pre-show adventure in the british museum

ADVENTURE IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
Pre-show information
Lexis-grammar consultants Diane Atkins and Carla Marchiseppe
Miss. Pacini accompanies her classes to the British Museum, where they visit the Egyptian
Section. The Director of the Museum (Professor Starkey) and his assistant, Mr. Gary Jones, will
take the students on a tour they will never forget.
The most frequently used grammar structures
simple present:
present continuous:
can
have (got)
Imperative
You speak English.
You are speaking
He can see a boy .
We have (got) a dog.
Speak!
You don’t speak English.
You aren’t speaking.
He can’t see a boy.
We haven’t (got) a dog.
Don’t speak!
Do you speak English?
Are you speaking?
Can he see a boy?
Have we (got) a dog?
Let’s speak!
Let me speak!
Characters
Tour Guide
Director of The Museum
Pharaoh
Miss. Pacini
Gary Jones
Professor Starkey
Pharaoh
Teacher of English
SONGS PERFORMED DURING SHOW
Sailing Down the Nile
As you’re sailing down the Nile
Don’t forget to smile
When you see a crocodile
The Pyramid Rock
We’ve got a rock
The weather is hot
Come on everybody
Do not stop
It’s the pyramid rock
One, two, three, pull
The Egyptian Dance
A pharaoh on the left
A mummy on the right
Let’s do Egyptian Dance
All through the night
Let’s do Egyptian Dance
Enjoy the show and
watch out for the crocodile !
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CLIL WORKSHEET – Adventure in The British Museum (Content and Language Integrated
Learning).
Hieroglyphic numbers
Ancient Egyptians used a decimal system with seven symbols.
A single vertical stroke1 represents
ONE (1)
A cattle hobble2 represents
TEN (10)
A coil of rope3 represents
ONE HUNDRED (100)
A lotus plant4 represents
ONE THOUSAND (1,000)
A finger5 represents
TEN THOUSAND (10,000)
A frog6 represents
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND (100,000)
A god with arms raised7 represents
ONE MILLION (1,000,000)
1. Un singolo segno verticale.
2. Un pezzo di corda legato alle zampe del bestiame per limitarne il raggio di movimento.
3. Un rotolo di corda.
4. Una pianta di loto.
5. Un dito (della mano).
6. Una rana.
7. Un dio con le braccia alzate.
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Tel:011658992 - Cell: 3294646156
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THE ADVENTURE IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM DICTIONARY
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VERB
to accompany
to bow
to breathe
to build
to come
to cross
to describe
to disappear
to enjoy
to find
to function
to give
to happen
to have
to hear
to help
to join
to know
to learn
to like
to look for …
to mean
to paint
to put
to read
to refuse
to return
to row
to sail
to save
to say
to see
to show
to stand
to start
to stay
to talk
to touch
to understand
to walk
to wear
to work
SPECIAL
must
can
need
LIST
accompagnare
inchinarsi
respirare
costruire
venire
attraversare
descrivere
scomparire
divertirsi
trovare
funzionare
dare
succedere
avere
udire
aiutare
unire
conoscere
imparare
piacere
cercare
significare
dipingere
mettere
leggere
rifiutare
ritornare
remare
navigare
salvare
dire
vedere
far vedere/mostrare
stare in piedi
iniziare
rimanere
parlare
toccare
capire
camminare
indossare
funzionare
VERBS
dovere
potere
avere bisogno di
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WORD
again
a note
afterlife
clue
everybody
here
if
nothing
painting
seat belt
sellotape
the Time Machine
tomb
river
the same
weather
whip
BODY
hair
hand
knee
shoulder
CLOTHES
clothes
glasses
jacket
shirt
skirt
QUESTIONS WORDS
How many scorpions?
What is this?
What colour hair?
What number is this?
Who is that girl?
Where is Miss Pacini?
Why not?
COMMON PHRASES
Are you ready?
I’m ready!
You’re right!
Come on!
Keep calm!
Well done!
Keep still!
Hurry up!
ADJECTIVES
easy
impossible
dangerous
LIST
di nuovo
una nota
vita nell’aldilà
indizio
tutti
qui
se
niente/nulla
dipinto
cintura di sicurezza
scotch
la macchina del tempo
tomba
fiume
lo stesso
tempo (atmosferico)
frusta
IL CORPO
capelli
mano
ginocchio
spalla
VESTITI
abbigliamento
occhiale
giacca
camicia
gonna
LIST
Quanti …?
Che cosa …?
Di che colore …?
Che numero …?
Chi …?
Dove …?
Perché no?
LIST
Sei pronta?
Sono pronta!
Hai ragione!
Forza! Andiamo!
Mantenere la calma!
Brava! Ben fatto!
Stai ferma!
sbrigati!
LIST
facile
impossibile
pericoloso
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[email protected] PIVA e Cod. Fisc. 10444150014 www.actiontheatreinenglish.com
Tel:011658992 - Cell: 3294646156
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to live
to die
to worship
ADJECTIVES
dry
buried
GEOGRAPHY AND RELIGION
LIST
WORD
abitare/vivere
gods and goddesses
morire
the Sky God
venerare/adorare
The Book of the Dead
lives on earth
LIST
beliefs
secco/arido
after
sepolto
hawk
country
river
in half
flood
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le divinità
il dio del cielo
il libro dei Morti
le vite sulla Terra
credo/credenze religiose
dopo
falco
nazione
Fiume
a metà
inondazione/alluvione
After the show you will receive on line:
1. Full script of play
2. The spot-on Museum dictionary
3. Present Continuous tense - exercises
4. Present Simple tense - exercises
5. CLIL text - hieroglyphic numbers (pre-show)
6. CLIL text - Geography and Religion in Ancient Egypt. (post-show)
Action Theatre in English, Strada Madonnina 20, 10090 Castiglione Torinese, TO
[email protected] PIVA e Cod. Fisc. 10444150014 www.actiontheatreinenglish.com
Tel:011658992 - Cell: 3294646156
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