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Main characters and setting

WORKSHEET 1 FLASHCARDS Use the flashcards and the information in WORKSHEET 1 to introduce the setting and the main characters in the play. Robin Hood is the hero who takes money from the rich and gives it to the poor. The Sheriff of Nottingham is the greedy tax collector who wants to get richer and richer. Maid Marion is the lady whom both Robin Hood and The Sheriff are in love with. The Merry Men are Robin Hood´s friends. The most important ones are Friar Tuck (the chubby one) and Little John, who is not “little” at all. Tell them the story of Robin Hood is a legend. You can also teach useful vocabulary with the flashcards: Robin Hood: hero, clever…

The Sheriff of Nottingham: money, rich, evil, greedy… Maid Marion: brave, daring…

The Merry Men: loyal, brotherly… You can also use them to do an exercise on physical description and, with Cicle Superior, on comparative sentences.

ROBIN HOOD- SYNOPSIS & TEACHER’S NOTES

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SYNOPSIS The evil Sheriff of Nottingham is up to his usual tricks; taking money from the poor and generally being a baddy. The Sheriff gets richer and richer and the poor people get poorer and poorer, until one day Robin Hood and his Merry Men decide to stop him. The Sheriff wants to get rid of them and marry Maid Marion, so he organizes a competition to capture Robin Hood and get a kiss from Maid Marion. Will he get away with it?

TRACK 1 – The Sheriff of Nottingham Song

WORKSHEET 3 Listen to the Sheriff of Nottingham’s song and fill in the gaps. See the video section on our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bluemangotheatreBCN for the Karaoke version. Answers: (1)   twitch (2) cash (3) gold dust (4) coin (5) yen (6) pounds (7) rubies (8) tax (9) heartless (10) rupees (11) dinar (12) cheque

Vocabulary related to currencies around the world

WORKSHEET 4 Tell students to match the different currencies on the left with the country flags on the right. Write the names in the space provided. Answers: 1d: Pounds-Great Britain 6f: Pesos-Mexico 2g: Yen-Japan 7c:Dinar- Algeria 3a: Dollars –the USA 8e: Yuan-China 4i: Euros –Italy 9h: Franc-Switzerland 5b:Rupees-India

Reviewing characters and setting

WORKSHEET 2 Tell students to have a look at WORKSHEET 2 and write down everything they remember about the setting, the characters and how they are related to one another.

Medieval Games

WORKSHEET 6 Ask your students to have a look at WORKSHEET 6. Explain that in the Middle Ages entertainment varied according to status but included feasts, banquets, jousts, tournaments, fairs and sports. Students read the descriptions and write the names in the boxes: Answers: Jousting, archery matches, jesters/jugglers, fair

Prepositions of place

WORKSHEET 7 (Cicle MItjà) Ask your students to draw the arrows according to the key.

PAST SIMPLE

WORKSHEET 8 (Cicle Superior) Ask your students to complete the sentences with a suitable past simple verb. These sentences summarize the story of Robin Hood. In case they find the exercise too difficult, write the INFINITIVE of the verbs on the board. Answers: LIVED, WAS, LOVED, DIDN´T LIKE, WANTED, WON, TOOK, ESCAPED, MADE, FELL, RODE, DISAPPEARED, TOLD.


Present Continuous. What are the Merry Men doing?

WORKSHEET 5 (ONLY CICLE MITJÀ) Ask students to have a look at WORKSHEET 5 and write sentences about what the Merry Men are doing. Answers: 1-Little John is sleeping 2- Friar Tuck is eating 3-Robin Hood and Maid Marion are kissing 4- The Sheriff of Nottingham is counting money.

ROBIN HOOD- SYNOPSIS & TEACHER’S NOTES


ROBIN HOOD WORKSHEET 1

The Legend of Robin Hood is set in the 13th century in Nottingham, England. Robin Hood was famous for stealing money from the rich and giving it to the poor. He lived in the Sherwood Forest with his followers, the Merry Men. Some of them included Friar Tuck, a real member of the Church and Little John, a friend of Robin’s who was actually very tall and strong. The Sheriff of Nottingham was Robin Hood’s enemy. He was the tax collector in Nottingham and a greedy man. He was in love with Maid Marion, who came from a rich family. But she was in love with Robin Hood.

WORKSHEET 2



Rich, I am going to be rich Money, money, money, Makes me (1)_______! All I want is a little bit of(2) ________, A sprinkle of your(3) _____ _____ A (4) ______ from your stash … Give me, give me Give me all you money Money, money Don’t you think it’s funny? Funny, funny Funny where it goes… I’m rich! And everybody knows! I don’t mind if you pay me in (5)_______ Dollars, (6)_______ or euros, As long as I know when, Diamonds or (7)_______ Silver coins or cents Pay your (8)_____ just how you like At 21 percent!! Chorus

If you are poor, I will listen to your pleas I’m not so (9)________, Just pay me in (10)______ Swiss, Franc or Pesos (11)______, or a Franc. The only thing I won’t accept is A (12) ______from the bank. Give me, give me Give me all your money Money, money Don’t you think it’s funny Funny, funny Funny where it goes… I’m rich! And everybody knows! I’m rich! And don’t you know- it shows!

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The BLACK ARROW is in the bull’s eye. The RED ARROW is under the target. The BLUE ARROW is next to the target. The GREEN ARROW is above the target. The YELLOW ARROW is in front of the target

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Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verbs

Robin Hood STOLE money from the rich and GAVE it to the poor. Robin Hood and his Merry Men in the forest. The Sheriff of Nottingham a bad man. The Sheriff of Nottingham Marion, but she him. The Sheriff of Nottingham to have a competition to capture Robin Hood. Robin Hood the competition and the Sheriff him to the castle. Robin Hood with Marion. Maid Marion, disguised as an old woman, the Sheriff believe there was a pot of gold where the rainbow The Sheriff off on his horse and The people of England lived happily ever after and the story of Robin Hood to future generations.



Track 2- Listen and sing along

Robin Hood and his Merry Men Robin Hood and Maid Marion Robin Hood and his Merry Men Stealing from the rich Giving to the poor He’s the hero Who could ask for more?

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