DIRECTED BY Ariel Dabbah • MUSIC Marcelo Andino

WORKPACK Silvia Montimurro, Eugenia Dell’Osa, Ana Laura Zanfranceschi

OBRA REGISTRADA
LEVEL
Cambridge University Pearson Tests Trinity
Age Level CEFR Examinations of English (PTE) College Exams Trinity - ISE

8+ Pre-Intermediate A1 (Breakthrough) Movers, Flyers, Key, Quickmarch / ISE 0

to Intermediate A2 (Waystage) Preliminary Breakthrough Grades: 3 / 4 ISE I
B1 (Threshold)

Note to teachers
Our dear fellow teachers,
In the workpack you are about to see, you will find a series of activities to be used
with your students both before and after watching RobinHood. You will find that most of the activities
have been graded according to levels, which might imply age or language development or both.
You will also come across different types of activities, which in most cases we
have decided to categorise as follows: The Story; Characters; Grammar & Structures; Words,
words, words!; Drama games & activities. In many cases,
however, as in the classroom and in life, categories tend to merge and combine
and evolve, so that one activity may lend itself to something else and become
useful for something different.
In the Index section, you will find a Teacher’s Corner for some of the activities,
with suggested procedures, and answer keys where appropriate. You will also find some craft ideas.
All these are simply suggestions. You are the one who knows your students, so
please feel free to play around with this workpack as much as you want to.
Have a magical BAP experience, and do let us know what worked best for you
and your students!
All our love,
The Teachers Team

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3

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 SYNOPSIS
A long time ago, in 12th-century England, there is a king called
Richard. He is so brave that he is called Richard the Lionheart. King
Richard is fair and just. He cares about the people of his Kingdom
and people love him for that. One day, the brave king and his loyal
army leave to fight in the Crusades. The king’s sister, Princess Joanne,
takes over the throne while he is away. However, she is not fair. With
the help of the sheriff of Nottingham, she forces people to pay high
taxes or go to jail. Robin of Locksley, also known as Robin Hood,
decides to fight for his people, so he starts stealing the tax money to
give it back to the poor. One day, he meets Lady Marian, the King’s
niece, and falls in love with her. Princess Joanne wants to stop Robin
Hood, so she sets a trap to catch him. Knowing that Robin likes Lady
Marian, she organises an archery contest to win a kiss from the young
lady. Will they capture Robin? Will anyone be able to stop Princess
Joanne? See this wonderful play and find out.

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 Vocabulary
This list of vocabulary items will help you and your students
understand and enjoy the play more fully:
Nouns
friar, throne, taxes, sword, bow, arrow, outlaw, thief/thieves, jail, archery, contest,
trap, bullseye, niece, handkerchief/hankerchiefs or handkerchieves, palace, forest,
courage, smile, rights, lair, faith, fate, joy, genius, prize

Adjectives
fair, brave, handsome, strong, shy, merry, wealthy, stubborn, expensive

Verbs
fight, steal, rob, collect, leave, shoot, hit, fear, hide, beware, surrender, belong, carry
out, drop down, fall, sneeze, catch

Phrases
upside down, on the right track, shoot an arrow, care about, face danger,
give up the fight, believe in, speak the truth, come up with a plan, break the law,
carry out a plan

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 CHARACTERS

ROBIN HOOD THE SHERIFF OF

NOTTINGHAM
robs from the rich to Joanne’s tax collector
give to the poor
KING RICHARD
England’s fair king

JOHN
Robin’s friend
(a member of the
Merry Men)

PRINCESS JOANNE LADY MARIAN

Richard’s sister Princess Joanne’s niece

FACT OR FICTION?
King Richard the Lionheart really existed. However, England was
ruled by his brother, Prince John, while he was in the Crusades, not
by Princess Joanne, who is a fictional character in this play.

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 THE STORY

1 What do you know?

What’s he famous for? Where does he live?

What type of clothes

Who are his enemies?
does he wear?

Who are his friends? What is he like?

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 THE STORY

2 Who is Robin Hood?

Robin Hood is a folk hero from the Middle Ages in England. He is a

legendary person whom people have told stories about for many years.
Robin Hood is one who still remains popular. His story has been featured
in books, plays, movies and cartoons as well.
There are many variations of his stories. Usually, Robin Hood is an outlaw
who lives in Sherwood Forest near the town of Nottingham, England. His
enemies are Prince John (who is temporarily on the throne because his
brother, King Richard the Lionheart is away in the Middle East fighting
in the Crusades), and the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham, who abuse their
powers and take money from the people who need it. Robin Hood uses
his archery skills and his wits to steal the money back, and return it to
the poor. Accompanying Robin are his faithful followers The Merry Men.
They include Little John, Much the Miller’s son, Will Scarlet, Friar Tuck
and Alan a Dale. Later stories also had a Maid Marian.
retrieved December 11, 2022 from
https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Robin_Hood.
Match the words in bold with the definitions below.
a person who has committed serious crimes.
people who support the ideas of a leader
the practice of using a bow and arrow
a person, who may or may not have existed, and is famous for helping people.
intelligence
a time in European History approximately between the 5th Century CE
and the 15th Century.

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 THE STORY

3 Fill in with the words in the box.

KING JAIL THRONE MONEY HOOD

KISS FOREST CASTLE LOVE PRIZE

A long time ago, there was a good called Richard.

One day, the brave king travelled to defend his country. The king’s sister,
Princess Joanne, took over the . However, she was not
fair. She wanted everybody’s so she sent the Sheriff of
Nottingham to collect high taxes. People who didn’t pay had to go to

. Robin was an outlaw, a criminal.

He lived in Sherwood . He started stealing the tax money
to help poor people. One day, Lady Marian was taking the tax money to the

. She was travelling through the forest, so Robin stopped

her. Lady Marian and Robin fell in . Princess Joanne
wanted to catch Robin Hood, so she set a trap. She organised an archery
contest. The for the winner was a
from her niece, Marian. Did they capture Robin? Was anyone able to stop
Princess Joanne? See the play and find out.

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 THE STORY

4 Fill in the text with the words below.

THRONE ENGLAND JAIL PRIZE PALACE

ARCHERY LOVE KING MONEY HOOD

A long time ago, in 12th-century (1) , there was a (2)
called Richard. He was called Richard the Lionheart because he was very brave.
One day, the brave king left to fight in the Crusades. The king’s sister, Princess
Joanne, took over the (3) while he was away. However, she was not
fair. She wanted more (4) so she sent the Sheriff of Nottingham to
collect high taxes. People who didn’t pay had to go to (5) . Robin of
Locksley, also known as Robin (6) , decided to fight for his people,
so he started stealing the tax money to give it back to the poor. One day, Robin
heard they were taking the money to the (7) through the forest, so
he waited there. Lady Marian, the King’s niece, was travelling with the money
and they met. Marian and Robin fell in (8) . Princess Joanne wanted
to stop Robin Hood, so she set a trap to catch him. She organised an
(9) contest. The (10) for the winner was a kiss from her
niece, Lady Marian. Did they capture Robin? Was anyone able to stop Princess
Joanne? See the play and find out.

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 CHARACTERS

5 Label the picture.

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 CHARACTERS

6 Draw the story.

Princess Joanne lives in the Robin and his men give

Castle of Nottingham. money to the poor.

The Sheriff collects taxes Robin and Lady Marian

from the poor people. fall in love.

Robin Hood and his merry Robin Hood participates in

men steal from the Sheriff. the archery contest.

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 CHARACTERS

7 Match the verbs and phrases.

a set 1 a trap
b fight 2 in the forest
c hit 3 from the rich
d shoot 4 taxes
e care 5 the throne
f pay 6 battles
g take over 7 in love (with….)
h live 8 an arrow
i steal 9 the bullseye
j fall 10 about people

Now use the phrases above to write sentences about the characters:
Princess Joanne Robin Hood The Merry Men
Lady Marian King Richard The people of Nottingham

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 GRAMMAR &
STRUCTURE

8 Family Relations.

ANGEVIN FAMILY TREE

Margaret = HENRY II = Eleanor of
of France Aquitaine

William Henry Matilda Geoffrey Eleanor Joan

The Young
King
Isabelle Isabella of
of Angouleme = JOHN = Gloucester
Berengaria
of Navarre = RICHARD I
“the Lionheart”

Eleanor HENRY III Richard Joan Isabelle Eleanor

of Provence = of Cornwall

Look at the Angevine Family Tree and answer:

a. Who’s Richard the Lionheart’s mother?
b. How many children did Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine have?
c. Did John and Isabella of Gloucester have children?
d. How many nieces did Richard I have?

Write sentences with the information in the family tree and the following words:
DAUGHTER NEPHEW UNCLE HUSBAND

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 GRAMMAR &
STRUCTURE

9 What did they do?

Complete the sentences with the past form of the verbs in brackets.

1 After King Richard (leave), Princess Joanne

(take) over the throne.

2 At the Crusades, King Richard (fight) many battles.

3 The villagers (pay) high taxes.

4 Robin (hear) they were taking money to the castle

through the forest.

5 Robin Hood (hide) in the forest to wait for them.

6 Robin (meet) Lady Marian.

7 Robin and Lady Marian (fall) in love.

8 Princess Joanne (set) a trap to catch Robin.

9 Marian (tell) Robin the contest was a trap.

10 At the contest, Robin (shoot) an arrow and

(hit) the bull’s-eye.

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 WORDS, WORDS,
WORDS

10 Wordsearch.

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

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 WORDS, WORDS,
WORDS

11 Quick Guess.
Print this page and cut out the cards. Put cards on the table, face down. Get a 1 minute timer. Separate
players in 2 teams. A member of team 1 will start reading for the rest of his team to guess. If they guess
correctly, the player picks another card and continues reading until they guess wrongly or the minute has
passed. The team will score as many points as cards have been guessed. Then it’s team 2’s turn to play. They
continue taking turns until there are no more cards to read.
This is a fictional
This is a member of character in the play.
This is the place where This is the place
the Merry Men. He’s a She’s the ruler of
Robin Hood lives. where Marian lives. England while Richard
religious man.
(Sherwood Forest) (Nottingham Castle) is away.
(Friar Tuck)
(Princess Joanne)

This character helps

This is a group of This is the name of
collect taxes. He’s A weapon used for
people who follow and the Kingdom where
corrupt and loyal to shooting arrows
help Robin Hood. the story takes place.
Joanne. (The Sheriff of (bow)
(The Merry Men) (England)
Nottingham)

An amount of money What King Richard was

The centre of a target A woman who is not
that you must pay to the called because of his
that you try to hit married
government bravery
(bullseye) (Maid)
(tax) (Lionheart)

A weapon with a long

A thin, straight stick What covers the body of
A special chair where metal blade and a
with a point that is shot birds. A decoration in
Kings and Queens sit handle. Sometimes used
with a bow. Robin’s hat.
(throne) as a symbol of honour.
(arrow) (feather)
(sword)

Your brother or sister’s A place for

A criminal A person who steals
daughter hiding
(an outlaw) (a thief)
(niece) (lair)

A large area of land

Having mental a synonym of
A competition covered with trees and
strength to face danger happy
(a contest) plants
(brave) (merry)
(forest)

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 WORDS, WORDS,
WORDS

16 Complete and Match.

Add the missing letters and draw a line to the corresponding picture.

T __ I __ V __ S
S __ O __ D
A __ C __ E __
P __ I __ E
S __ E __ Z __
A __ R __ W
B __ L __ S __ Y __
T __ A __
F __ I __ R
S __ L __ I __ R

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 WORDS, WORDS,
WORDS

17 Parts of Speech.
a. Complete the grid with the correct words in each column.
outlaw brave steal courage fair shoot jail
handsome fear lair faith expensive high catch
rob hide wealthy contest

NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE

b. Write sentences about the story using as many words from the grid as possible.

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 WORDS, WORDS,
WORDS

18 Collocations and Phrases.

Complete the words to form phrases about the story.

1. Marian thinks they are not o t r t

2. Robin Hood s a a

3. King Richard c a people.

4. Robin doesn’t want to g u t f

5. Robin tells Marian he s t t

6. Princess Joanne c u w a p to catch Robin.

7. The Sheriff helps Princess Joanne to c o her plan.

8. King Richard b i sharing with people in need.

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