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-INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1-OVERALL AND SPECIFIC OBJETIVES ............................................................................................................................................................................... 2-PLOT SYNOPSIS .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 -ONCE UPON A TIME ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4-MEET THE CHARACTERS (for teachers) ................................................................................................................................................................... 5-MEET THE CHARACTERS (for students) ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 -MARCO POLO’S INTRODUCTION. LISTENING ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 -DIALOGUE 1. THE BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS KAIDU ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 -DIALOGUE 2. THE KUBLAI KAN ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 11-SONG 1. “WELCOME TO CHINA” ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 -SONG 2. “THE NOBLE ART OF KUNG-FU” .................................................................................................................................................................. 13-SONG 3. “THE DRAGON PARTY” ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

- PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 1 (for teachers) “THE ADJECTIVES” ............................................................................................................................ 15- PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 2 (for teachers) “FOOD VOCABULARY” .................................................................................................................... 16- PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 3 (for teachers) “WORD SEARCH” ................................................................................................................................ 17 - PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 4 (for teachers) “THE MAP OF THE WORLD” ......................................................................................................... 18 - PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 5 (for teachers) “COMPLETE THE SONG” ........................................................................................................... 20 - PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 1 (for students) “THE ADJECTIVES” ....................................................................................................................... 21 - PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 2 (for students) “FOOD VOCABULARY” .............................................................................................................. 22 - PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 3 (for students) “WORD SEARCH” ............................................................................................................................ 23 - PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 4 (for students) “THE MAP OF THE WORLD” ..................................................................................................... 24 - PRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 5 (for students) “COMPLETE THE SONG” ............................................................................................................ 26

-POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 1 (for teachers) “STORY COMPREHENSION” .................................................................................................... 27 -POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 2 (for teachers) “DO YOU LIKE COOKING?” ....................................................................................................... 28 -POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 3 (for teachers) “TRUE OR FALSE” ........................................................................................................................ 29 -POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 4 (for teachers) “SPANISH OMELETTE” .............................................................................................................. 30 -POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 5 (for teachers) “CORRECT GRAMMATICAL FORM” ................................................................................... 31 -POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 1 (for students) “STORY COMPREHENSION” ................................................................................................ 32 -POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 2 (for students) “DO YOU LIKE COOKING?” ..................................................................................................... 33 -POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 3 (for students) “TRUE OR FALSE” ........................................................................................................................ 34 -POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 4 (for students) “SPANISH OMELETTE” ............................................................................................................ 35 -POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 5 (for students) “CORRECT GRAMMATICAL FORM” .................................................................................. 36

-COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITY: THE DRAGON ........................................................................................................................................................... 37

index

11The primary purpose of the teacher´s pack is to help both teachers and students alike to get as much as possible out of their participation in the Interactive performance of “MARCO POLO”.

The pack has been designed as a tool to help students understand the play, learn new vocabulary and improve their listening and speaking skills. Once they have done the activities, students will understand better both how the story develops and the lines the actors deliver so they will get more enjoyment out of performance.

This CD contains some introductory material where you’ll fi nd the corresponding texts to the plot synopsis, meet the characters, some dialogues from the play and the original songs performed along the play.

Also, you’ll fi nd some suggested activities we recommend you to do before the play, Pre-play activities, and some Post-play activities which have been designed to check if students understood the play correctly. The activities also enable the students vocabulary, expressions and grammatical structures to improve. Pre-play and post-play activities include instructions for the teacher and the corresponding student worksheets, as long as the activity requires them. Some of the activities have an extension part (Extension activity) which makes it possible to study the contents in depth, depending on the groups ability.

Both the introductory material and the suggested activities may require the corresponding audio material to make better use of them. In that case, we provide you with the corresponding track number from the Audio CD.

In order to help the teacher fi nd and select the audio activities, we have listed below the track numbers with its corresponding contents from the play “MARCO POLO”.

CD. AUDIO- MARCO POLO ( Track 11 to 20) -Track-11- ONCE UPON A TIME. Chao-Li-Chin tells the

main sequences from the story.-Track-12- MEET THE CHARACTERS. Ahmed introduces

the main characters from the play. -Track-13- MARCO POLO´S INTRODUCTION. Listening

and repeat activity-Track-14- THE BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS KAIDU. Dialogue 1.

Marco Polo meets princess Kaidu.-Track-15- THE KUBLAI KAN. Dialogue 2. Marco Polo

meets Kublai Kan.-Track-16- Song 1. WELCOME TO CHINA, Chao-Li-Chin’s song.-Track-17- Song 2. THE NOBLE ART OF KUNG-FU. Kublai Kan’s song.-Track-18- Song 3. THE DRAGON PARTY. Party song.-Track-19- POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 1. Story comprehension.-Track-20- POST-PLAY ACTIVITY 5. Spanish Omelette.

In addition, we propose an extra activity to do in class: The Dragon. An activity which allows for the entire class participation and enables the students to enjoy the theatrical experience both at school and on the day of the show.

A new feature includes the possibility for teachers to see the choreography of the song “THE NOBLE ART OF KUNG-FU” on our website and therefore offers the opportunity of teaching it to students prior to the show, thus allowing them to fully enjoy the dance on the day of the show.

We sincerely hope that both teachers and students fully enjoy the play itself and the activities which make up this Teacher´s pack. We also hope this proves to be a useful aid in enhancing enjoyment of this Interactive theatre experience.

INTRODUCTION

22The educational interests of this activity will focus on helping students start to develop the four basic skills of any foreign language: listening, speaking, reading and writing. All this with an approach based on communication, which aims to encourage students, involving them in dialogues, conversations, songs ... and other forms of communication that are essencial to the teaching and learning of a foreign language.

At this stage students should develop a certain level of understanding and speaking to enable them to approach their fi rst English communicative responses, and to develop the basic grammatical categories of this language, and ensure their awareness and approach of the Anglo-Saxon cultural tradition.

The teaching materials of “MARCO POLO ” will allow you to study in depth the following overall objetives:

LISTENING:

Various activities such as listening and repeating words as well as having to fi ll in the gaps to certain dialogues and songs, helping to sharpen the students ear and encourage them to repeat all they here in English.

READING AND WRITING:

There are numerous moments where students have to read and understand the sentences and dialogues within this dossier. It helps them to hone in on their reading skills and then gives them the opportunity through writing to practice what they already know as well as developing a greater knowledge of the language.

CONVERSATION:

The main focus when learning a language should be on the ability to communicate. Here, students are given the opportunity to develop this important skill by involving them in dialogues, conversations, songs, and pair-work set specifi cally to encourage conversation in English.

At this stage students should have already developed a certain level of understanding and speaking to enable them to deploy their fi rst English communicative manifestations, and to consolidate the basic grammatical categories of this language, and ensure their awareness and approach to the Anglo-Saxon cultural tradition.

The teaching materials in “MARCO POLO” will allow you to study the following specifi c objectives in depth:

- Present simple tense. Auxiliary verbs in negatives and questions. Third person singular.

- Past simple tense. Verb conjugation. Afi rmative and negative sentences.

- Physical descriptions. Adjectives (blue eyes, strong, small…). Verbs (to have, to wear, to need…)

- Vocabulary: Geography, countries, travelling, cultural knowledge, food and cooking, recipes, and other useful vocabulary mentioned in the story.

- Linking words: “and” and “but”.

overall and specific objectives

33A very long time ago, in the year 1254, to be precise, in the enchanting city of Venice, Italy, an old woman was heard shouting for joy as the sounds of a crying infant wailed across the entire Piazza d´San Marco.

“Allora”! “O mio dio, è un maschio”!

A little baby boy had been born, his parents did not know that this tiny new born child would in time, become one of the world´s greatest known Italian explorers. They named him Marco. Marco Polo.

Our story begins some years later where we fi nd Marco has grown into a handsome young man. Like his father, Niccolo, he is now a sailor. Travelling to foreign lands and sailing into the unknown fascinates him. One day he decides to go on the journey of a lifetime. He sets sail on his boat and crosses the seas, withstanding sun, rain, storms, winds and sea monsters.

He fi nally arrives in Imperial China, where his mission is to fi nd the famous Kublai Khan and deliver a letter to him, sent from the young sailor´s father. However, he faces a great problem. The evil minister Ahmed is waiting to hypnotize the startled sailor. He tricks him and almost manages to steal the important letter Marco is carrying. However, Marco is insistent and fi nally Ahmed angrily leaves, looking for his master, the great Kublai Khan.In this moment, Marco meets the beautiful princess Kaidu, although he isn´t aware just yet, that she is a princess. She teaches him many things about China and they get on very well. Marco explains to Kaidu why he is in China, and Kaidu gives him a typical Chinese costume to wear for when he meets the great leader.

Marco Polo fi nally meets Kublai Khan and delivers the letter from his father. The letter has some important information that will change Marco´s life forever. Once again the evil vizier Ahmed tries to ruin everything and Marco Polo is left to try and defeat him.

What will happen? Will Ahmed be victorious and ruin a happy ending? Or will Marco Polo scare Ahmed off for good and live happily ever after?

PLOT SYNOPSIS

44Who knows…..

CHAO-LI-CHIN: Hey, good morning to everybody, to you, to you, to you, to you and to you too, of course. I am Chao-Li-Chin and I’d like to tell you a story. Listen. Once upon a time in Venice, there lived our hero: Marco Polo. His father, Niccolo Polo was a merchant who had travelled to China a long time ago and had met the powerful Kublai Khan. Niccolo told Marco Polo everything he saw in China. And Marco Polo dreamed of going there someday too. Time was going by and day after day Marco Polo wanted more and more to travel to China and to meet the famous Kublai Khan. One day Marco Polo boarded his boat and set sail for China, resolved to do his father’s journey again. Marco Polo withstood sun, rain, storms, wind and sea monsters. After

many days, he arrived in China, at the gates of Kublai Khan’s big

temple. This is the beginning of the amazing story of Marco Polo, an Italian who travelled to China, to the court of the famous Kublai Khan. And now, dear audience, pay attention and let’s start the show!

ONCE UPON A TIME...TRACK 11

55F O R TE A C H E R S

CHAO-LI CHINHe is a little old man who smiles all the time. He has a cane and walks very slowly. He tells us the story of Marco Polo.

PUM CATAPUMHe is a nice and funny Chinese man. He is Chao-Li Chin´s assistant. He is a bit scatterbrained and doesn´t speak. He expresses himself through gestures and noises.

MARCO POLOHe is a handsome sailor. He was born in Venice, Italy. His father was a merchant who travelled to China many years ago. Marco follows his father and travels to China to meet Kublai Khan. The Venetian sailor falls in love with a beautiful Chinese girl named Kaidu.

KAIDU Kaidu is a beautiful princess. Her name means “red fl ower that is always smiling” in English. She is intelligent, elegant and also quite funny. She falls in love with the Italian sailor, Marco Polo. She teaches him how to eat with chopsticks.

meet the charactersTRACK 12


KUBLAI KHANHe is chubby and always smiling. He is very forgetful and a bit of a disaster. However, he is also very noble and extremely rich and powerful in China. He is a friend of Marco Polo´s father. His daughter is Kaidu, the girl who Marco loves.

AHMEDAnd I’m Ahmed, the mysterious vizier to Kublai Khan. I carrie a staff with a snake on it. I’m evil and greedy and try to hypnotize Marco Polo so that I can steal an important letter and marry the beautiful princess Kaidu

Vocabulary: cane / bastón scatterbrained / despistado chopsticks / palillos

to fall in love / enamorarse vizier- visir / ministro

EXTENSION ACTIVITY: After reading try to guess who is…a.- The character who is a princess…… KAIDU.b.- The character who is Chao-Li-Chin’s assistant……… CATAPUM.c.- The character who was born in Venice….. MARCO POLO.d.- The character who teaches Marco Polo to eat with chopsticks …..KAIDU.e.- The character who is a rich friend of Marco Polo’s father and live in China ……KUBLAI KHAN.f.- The character who works as a Kublai Kan’s vizier and carries a snake ……AHMED. g.- The character who tells us the story of Marco Polo …….CHAO-LI-CHIN.


77F O R s tu d e n ts

CHAO-LI CHINHe is a little old man who smiles all the time. He has a cane and walks very slowly. He tells us the story of Marco Polo.

PUM CATAPUMHe is a nice and funny Chinese man. He is Chao-Li Chin´s assistant. He is a bit scatterbrained and doesn´t speak. He expresses himself through gestures and noises.

MARCO POLOHe is a handsome sailor. He was born in Venice, Italy. His father was a merchant who travelled to China many years ago. Marco follows his father and travels to China to meet Kublai Khan. The Venetian sailor falls in love with a beautiful Chinese girl named Kaidu.

KAIDU Kaidu is a beautiful princess. Her name means “red fl ower that is always smiling” in English. She is intelligent, elegant and also quite funny. She falls in love with the Italian sailor, Marco Polo. She teaches him how to eat with chopsticks.



KUBLAI KHANHe is chubby and always smiling. He is very forgetful and a bit of a disaster. However, he is also very noble and extremely rich and powerful in China. He is a friend of Marco Polo´s father. His daughter is Kaidu, the girl who Marco loves.

AHMEDAnd I’m Ahmed, the mysterious vizier to Kublai Khan. I carrie a staff with a snake on it. I’m evil and greedy and try to hypnotize Marco Polo so that I can steal an important letter and marry the beautiful princess Kaidu

Vocabulary: cane / bastón scatterbrained / despistado chopsticks / palillos

to fall in love / enamorarse vizier- visir / ministro

EXTENSION ACTIVITY: After reading try to guess who is…

a.- The character who is a princess…… .b.- The character who is Chao-Li-Chin’s assistant……… .c.- The character who was born in Venice….. .d.- The character who teaches Marco Polo to eat with chopsticks ….. .e.- The character who is a rich friend of Marco Polo’s father and live in China …… .f.- The character who works as a Kublai Kan’s vizier and carries a snake …… . g.- The character who tells us the story of Marco Polo ……. .


99MARCO POLO: Hello boys and girls. My name is Marco Polo. When you hear this sound (bell) you must repeat the words I say.

Let´s practice:

Do you live in Spain? (bell) Repeat: Spain

Very good.

Let´s begin!

I am a sailor (bell).

I was born in Italy but I often travel (bell) to many different countries (bell).

In this story, I travel to China (bell). I meet a princess. She is beautiful (bell).

Her name is Kaidu, which means “red fl ower that is always smiling” (bell).

Repeat the words:

Spain (bell) - Sailor (bell) - Travel (bell) - Countries(bell) - China (bell) – Beautiful (bell) - Smiling (bell) .

PRINCESS KAIDU: Hello, I’m Kaidu and I live in China which is a country in Asia (bell).

In China we eat a lot of noodles (bell), but we don’t really use knives (bell) and forks (bell).

Marco Polo says that the world is round (bell).

He also says that he wants to be my husband (bell).

Repeat the words:

Asia (bell) – Noodles (bell) – Knives (bell) - Forks (bell) - Round (bell) - Husband (bell).

KUBLAI KHAN: Nín hao! My name is Kublai Khan and I am China’s emperor (bell). I am Kaidu´s father (bell). Marco Polo, the great Italian sailor, comes to visit me and bring me an important letter (bell).

He travels by boat (bell) and cross the seas to see me. There are terrible storms (bell) at sea. He withstands (bell) with sea monsters (bell) and brave sun, wind and rain (bell).

However, it is worth it, because he meets my darling daughter (bell).

Repeat the words:

Emperor (bell) - Father (bell) – Letter (bell) – Boat (bell) – Storms (bell) – Withstands (bell) Monsters (bell) – Rain (bell) – Daughter (bell) .

MARCO POLO’S introductionlistening / TRACK 13

1010Marco Polo meets the princess Kaidu.

KAIDU: Hello!

MARCO POLO: Hello!

KAIDU: What are you doing here?

MARCO POLO: I am waiting for Kublai Khan.

KAIDU: Really?

MARCO POLO: I want to talk to him.

KAIDU: And who are you?

MARCO POLO: I am Marco Polo.

KAIDU: Marco Polo?

MARCO POLO: The son of Niccolo Polo, the famous merchant.

KAIDU: Famous?

MARCO POLO: Yes, very famous. My father is Italian, so am I; he travelled to China, so did I; and he met Kublai Khan, so will I; and he became his friend...

KAIDU: So will you.

MARCO POLO: Of course! I will become famous and important too.

KAIDU: Why do you want to be famous and important?

MARCO POLO: Why? Because... because... I will have money.

KAIDU: Money?

MARCO POLO: And to have a lot of food.

KAIDU: Food?

MARCO POLO: And a lot of drinks.

KAIDU: Drinks?

MARCO POLO: And friends.

KAIDU: Friends? How nice is having friends!

MARCO POLO: Haven’t you got any friends?

KAIDU: No, I can’t. I’m trapped in this palace every

day. I want to get out of here and... and... to

know the world.

MARCO POLO: The world is wonderful.

The beautiful princess Kaidudialogue 1 / TRACK 14

1111Marco Polo meets Kublai Khan.

KUBLAI KHAN: Where is Marco Polo? Where? Where? Where?

MARCO POLO: I am here, sir, right here.

KUBLAI KHAN: Where? Where? Where?

KUBLAI KHAN: Marco Polo! I’m very happy, very happy!

MARCO POLO: Thank you, sir. Thank you very much.

KUBLAI KHAN: How is your father, Niccolo Polo, the great merchant?

MARCO POLO: Very well, thank you. I have a letter from him to you.

KUBLAI KHAN: Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me.

KUBLAI KHAN: Thank you.

KUBLAI KHAN: Marco Polo!

MARCO POLO: Yes, Kublai Khan?

KUBLAI KHAN: I need your help.

MARCO POLO: Do you?

KUBLAI KHAN: Read the letter. I don’t understand it.

MARCO POLO: I, Niccolo Polo, send my son Marco Polo to meet you, oh great Kublai Khan. Marco Polo is a good guy and I want him to tell you how this world is. And I want him to marry your daughter so our families will be together forever. Best wishes. Niccolo Polo. (After fi nishing the letter) To marry your daughter? But... but...

KUBLAI KHAN: Marco Polo, tell me how this world is.

MARCO POLO: The letter talks about me marrying your daughter...

KUBLAI KHAN: Forget that now and tell me how this world is.

MARCO POLO: It is... it is... round.

KUBLAI KHAN: Round?

MARCO POLO: Yes. And it’s very big and has got many countries and... wait, I’ve got a map.

The Kublai Khan dialogue 2 / TRACK 15

1212 WELCOME TO CHINA SONG 1 / TRACK 16

CHAO-LI-CHIN.

Welcome, welcome everyone today.I welcome you all to Spain.. no, no, China. Welcome, welcome everybody here, to the country of the great, great wall.

China is a country governed by a leader called Kublai Khan. We like to eat with our chopsticks and drink lots and lots of sake, yeah!

We like to eat lots of rice and all the women wear kimonos.

The ladies wear very white makeup on their face and their feet are very small. Oh yeah!

I love this country and I hope you do too, this is an adventure for all… I’m sure!

So welcome, welcome everyone, I welcome you all to Spain… no, China. Sorry! rry

1313The Noble Art of Kung-Fu SONG 2 / TRACK 17

KUBLAI KHAN AND MARCO POLO

This is Kung Fu

It’s a noble art

We keep our feet spread wide

We keep our legs apart

The time is getting closer

Time to prepare

We call to each other

Fight me if you dare!

CHORUS

1. Bow to your opponent. Stand proud and tall

2. Take a deep breath, try not fall

3. Have lots of patience, you have the skill

4. This is Kung Fu

KUBLAI KHAN AND MARCO POLO

We work long and hard

We don’t take a break

We practice everyday

We do not make mistakes

We try our best

Our bodies are in pain

Our muscles are growing strong

And so are our brains

CHORUS

1. Bow to your opponent. Stand proud and tall

2. Take a deep breath, try not fall

3. Have lots of patience, you have the skill

4. This is Kung Fu

1414 THE DRAGON PARTY SONG 3 / TRACK 18

MARCO POLO AND KAIDU

Dragons fl ying in the sky

Swooping down and soaring high

Shouting out their love calls

Wishing joy and peace to all

Mighty wings, so big and strong

Moving happily along

See them fl y against the sun

Screaming, have some fun.

CHORUS

Rising, diving, then swooping low

Bowing, circling, fl ying through the air, they go


Spread your wings far and wide

On this lovely wind we glide

We are kings of the air

And we can fl y anywhere

Soaring high through the clouds

Down below we see the crowds

We feel the air on our wings

Come on everyone and sing

CHORUS

Rising, diving, then swooping low

Bowing, circling, fl ying through the air, they go

Bowing, circling, fl ying through the air they go.


THE ADJECTIVESPRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 1

After reading the descriptions of each character in the play, it´s time to see how many of the adjectives you know.Link the adjective with its correct defi nition.

LITTLE Something or someone who isn´t big. OLD Someone who isn´t young.POWERFUL What do you call somebody who has a lot of power?INTELLIGENT Someone who knows a lot and is very clever. FUNNY Always ready to make people laugh. EVIL The opposite of good. ELEGANT Someone who dresses with style and class. CHUBBY How do you describe someone who isn´t very thin?BEAUTIFUL When a girl or a woman isn´t at all ugly. RICH Someone with a lot of money.. GREEDY Someone who wants more and more and doesn´t want to share. NICE How do you describe someone who is good, friendly and always helpful?HANDSOME The opposite of an ugly man or boy. SLOW How do you say when someone or something isn´t very fast.MYSTERIOUS A person or thing you don´t know much about. Something secretive, magical and unexplainable.

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES:

1.- Think and write a synonym for each word in English. E.g mysterious – secretive / strange / magical

2.-And now it is time for you to invent a character of your own and describe them below.


CUP FORK SAUCE PAN KNIFE APRON

BOWL SPOON PLATE FRYING PAN

FOOD VOCABULARYPRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 2

In this activity draw a line from the word to its corresponding image.


1.- Fill in the gaps with the correct vocabulary found above

A. I wear an APRON to cook so that my clothes don´t get dirty.

B. I need a KNIFE to cut the bread into slices.

C. I boil an egg in a SAUCE PAN.

D. I fry vegetables and meat in a FRYING PAN.

E. I drink milk out of a CUP.

2.- Put the vocabulary into the plural version.

E.g. frying pan – frying pans

A. Cup / cupsB. Knife / knivesC. Spoon / spoonsD. Plate / platesE. . Apron / aprons

Which word is the odd one out? KNIFE

Note for teacher: Here is a chance for you to explain or re-teach the plural rules. In this case,

When words end in ‘f ’ or ‘fe’ change the ‘f ’ or ‘fe’ to a ‘v ’before adding‘es’.


WORD SEARCHPRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 3

In this activity the students fi nd the words hidden in the word-search.

S H A D O W S L B M

Q W L F L O W E R E

R K E M A P H T P R

X C V T Ñ O I T I C

S L A Z X L S E Z H

T K R O F P T R Z A

O L T E M P L E A N

R P R I N C E S S T

M O N S T E R P J K

J F D R I N K I G N

N O O D L E S T G I

J O Z C H I N A O F

G D A P E V O L P E

A P B O A T Y Y O P

C H O P S T I C K S

SHADOW FLOWER

WHISTLE PRINCESS

MERCHANT TEMPLE

BOAT MONSTER

STORM TRAVEL

PIZZA NOODLES

ITALY CHINA

LOVE KNIFE

FORK CHOPSTICKS

FOOD DRINK

MAP

LETTER

EXTENSION ACTIVITYNow pick 10 of your favourite words from the word-search and create sentences in both present simple and past simple tenses. Use various words from the list in each sentence.

E.g.1. The merchant travelled to China with his map and saw a monster. (Past simple).2. The princess eats pizza with chopsticks and likes to whistle while she picks fl owers. (Present simple).


THE MAP OF THE WORLDPRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 4

Marco Polo travelled the world and visited many countries. Let’s see how much you know about the world. In this activity the countries must be linked to the correct phrases.

1. Here, a very popular dish is Sushi. JAPAN2. In this very cold country you can fi nd the Kremlin. RUSSIA 3. The Statue of Liberty and The White House are two famous monuments found here. USA4. The majestic “Taj Mahal” palace is in this country. INDIA5. Famous for its Persian rugs, the capital city is Tehran. IRAN6. This hot country has a lot of spicy food and many cactus plants. MEXICO7. The widest river in the world: the Amazon runs through this very big country. BRAZIL8. It has an enormous monument called “The Great Wall”. CHINA9. One of the best thing in this country is the famous “Black Forest” which is more than 200 kilometres

long. GERMANY10. Kangaroos and dangerous snakes and spiders are very common here. AUSTRALIA11. In this country, there are more sheep than people. It is famous for the Kiwi fruit. NEW ZEALAND12. The maple leaf is this country’s emblem. It is usually very cold here. The people speak English and in one

part French. CANADA13. The tasty dish “paella” originates from this country. SPAIN14. The famous and important writer William Shakespeare was born here. ENGLAND15. This country is famous for its Ancient Gods and also the poet, Homer. GREECE16. You can fi nd gigantic pyramids and sphinxes here. EGYPT17. It is famous for its coffee. The capital city is Bogota. COLOMBIA 18. The Colosseum where hundreds of gladiators fought is found in this country’s capital city, Rome. ITALY

EXTRA ACTIVITY:

When you have fi nished, fi ll in the countries on the map enclosed in the teacher’s pack.



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1. ENGLAND2. GERMANY3. ITALY4. SPAIN5. GREECE6. RUSSIA7. CANADA8. USA9. MEXICO10. COLUMBIA

11. BRAZIL12. NEW ZEALAND13. AUSTRALIA14. EGYPT15. IRAN16. JAPAN17. CHINA18. ANTARCTICA19. INDIA


COMPLETE THE SONGPRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 5 / TRACK 18

In this exercise students have to listen to the song “The Dragon Party” and fi ll in the blanks with the right word to complete the lyrics.

LYRICS MARCO POLO AND KAIDU

Dragons fl ying in the skySwooping down and soaring highShouting out their love callsWishing joy and peace to all

Mighty wings, so big and strongMoving happily alongSee them fl y against the sunScreaming, have some fun.

CHORUS

Rising, diving, then swooping lowBowing, circling, fl ying through the air, they go


Spread your wings far and wideOn this lovely wind we glideWe are kings of the airAnd we can fl y anywhere

Soaring high through the cloudsDown below we see the crowdsWe feel the air on our wingsCome on everyone and sing

CHORUS

Rising, diving, then swooping lowBowing, circling, fl ying through the air, they goBowing, circling, fl ying through the air they go


THE ADJECTIVESPRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 1

After reading the descriptions of each character in the play, it´s time to see how many of the adjectives you know.Link the adjective with its correct defi nition.

Something or someone who isn´t big. Someone who isn´t young. What do you call somebody who has a lot of power? Someone who knows a lot and is very clever. Always ready to make people laugh. The opposite of good. Someone who dresses with style and class. How do you describe someone who isn´t very thin? When a girl or a woman isn´t at all ugly. Someone with a lot of money.. Someone who wants more and more and doesn´t want to share. How do you describe someone who is good, friendly and always helpful? The opposite of an ugly man or boy. How do you say when someone or something isn´t very fast. A person or thing you don´t know much about. Something secretive, magical

and unexplainable.


1.- Think and write a synonym for each word in English. E.g mysterious – secretive / strange / magical

2.-And now it is time for you to invent a character of your own and describe them below.

NICE - LITTLE - INTELLIGENT - EVIL - GREEDY - NICE - FUNNY - POWERFUL - RICHHANDSOME - BEAUTIFUL - CHUBBY - SLOW - OLD - MYSTERIOUS - ELEGANT


FOOD VOCABULARYPRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 2

In this activity draw a line from the word to its corresponding image.


1.- Fill in the gaps with the correct vocabulary found above

A. I wear an to cook so that my clothes don´t get dirty.

B. I need a to cut the bread into slices.

C. I boil an egg in a .

D. I fry vegetables and meat in a .

E. I drink milk out of a .

2.- Put the vocabulary into the plural version.

E.g. frying pan – frying pans

A. Cup / B. Knife / C. Spoon / D. Plate / E. . Apron /

Which word is the odd one out?

CUP - FORK - SAUCE PAN - KNIFE - APRON

BOWL - SPOON - PLATE - FRYING PAN


WORD SEARCHPRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 3

In this activity the students fi nd the words hidden in the word-search.

SHADOW FLOWER

WHISTLE PRINCESS

MERCHANT TEMPLE

BOAT MONSTER

STORM TRAVEL

PIZZA NOODLES

ITALY CHINA

LOVE KNIFE

FORK CHOPSTICKS

FOOD DRINK

MAP

LETTER

EXTENSION ACTIVITYNow pick 10 of your favourite words from the word-search and create sentences in both present simple and past simple tenses. Use various words from the list in each sentence.

E.g.1. The merchant travelled to China with his map and saw a monster. (Past simple).2. The princess eats pizza with chopsticks and likes to whistle while she picks fl owers. (Present simple).

S H A D O W S L B M

Q W L F L O W E R E

R K E M A P H T P R

X C V T Ñ O I T I C

S L A Z X L S E Z H

T K R O F P T R Z A

O L T E M P L E A N

R P R I N C E S S T

M O N S T E R P J K

J F D R I N K I G N

N O O D L E S T G I

J O Z C H I N A O F

G D A P E V O L P E

A P B O A T Y Y O P

C H O P S T I C K S



Marco Polo travelled the world and visited many countries. Let’s see how much you know about the world. In this activity the countries must be linked to the correct phrases.

1. Here, a very popular dish is Sushi. 2. In this very cold country you can fi nd the Kremlin. 3. The Statue of Liberty and The White House are two famous monuments found here. 4. The majestic “Taj Mahal” palace is in this country. 5. Famous for its Persian rugs, the capital city is Tehran. 6. This hot country has a lot of spicy food and many cactus plants. 7. The widest river in the world: the Amazon runs through this very big country. 8. It has an enormous monument called “The Great Wall”. 9. One of the best thing in this country is the famous “Black Forest” which is more than 200 kilometres

long. G 10. Kangaroos and dangerous snakes and spiders are very common here. 11. In this country, there are more sheep than people. It is famous for the Kiwi fruit. 12. The maple leaf is this country’s emblem. It is usually very cold here. The people speak English and in one

part French. 13. The tasty dish “paella” originates from this country. 14. The famous and important writer William Shakespeare was born here. 15. This country is famous for its Ancient Gods and also the poet, Homer. 16. You can fi nd gigantic pyramids and sphinxes here. 17. It is famous for its coffee. The capital city is Bogota. 18. The Colosseum where hundreds of gladiators fought is found in this country’s capital city, Rome.

EXTRA ACTIVITY:

When you have fi nished, fi ll in the countries on the map enclosed in the teacher’s pack.

RUSSIA - INDIA - BRAZIL - GREECE - CANADA - CHINA - IRAN - SPAIN - JAPAN - ITALY - COLOMBIAUSA - ENGLAND - AUSTRALIA - MEXICO - GERMANY - EGYPT - NEW ZEALAND



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COMPLETE THE SONGPRE-PLAY ACTIVITY 5 / TRACK 18

Listen to the song “The Dragon Party” and complete the lyrics.

LYRICS MARCO POLO AND KAIDU

Dragons fl ying in the Swooping down and soaring highShouting out their love callsWishing joy and peace to all

Mighty , so big and Moving happily alongSee them against the sun , have some fun.

CHORUS

Rising, diving, then swooping lowBowing, , fl ying through the air, they go


Spread your wings far and wideOn this wind we glideWe are of the airAnd we can fl y anywhere

Soaring high through the Down below we see the crowdsWe feel the air on our wingsCome on everyone and

CHORUS

Rising, diving, then swooping lowBowing, circling, fl ying through the air, they goBowing, circling, fl ying through the they go

WORDS:

SKY- LOVE – PEACE – WINGS – FLY SCREAMING - CIRCLING – KINGS LOVELY – SING – STRONG – LOW

AIR – CLOUDS.


story comprehensionpost-PLAY ACTIVITY 1 / TRACK 19

In this listening activity, students must decide which character asks each question. They must then answer the questions with the relevant answers. Get the students to write full sentences with their answers.

For example: Who is Kublai khan? --- Kublai Khan is a Chinese emperor.

Listening script:1. Where was Marco Polo born? 2. Was Marco Polo a Spanish bullfi ghter or an Italian sailor?3. What does Kaidu mean in English?4. Which animal does the evil Ahmed carry with him?5. Who is Kublai Khan?6. Who tells Kublai Khan that the world is round?7. What does Kaidu give Marco Polo to drink8. Which type of mythical animal has got a snake´s body, scales, a horse´s head, buffalo´s horns and

bird´s legs?9. Which two characters decide to get married?

ANSWER KEY:

1. Italy2. An Italian sailor3. A fl ower that is always smiling4. A snake5. A Chinese emperor6. Marco Polo7. Shark fi n juice8. A dragon9. Kaidu and Marco Polo


DO YOU LIKE COOKING? post-PLAY ACTIVITY 2

Draw a line to match the typical dish with the correct country?

JAPAN PAELLA ENGLAND HAMBURGERS GREECE SUSHI SPAIN MOUSSAKA USA FISH AND CHIPS

FOR THE STUDENT: Now ask your partner the following questions and write the answers.

1. What is your favourite food?

2. Who normally cooks in your house?

3. Do you know how to cook anything?


true or falsepost-PLAY ACTIVITY 3

After seeing the play, you may now try these post play activities used to test your memory and remind you of the story.Listen to the sentences and decide if they are true or false.

1. Marco Polo is Spanish F2. Marco Polo is a sailor T3. Marco Polo travels to China by aeroplane F4. Marco Polo has a letter to deliver to Kublai Khan T5. The Italian sailor meets a beautiful girl whose name is Antonia F6. Marco´s mother is the best pizza cook in the world T7. Kaidu cooks some pasta T8. Kaidu teaches Marco Polo to eat with chopsticks T9. Marco Polo shows Kublai Khan a big map of the world T10. Kublai Khan teaches Ahmed how to dance salsa. F11. Ahmed defeats Marco and becomes the new emperor F12. Kaidu and Marco decide to get married. T

As an extension activity students must correct those sentences which are false.

For example: Marco Polo is Spanish. The correct answer should be: Marco Polo is Italian.


SPANISH OMELETTEpost-PLAY ACTIVITY 4 / TRACK 20

HOW TO MAKE A SPANISH OMELETTE.In this activity you must listen carefully and fi ll in the gaps.

Hello boys and girls. I am Chao-Li-Chin and I am going to teach you how to make a Spanish Omelette. My

assistant Catapum is going to help me.

Catapum! Catapum! Are you ready?

Tortilla de patata; here I come!

1. First of all, you peel the POTATOES and slice them.

2. Then you FRY the potatoes in OLIVE-OIL.

3. Add some SALT.

4. Take six EGGS.

No! not legs, I said EGGS.

5. Beat the eggs and pour them into the FRYING-PAN.

6. Leave the omelette to cook for a few MINUTES on each side.

7. Serve and EAT.

ohhhh, Yummy, I am very hungry!!!

EXTENSION ACTIVITY:

After listening to track write the recipe for your favourite meal.


CORRECT GRAMMATICAL FORM post-PLAY ACTIVITY 5

In this activity you must choose the correct grammatical form or word that corresponds with the text.

1. Marco Polo has / have a letter for Kublai Khan and he travels on / by boat to meet / met him.

2. Kaidu is / are a prince / princess and her father / mother is Kublai Khan who / what is the empire / emperor of Greece / China.

3. Ahmed the vizier / baker is very evil / nice. He / She tries to hypnotize the Italian sailor.

4. Ahmed carry / carries a staff with a frog / snake on it.

5. In the end, Marco and Ahmed / Kaidu decide to get married and they have a dragon / tea party to celebrate.

ANSWER KEY:

1. has, by, meet2. is, princess, father, who, emperor, China3. vizier, evil, he, 4. carries, snake5. Kaidu, dragon


story comprehension post-PLAY ACTIVITY 1 / TRACK 19

In this listening activity, students must decide which character asks each question. They must then answer the questions with the relevant answers. Get the students to write full sentences with their answers.

For example: Who is Kublai khan? --- Kublai Khan is a Chinese emperor.

Listening script:1. Where was Marco Polo born?

2. Was Marco Polo a Spanish bullfi ghter or an Italian sailor?

3. What does Kaidu mean in English?

4. Which animal does the evil Ahmed carry with him?

5. Who is Kublai Khan?

6. Who tells Kublai Khan that the world is round?

7. What does Kaidu give Marco Polo to drink

8. Which type of mythical animal has got a snake´s body, scales, a horse´s head, buffalo´s horns and bird´s legs?

9. Which two characters decide to get married?


DO YOU LIKE COOKING? post-PLAY ACTIVITY 2

Draw a line to match the typical dish with the correct country?

Now ask your partner the following questions and write the answers.

1. What is your favourite food?

2. Who normally cooks in your house?

3. Do you know how to cook anything?

JAPAN PAELLA

ENGLAND HAMBURGERS

GREECE SUSHI

SPAIN MOUSSAKA

USA FISH AND CHIPS


true or false post-PLAY ACTIVITY 3

After seeing the play, you may now try these post play activities used to test your memory and remind you of the story.Listen to the sentences and decide if they are true or false.

1. Marco Polo is Spanish 2. Marco Polo is a sailor 3. Marco Polo travels to China by aeroplane 4. Marco Polo has a letter to deliver to Kublai Khan 5. The Italian sailor meets a beautiful girl whose name is Antonia 6. Marco´s mother is the best pizza cook in the world 7. Kaidu cooks some pasta 8. Kaidu teaches Marco Polo to eat with chopsticks 9. Marco Polo shows Kublai Khan a big map of the world 10. Kublai Khan teaches Ahmed how to dance salsa. 11. Ahmed defeats Marco and becomes the new emperor 12. Kaidu and Marco decide to get married.

As an extension activity students must correct those sentences which are false.

For example:Marco Polo is Spanish. The correct answer should be: Marco Polo is Italian.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.


SPANISH OMELETTEpost-PLAY ACTIVITY 4 / TRACK 20

HOW TO MAKE A SPANISH OMELETTE.In this activity you must listen carefully and fi ll in the gaps.

Hello boys and girls. I am Chao-Li-Chin and I am going to teach you how to make a Spanish Omelette. My

assistant Catapum is going to help me.

Catapum! Catapum! Are you ready?

Tortilla de patata; here I come!

1. First of all, you peel the and slice them.

2. Then you the potatoes in .

3. Add some .

4. Take six .

No! not legs, I said .

5. Beat the eggs and pour them into the .

6. Leave the omelette to cook for a few on each side.

7. Serve and .

ohhhhhh, Yummy, I am very hungry!!!

EXTENSION ACTIVITY:

After listening to track write the recipe for your favourite meal.


CORRECT GRAMMATICAL FORM post-PLAY ACTIVITY 5

In this activity you must choose the correct grammatical form or word that corresponds with the text.

1. Marco Polo has / have a letter for Kublai Khan and he travels on / by boat to meet / met him.

2. Kaidu is / are a prince / princess and her father / mother is Kublai Khan who / what is the empire / emperor of Greece / China.

3. Ahmed the vizier / baker is very evil / nice. He / She tries to hypnotize the Italian sailor.

4. Ahmed carry / carries a staff with a frog / snake on it.

5. In the end, Marco and Ahmed / Kaidu decide to get married and they have a dragon / tea party to celebrate.

3737THE DRAGONcomplementary ACTIVITY

Read this fragment of text, from the fi nal part of the play”Marco Polo”.

Dragons, in the East are benevolent creatures that help humanity. Marco Polo, the famous Italian traveller, was able to study the dragons along the course of his trip to China. For the Chinese, the dragon is an animal, created by children, to preserve peace and is born from the union of a fi sh, a bird, a horse, a snake and a buffalo.

What we propose that you do, amongst all classmates, is create a beautiful picture of a dragon, in the style of a mural, and decorate it as you so wish. You can use all kinds of items to decorate it: from simply painting some parts, to sticking coffee beans, walnut shells, or any other items you consider of interest. The dragon mural can be hung in the classroom until you go and see the performance, at which point you can take the mural and have the actors themselves sign it.

KAIDU: And now, Marco Polo, we could celebrate it by venerating our most beloved animal: the dra-gon.

MARCO POLO: The dragon?

Kaidu: The dragon is the animal that protects every man at the same time: it’s agile like a fi sh, free like a bird, fast like a horse, astute like a snake and strong like a buffalo.

MARCO POLO: Really?

KAIDU: The dragon has got a snake´s body, scales, a horse´s head, buffalo horns and bird legs.

MARCO POLO: It’s incredible!

KAIDU: And it can fl y through the sky, swim across the sea and sink into the ground.

MARCO POLO: Then let’s get the dragon party started.

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