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Nursery Rhymes NURSERY RHYMES 1 In pairs, read the definition of internal and external rhyme. Discuss the meaning with your teacher and analyze some examples. What are the characteristics of nursery rhymes? Most nursery rhymes make use of rhyme. Internal rhyme is rhyme that takes place inside a line or a sentence. External rhyme is rhyme that takes place at the end of lines or sentences. 2 Read again the nursery rhymes on page 118 and complete the table. Put a check mark (✔) or an X (✘) according to the type of rhyme you identify. Then correct as a class. ‘Humpty Dumpty…’ ‘Jack and Jill…’ ‘Baa, baa, black sheep…’ Internal rhyme External rhyme 3 In pairs, read the definition and check that you understand the meaning. What is a parody? A parody is an imitation of a particular writer, genre or text that produces a comic effect. 4 Read the nursery rhyme parodies and put the last line of each parody in order. Then make a drawing to illustrate the meaning of each last line. Share your work with the class and vote for the best drawing. Nursery rhyme parodies Your drawing 1 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men for / scrambled / again / had / eggs / breakfast / . 2 Mary had a little lamb Her father shot it dead. Now it goes to school with her, two / bread / of / between / loaves / . 3 Jack and Jill went up the hill And planned to do some kissing. Jack made a pass When they sat on the grass missing / two / his / are / now / teeth / front / . Creative Corner Worksheets - PHOTOCOPIABLE © Macmillan Education S.A. NURSERY RHYMES 5 Read the nursery rhymes. Then rewrite them to create your own versions using parody. Use the words in parentheses or your own ideas. Original nursery rhymes Your version One, two, the sky is blue, One, two, , (shoe, do, flue, glue, too, true, you, zoo) Three, four, open the door, Five, six, pick up sticks, Three, four, , Seven, eight, this is Kate, (chore, floor, more, shore, snore, war) Nine, ten, a big fat hen. Five, six, , (bricks, fix, mix, tricks) Seven, eight, , (ate, gate, date, hate, skate, wait, weight) Nine, ten, . (again, Big Ben, pen, men) Solomon Grundy, , (your name) Born on a Monday, on a Monday, 1 Christened on Tuesday, on Tuesday, Married on Wednesday, on Wednesday, Took ill on Thursday, Grew worse on Friday, on Thursday, Died on Saturday, on Friday, Buried on Sunday, on Saturday, That was the end, on Sunday, Of Solomon Grundy. That was , Of . (your name) 1 Christened: baptized Creative Corner Worksheets - PHOTOCOPIABLE © Macmillan Education S.A. MOBY-DICK 1 In groups of three or four students, discuss and answer. Then check as a class. 1 Why were the officers like the captains of the ship for several months? 2 Why do you think Captain Ahab seemed tired? 3 Why did the officers feel uneasy once the captain came on board? 4 Why did Captain Ahab smile? 2 Turn the adjectives from the box into adverbs of manner and use some of them to complete the sentences. especial uneasy nervous silent tired 1 I looked for a strange face. I just hoped there was no curse on Ahab. 2 Captain Ahab stood on deck and . 3 Under Ahab’s supervision, the officers moved on deck. 4 He came on deck more often, at night. Creative Corner Worksheets - PHOTOCOPIABLE © Macmillan Education S.A. MOBY-DICK 3 Imagine you are Captain Ahab. Think of five things you plan to do and write them in your travel log. My plans 3 . 1 I am going to . 4 . 2 . 5 . 4 In pairs, imagine you are Captain Ahab. Complete the ‘Wanted poster’ you nailed to one of the ship’s masts. Then cut it and stick it on the classroom walls. Creative Corner Worksheets - PHOTOCOPIABLE © Macmillan Education S.A. MOBY-DICK 5 In pairs, imagine how the narrator and Starbuck reacted to the news given by Captain Ahab. Draw each character and complete their thought bubbles. Share your work with the class and vote for the best one. 6 In pairs, search for stories of killer animals on the Internet and choose the most dangerous animal. You can check these websites: www.cracked.com/article_20546_5-true-stories-killer-animals-too-unrealistic-movie.html or www.cracked.com/article_18483_the-5-creepiest-serial-killers-who-were-animals.html. 7 In pairs, complete the chart with information about the story you chose. Write the headline, the lead sentence and answer the Wh- questions. Remember that the headline is the title of the article and the lead sentence is a sentence that captures the attention of the reader and sums up the story. Headline: Lead sentence: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Note: All the web links included in these worksheets were retrieved on November 1st, 2016. Creative Corner Worksheets - PHOTOCOPIABLE © Macmillan Education S.A. MOBY-DICK 8 In pairs, write the full article including the information in the chart in Activity 7. Stick your article on the classroom walls. WORST KILLER ANIMAL EVER Creative Corner Worksheets - PHOTOCOPIABLE © Macmillan Education S.A. BALLADS 1 In pairs, read ‘Lord Randall’ and ‘Molly Malone’ on pages 124 and 125 again and then complete the table. Check (✔) the characteristics that apply to each ballad. ‘Lord Randall’ ‘Molly Malone’ Abrupt beginning Simple and short descriptions Characters speak Refrain (words that are repeated) Supernatural elements Abrupt end Tragic end 2 In groups of three or four students, think of any ballad that you know in your language and answer: Does it have characteristics similar to the ones present in ‘Lord Randall’ or ‘Molly Malone’? Which ones? 3 In pairs, imagine Lord Randall and his mother live in modern times and they chat on WhatsApp. Write a modern version of their conversation. Then share your work with the class. Randall online Good afternoon, Lord Randall my son. Creative Corner Worksheets - PHOTOCOPIABLE © Macmillan Education S.A. BALLADS 4 This is a part of a ballad about two sisters. In pairs, read and choose the best options. Look up the words you don’t know. Once you have finished, write an end for the ballad and compare endings as a class. Choose the most effective one. There were two sisters in a hall, O Binnorie, O Binnorie; There came a (1) night / knight to court them both; By the Bonnie mill-dams of Binnorie. He gave the eldest a glove and a (2) ring / bottle, O Binnorie, O Binnorie; But he loved the youngest above all things; By the Bonnie mill-dams of Binnorie. O sister sister let’s go and (3) give / take a walk, O Binnorie, O Binnorie; And see our father’s (4) ships / bikes how they float; By the Bonnie mill-dams of Binnorie. The youngest stood on a (5) bone / stone, O Binnorie, O Binnorie; The eldest pushed her sister down; By the Bonnie mill-dams of Binnorie. O sister sister (6) push / give me your glove, O Binnorie, O Binnorie; And sweet William will be your love; By the Bonnie mill-dams of Binnorie. Creative Corner Worksheets - PHOTOCOPIABLE © Macmillan Education S.A. BALLADS 5 In pairs, imagine you work for the Tourist Information Office in Dublin and complete the brochure about Molly Malone. Where can you fi nd Molly Malone's statue? Who is Molly Malone? Malone Molly Creative Corner Worksheets - PHOTOCOPIABLE © Macmillan Education S.A. PROJECTTÍTULO – Level 3 Step 1 1 In pairs, retell to each other the following fairy tales: • ‘Cinderella’ • ‘Sleeping Beauty’ • ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ • ‘The Beauty and the Beast’ • ‘Snow White’ 2 Still in pairs, do an online search to find the original version of each fairy tale and find at least one fact you didn’t know. Write it in the table. Fairy Tale What we didn’t know… ‘Cinderella’ ‘Sleeping Beauty’ ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ ‘The Beauty and the Beast’ ‘Snow White’ Step 2 1 Sit in groups of three or four students and read the following definition. What is a retelling? A retelling is a new, and often updated, version of a story. Every time a fairy tale gets retold it becomes a different version from the previous one. Lately, lots of fairy tales have been adapted into movies. These also can be considered new retellings of fairy tales. 2 In the same groups, watch the trailers of the following movie adaptations. • Cinderella’s retelling: Disney’s Cinderella (2015) www.youtube.com/watch?v=20DF6U1HcGQ, Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998): www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMMx37Co61Y and Another Cinderella story (2008): www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK_1oWCyEVA. • Sleeping Beauty’s retelling: Maleficent (2014) www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-XO4XiRop0 • Little Red Riding Hood’s retelling: Red Riding Hood (2010) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekKMYAOmTj0 • The Beauty and the Beast’s retelling: Beastly (2011) www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbC1Gp-ffi4 • Snow White’s retelling: Mirror, Mirror (2012) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILDeA7AqA84 and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-UMNSVX7_I Note: All the web links included in these worksheets were retrieved on November 1st, 2016. Creative Corner Worksheets - PHOTOCOPIABLE © Macmillan Education S.A. PROJECTTÍTULO – Level 3 3 Now choose one of the trailers in Activity 2 and think: What has changed from the original tale? Complete the table. In the adaptation, the fairy tale has... Example yes not been changed. no yes a strong female protagonist. no The focus has changed to… Example yes an unimportant character. no yes the antagonist. no The setting has become more… Example yes modern.
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