Hercules WORKPACK
Characters ANICETUS, ARISTIDES AND APOLLONIA (THE STATUES) HERCULES HADES STYX MEGARA CHIRON Synopsis An introduction This story is based on Greek mythology. The Greek had many Gods. Most of them lived in Mount Olympus. God Zeus was God of the sky and ruler of Olympus. Only Gods and Immortal Heroes were allowed to enter the Olympus. Our story A long time ago in Mount Olympus Zeus, the most powerful God of all, and his wife Hera had a baby, Hercules. Hades, the Lord of the underworld, was not happy, because he knew that this baby would be the only one who would prevent him from creating chaos among mortals, so he and his silly servant Styx, bullied him away from Mount Olympus Hercules grew up on earth always feeling different, lonely and excluded until one day Zeus revealed himself as his real father, warned him about Hades and ordered him to become a national hero to be able to return to Olympus Will Hercules be able to believe in himself so as to defeat Hades and become the hero he is meant to be? He might need self esteem and positive power! Moral Never let bullies (who are almost always motivated by jealousy and envy, by the way) put you down. With positive power and believing in yourself, you'll discover the real hero within you.
VOCABULARY (It s a good idea to teach or revise these words before going to the theatre) Adjectives ancient - brave - courageous - powerful - immortal - mighty- humble - noble - wise - strange - evil Nouns God - virtue - lord - demon - journey- sword fate - freedom - slave - outfit - trainer courage - reward Verbs gather - kill - breathe - wrap - leave - deserve - treat - beat - save - defeat - doom succeed - bully Useful expressions right away - be careful - get sick - look after someone - face the truth - as smart as a fox - change your mind - never mind - set a trap - set someone free - miss a chance
ACTIVITIES For teachers: This workpack is divided into different levels, taking into account 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.
level1 BEFORE GOING TO THE THEATRE
Name Get familiar with these words before watching the play!!! Write the correct spelling below the pictures. S G H _ S _
My Name name is. What do you know about HERCULES??? ACTIVITY 2: MULTIPLE CHOICE: Work in pairs and then check your answers with the rest of your classmates: Do History books tell us anything about HERCULES? a. Yes, they do b. No, they don t HERCULES was a hero from Greek mythology, wasn t he? a. Yes, he was b. No, he wasn t Who was HERCULES s enemy? a. God Hades b. Goddess Aphrodite What was HERCULES s mission? a. To conquer England b. To become a hero
My Name name is... My teacher is... My school is... ACTIVITY 3: How many words can you find inside the box? They can go up and down: F A L M E R B L F F R M Y F T A W E B Q O D B P L Z G O D R R U K R A Z M T T C R E P L L A D K X I K R J A I B L L G T N H E O D J A R R H Y V S D L O G G H E R O R N U W K X W B D K Q C J M I S I O N G R B T P H A N A I R A M R A W C D G E Y X L D W K A V N Y M I G H T Y C M A L E T
level 1 AFTER GOING TO THETHEATRE
Name My name is... My teacher is... My school is... USE OF ENGLISH ACTIVITY 4: Write an opposite ADJECTIVE: Brave Mortal Humble Ancient Honest Generous Now use at least one of these adjectives to describe each of the following characters: HERCULES / Hercules is Brave MEGARA ZEUS STYX www.baplayers.com facebook.com/baplayers. twitter.com/baplayers
My Name ACTIVITY 5: Look at these adjectives connected with personality. Which are the ones that best describe HERCULES? Tick only the ones you choose. Ambitious Moody Introverted Kind Scared Fragile Powerful Courageous Brave Cowardly Weak Generous Quiet Mighty s.com
Name My name is... My teacher is... My school is... ACTIVITY 6: Complete the sentences in the same way as in the example. Example: If I read History books, I will learn more about Greek mythology. 1. If Hades finds out that Hercules is training, 2. If Hercules listens to Chiron, 3. If Megara betrays Hades, 4. If Hercules defeats Hades, 5. If Hercules meets Zeus, www.baplayers.com facebook.com/baplayers. twitter.com/baplayers
My Name name is... My teacher is 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) Where does Hades live?... d) Who is Styx?... e) Why are Styx and Hades mean to young Hercules?... f) Where does Hercules go after leaving the Olympus?... g) Who is Chiron?... h) What does Hercules need to become a hero?... i) Who is Megara?... j) How does the play end?...
Name My name is is... My teacher is...... My school is... My Writing: ACTIVITY 8: Choose TWO different characters in the play and write short descriptions. 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 www.baplayers.com facebook.com/baplayers. twitter.com/baplayers
Name My name is... My teacher is... My school is... ACTIVITY 11: Write and e-mail to a friend telling him/her about your visit to the theatre, if you liked the play and invite him/her to go with you next visit. (35-45 words). to: from: subject: date: www.baplayers.com facebook.com/baplayers. twitter.com/baplayers
My name is... My teacher is... My school is... level 2 BEFORE GOING TO THE THEATRE (Some activities from level 1 can be also used or adapted to this level) www.baplayers.com facebook.com/baplayers. twitter.com/baplayers
My Name name is... ACTIVITY 1: Match these words with their meanings: A) Supernatural Someone who is able to live forever B) Immortal Something related to forces beyond the normal world; magical or miraculous C) Hero Someone who claims to have received divine messages or insights D) Prophet Someone who is admired by many people for doing something brave or good.
level 2 AFTER GOING TO THE THEATRE (Some activities from level 1 can be also used or adapted to this level)
Name My name is... My teacher is ACTIVITY 2: USE OF ENGLISH Write down the ten qualities you think a person should have to become a hero and then compare your ideas with your partners: om r.com/baplayers
is Name... My teacher is... ACTIVITY 3: Read this dialogue that MIGHT have taken place between ZEUS and HERCULES. Complete the missing parts with words from the WORD BANK. (LOOK! There are extra words you do not need to use) WORD BANK WERE THERE COULD BE TURNED INTO BEEN BROKEN COME ABANDONED CUT OLYMPUS CHANCE Zeus: Hercules...Hercules... Hercules: Who is you?? Who are Zeus: I am Zeus, Hercules, King of the father Hercules: and also your Oh...Zeus... you are what are you doing here? Zeus: I am your father, Hercules, and I ve moment for eighteen years. I ve missed you waiting for this Hercules: How...why...you can t be...but I left you, aren t you mad? Zeus: Of course not! I have never you, my son, never. I ve been always looking after you. I know why you did every little thing you ever did. Hercules: But? Why didn t you stop me, then? Zeus: Hercules, there was nothing I do then, you had to make your own choices, but everything is different now...now you have the Hercules: Me? What can I do? to make everything right. Zeus: You must become a hero, the greatest hero the world will ever know. And when you do that, you will be able to you belong, back to the Olympus, back home... back to where
My Name name is... My teacher is ACTIVITY 4: Finish these sentences using ideas from the play: 1. If I were Sytx, 2. Zeus told Hercules that 3. Hercules childhood friends thought that 4. Megara did not want 5. Hercules finally discovers that
My Name My name is is... My teacher is...... My school is... My teacher is ACTIVITY 5: 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 was Zeus? Why was he so important in the story? _ 2. Who was Hades? _ 3. Why did Hercules leave the Olympus? _ 4. What was Hercules mission? _ 5. Why did Zeus ask him to fulfill that mission? _ 6. Who trained Hercules? Was he able to carry out his task? _ 7. Why was Megara Hades slave? _ 8. How does Megara feel about Hercules? How can you tell? _ 9. Will Hercules be admitted back in Mount Olympus? Why? _ www.baplayers.com facebook.com/baplayers. twitter.com/baplayers
My Name name is... My teacher is ACTIVITY 6: Multiple choice: 1- Hades was not happy, because he knew that Hercules would be the only one who would prevent him from creating. a. Peace b. Chaos c. Murders 2- Bullies are often trying to the attention; they think they are so perfect and a. Attract b. Put c. Create 3- Hades and Styx told Hercules he was a to his father a. Prize b. Burden c. Pride 4- One day, Zeus told Hercules he had a mission and him to become a hero. a. Encouraged b. Make c. Deterred 5- In the end Hercules to defeat Hades. a. Able b. Managed c. Failed Name My
Name............ ACTIVITY 7: WRITING You have been to the theatre with your classmates. Now, write a LETTER to your pen friend in England, telling him/ her about the experience. What did you like and/or dislike about the play? How did you feel about being able to understand a play in English? (100 words) Dear...