A monkey's tale student workbook

LOOK OUT!Theatre Company Play written and directed by Serena Worsdell, teacher and student

resources by Chloe Pettifar, illustrations by Maria Casas i Mira.

Student workbook

A MONKEY’S TALE

LOOK OUT!Theatre Company

1. THE STORY OF A MONKEY’S TALE

In the meantime Miss Carole realizes that having fun is good and she decides to change all her rules. Now everyone at the zoo can sing, dance, play games and go on holiday again.

Susan the vet finds Cappuccino at the bus stop. Cappuccino tells Susan about the new rules at the zoo - including no more holidays. Cappuccino tells Susan that he wants to go to Borneo and Susan agrees to buy him a plane ticket. But then Susan finds out that Cappuccino has stolen the money from Mr Jones and she says that he must go back to the zoo. Cappuccino begs Susan to buy him the plane ticket and Susan says that she will see what she can do.

Cappuccino walks around the streets all day. He tries to talk to people but everyone is too busy to stop and talk to him. He finds a bus stop and thinks the bus goes to Borneo.

Pingu, the penguin talks to Cappuccino. He says that Cappuccino should escape from the zoo and go to Borneo. Cappuccino decides to escape, he steals Mr Jones' keys and opens the cage. Just before he leaves the zoo, Cappuccino steals money from Mr Jones.

Then Miss Carole arrives at the zoo - she is the new zoo director. She has new rules for the zoo thatstop all the fun activities. Everyone feels sad, especially Cappuccino who wants to go on holiday and see his family.

There are activities every day: at 9 o'clock there’s Breakfast with Cappuccino, at 10 o'clock its the Recycling Game and at 11 o'clock, there is the Orangutan Quiz. There is a singing competition at 12 o'clock.

Susan telephones Mr Jones at the zoo and Mr Jones rushes to see Cappuccino with the news. At the bus stop, Susan and Mr Jones talk to Cappuccino about what he should do. Should he go back to the zoo or go on holiday?

There’s always lots of fun at the zoo, the animals and the people who take care of the animals, sing, dance and play games. And the animals are allowed to go on holiday to visit their families.


Mr Jones – the zoo keeper

Mr Jones is the zoo keeper who looks after Cappuccino in the zoo. He gives all the

animals their food. He feeds the penguins, the lions and the giraffes. Mr Jones is

forgetful, he never remembers what colour key unlocks which animal cage. He also

forgets what food each animal eats. Would you like to work in a zoo?

Cappuccino

Cappuccino is an orangutan who lives in the zoo. He is planning to go on holiday to visit his

family. He has a big family that lives far away in Borneo. Cappuccino can speak English and

has an important job teaching visitors about animals in the wild. He does a game to practise

recycling and a quiz about orangutans – do you have a question for Cappuccino?

Miss Carole – the zoo director

Miss Carole is the new zoo director at the zoo. She doesn't like singing, dancing and having

fun. She has some new rules for the zoo. One of the rules is to stop animals going on

holiday to visit their families. Miss Carole is bossy and she likes to order Mr Jones around.

2. THE STORY’S CHARACTERS

Susan – the vet

Susan is the vet at the zoo, she checks that all the animals are healthy at the zoo and looks after

the animals when they are sick. She is intelligent and kind and wants to help Cappuccino. Do

you have a pet that you take to the vet?


Where they live

Orangutans are only found in the rain forests on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Orangutans are very endangered because the forests where they live, are being cut down. People are cutting down the forests to sell the wood and to grow other plants. Look at the BEFORE and AFTER photos of the forest.

3. READ ABOUT ORANGUTANS IN THE WILD

What they look likeOrangutans have reddish-brown hair. They have long arms and strong hands. They are intelligent. When it’s raining they use leaves as an umbrella! Orangutan means “person of the forest”

ORANGUTANS LIVE HERE

How they live

Orangutans walk, swing and climb through the trees. At night they build nests to sleep in. They eat fruit, grass and leaves.They also like honey, insects and eggs.

A young orangutan stays with its mother until it’s 8 years old. Mothers have lots of things to teach their young! Orangutans live until they are 35 to 40 years old.

AFTER

BEFORE


4. ORANGUTAN QUIZ

1. Orangutans are very endangered. true/ false

2. Orangutans live in Africa. true/ false

3. Orangutans are mammals. true/ false

4. Orangutans are intelligent. true/ false

5. Orangutan means “monster of the forest”. true/ false

6. Orangutans eat fruit and leaves. true/ false

7. Orangutans live until they are 20 years old true/ false

8. Orangutans sleep in nests at night. true/ false


Peter Susan

Isabel PaulJane Jonathan

ElliotSamuel Abigail

Sofie

I’m the zoo keeper.

granddad grandmother mother mother father father

aunt uncle brother sister cousin cousin

5. MR JONES’ FAMILY

1. Susan is Jonathan’s ___________.

2. Paul is Elliot’s _______________.

3. Sofie is Abigail’s ____________.

4. Peter is Jonathan’s ___________.

5. Elliot is Sofie’s ______________.

6. Susan is Ben’s ______________.

7. Peter is Elliot’s ______________ .

8. Paul is Ben’s ________________.

9. Isabel is Jonathan’s__________.

10. Jane is Samuel’s ____________ .

11. Ben is Elliot’s _______________.

12. Isabel is Abigail’s ___________.

Ben


6. WHERE ARE WE GOING ON HOLIDAY?

FOREST

FARM

CITY

SEASIDE

ZOO

MOUNTAINS

THEME PARK

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7. WHAT TIME IS IT AT THE ZOO?

o’clock o’clock o’clock o’clock

one o’clock nine o’clock four o’clock ten o’clock

What is the time shown on the clocks?

Draw the hands to show the time on the clocks.


8. SIGNS FOR MISS CAROLE’S NEW RULES

RULE 1: NO SINGING RULE 2: NO DANCING

RULE 3: NO PLAYING GAMES RULE 4: NO HOLIDAYS


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ACROSS DOWN

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9. ANIMAL CROSSWORD

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ORGANIC PLASTIC

AND TINS

GLASSPAPER

10. RECYCLE YOUR RUBBISH

Recycling helps our planet!

Colour the bins in the right colour!

CORN

FLAKES


11. HOW GREEN ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?

1. Do you switch off the TV or computer when you finish using it

a) Yes.

b) No.c) Sometimes.

2. Do you switch off the tap when you are

brushing your teeth?a) Yes.b) No.c) Sometimes.

3. When you leave a room, do you switch off the light?

a) Yes.b) No.c) Sometimes.

4. How much does your family recycle?a) We don’t recycle.b) We recycle our bottles.c) We recycle our bottles, paper and plastics.

5. What do you put your mid-morning snack in?

a) Tin foil.

b) A lunch boxc) Paper.

6. How did you travel to your last holiday?

a) By train or boat.b) By car.c) By plane.

7. How do you get to school?

a) Walk or by bicycle.b) School bus.c) Car.

8. How often do you wash your jeans?

a) I always put them in the wash after one day.b) My jeans are always dirty after one day.c) I usually wear them for more than one day.

Education

A monkey's tale student workbook