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THE ARTICLEWinnie the Pooh to make a comeback2009 will see the return of one of the world’s best-loved fictional characters, Winnie the Pooh. The loveable bear was created by British writer A.A. Milne and first appeared in a book in 1926. Milne only wrote two novels about Pooh’s adventures, the last being ‘The House at Pooh Corner’ in 1928. Eighty years later, those in charge of the Pooh name allowed the publication of a sequel. The third book will be called ‘Return to the Hundred Acre Wood’. It will hit bookstore shelves on October the 5th and should be an instant bestseller. Many people predict it will be the biggest seller of the year. The Pooh books have been translated into 50 languages. In 1966, the Walt Disney company started making movies about Pooh and turned the character into a household name.
The author David Benedictus wrote the new book. He described it as “an honour to have my sequel to the original stories approved". He added: “I hope that the new book will…maintain Milne's idea that whatever happens, a little boy and his bear will always be playing." Mark Burgess, a spokesperson for the Pooh Trustees, said he was sure the new book captures the spirit of the two books written eight decades ago. He said: "We hope that the many millions of Pooh enthusiasts and readers around the world will embrace and cherish these new stories as if they had just emerged from the pen of A.A. Milne himself." Mr. Burgess explained how important Pooh is, saying: "The original books are one of the greatest celebrations of childhood in any language.”
WARM-UPS1. BOOKS: Walk around the class and talk to other students about books. Change partners often. After you finish, sit with your partner(s) and share your findings. 2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently. 3. FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: Are children’s fictional characters good for kids? Complete the table below with your partner(s). Change partners and share what you wrote.
4. WALT DISNEY: Students A strongly believe Walt Disney is great for kids; Students B strongly believe Walt Disney is bad for kids. Change partners again and talk about your conversations. 5. CHARACTERS: What is important in a fictional character for children? Rank these things with your partner(s). Change partners and talk about your rankings.
6. NOVEL: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word ‘novel’. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories. BEFORE READING / LISTENING1. TRUE / FALSE: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article (sometimes more than one. combination is possible):
WHILE READING / LISTENINGGAP FILL: Put the words into the gaps in the text.
LISTENING: Listen and fill in the spaces.2009 will see the return of one _____________________-loved fictional characters, Winnie the Pooh. The loveable bear was created by British writer A.A. Milne _____________________ book in 1926. Milne only wrote two novels about Pooh’s adventures, the last being ‘The House at Pooh Corner’ in 1928. Eighty years later, _____________________ the Pooh name allowed the publication of a sequel. The third book will be called ‘Return to the Hundred Acre Wood’. It will _____________________ on October the 5th and should be an instant bestseller. Many people predict it will be the biggest _____________________. The Pooh books have been translated into 50 languages. In 1966, the Walt Disney company started making movies about Pooh and turned the character _____________________. The author David Benedictus _____________________. He described it as “an honour to have my sequel to the original stories approved". He added: “I hope that the new book will…maintain Milne's _____________________ happens, a little boy and his bear will always be playing." Mark Burgess, a spokesperson for the Pooh Trustees, _____________________ new book captures the spirit of the two books written eight decades ago. He said: "We hope _____________________ of Pooh enthusiasts and readers around the world will embrace and cherish these new stories as if they had just _____________________ pen of A.A. Milne himself." Mr. Burgess explained how important Pooh is, saying: "The original books are one of the greatest celebrations of childhood _____________________.” AFTER READING / LISTENING1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionaries / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words ‘fiction’ and ‘character’.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…? 4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings. 5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
STUDENT FICTIONAL CHARACTERS SURVEYWrite five GOOD questions about fictional characters in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
WINNIE THE POOH DISCUSSIONSTUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
LANGUAGE2009 will see the (1) ____ of one of the world’s best-loved fictional characters, Winnie the Pooh. The loveable bear was (2) ____ by British writer A.A. Milne and first appeared in a book in 1926. Milne only wrote two novels about Pooh’s adventures, the last (3) ____ ‘The House at Pooh Corner’ in 1928. Eighty years later, those in charge of the Pooh name allowed the publication of a sequel. The third book will be called ‘Return to the Hundred Acre Wood’. It will (4) ____ bookstore shelves on October the 5th and should be an (5) ____ bestseller. Many people predict it will be the biggest seller of the year. The Pooh books have been translated (6) ____ 50 languages. In 1966, the Walt Disney company started making movies about Pooh and turned the character into a household name. The author David Benedictus wrote the new book. He described it (7) ____ “an honour to have my sequel to the original stories approved". He added: “I hope that the new book will…maintain Milne's idea that whatever happens, a little boy and his bear will always (8) ____ playing." Mark Burgess, a spokesperson for the Pooh Trustees, said he was sure the new book captures the spirit of the two books (9) ____ eight decades ago. He said: "We hope that the many millions of Pooh enthusiasts and readers around the world will embrace and cherish these new stories (10) ____ if they had just emerged (11) ____ the pen of A.A. Milne himself." Mr. Burgess explained how important Pooh is, saying: "The original books are one of the greatest celebrations of (12) ____ in any language.” Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
WRITING:Write about children’s books for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ HOMEWORK1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about Winnie the Pooh. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. FICTIONAL CHARACTERS: Make a poster about fictional characters from your own language and some from the English language. Compare them. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things? 4. SEQUEL: Write a magazine article about the third Winnie the Pooh book. Include imaginary interviews with a Pooh Trustee (who wants the new book to be published) and a relative of A.A. Milne (who thinks the new book disrespects the memory of Milne and is simply a moneymaking idea). Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s). 5. HELLO POOH: Write an imaginary conversation between Winnie the Pooh and A.A. Milne. They are talking about Pooh’s comeback. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s). Role play your conversation in front of the class. 6. LETTER: Write a letter to the Pooh Trustees. Ask them three questions about Winnie the Pooh. Give them three suggestions on how to make more money out of Winnie the Pooh. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions. ANSWERSTRUE / FALSE:
SYNONYM MATCH:
PHRASE MATCH:
GAP FILL: Winnie the Pooh to make a comeback2009 will see the return of one of the world’s best-loved fictional characters, Winnie the Pooh. The loveable bear was created by British writer A.A. Milne and first appeared in a book in 1926. Milne only wrote two novels about Pooh’s adventures, the last being ‘The House at Pooh Corner’ in 1928. Eighty years later, those in charge of the Pooh name allowed the publication of a sequel. The third book will be called ‘Return to the Hundred Acre Wood’. It will hit bookstore shelves on October the 5th and should be an instant bestseller. Many people predict it will be the biggest seller of the year. The Pooh books have been translated into 50 languages. In 1966, the Walt Disney company started making movies about Pooh and turned the character into a household name. The author David Benedictus wrote the new book. He described it as “an honour to have my sequel to the original stories approved". He added: “I hope that the new book will…maintain Milne's idea that whatever happens, a little boy and his bear will always be playing." Mark Burgess, a spokesperson for the Pooh Trustees, said he was sure the new book captures the spirit of the two books written eight decades ago. He said: "We hope that the many millions of Pooh enthusiasts and readers around the world will embrace and cherish these new stories as if they had just emerged from the pen of A.A. Milne himself." Mr. Burgess explained how important Pooh is, saying: "The original books are one of the greatest celebrations of childhood in any language.” LANGUAGE WORK
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