houdini does the trick of hypnosis.

- Lucy uses a cane to play Zoe, the tightrope walker. - Tom dresses up as a lion. - Elephants can fly.

_ Tom and Lucy enjoy their magic circus game very much.

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POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 4

WRITE THE CORRECT SENTENCES Now read the false sentences from the previous exercise and write the correct ones.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Fo Fo For or r St Stud S Stu tu t ude ud u den d ents en nts n

fortune teller - bearded lady - strong man - fire eater - trapeze artist - juggler The clown magician - Circus Ringmaster - Tigh trope Walker - Elephant Tamer

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POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 5

THE CIRCUS CHARACTERS

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EXTRA ACTIVITY FOR THE SHOW

CUT HERE

Colour and cut out.

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VOCABULARY Whale Elephant Lion Horse Cow Cocodrile Tiger Dog Snake Monkey Sheep Bear Trunk Tusks Pride Tongue Chew Mood Hungry Homework Bored

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Witches Kings Elephant Tamer Scold Scatterbrained Negligent Clown Tight rope Walker Fire Eater Juggler Bearded lady Fortune teller Popcorn Candy floss Peanuts Ringmaster Strongman Magician Trick Wait!

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