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Scène 1 : at Buckingham Palace Diapo 1 SONG : The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round and round The bus now goes to Buckingham, Buckingham, Buckingham Diapo 2 The bus now goes to Buckingham, Buckingham The people can watch the Queen’s guards, the Queen’s guards, the Queen’s guards, The people can watch the Queen’s guards, the Queen’s guards Scène 1 : At Buckingham Palace Accessoires : drapeau – Queen’s guard CM2 : Amandine, Alice, Iliès Amandine : Is that Buckingham Palace ? Alice : Yes, exactly. Look, it’s beautiful ! Iliès : It’s huge too ! Alice : Look at the flag ! Amandine : Where is it ? Alice : Look up there ! The Royal Standard is flying. (agiter le drapeau) Amandine : Why ? Iliès : It means the Queen is here. Alice : Look at the Queen’s guard ! He’s wearing a funny bearskin hat ! Diapo 3 6e : Malik, Nathan, Jules, Caleb, Nicolas (Les élèves parlent entre eux.) Jules : Oh I’d like to visit the palace. Malik : Me too. Nicolas : Me too. Nicolas : Let’s go and ask the guard. Jules : Excuse me sir, can we visit the Queen’s Palace ? Nathan : …. Jules : Is there a ticket office ? Nathan : …. 1 Jules : Is it open ? Nathan : …. Jules : Oh that’s strange… the guard doesn’t answer. Malik : Let’s go and ask this boy why the guard does’nt answer. Nicolas : Oh look and he doesn’t move ! Malik : Excuse me sir, this guard doesn’t talk and doesn’t move… do you know why ? Caleb : Oh yes, the guard doesn’t speak because he mustn’t speak or move. he is one of the Queen’s guards. His job is to protect the Queen and to keep silent. Malik : Oh I see… I understand… Nicolas : Can you tell us if it is possible to get in the palace, please ? Caleb : Yes you can. You must buy a ticket at the ticket office first. It’s over there. Diapo 4 Nicolas : Many thanks. Caleb : You’re welcome. Nicolas : Come on guys, let’s buy tickets ! 2 SONG : The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round and round The London tower is on your right, on your right, on your right Diapo 5 The London tower is on your right, on your right The London tower stands tall and bright, tall and bright, tall and bright The London tower stands tall and bright, tall and bright Scène 2 : The Tower of London Accessoires : costume Beefeater CM2 : Amandine, Iliès, Alice Amandine : This is the Tower of London ! Iliès : It’s wonderful ! Alice : The Crown Jewels are in the tower. Amandine : Do you know the name of the guards of the Tower of London ? Alice : Yes ! They are nicknamed « Beefeaters » ! 6e : Jade, Océane, Loane, Lucie Jade : Oh look at them ! Hello ! Nice to meet you. We are Jade, Loane, Océane. Sorry, the girl said they are called « Beefeaters » ? Océane : But do you know why ? Jade : Yes, I think that’s because they loved eating a lot of beef in the past. Loane : Really ? Do you think they still eat a lot of beef ? Jade : Let’s go and ask one of them. D iapo 6 (Tout le monde dit Hello ! à Lucie.) Lucie : Hello ! Loane : Excuse me sir, but do you eat a lot of beef? Lucie : Euh… a lot of beef ? no ! Océane : So, why are you called Beefeaters ? Lucie : Because the legend says that every warden of the Tower of London eats a lot of beef. Loane : Oh I see… that’s funny ! OK, thank you... bye bye ! Jade : Goodbye ! Océane : Bye bye ! Lucie : Bye ! 3 SONG : The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round and round The bus now goes to the London zoo, London zoo, the London zoo Diapo 7 The bus now goes to the London zoo, London zoo And we will see a kangaroo, a kangaroo, a kangaroo, And we will see a kangaroo, a kangaroo Scène 3 : At the London Zoo Accessoires : plan du zoo – sac à dos – fish & chips CM2 : Luka, Félix, Louane, Eloy (Félix and Louane go to the London Zoo. In the zoo, Félix and Louane meet a boy who is visiting the zoo.) Luka : Hey ! I’m Luka, I’m French, and you ? Félix : Hi ! I’m Félix and my friend is Louane, we are British. Luka : OK. How old are you ? Louane : I’m ten and a half, Félix is eleven. Luka : OK. Do you want to visit the zoo with me ? Louane : Yes ! Where do you want to begin the visit ? Luka : First, I wanted to see the koala bears. Félix : Hey, good idea ! Let’s go ! (Devant l’enclos des koalas) Diapo 8 Louane : Oh ! The koala bears are so cute ! Félix : I have a question : what do you want to see next ? Louane : I love red pandas ! Luka : Me too ! Félix : OK, but do you know where the red pandas area is ? Luka : Wait, I’ve got a map of the zoo. Where is it ? Louane : Can I look at your map, please ? Wow ! There’s a Fish and Chips shop next to the pandas’ area. Diapo 9 Félix : Yes ! I’m hungry ! Louane and Luka : Me too, let’s go ! 4 6e : Elsa, Louna, Leeloo, Anissia, Caroline Elsa (regardant les CM2) : Hello, we are a group of friends. I’m Elsa and this is Louna, this is Caroline, Leeloo, and Anissia. We are hungry too and it’s late ! Caroline : You said that you are looking for the red pandas and that you have a map of the zoo. Anissia : We don’t have a map. We are looking for the wolves. So, could you lend us your map, please ? (Luka lui donne son plan du zoo.) Louna : ….. Let ‘s see… So you want to go and see the red pandas… Go straight on, and turn left, then you turn left. Then turn right, pass the elephants and you will be there ! Elsa : And for us… to go and see the wolves, we have to turn left, pass the tigers and we will see the wolves. Caroline : No, no, you are wrong ! Look at the map again, we must turn right !... Elsa : Oh yes, sorry, you are right. Let’s go and see them… Caroline : Thank you. (Elle rend le plan à Luka) Enjoy your visit ! Good bye ! Luka : You’re welcome. Have a nice day ! Louane and Félix : Thank you. Goodbye ! Leeloo : Thank you very much ! Bye. Louna (devant l’enclos des loups) : Wow ! They are wonderful… Diapo 10 Caroline : And the baby wolves are sooooo cute ! Anissia : Yes, but they are dangerous !... We must be careful. (At the Fish and Chips shop, Félix, Luka and Louane meet a boy.) Diapo 11 Jackson : Hello ! My name’s Jackson. Félix : Hello ! I’m Félix. Louane : Hey ! I’m Louane. Luka : Hello ! My name’s Luka. Jackson : You have a beautiful name ! I’m going to the reptile house right now. Félix : Let me finish my meal and let’s go ! Luka : OK, but I’m afraid of snakes ! Jackson (in the reptile house) : Wow ! It’s not beautiful. I want to go out. Goodbye ! Diapo 12 Félix, Louane, Luka : Goodbye ! 5 SONG : The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round and round The Big Ben clock goes tick tick tick, tick tick tick, tick tick tick Diapo 13 The Big Ben clock goes tick tick tick, tick tick tick tick tick Scène 4 : Big Ben Accessoires : son de cloche – sandwiches (pique-nique) – tickets CM2 : Alice, Amandine, Iliès Amandine : Look, this is Big Ben ! Iliès : Wow, it’s tall ! Alice : Oh, listen ! Big Ben is ringing. (son de la cloche de Big Ben) It’s one p.m. Iliès : I’m so hungry ! Amandine : Me too ! Alice : It’s lunchtime, let’s go ! 6e : Avallone, Owen, Imad, Kylian Imad : Hi ! Nice to meet you ! We are hungry too and it’s late ! Avallone : Come on, come with us, let’s go to Green Park to eat our snacks. Kylian : That’s a good idea ! (Vous mangez avec les CM2 vos sandwiches.) Diapo 14 Imad : I have a question : Why is this clock called Big Ben ? Avallone : I don’t know. Kylian : I know ! A man called Ben built the clock and he was big. Imad : Oh that’s interesting ! Thank you very much. Owen : Enjoy your meal (Vous mangez.) Owen : Oh but your first name is Benjamin… Ben… Are you the builder of Big Ben ? Imad : …. Hin hin… Do you mean I’m big ?.... Owen : Oh sorry… I’m joking ! Imad : That’s not funny. OK now, we can go in and visit Big Ben. Here are your tickets. Avallone, Owen, Imad, Kylian : Thank you. Kylian : Enjoy the visit ! 6 SONG : The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round and round The green light says move forward, move forward, move forward The green light says move forward, to Hyde Park Diapo 15 Scène 5 : At Hyde Park Accessoires : pique-nique, ballon de rugby CM2 : Charlie, Romain, Mathéo Charlie : Hey Michael. Romain : Hey Oliver. Charlie : Do you want to go to Hyde Park for a picnic ? Romain : Yes, it's a good idea.
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