GREEKS (&

Musical Comedy
GEEKS)
WORKPACK
LEVEL
A2/B1
Waystage to threshold (elementary to intermediate)
 Characters
CLAUDUS – PANACEA- ZEUS – ATHENA – PROMETHEUS – PANDORA –
TIGER* - PENGUIN*- ELEFANT* - BIRD* - MONKEY* - PANDORA’S EVILS
(HATE, FEAR, PAIN, WAR)* – JASON *– CASTOR AND POLLUX* -
ATALANTA*
*played by audience members

Synopsis
This story is based on Greek mythology. The Greek had many Gods. Most of
them lived on Mount Olympus. There were also Demigods called Titans.
The Ancient Greeks believed that Zeus created the creatures on Earth.
Myths were used to explain natural phenomena, or to instill good values and
morals.
Join our geeky narrators while they give us some brief snapshots of a few
famous Greek Myths and Legends.

The Myths:

Myth 1: Prometheus:
Prometheus was a Titan in Greek mythology. When Zeus created humans
and animals, Prometheus was named the protector of humans.
He took fire from Mount Olympus and gave it to people. Fire helped humans
stay warm, safe, and make new things.
Zeus was angry with Prometheus because he was afraid that the Gods would
lose power if they shared this gift with humans.

Myth 2: Pandora:
Zeus was still jealous of men.
When Pandora, who was the first human woman created by the gods
received 6 unique gifts from Athena, Zeus decided to set a trap for her.
According to the myth, Pandora´s curiosity led her to open a forbidden box,
releasing all the evils of humanity ( Like ANGER, FEAR, WAR, PAIN…)
Pandora’s other gifts, like intelligence and braveness, allowed her to close
the box in time, leaving Hope inside as mankind’s last resource.

Myth 3 Jason and the Argonauts:

The Argonauts were a band of human heroes in Greek mythology, Zeus told
humans that he will let them keep their benefits if they could prove they
were brave enough. Many Heros like Orpheus, Hercules or Medea
accompanied Jason to visit several islands in his quest Their name comes
from their ship, the Argo.

On the last adventure Jason was joined by Atalanta, Castor, and Pollux.
 ACTIVITIES

For teachers:
This workpack is divided into different levels, considering learners’
age and level of language acquired.

As you may notice, the same play may cater for an ample
age range. This is due to an important innovation meant to
suit different students’ needs and interests.

This means that while different age groups may be

viewing the same play the various pre and post language
activities in the workpack attend to a different level.

Teachers are thus able to provide students with details

about the story and the characters before they come to the
theatre, and also with follow-up activities.
This material is overall best suited for students whose level of
English is equivalent to
A2 and B1 on the Common European Framework of
Reference for Languages.
 level1
BEFORE GOING TO THE THEATRE
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PLAY: Greeks & Geeks

ACTIVITY 1 Get familiar with these characters before watching the play.
You can ask your teacher to tell you their stories or investigate online.
Try to guess who's who, and write the names in the corresponding boxes. PROMETHEUS,
ZEUS, JASON, PANDORA

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PLAY: Greeks & Geeks

What do you know about GREEK MYTHOLOGY ???

ACTIVITY 2:
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Work in pairs and then check your answers with the rest of your classmates:

Who was the leader of the Greek gods?

Zeus
Apollo
Athena
Hades

Who was the first human woman according to Greek Mythology?

Hera
Eva
Pandora
Athena

Greek Myths were used to …

Explain the environment we used to live in and the natural phenomena.
Explain where humanity came from.
Teach morals and skills to live a better and happier life.
All of the above

Which of these names are related to Greek mythology (try to guess)

Jason
Daenerys
Prometheus
Marianela
Mars
Hera
Pandora
Persephone
Claudius
Julius Caesar
Hades
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PLAY: Hercules
PLAY: Greeks & Geeks

ACTIVITY 3:
Try to find 10 words related to Greek Mythology. They can go UP and DOWN or
ACROSS

P A N D O R A L F F R M Y
F T A W G B Q O D B P L Z
G O D R R U K T A Z E U S
C R E P E L A I K X I K O
J A I B E L G T N H E O L
J A R R K Y V A D L O G Y
H E R O R N U N K X W B M
K Q C J M Y T H O R G R P
T P H A N A R G O S R A U
C D G E Y
X L D W K A V S
Y H E R C U L E S A L E S
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Hero, God, Myth, Pandora, Hercules, Argos, Zeus, Olympus, Greek, Titan
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level 1
AFTER GOING
TO THE THEATRE
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PLAY: Hercules
PLAY: Greeks & Geeks

USE OF ENGLISH

ACTIVITY 4:
Write an opposite ADJECTIVE:

Brave

Mortal

Fast

Good

Strong

Intelligent

Now use at least one of these adjectives to describe each of the following characters:

JASON / Jason is Brave

PANDORA
ZEUS
PROMETHEUS
ATALANTA
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PLAY: Hercules

ACTIVITY 5:
Use this template and draw Pandora’s story.
Then retell it to a friend.

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PLAY: Greeks & Geeks

ACTIVITY 6: Identify these emotions. Write a segment of the play

that corresponds to each of Zeus’ expressions.

Example: ZEUS was MAD when Prometheus stole the fire

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PLAY: Greeks & Geeks

COMPREHENSION EXERCISES

ACTIVITY 7: COMPREHENSION
Answer these questions based on the play.
Teachers: Here you can find many questions; you can select the suitable ones for your students
or modify them to drill another verb tense.

a) Who is Zeus?

b) Where does Zeus live?

c) Who is Prometheus?

d) What did Prometheus steal to protect men?

e) Who created Pandora?

f) Who are Jason and the Argonauts?

g) Who was your favorite character?

h) Which Myth was your favorite?

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ACTIVITY 8:
This is Pandora’s Box. What came out of it? Underline the nouns that describe
horrible, terrible things. In your opinion…Which is the worst of evils? (circle it)

FEAR- PAIN –WISDOM- ANGER –

PERSEVERENCE – CREATIVITY – TALENT –
WAR – HATE – BRAVERY – COMPASSION-
LOVE -LOYALTY - HOPE
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Writing:
ACTIVITY 9:
Choose a n d D R A W , TWO different characters in the play and write short
descriptions. T e l l u s w h a t t h e y l o o k e d l i k e , w h a t t h e i r p e r s o n a l i t i e s
were like and what is the most important thing they had to do.
( You can use some adjectives from the box)

MEAN MIGHTY BRAVE EASY-GOING NOBLE GENEROUS CRUEL HONEST

CARING AMBITIOUS STRONG WEAK COURAGEOUS POWERFUL IMMORTAL
HUMBLE WISE STRANGE EVIL BOLD UNKIND FRAGILE
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PLAY:Hercules
PLAY: Greeks & Geeks
ACTIVITY 11:
ACTIVITY 10:Choose the right sentence to complete the statement and try to
remember
what myth it belongs to.
Example:

Myth 1 Prometheus stole the Gods’ fire,

1-because he wanted men to be able to protect themselves

2-because he was mad at Zeus

3-because he wanted to punish men

Athena is…

1-God of Water

2- Goddess of Wisdom

3- Lord of the Underworld

The other titan gave all the gifts to the animals,

1-because he was jealous of his brother

2-because he was just trying to protect animals

3-because Zeus ordered him to

Pandora is…

1- beautiful, tricky, and intuitive

2- persistent, lazy, and intelligent

3- beautiful, intelligent, and curious

T The Argonauts are

1- Atalanta, Zeus and Pandora

2- Hercules, Prometheus and Pandora

3- Jason, Atalanta, Castor and Pollux

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 level 2
BEFORE GOING
TO THE THEATRE
(Some activities from level 1 can be also
used or adapted to this level)
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PLAY: Greeks & Geeks

ACTIVITY 1:
GREEK MYTHOLOGY was used to teach live skills and values, as well as to explain the world we live in.
Find some information on books or internet about two Greek myths and what they
were trying to teach or explain.
Share your information with your partners in class

The Myth of __________________________ The Myth of __________________________

Was used to explain_____________________ Was used to explain_____________________

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PLAY: Greeks & Geeks

ACTIVITY 2:
Now let’s do some research on the gods of the Olympus.
Choose one and complete this bio-format

Example: Aphrodite, Goddess of Love! Beauty and Fertility. Was the daughter of Zeus and
Dione . She protects sailors. She fears War, Athena, and Hera. In different stories she gives
Helen to Paris, a magic girdle to Hera, and Medea to Jason. She lives on Mt. Olympus. In
roman Mythology they call her Venus.

1) Greek Name. 5) Who fears ____ (1-3 things).

2) Job 6) Who gives _____ (1-3 things).
3) Relative of __ (husband, son, mother, etc.). 7) Resident of ______.
4) Who protects _____ (1-3 things). 8) Roman Name.

A) Supernatural Someone who is able to live forever

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Something related to forces beyond the
B) Immortal
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normal world; magical or miraculous
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C) Hero Someone who claims to have received divine
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messages or insights
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D) Prophet
Someone who is admired by many people
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for doing something brave or good.
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 level 2
AFTER GOING TO THE THEATRE
(Some activities from level 1 can be also
used or adapted to this level)
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PLAY: Greeks & Geeks

USE OF
ENGLISH
ACTIVITY 3:
Imagine Pandora lived in our days.
Write ten bad things of our world and society that can come out of her box:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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ACTIVITY 4:
Let’s combine the first and second chapters (Prometheus and
Pandora)
True (T) or False (F)?

1) Zeus is a very kind person.

2) Prometheus is a God.

3) Athena is evil.

4) Intelligence is one of Pandora’s gifts.

5) Fastness is one of Pandora’s gifts.

6) Headache, Itchiness and Sore throat came out of Pandora’s box

7) Pain, War and Anger came out of Pandora’s box.

8) Thanks to Prometheus, humankind still has hope

What happened first? Number the sentences 1 to 6

Athena and Zeus gave Pandora seven gifts.

Zeus was mad at Prometheus for stealing the fire.

Zeus created the first woman

Zeus created men.

Zeus asked the Titans to protect men and animals.

Zeus gave Pandora a box

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PLAY: Greeks & Geeks

ACTIVITY 5:
Let’s change the story. Complete the sentences in the same way as in the
example.

Example: -If Jason was not a great leader, the Argonauts would never finish their adventure

1. If Zeus wasn’t an angry God,

2. If Prometheus didn’t like humans,

3. If Pandora wasn’t curious,

4. If Jason asked ME who to recruit,

5. If ________________________,
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PLAY: Hercules
PLAY: Greeks & Geeks

ACTIVITY 6: COMPREHENSION EXERCISES

Answer these questions based on the play.

Teachers: Here you can find many questions; you can select the suitable ones for your students
or modify them to drill another verb tense.

1- Who is Zeus? Why is he so important to these myths?

2- Does he live alone on mount Olympus?

3- Who is Prometheus? Would YOU have stolen the fire? Why?

4- What did Pandora save inside the box? Why was saving it so important?

5- Jason was the leader of the Argonauts. What leaders do you know? Are they doing their
job well? Why? Why not?

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PLAY: Greeks & Geeks

ACTIVITY 7:
Let’s review the vocabulary and solve this crossword

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1- Zeus was the most important _ _ _

2- Prometheus stole the _ _ _ _ and gave it to men.,
3- _ _ _ _ _ _ is the Goddess of Wisdom
4- _ _ _ _ is one of the bad things that came out of Pandora’s Box
5- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was Zeus’ last gift to Pandora.
6- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was a Titan. He was the protector of humankind
7- Pandora was NOT supposed to open the _ _ _
8- Pandora closed the Box, leaving _ _ _ _inside.
9- _ _ _ _ is a traditional or legendary story, used to explain some phenomenon of nature, or
help us understand values and morals.
A LITTLE EXTRA FOR

levels 1 and 2
This additional activity can further develop the learners’ general
communicative and creative skills.

Create your own Pandora’s box.

Divide the class in groups:
1-Each group should find a container (box, jar, etc.) and decorate it so
that it generates much curiosity, and no one could resist opening it.
2-Then construct ten evils of today's society and place them in the box.
All evils must be personified and have "eyes" and/or “hair” and/or "wings"….
( You may choose to draw and color your evils, or make sock puppets, or
even choose existing three-dimensional objects and glue "wiggle eyes" and
tissue paper "wings" on them...
For example, you can glue eyes and wings on a small mirror to represent
Vanity.)
3-Also, one item representing Hope for our present-day society must also
be placed in the box.
4-Then, each kid should write a very short “puppet show” about one evil
contained in your Pandora's box.
5- After that, the group can provide a "hopeful" solution to the evil you
have chosen.