Helbling Readers Movies Resource Sheet Student Activities

HELBLING READERS MOVIES RESOURCE SHEET STUDENT ACTIVITIES

2 In what ways was Christian a) an unusual lion? In what ways was he b) like other lions? Make two lists. a) …1.…H…e …wa…s…a…ff…ec…tio…na…te…a…n…d …ge…nt…le…. …………… b) …1.…H…e …ex…er…cis…ed……hi…s …cla…w…s. …………………………

than More llion 60 mi its on A LION h CALLED 3 Ace and John were only scared of Christian once. What CHRISTIAN –EXTRA happened? How did Ace and John behave and why? ANTHONY BOURKE & JOHN RENDALL 4 Have you ever been scared by the way an animal behaved? What happened? Talk to a partner.

Chapters 4 –5 ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK 1 Answer the questions. Prologue and Chapter 1 a) How did magazines and newspapers want Christian to appear 1 Describe in your own words what happens in the to their readers? Why? What did Ace and John do to try to YouTube video of Ace and John’s reunion with Christian change this? in 1971. …Th…ey…w…a…nt…ed…h…im……to…a…pp…ea…r …wi…ld…a…nd …………… Two young men with long hair are standing …………………………………………………………… …fr…igh…te…ni…ng…b…ec…au…se……...……………………………… on a big rock .. . …………………………………………………………… b) Why did Ace and John let Christian appear in some advertisements? 2 In the Introduction to their 2009 book, Ace and John ask themselves why the YouTube video has been so popular. List c) Describe one good experience and one ‘problem’ experience. the possible reasons they mention. d) What was Christian’s relationship like with Margot, the puma? …1. …A…w…ild……an…im…al…i…s …sh…ow…in…g …it…s …fe…el…ing…s.……… Why? e) What were Ace and John’s worries about Christian as he grew 3 Why do you think the YouTube video has been so bigger and bigger? popular? What do you like about it? Talk to a partner. 2 Write Ace and John’s reply to the letter from an angry 4 The manager of Harrods zoo department wanted to be woman in the USA (see page 7). sure Ace and John would be good lion owners. What questions do you think he asked them? Make a list. 3 Make a list of all the things you learn about Bill Travers …1.…W…ha…t…e…xp…eri…en…ce…o…f…li…on…s …do…y…ou…h…a…ve…? …… and Virginia McKenna (see People and Places and Chapter 5). …1.…T…he…y …we…re…a…c…tor…s…..….…………………………… 5 Act out the interview in groups of three, taking it in turns to be the manager and ask ‘Ace’ and ‘John’ your questions. 4 Imagine and script the conversation when Bill and Virginia met Ace and John in ‘Sophistocat’ in April, 1970. How did the conversation start? What did Ace and John say Chapters 2–3 when they told them their worries about Christian? How did 1 Only one of these sentences is true (T). Which one? the conversation end? Act it out in groups of four. Correct the false (F) sentences. a) Christian took a long time to get used to living in Chelsea. Chapters 6 –7 …F.…H…e …qu…ic…kl…y …go…t u…s…ed…t…o …hi…s …ne…w…h…om…e.……… 1 Answer the questions. b) He was a slow learner. a) What was Bill Travers’ plan for Christian’s future? c) He was the only wild animal in that part of London. …He…w…a…nte…d…t…o …fly……him……ou…t …to…A…fr…ic…a,…s…o …Ge…or… ge d) He was mainly a vegetarian in the early days. …Ad…a…ms…on…c…ou…ld…r…et…ur…n …hi…m…to…t…he……wi…ld…. ……… e) He played with lots of different toys but he liked bins best. b) Why did Bill think the Kenyan government would say yes? f) Christian walked to the church garden with Ace and John c) The Kenyan government said Christian could come if a every afternoon. suitable place could be found. What they mean by ‘suitable place ’? g) He wasn’t frightened of cars, crowds or spaces. d) Who was James Hill and what was his role in the story? h) Ace and John liked Christian to chase them in the garden. e) What did Ace and John do for the shop owners before filming? What went wrong? f) Which was the worst day of filming in London. Why?

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2 Make a list of all the ways that living in Leith Hill was b) It was safer because there was a hill of large rocks in the different for Christian from living in Chelsea. middle of it. …1.…C…hr…ist…ia…n …co…ul…d …ru…n…a…ro…un…d …fr…ee…ly…. ………… c) Christian was put in a compound with Katania and Boy. d) Christian made friends with Katania more easily than 3 If Christian had been able to write a diary, what would with Boy. the entries be for … … the day he arrived at Leith Hill? e) Ace and John liked having Boy in their compound. … the day he went to the beach? f) When Boy and Christian met for the first time outside the compound, Christian knew instinctively what to do. 4 Have you ever gone to live or to stay somewhere totally g) Ace and John went away because they wanted to visit other new? What was that like? In what ways was the new place parts of Kenya and Tanzania. different? Talk to a friend. 2 Imagine you are Ace. Write a short letter to your parents Chapters 8 –9 the day after you arrive back at Kampi ya Simba. What did you see on your trip? What changes have there been at the 1 Describe Christian’s journey to Africa. What happened at camp while you were away? these times? a) …At…3….3…0 …pm……on…2…2n…d…A…u…gu…st…, C…h…ris…ti…an…w…a…s … 3 Make a list of all the things Ace and John learned about George Adamson during the time they spent with him. …pu…t …in…h…is…tr…av…el…b…ox…a…t …Le…it…h …Hi…ll. ……………… 1. He was born in India in 1906. …………………………………………………………… b) At 5.30 pm, … g) The next morning, … c) At 7 pm, … h) Late in the afternoon, … 4 Would you enjoy the kind of life George had? What woul d/ wouldn’t you like about it? Talk to a partner. d) At 7 the next morning, … i) The next day, … e) Two days later, early in the j) Late in the afternoon, … Chapters 12 –13 morning, … 1 Answer the questions. f) After driving 300 kilometres, … a) In January 1971, Ace and John received a letter from George. 2 Circle the correct word in italics and give more details. What was the bad news it contained? a) The price for flying Christian to Kenya depended on his …Ka…ta…ni…a …w…as…d…ea…d…. ………………………………… height / weight . b) What was the good news? …Th…ey…h…ad……to…b…orr…ow……a …we…ig…hi…ng…m…a…ch…ine……fro…m … c) In what ways did Bill say Christian had changed? …th…e …ma…n…a…t …th…e …me…a…t m…a…rk…et…. …Ch…ri…sti…an ………… weighed 80 kilos. 2 Match the two parts of the sentence, then number them in …………………………………………………………… the correct order. b) Ace and John went to visit Christian’s sisters / parents . a) The wild lions often i) so George could look at c) Making Born Free had changed Bill and Virginia’s lives attacked Boy his cuts. completely / a little . b) George ran out with ii) because Boy was often his gun away. 3 Imagine the telephone conversation Ace or John had when they phoned a zoo to ask for advice about safe travel c) The wild lions killed iii) because he heard cries. for a lion. Monalisa Write a short script then act it out with another student. d) George shot Boy dead iv) because he was head of 1 the family. 4 Talk to a partner about a longest or most difficult journey e) Boy was in a lot of pain v) because Boy was in the you have had. When was it? Where did you go? How did you compound. travel? What made the journey so long or difficult? f) Boy was taken into the vi) because of his injuries. Chapters 10 –11 compound 1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F) ? Correct the false g) George was worried about vii) because he had Stanley sentences. Juma and Christian in his mouth. a) George built a new camp called Kampi ya Simba. 3 You and your partner are Ace and John arriving back in …F.…G…eo…rg…e’…s …bro…th…er…, …Te…re…nc…e,…b…ui…lt …th…e …ne…w …… London after your trip to Kenya in 1971. You meet up with two friends. Imagine the conversation. Act it out in groups …ca…mp…. …………………………………………………… of four.

Chapter 14 and Epilogue VOCABULARY BUILDER 1 Answer the questions. 1 Which of these ten words can apply to lions? a) In what ways did Christian become dangerous after Boy’s death? Why? affection claw cub damage greet hug lick …He…j…um…pe…d…o…n …Ge…or…ge…a…n…d ….. …. …………………… paw respect roar b) When was the last time Ace and John saw Christian? What 2 Find ‘New Words’ at the back of the book for these happened this time? How had Christian changed? definitions. c) When Tony Fitzjohn later visited them in London, he brought 1. A little house that can move or then some good news and some bad news about Christian. be moved. …………ca…ra…va…n ……… What was the news? 2. This describes doing something d) What was the last news Ace and John had of Christian, in at less than normal speed. ………………………… 1973? What did they like to think happened to Christian? 3. An area with a fence around it 2 Match the lions’ names with the sentences. for people or animals. ………………………… 4. A large, grey, dangerous Boy Juma Katania Lisa Mona Monalisa Supercub animal. ………………………… a) A seven-year-old male lion who had 5. A rose has these for protection. ………………………… already been returned to the wild once 6. You do this to an ice-cream and who had suffered a lot of injuries. ………B…oy ……… with your tongue. ………………………… b) A young male lion who was killed by 7. Many animals have these wild lions. ………………… instead of hands and feet. ………………………… c) A four-month-old female lion cub who 8. The opposite of cold and was given to George Adamson. ………………… unfriendly. ………………………… d) Two sisters about the same age as 9. What you say when you meet Christian. They had been rescued from someone, for example ‘Hello’ farmers who wanted to kill them for or ‘Hi’. ………………………… attacking their animals. ………………… e) Two eighteen-month-old lionesses from 3 There is an incorrect word in each of these sentences. a park in Nairobi who replaced Monalisa. ………………… Circle it and find the correct ‘New Word ’. 1. Where do you keep your bicycle? 3 George Adamson and the other people in this amazing basement story all felt very strongly about lions and worked hard to Downstairs, in the bathroom . ………………………… protect them. What do you feel strongly about that you 2. I’m meeting up with all my old would work hard to protect? Talk to a partner. school friends for a rescue. ………………………… 3. Don’t swim in that river! It’s FINAL TASKS full of criminals. ………………………… Group discussion 4. Do you know the story about In the Introduction to their 2009 book, Ace and John say that the mouse that took a thumb the Internet has completely changed how we communicate. In what ways do you think this has been for the better? out of a lion’s paw? ………………………… In what ways has this been for the worse? 5. I can feel when the weather is Writing going to change. I’ve got a natural, Think of a friend who has not seen the YouTube video of the built-in instrument for that. ………………………… 1971 reunion. Write a short email telling them about the 6. It’s too windy to put up our test. video and why you think they should watch it. Let’s stay in a hotel tonight. ………………………… Pairwork presentation 7. Animals don’t like being kept Imagine you are John. You have been invited to give a talk at in caves. They need space. ………………………… your school. 8. Our neighbour climbed over a) Tell Christian’s story and explain how you became interested the face to get into our garden. ………………………… in the protection of lions. b) Say who George Adamson was, what GAWPT is, and some of 9. Lions and poems both belong the things it does to help protect lions. to the ‘big’ cat family. …………………………