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Musical Comedy

WORKPACK LEVEL A2/B1 Waystage to threshold (elementary to intermediate)

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Characters

Scheherazade

Ali

Princess Jamillah

The Evil Abanazar

The Genie of the Lamp

The Spirit of the Ring

Synopsis

Scheherazade has been telling stories for one thousand

nights. She needs one more to entertain her husband, the

sultan, so she comes out with the idea of telling the story of

a poor, noble-hearted boy called Ali

Ali meets a girl called Jamillah and falls for her (as she is

both beautiful and cool, as he mentions) but soon discovers

that she is a princess and her father would not let a poor

“street rat” like him marry her

So, when the evil sorcerer Abanazar asks for Ali’s help

offering fame and fortune in return, the poor boy takes the

bait.

With the help of two magical creatures (the little Spirit of

the Ring and the mighty-powerful-extraordinaire Genie of

the Lamp) our hero will have to conquer love and stay

away from Abanazar’s evil plan.

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Adjectives

ancient - powerful - heartbroken - mighty- humble -

dark - wise - strange – cruel – greedy – cool – kind –

royal – suitable – eccentric - noble-hearted

Nouns

sultan - sorcerer - genie – wish -spirit – wizard -

enquiries cave – lamp – bride – disguise - command

Verbs

retell – fall (for someone) - deserve – rub – dream –

search – refuse –escape – imprison – rule - steal - wish

Useful expressions

bigheaded – to be pushed aside

to set someone free –

to spare somebody’s life – street rat – to grant a wish–

dark forces – love at first sight

VOCABULARY

(It’s a good idea to teach or revise these words before going to the theatre)



Activities For teachers:

This workpack is divided into different levels, taking into account learners’ age and level of language acquired.

As you may notice, the same play may cater for an ample age range.

This is due to an important innovation meant to suit different students’ needs and interests.

This means that while different age groups may be viewing the same play the various pre and post language activities in the

workpack attend to a different level.

Teachers are thus able to provide students with details about the story

and the characters before they come to the theatre, and also with follow-up activities.

This play is suitable for students whose level of English equivalent to:

A2 and B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.


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Level 1 BEFORE GOING TO THE THEATRE

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ACTIVITY 1

Get familiar with these words before watching the play!!! Write the correct

spelling below the pictures.

The Magic Lamp PLAY:

Name

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Group .......................................................................................................................................................

My name is .

PLAY: Hercules



ACTIVITY 2: Although this play is based on the British Panto, you are probably more familiar with

the animated or live action movie. Based on the movies…What do you know about Aladdin?

(You may come back after the show and see how different the versions were)

1. What is the name of the Villain (hint: he is the evil sorcerer, who wants the

magic lamp so he can use Genie’s power to make everyone bow down to him)

Iago

Jafar

Abanazar

Maharaja

2. How many genies or magical spirits did Aladdin get to meet?

None

One

Two

Three

3. Who is Aladdin trying to win over?

Princess Jamillah

Princess Jasmine

Princess Jasmine and her father the sultan

Princess Jasmine and her sister, Princess Jamillah

4. How does the story end?

Name

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Group .......................................................................................................................................................

PLAY: The Magic Lamp

My name is ..................................................................................................................... ........ .............................................

My teacher is ................................................................... ....................................................................................................

My school is ................................................................... ......................................................................................................

PLAY: Hercules

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ACTIVITY 3:

Prediction. Use the following pictures as a storyboard and try to foretell the

story you are about to see (You may come back after the show and see how accurate your guess was)




Name

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Group

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Level 1 AFTER GOING

TO THE THEATRE

My name is ............................................................................................................................. .............................................

My teacher is ................................................................... ....................................................................................................

My school is ............................................................................................................................. ............................................

PLAY: Hercules

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Now use at least one of these adjectives to describe each of the following characters:

Abanazar / Abanazar is Evil and Dishonest

Jamillah

The Spirit of the Ring

Ali

ACTIVITY 4:

Write an opposite ADJECTIVE:

Brave

Poor

Humble

Smart

Honest

Evil



Name

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Group .......................................................................................................................................................




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My

PLAY: Hercules


ACTIVITY 5:

Look at these adjectives connected with personality. Which are the

ones that best describe the princess? Tick only the ones you choose.

Add one more…

Ambitious

Moody

Introverted

Kind

Scared

Fragile

Powerful

Courageous

Brave

Cool

Weak

Generous

Quiet

___________



Name

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Group .......................................................................................................................................................

My name is ............................................................................................................................. .............................................

My teacher is ................................................................... ....................................................................................................

My school is ............................................................................................................................. ............................................

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ACTIVITY 6:

Complete the sentences in the same way as in the example.

Example:

If Ali rubs the lamp, a genie appears

1. If Abanazar gets hold of the lamp,

2. If the Genie gets mad,

3. If Ali and Jamillah fall in love,

4. If the Spirit of the Ring helps Ali,

5. If Ali pretends to be a prince,



Name

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Group ............................................................................................................................. ..........................



My name is ............................................................................................................................. .........................

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My teacher is

COMPREHENSION EXERCISES



ACTIVITY 7: COMPREHENSION

Answer these questions based on the play.

Teachers: Here you can find many questions; you can select the suitable ones for your students

or modify them to drill another verb tense.

a) Who is Abanazar?

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b) Why does he want the lamp?

............................................................................................................ .........

c) What is his plan to get it?

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d) How would you describe the Spirit of the Ring ?

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e) Is Ali smart? How can you tell?

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f) Who is Jamillah?

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g) What happens to the Princess?

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h) How does the play end?

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Name

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Group .......................................................................................................................................................

My name is ..................................................................................................................... ........ .............................................

My teacher is ............................................................................................................................. ..........................................

My school is ............................................................................................................................. ............................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 9:

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ACTIVITY 8

Jumble words. Find 10different words related to the play

F R G E N I E T H L

O M A G I C L A M p

H M N L A M T E R n

S U L S U L T A N A

T R O A T R I N G H

P R I N C E S S S R

L A P I D A S T E R

R I C H E S M O L E

S B E D C A V E T R

C A R P E T E R S M

L A N P P A L A C E

S T S A L A M O N E

P E V I L O R T E R

K O L M A R D Y E N



Name

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Group

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My name is ..................................................................................................................... ........ .............................................

My teacher is ................................................................... ....................................................................................................

My school is ............................................................................................................................. ............................................

PLAY: Hercules

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My name is ............................................................................................................................. .........................

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My


MEAN MIGHTY BRAVE EASY-GOING NOBLE GENEROUS CRUEL HONEST

CARING AMBITIOUS STRONG WEAK COURAGEOUS POWERFUL IMMORTAL

HUMBLE WISE STRANGE EVIL BOLD UNKIND FRAGILE

Writing:

ACTIVITY 9:

Remember these two characters in the play and write short descriptions. You

can use some adjectives from the box:



Name

............................................................................................................................. ..........................

Group .......................................................................................................................................................


My name is ............................................................................................................................. .............................................

My teacher is .......................................................................................................................................................................

My school is ...................................................................................................................... ...................................................

PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 11:

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ACTIVITY 10:

Write and e-mail to a friend telling him/her about your visit to the

theatre, if you liked the play and invite him/her to go with you next year.

(35-45 words).

to:

from:

subject:

date:



Name

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Group .......................................................................................................................................................


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