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English Project
Class: M 1
Teacher: Clarisa Sammartino

by Oscar Wilde
Pre-reading activities:

1- About the author: Oscar Wilde.

Look at the information on page 5 and complete this text.

Oscar Wilde was born on …………………………… He is………………………

He wrote poems, short stories ……………….. and ………………………… his most famous
short story is ……………………………………………………. . He travelled to
…………………………., ………………………. and………………
He died in …………………….

2- Introduction. Read page 6. Underline the right word.

a- The Happy Prince is a/an real / imaginary story. It is based on facts / fantasy. It has/
hasn’t got a moral. The characters are real / unreal people. It is a science fiction story/
fairy tale.

3- Characteristics of fairy tales.

Tick the correct words. Fairy Tales are about:

Love Revenge
Murder Sadness
Friendship Happiness
Misery Heroism
Kindness Bravery
Hate
courage

Tick the correct words. In Fairy Tales we find:

Princes and princesses Bats

Ghosts U.F.O’S (unidentified flying objects)
Witches Policemen and detectives
Castles or palaces Churches

4- Precious stones. The Sword of the Happy Prince has a ruby. There are 9 precious
stones in this snake. Find them and write them on the dotted line.
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5- Materials. The Happy Prince is covered in gold leaves. There are 15 materials hidden in this
word soup. Circle the words and write them on the line. There is one secret word that is not a
material, can you find it?

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D H P I S X B O W O O L Y
F N L C I I R O N E D E E
K E A O R H O C Q T O R C
F G S P I K N F B A O E N
C K T P D F Z O L M W V I
N I I E E t E P Y B G L R
O L C R H P A P P E R I P
L E E T S I P N Z G G S Y
Y A Z Y R E H T A E L V P
N T H U P N Y I Q B E R P
X H M L A T I N Z F A W A
I A L U M I N U M I D W H
R R C G O L D L C S H J Z

The secret word is: …………………………………………………………….

6- Complete the sentences with the words in the soup and in the snake.

1. This old coin is made of …………..……….

2. Most wedding rings are made of ……………………but engagement rings usually have a
……. on them.
3. The casserole is made of …………………………
4. I am wearing a jacket that is made of ……………… but my sweater is made of ………
5. My desk is made of …………………………….
6. The coke can is made of …………………………….
7. The statue of the Happy Prince is covered in ………………………and the sword has got a
……………..
8. The Olympic medal is made of …………………………….
9. My favourite precious stone is …………….and my sister’s is……………………….
10. The heart of the Happy Prince is made of ……………………….
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7- Identifying Birds

Have you ever seen a swallow? Which is which? Can you identify these birds?
Write their names under the pictures:

The Arctic tern, the stork, the hummingbird, the swallow, and the Egyptian ibises.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

8- Parts of the body- Write the names of the parts of this bird.

9- A Swallow’s fact file.

Write questions. The underlined words are the answers. You can use these question words: how
many, how much, how big, where, when. what, what … like, etc.

1- ………………………………………………………………………………..?
1- Swallows are between 17 and 19 centimeters big.

2- ………………………………………………………………………………..?
2- They weigh about 16-25grammes.
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3- ………………………………………………………………………………..?
3- They live in the countryside.

4- ………………………………………………………………………………..?
4- They lay about 4-5 eggs.

5-………………………………………………………………………………..?
5- They eat insects; flies, bees, butterflies and moths.

6- ………………………………………………………………………………..?
6- They have a shiny blue-green upper body and head. Their throat and underside is white.

7- ………………………………………………………………………………..?
7- Swallows in the UK migrate to Africa in winter.

8-………………………………………………………………………………..?
8- Swallows return to the UK in March.

9-………………………………………………………………………………..?
9- They travel about 9,500kilometres to South Africa.

11. Geography.
a) Mark the cities of London and Egypt on the map. b)Then, draw the route the swallows
make when they migrate to the south of Africa.

c) Find out: :
1- How many kilometers are there between London and Egypt?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2- How long does it take a swallow to fly from London to Egypt?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3- How long does it take You to fly from London to Egypt?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….......
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11- Antonyms: All these adjectives appear in the story of the Happy Prince. Match them and
write them in the table below.

happy thirsty sick

horrible
beautiful full
high strong warm
dead
empty
good cold rich bad

lovely low sad healthy

weak hungry ugly poor

alive

12- Caring for others

a- Friendship: group discussion

1- What does it take to be a good friend? What are some good things about having good
friends? How can people make good friends?

Good friends must be generous. To be a good friend you must be helpful.

Can you think of other ideas? ( friendly, honest, sincere, hard-working, funny, boring, sociable,
outgoing, open, frank, etc) Write them on the dotted line.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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b- Happiness and sadness

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What makes the Happy Prince sad? What things make you sad?
Complete:
I’m happy when……………………………………………………………………………..
I’m sad when . ………………………………………………………………………………

c- Charity: Answer these questions.

a- What does the Happy Prince see who needs help?

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
b- Imagine you are a statue standing above the city of Buenos Aires. What do you see? Who
needs your help?

I can see
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

13_ Expressing obligation: Must + infinitive verb

The swallow says: “ I must leave now”

The Mayor says: “ We must pull down this horrible statue”

What are your obligations if you want to be a good citizen ?

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14- Youtube video

The story of The Happy Prince is in YouTube. It is in three parts. Watch the videos and
compare the printed version to the story in YouTube?. What are the similarities and the
differences? Mention at least 3 differences.
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Click on these addresses or type in “Happy Prince part 1 Oscar Wilde” in Google
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI92hDyI2HY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twRgeQhVAFI&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vy5OAU4Cg0&feature=related