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Level 4 Suitable for: young learners who have completed up to 200 hours of study in English Type of English: American Headwords: 800 Key words: 15 (see pages 2 and 5 of this Factsheet) Key grammar: past simple of common irregular verbs, could, going to, irregular adverbs of manner

Background information The Lion King is an animated adventure movie Summary of the story created by Walt Disney Productions. It was first Simba is a lion cub. His father, Mufasa, is king of released in 1994 and was the 32nd feature-length the Pride Lands. Mufasa’s brother, Scar, wants to animated movie from Disney. be the next king. He tricks Simba into going to a It was the first Disney animated film to be based dangerous place outside the Pride Lands. Simba on an original story idea, and not on an existing and his best friend, Nala, go to the dangerous work. Most of the movie was created using place. When some hyenas attack, Mufasa is there traditional hand-drawn animation. A few scenes to rescue them. contain some computer animation, such as the Scar then takes Simba into a deep valley. A wildebeest stampede. stampede of wildebeests is about to kill him when The movie won two Academy Awards®, one for Mufasa again rescues Simba. As they escape, Scar Best Original Score and one for Best Original Song, pushes Mufasa into the stampede and Mufasa Can You Feel the Love Tonight? The songs in the film dies. Simba doesn’t see this happen – he thinks were written by Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice. he caused his father’s death. Simba runs far away from the Pride Lands. Timon (a meerkat) and Pumbaa (a warthog) become his friends. Did you know … ? Years later, Nala is hunting in the jungle and finds The animators traveled to Kenya to study Simba. She persuades him to return to the Pride real animals before working on the film. Lands. Life there is terrible now that Scar is king. Many of the animal names in the films are At first, Simba refuses, but then he hears Mufasa’s Swahili. For example, Simba means ‘brave voice. He understands that he cannot run from the lion’, and Nala means ‘gift’ in Swahili. past anymore. The Lion King stage show opened on Simba returns home. He discovers that Scar killed Broadway, New York City, in 1997. It is Mufasa. Simba defeats Scar and becomes the true one of Broadway’s longest running shows. king of the Pride Lands. He thus completes the Circle of Life that Mufasa told him about as a young cub.

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The characters Key words Mufasa is a lion. He is king of the Pride Lands. (see page 5 of this Factsheet for the Key words in Simba is a young lion. He is Mufasa’s son. context) Scar is Mufasa’s brother. He wants to be king. bone (n) safe (adj) Nala is a young lioness. She is Simba’s best friend. dead (adj) secret (adj) Pumbaa is a warthog who lives in the jungle. desert (n) stampede (n) Timon is a meerkat. He is Pumbaa’s best friend. hyena (n) valley (n) king (n) voice (n) lioness (n) warthog (n) meerkat (n) wildebeest (n) return (v)

Topics and themes Betrayal Scar betrays his brother, Mufasa, and Africa The story is a good starting point for his nephew, Simba, in order to become king. Ask learning about Africa. Do the students know the students to explain how and why this happens where Africa is on a world map? What countries in the story. Can the students think of any other are in Africa? What products come from Africa? examples of betrayal in fiction or in history? (See also Activity 1 on page 3 of this Factsheet.) Responsibility Ask the students why Simba runs African animals Ask the students to say which away from his responsibilities as the Lion King? animals are in the story. Have any students seen Why does he return to the Pride Lands in the end? the film? What other animals are in the film? What What responsibilities would the Lion King have? habitats do the animals live in? (See also Activity 1 What responsibilities do the students have? on page 3 of this Factsheet.) The great Circle of Life Mufasa talks about this Language The story could be used as inspiration in the story. Explain to the students that he is for writing poems, chants, or song lyrics. You could talking about how every part of the natural world obtain the movie soundtrack and play some of the depends on the other and should be respected. He songs. The students could then write their own is also referring to natural cycles, such as birth song, poem, or chant based on the story. and death, and how everyone and everything is connected. (See also Activity 4, on page 4 of this Friendship Simba has several true friends – Nala, Factsheet.) Pumbaa, and Timon. How do these characters show their friendship to Simba? What are the Stars Mufasa shows Simba the lion kings of the qualities of a true friend? past in the stars. Do the students know anything about the stars and constellations? Perhaps Royalty Mufasa is the Lion King. His successor is download a star chart from the internet and show his son, Simba. Do the students understand this them the formation of one or two constellations. succession? Do they know anything else about royal families in the modern world or from history? Art The story could be used to inspire a variety of art projects, such as animal masks, collages, wax- resist paintings, scratchboard art, etc. (See also Activity 3, on pages 3–4 of this Factsheet.)

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Class Activities (After Reading) – Draw a large rectangle on both sides of the box about 3–4 centimeters in from the edge Here are some activities to do with your class of the box. after reading The Lion King. – Cut out the rectangles, then tape a sheet of thin white paper inside one of the rectangular 1. Kenya project holes (this will be the screen for the puppets). Materials: atlas, globe, or map of the world; pictures of Kenya downloaded from the internet; – Using the card you cut away, or thicker card, large sheets of colored paper; sheets of white draw the outlines of two or three of the paper; colored pens or pencils; glue; scissors characters from the story. (You could copy them from the book.) n
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Key words bone ...... He told Simba about a place outside the Pride Lands. There were elephant bones there. (p. 4) dead ...... Then he saw Mufasa’s body and understood – his father was dead. (p. 11) desert ...... Simba left the land of the lions and started to run across the desert. (p. 12) hyena ...... “This is our place,” one hyena said. “We eat little lions who come here.” (p. 6) king ...... Mufasa was king of the Pride Lands. (p. 3) lioness ...... Suddenly, a lioness jumped out at Pumbaa. (p. 14) meerkat ...... “Lions eat meerkats!” said Timon the meerkat. (p. 13) return ...... “Run,” said Scar. “Run away and never return.” (p. 11) safe ...... He tried to run, but there was no safe place in the valley. (p. 9) secret ...... “But it’s a secret. Please don’t go there,” said Scar. (p. 4) stampede ...... There were hundreds of wildebeests running through the valley. It was a stampede! (p. 8–9) valley ...... One day Scar took Simba into a deep valley. (p. 8) voice ...... But then a voice said, “Simba.” (p. 17) warthog ...... “He isn’t dead!” cried Pumbaa the warthog. (p. 13) wildebeest ..... The King of the lions pushed his way through the wildebeests. (p. 9)

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While-Reading activities Activity 1 (pages 3–5) Circle the right words. 1 One day Simba is going to be king / father of the Pride Lands. 2 Scar told Simba about a secret / safe place. 3 Simba wanted / did not want to go there. 4 Nala and Simba went to the water / dangerous place. Activity 2 (pages 6–9) Order the sentences. a Mufasa told Simba about the great lion kings of the past. b Hundreds of wildebeests ran through the valley. c Scar left Simba in a deep valley. d Simba and Nala ran away from the hyenas. e Mufasa put Simba on a rock above the stampede. f Mufasa arrived and the hyenas ran away. Activity 3 (pages 10–14) Complete the words in the sentences. a Scar pushed Mufasa into the s of wildebeests. b Simba saw Mufasa’s b . His father was dead. c Scar said to Simba, “Run away and never r .” d Simba ran for hours across the d . e Simba met Timon the m and Pumbaa the w . f In a new part of the jungle, a l jumped out at Pumbaa.

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Activity 4 (pages 15–18) Copy the correct sentences next to the pictures. a Simba walked away angrily. b The clouds moved into a new shape. It was Mufasa! c “What’s happening here?” asked Timon. “Do you know her?”

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Activity 5 (pages 19–22) Write T (True) or F (False). 1 Simba ran home to the Pride Lands. 2 Simba killed Mufasa. 3 Simba pushed Scar off the rock. 4 Simba was the new Lion King. 5 Simba was a weak king. 6 Simba was now part of the Circle of Life.

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After-Reading activities Activity 1 Order the letters and write the animal words from the story. 1 yeahn h _ _ _ _ 2 olin l _ _ _ 3 kreamet m ______4 sliedweebt w ______5 growtha w ______6 pleathen e ______Activity 2 Write the names under the sentences.

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1 Nala tried to eat him!

2 He pushed Mufasa into the stampede.

3 He saved Simba and Nala from the hyenas.

4 She went with Simba to the secret place.

5 He lived with Pumbaa and Simba in the jungle.

6 He ran away after his father died.

Activity 3 Match. 1 Simba tried to run from a after running through the desert. the stampede 2 He saw his father’s body b after he heard his father’s voice. 3 He was hungry and thirsty c because his friends were behind him. 4 He lived with Timon and d after the stampede. Pumbaa 5 He wanted to go home e but there was no safe place. 6 He was surprised f and was part of the great circle of life. 7 He became the new king g and became a big lion.

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Activity 4 What do you think? Answer the questions. Then draw a picture of your favorite character. 1 Who is the funniest character in the story?

2 Who is the nicest character in the story?

3 Who is the most dangerous character in the story?

4 Who is your favorite character in the story?

My favorite character in the story

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Answer Key After-Reading activities In the back of the Reader Activity 1 1 hyena 2 lion 3 meerkat 4 wildebeest Before You Read 5 warthog 6 elephant 1 a meerkat b lioness c lion d warthog e elephant f wildebeest g hyena Activity 2 2 1 a 2 c 3 b 1 Pumbaa 2 Scar 3 Mufasa 4 Nala 5 Timon 6 Simba After You Read Activity 3 1 Timon / meerkat / friend Pumbaa / warthog / friend 1 e 2 d 3 a 4 g 5 b 6 c 7 f Scar / lion / uncle Activity 4 2 a F b F c F d T e F f T Students’ own answers. In this Factsheet While-Reading activities Activity 1 1 king 2 secret 3 wanted 4 dangerous place Activity 2 d, f, a, c, b, e Activity 3 a stampede b body c return d desert e meerkat, warthog f lioness Activity 4 1 c 2 a 3 b Activity 5 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F 6 T

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