1a) The Story of Cinderella Read and listen to the story of Cinderella. Cinderella lives in a house with her two sisters – Barbarella and Annabella. They are lazy and they make Cinderella clean the house. Cinderella is very pretty but her sisters are ugly. One day three invitations arrive. They are for the Prince’s palace party. Barberella tears up Cinderella’s invitation. Cinderella is very sad because she loves dancing. Cinderella has a fairy godmother. She gives Cinderella three wishes. Cinderella asks for a new invitation, some transport and a party dress to wear to the Prince’s palace party. Cinderella goes to the party and dances with the Prince. At twelve o’clock she leaves but she drops her shoe. The next day, the Prince visits all the houses with the shoe. He wants to find the mysterious princess. When Cinderella tries on the shoe it fits her perfectly. Cinderella and the Prince live happily ever after. IPA IP A This activity is designed to be used in conjunction with a performance of IPA Production’s Cinderella. For more information, visit www.ipaproductions.com. 1b) The Story of Cinderella Read the story of Cinderella and fill in the spaces using the words you think are correct. Now listen to the story to see if your answers are correct. dancing clean shoe fairy sisters party day dress pretty Prince invitation three inderella lives in a house with her two (1) – Barbarella and Annabella. They are lazy and they Cmake Cinderella (2) the house. Cinderella is very (3) but her sisters are ugly. One day three invitations arrive. They are for the Prince’s palace party. Barberella tears up Cinderella’s (4) . Cinderella is very sad because she loves (5) . Cinderella has a (6) godmother. She gives Cinderella (7) wishes. Cinderella asks for a new invitation, some transport and a party (8) to wear to the Prince’s palace party. Cinderella goes to the (9) and dances with the Prince. At twelve o’clock she leaves but she drops her (10) . The next (11) , the Prince visits all the houses with the shoe. He wants to find the mysterious princess. When Cinderella tries on the shoe it fits her perfectly. Cinderella and the (12)IP A live happily ever after. IP A This activity is designed to be used in conjunction with a performance of IPA Production’s Cinderella. For more information, visit www.ipaproductions.com. 1c) The Story of Cinderella Read the story of Cinderella and fill in the spaces using the words you think are correct. Now listen to the story to see if your answers are correct. inderella lives in a house with her two (1) – Barbarella and Annabella. They are lazy and they Cmake Cinderella (2) the house. Cinderella is very (3) but her sisters are ugly. One day three invitations arrive. They are for the Prince’s palace party. Barberella tears up Cinderella’s (4) . Cinderella is very sad because she loves (5) . Cinderella has a (6) godmother. She gives Cinderella (7) wishes. Cinderella asks for a new invitation, some transport and a party (8) to wear to the Prince’s palace party. Cinderella goes to the (9) and dances with the Prince. At twelve o’clock she leaves but she drops her (10) . The next (11) , the Prince visits all the houses with the shoe. He wants to find the mysterious princess. When Cinderella tries on the shoe it fits her perfectly. Cinderella and the (12) live happily ever after. IPA IP A This activity is designed to be used in conjunction with a performance of IPA Production’s Cinderella. For more information, visit www.ipaproductions.com. 1) The Story of Cinderella Teaching notes Time 30–40 minutes Level Easy/Medium/Difficult Skills Focus Vocabulary, reading, writing. Aim To familiarise the students with the story of Cinderella and the vocabulary used in the story. Instructions Ask the students what they know about the and the story of Cinderella. Now give the students Worksheet A and ask them to read through the text underlining any difficult vocabulary. Present the difficult vocabulary on the board and the students can help each other with the meaning of the words. Then listen to the story of Cinderella. Alternative activity For students of a higher level use Worksheet B and give the students time to decide what the missing words could be from the list. This activity could be done in pairs. Ask the students for suggestions to what the words could be. Listen to see if they are correct. Use Worksheet C for the highest level students. Answer key 1) sisters 2) clean 3) pretty 4)invitation 5) dancing 6) fairy 7) three 8) dress 9) party 10) shoe 11) day 12) Prince IPA IP A This activity is designed to be used in conjunction with a performance of IPA Production’s Cinderella. For more information, visit www.ipaproductions.com. 2) Talking About Yourself Here is Cinderella talking about herself. Draw a picture of yourself in the space below and write about yourself. My name is I have two sisters. Cinderella. I like dancing. I don’t like My favourite cleaning. colour is blue. My favourite film is I get up at I go to bed at High School Musical. seven o’clock. eleven o’clock. IPA IP A This activity is designed to be used in conjunction with a performance of IPA Production’s Cinderella. For more information, visit www.ipaproductions.com. 2) Talking About Yourself Teaching notes Time 20–30 minutes Level Medium Skills Focus Speaking, writing. Aim To practice giving personal information about yourself in the present simple. Instructions First, ask the students to draw a self-portrait in the box below. Then, ask the students to write about themselves using the example of Cinderella. The students should write eight sentences about themselves. When they have finished, they should introduce themselves to the rest of the class. If possible, encourage the students to use different verbs and a mixture of positives and negatives. Alternative activity For students of a higher level, the activity could be done as a third person activity with the students asking a classmate questions to discover the answers, then they could introduce their partners to the class. IPA IP A This activity is designed to be used in conjunction with a performance of IPA Production’s Cinderella. For more information, visit www.ipaproductions.com. 3) Clothes, colours and cleaning Listen to the vocabulary and write the correct word and number next to the object. 1. Skirt 2. Bucket 3. Soap 4. Cloth 5. Shoes 6. Brush 7. Blouse 8. Dress Now listen to the words with a colour added. Colour in the object in the correct colour. An orange skirt A red bucket Some blue soap A yellow cloth Some black shoes A red brush A purple blouse A blue dress IPA IP A This activity is designed to be used in conjunction with a performance of IPA Production’s Cinderella. For more information, visit www.ipaproductions.com. 3) Clothes, colours and cleaning Teaching notes Time 30 minutes Level Medium Skills Focus Listening, vocabulary. Aim To familiarise the students with the vocabulary of the themes used in Cinderella; clothes, colours and cleaning. Instructions In the first part of the activity the students listen to the recording and match the vocabulary with the picture. When they have successfully matched the objects the students listen to the adjectives of colour. Finally allow the students to colour the objects in. Alternative activity For students of a higher level, cover the words in the box and get them to match the vocabulary from the recording. Then check the vocabulary to see if they are correct. IPA IP A This activity is designed to be used in conjunction with a performance of IPA Production’s Cinderella. For more information, visit www.ipaproductions.com. 4a) Cinderella Songs Here are three songs and a spell from Cinderella. Listen and learn them. I Am Pretty I Can Sing a Rainbow I am pretty, I am pretty, Red and yellow and pink and green, I am pretty, so pretty—that’s me. Orange and purple and blue. I am pretty but my sister is ugly! I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow, Sing a rainbow, too! Beauty, I’m a beauty, I’m a beauty, so beautiful me. Listen with your eyes, listen I’m a beauty, but my sister’s a chimpanzee! with your eyes, And hear everything you see. I am so pretty and beautiful, I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow, (Oh, no you’re not!) Sing along with me! With such beautiful hair. (It’s a wig!) Red and yellow and pink and green, Such a beautiful dress. Orange and purple and blue. Such a beautiful face. I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow, Such a beautiful nose. Sing a rainbow, too! Such a beautiful sister! Pretty, I am pretty. I am pretty, so pretty—oh yes! Fairy Godmother’s Spell You are pretty. You’re a pretty fat pig in a dress! One, two, three, four Presto change-o Dumbledore! I Am Pretty Finale We are pretty, you are pretty, I am pretty, so pretty am I. We’re all pretty, But it’s time to go home, so goodbye! IPA IP A This activity is designed to be used in conjunction with a performance of IPA Production’s Cinderella. For more information, visit www.ipaproductions.com. 4b) Songs – I Can Sing a Rainbow Listen to the song and fill in the missing words.