FACTSHEET PENGUIN KIDS FACTSHEETPENGUIN KIDS

Level 5 Suitable for: young learners who have completed around 250 hours of study in English Type of English: American Headwords: 1000 Key words: 20 (see pages 2 and 5 of this Factsheet) Key grammar: will with future meaning, zero conditional, infinitive of purpose, shall for suggestions, common phrasal verbs

Remy, is the real chef, almost all of the chefs leave. Remy’s rat family and friends then come to the Summary of the story rescue and together they prepare a fantastic stew, Remy is very different from all the other rats – a ratatouille, for Ego. instead of eating just anything, he is a talented At the end of the meal, Anton Ego is surprised chef who loves fine food. When he becomes to learn the chef’s true identity, but gives the separated from the rest of his family, he finds restaurant a fantastic review, praising Remy as the himself in Paris at the famous restaurant, finest chef in Paris. Gusteau’s. He watches the garbage boy, Linguini, spoil some soup, and can’t resist rescuing the soup Background information by adding some spices. The soup is delicious and Ratatouille is a Pixar Animation Studios production the customers love it! distributed throughout the world by Disney. It Chef Skinner, the head chef, sees Remy and orders was released in 2007 and was Pixar’s eighth movie Linguini to get rid of the rat. Linguini intends to production. The movie was directed by Brad Bird throw Remy into the river, but he discovers that who also directed The Incredibles (2004). Remy can understand him and that the rat is a To prepare for the movie, the filmmakers spent talented cook. Linguini has an idea. Remy will hide time in some of the finest restaurants in Paris. under Linguini’s hat and direct him as he cooks. They also attended cookery classes and carefully After lots of practice, this plan is a great success. studied the behavior of rats. Remy’s family and friends soon discover his Ratatouille was nominated for five Academy whereabouts and put pressure on Remy to give Awards® and won the Oscar® for Best Animated them food. They think that it is too dangerous for Picture. Remy to work with humans, but Remy wants to use his talents in the restaurant. Did you know … ? Things get better when Remy discovers some Ratatouille is a traditional French letters in Skinner’s office. They reveal that Linguini vegetable stew. It is made from onions, is the son of Gusteau’s friend, Renata, and that this garlic, eggplant, bell peppers, zucchini “garbage boy” is the real owner of the restaurant. and tomatoes. Anton Ego, the top restaurant critic in Paris, then decides to visit the restaurant. When Linguini is forced to confess to his kitchen staff that a rat,

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The characters Key words Remy is a rat who loves food. He can cook really (see page 5 of this Factsheet for the Key words in well. context) Linguini works in the kitchen at Gusteau’s restaurant, but he doesn’t know how to cook. control (v) ratatouille (n) cookery (n) recipe (n) Chef Skinner is the head chef at Gusteau’s. He is critic (n) review (n) also the owner of the restaurant – or is he? customer (n) roof (n) Colette is the only woman chef at Gusteau’s. garbage (n) sewer (n) Django is Remy’s father. He thinks it is dangerous human (n) sign (n) for a rat to work with humans. ingredient (n) spice (n) Emile is Remy’s little brother. jar (n) stew (n) Anton Ego is the most famous restaurant critic in pot (n) talent (n) Paris. If he writes a bad review of a restaurant, it rat (n) waiter (n) closes!

Topics and themes Helping others Remy helps Linguini in the story Food and cooking Ask the students what food and they become good friends. Ask the students they like to eat at home or at a restaurant. Has why it is important to help others. Can they give anyone eaten ratatouille? Do any of the students any examples of how they have helped others at enjoy cooking or helping their parents to cook? home, school, or in their neighborhood? (See also Do they enjoy cooking shows on TV? Do they like Activity 4 on page 4 of this Facsheet.) going to restaurants? What do they like / not like about it? (See also Activities 1, 2, 3 and 6 on Overcoming prejudice At the beginning of the pages 3–4 of this Factsheet.) story, humans hate rats. Linguini, however, accepts Remy even though he is a rat. At the end of the Geography The story is set in Paris, the capital story, rats and humans work together to “save the city of France. Ask the students if they have been day.” Discuss this topic with the students. Why to Paris or if they can tell you anything about the is it important to value people for what they do, city. Ask them to find the city on a map. Can they rather than who or what they are, or where they name any other capital cities? come from?

Jobs Several jobs are mentioned in the story: Trying new things Remy often remembers chef, waiter, garbage boy, critic. Ask the students Gusteau’s words: A good chef must not be afraid what they know about these jobs. Which of these to try new things. Do the students agree with this jobs would the students like to do? Why? Which statement? Have the students ever tried something of these jobs would they not like to do? Why not? new even though they were nervous about it at (See also Activity 6 on page 4 of this Factsheet.) first?

Talents In the story, Remy follows his natural Animals in stories Remy has one of the most talent and passion for cooking. Ask the students unexpected and surprising jobs for a rat. Ask what their talents are and what they are students to think of other examples of stories in passionate about. The students could demonstrate which animals have unexpected or surprising roles. their talents for the other students.

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Key words control ...... After a lot of practice, Remy could control Linguini’s hands. (p. 13) cookery ...... He was the chef who wrote the cookery book! (p. 6) critic ...... “She’s a restaurant critic!” (p. 10) customer ...... One of the chefs said, “A waiter already took some of that soup to a customer.” (p. 9) garbage ...... They were happy to eat old food, garbage … anything. (p. 3) human ...... Humans hated rats – it was time to leave! (p. 4) ingredient ...... Then he started to put water and new ingredients in the pot. (p. 7) jar ...... Remy tried to run, but Linguini dropped a jar over him. (p. 11) pot ...... He was near a pot of soup when his arm hit it. (p. 7) rat ...... Remy was very different from all the other rats. (p. 3) ratatouille ...... “You’re making ratatouille for Anton Ego?” (p. 29) recipe ...... “Always follow the recipe carefully.” (p. 16) review ...... The next day Ego wrote his review of the restaurant. (p. 30) roof ...... He climbed higher and higher, up to the roof. (p. 6) sewer ...... The water carried the boats into the sewer. (p. 4) sign ...... There was a big sign on the building opposite him. (p. 6) spice ...... That soup did not have enough salt! Or pepper … or spices. (p. 8) stew ...... “But that’s just vegetable stew!” (p. 29) talent ...... “You have talent,” his brother Emile told him. (p. 3) waiter ...... “One customer wants a different meal,” said the waiter. (p. 15)

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While-Reading activities Activity 1 (pages 3–6) Circle the right words.

1 Remy loved to eat garbage / read cookery books. 2 Django was Remy’s brother / father. 3 The rats all ran to the boats / kitchen when the woman discovered them. 4 Remy lost the other rats / his cookery book in the sewer. 5 There was a recipe / picture on the front of the cookery book. 6 Gusteau’s restaurant was in France / America.

Activity 2 (pages 7–10) Order the sentences. a The customer loved Linguini’s soup. b Chef Skinner tasted the soup. c Linguini put water and new ingredients into the soup. d Remy started cooking. e Remy looked into the kitchen from outside. f Remy smelled the soup. g Chef Skinner was angry with Linguini.

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Activity 3 (pages 11–14) Copy the sentences under the correct pictures. a Linguini could not throw the little rat into the river. b Chef Skinner did not really want Linguini in his kitchen. c Linguini dropped a jar over the rat and put the top on quickly. d Linguini and Remy had to practice for hours and hours.

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Activity 4 (pages 15–18) Write T (True) or F (False).

1 The customers did not like the soup. 2 Linguini and Colette chose one of Gusteau’s recipes. 3 Remy changed the recipe. 4 The customer did not like the new recipe. 5 Remy saw his father in the garbage. 6 Remy did not want to stay with his family.

Activity 5 (pages 19–22) Check the right answer.

1 Was Remy happy to get food for Emile? a Yes, he thought it was a good idea. b No, but he agreed to do it one time. c No, and he did not agree to do it.

2 What did Remy learn about Linguini from the letter? a Linguini was the son of Gusteau’s old friend, Renata. b Linguini was Skinner’s son. c Linguini was Gusteau’s good friend.

3 Whose restaurant was Gusteau’s? a Renata’s b Skinner’s c Linguini’s

4 What happened next? a Remy ran away with the two letters. b Skinner caught Remy. c Skinner showed the letters to Linguini.

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5 What happened to Linguini? a He became a star of the restaurant world. b He changed the name of the restaurant. c He wrote a story about the restaurant.

6 What was Anton Ego’s job? a He was a chef. b He was a waiter. c He was a critic.

Activity 6 (pages 23–26) Match the two parts of the sentences. 1 Linguini did not want people a when he saw all the rats. 2 Remy was very angry b he said sorry. 3 Remy took all the rats c to know their secret. 4 When Linguini saw Remy, d without Remy’s help. 5 Linguini was angry e to the room with the food. 6 Linguini had to cook a meal f when he left the restaurant.

Activity 7 (pages 27–30) Write the correct name in each space.

Remy Colette Django Linguini Anton Ego

1 was very nervous when Anton Ego arrived. 2 came back to help his friend, Linguini. 3 and all the other rats came to help, too. 4 did not want them to make ratatouille. 5 wrote a wonderful review or the restaurant.

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After-Reading activities Activity 1 Match the descriptions to the names. Draw lines.

1 Every chef in Paris is afraid of him. a Chef Skinner 2 He tells Remy, “You can’t change humans!” b Linguini 3 He is a very talented chef. c Remy 4 Gusteau’s restaurant is not really his. d Anton Ego 5 Gusteau’s restaurant is really his. e Django

Activity 2 Write the answers in the boxes. What word appears?

1 Anton Ego was the most famous restaurant … in Paris. 2 Colette was the only woman … at Gusteau’s restaurant. 3 “A waiter already took some of that soup to a … .” 4 A person who takes food to the people in a restaurant. 5 Remy added salt, pepper and … to the soup. 6 Ratatouille is a vegetable … .

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Activity 3 Cut out the sentences. Put them in the correct order. 

a Remy found two important letters in Skinner’s office.

b Skinner ordered Linguini to take the rat far away.

c Anton Ego wrote a wonderful review of Remy’s food.

d Remy lost his family in the sewer.

e Linguini told the other chefs in the kitchen about Remy.

f Remy and Linguini practiced cooking in Linguini’s apartment.

g Remy changed the soup – now it was delicious.

Activity 4 Use the words in the box to complete Anton Ego’s review. ate best chef cook delicious understand

Years ago Gusteau said, ‘Anyone can 1 .’ Now I 2 these words. Not all people can cook well, but a great 3 can come from anywhere. Yesterday, I 4 the most 5 meal in my life. The chef was the strangest … and also the 6 in Paris.

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Answer Key After-Reading activities In the back of the Reader Activity 1 1 d 2 e 3 c 4 a 5 b Before You Read 1 a jar b pot c chef d cookery book e spice Activity 2

f waiter g recipe h customer 1 critic

2 Ratatouille is a vegetable stew made from 2 chef onions, garlic, eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers, 3 c u s t ome r and tomatoes. 4 wa i t e r

After You Read 5 sp i ces b c a c 1 1 2 3 4 6 s t ew 2 1 a 2 d 3 c 4 b 3 The answer is: 3 Activity 3 In this Factsheet The correct order is: d, g, b, f, a, e, c While-Reading activities Activity 4 1 cook 2 understand 3 chef 4 ate 5 delicious Activity 1 6 best 1 read cookery books 2 father 3 boats 4 the other rats 5 picture 6 France Activity 2 The correct order is: e, c, f, d, g, a, b Activity 3 1 c 2 a 3 d 4 b Activity 4 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 F 6 T Activity 5 1 b 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 a 6 c Activity 6 1 c 2 f 3 e 4 b 5 a 6 d Activity 7 1 Linguini 2 Remy 3 Django 4 Colette 5 Anton Ego

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