Arabian Nights Musical Comedy WORKPACK LEVEL A2/B1 Waystage to threshold (elementary to intermediate) www.produccionespelycano.com

Characters Shahryar, the Sultan. His heart is as cold as stone. Sherezade, the vizier s daughter. Beautiful and smart. Company to Marad Harun, the Sultan s faithful soldier STORY1 Fisherman, poor but hardworking -Fisherman s wife, a smart woman -A genie STORY2(only on longer versions) Prince Camaralzaman, young and brave- Princess Badoura, young and sweet Maimoune- a fairy STORY3 Ali Baba, a poor woodcutter- Cassim, his rich and greedy brother Captain, the captain of the forty thieves. Cruel and smart.-thief Synopsis Shahryar, a powerful Sultan in Arabia, wants to marry once again. The young and pretty girls in town have run away as they do not want to marry this man whose heart is as cold as stone. Everybody knows that after the wedding the bride is killed. The Sultan hates treason and his first wife was a traitor to him and their country. Since then, revenge has blinded his heart. Sherezade, the vizier s daughter, is beautiful and single. And she is usually around palace Shahryar orders Sherezade to be his new wife. Sherezade is willing to become Shahryar s new wife. She must stop the killing of so many young girls and knows how to do it: the wise girl invites her husband to listen to some good stories she would like to tell him before being killed. Sherezade starts by telling her husband a story about a poor fisherman and a genie. Hours pass by, the sun rises. It is the beginning of a new day and Sherezade is still alive. Shahryar is pleased with her storytelling and lets her go to bed to rest. He wants to hear more stories and spares her life for one more day. Sherezade is very keen on telling stories so, with the help of a soldier named Harun, and Marad, the Sultan s mother, she keeps on telling them night after night After 1000 nights she begins telling the story of Ali Baba and the forty thieves Moral There is one thousand times more gain in piety and forgiveness than on seeking revenge on others.

VOCABULARY (It s a good idea to teach or revise these words before going to the theatre) Adjectives ancient - brave - courageous - powerful - heartbroken - mighty- humble - innocent - wise - strange cruel greedy hardworking - Nouns sultan - vizier - genie - fisherman - woodcutter - thief - bride - wish - maiden - traitor treason - bride Verbs retell - kill - stab rob throw dream surrender refuse oppose sacrifice - Useful expressions to look after someone to face the truth t o set someone free t o miss a chance to spare somebody s life to beg for someone s life to grant a wish to make justice to betray

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.

Level 1 BEFORE GOING TO THE THEATRE

Get familiar with these words before watching the play!!! Write the correct spelling below the pictures. A _ O_A G B F _ E

ACTIVITY 2: What do you know about??? MULTIPLE CHOICE: Work in pairs and then check your answers with the rest of your classmates: 1. Which Golden Age do the stories come from? Chinese Islamic Russian Roman 2. These stories likely did NOT come from: Persia England India Egypt 3. What is the other common name for? The Caliphate Nights One Thousand and One Nights Sharayar and Scheherazade Nights in the Desert 4. Which is NOT a common theme in? magic and fantasy rags to riches gambling good fortune

ACTIVITY 3: How many CHARACTERS related to the Arabian stories you know can you find inside the box? They can go up and down: F S I M B A D 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 G C R E A L I B A B A I K E J A I B L L G T N L E O N J A R R H Y V S D A O G I F I S O R N U W K D W B E K Q C J M I S I O D G R B T S H A H R Y A R I E A W C D G E Y X L D W N N V N Y M I G H T Y C M A L E T

Level 1 AFTER GOING TO THE THEATRE

My name is... My teacher is... My school is... Hercules USE OF ENGLISH ACTIVITY 4: Write an opposite ADJECTIVE: Brave Revengeful Humble Smart Honest Evil Now use at least one of these adjectives to describe each of the following characters: Sharyar / Shahryar is Revengeful Sherezade The Genie Ali Baba www.baplayers.com facebook.com/baplayers. twitter.com/baplayers

My Hercules ACTIVITY 5: Look at these adjectives connected with personality. Which are the ones that best describe Sherezade? Tick only the ones you choose. Ambitious Moody Introverted Kind Scared Fragile Powerful Courageous Brave Cowardly Weak Generous Quiet Mighty s.com

My name is... My teacher is... My school is... Hercules ACTIVITY 6: Complete the sentences in the same way as in the example. Example: If I read, I will learn more about Sh ere zade s st ori es 1. If Shahryar does not enjoy the stories, 2. If the Genie gets mad, 3. If Harun goes out with Marad, 4. If Shahryar falls for Sherezade, 5. If Ali baba forgets the magic words, www.baplayers.com facebook.com/baplayers. twitter.com/baplayers

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 Shahryar?... b) Why will he marry Sherezade?... c) What is Sherezade s plan?... d) What is the first story about?... e) Is the fisherman s wife smart? How can you tell?... f) Who is Ali baba s brother?... g) Which words close the thieves cave?... h) What happens to Cassim?... i) How does the play end?...

ACTIVITY 8: Listen to the song #Wishes and fill in the blanks WITH WORDS FROM THE BOX difficult wishes genie love good - mad LISTENING ACTIVITIES GENIE: How it is To pick three wishes When in your mind you ve got Many, many wishes! FISHERMAN: Dear you are right My mind went really fast It s hard, hard, very hard To pick them all at once SHEREZADE & WIFE: How it is To pick three wishes When in your mind you ve got Many, many wishes! GENIE: Wishes can speak of Wishes can speak of war Wishes can speak of truth But they can speak of lies ALL: of love and peace Will make you feel Greed will poison you If you ask for too much Wishes of love and peace Will make you feel Having too much Will drive you www.baplayers.com facebook.com/baplayers. twitter.com/baplayers

My name is... My teacher is... My school is... Hercules ACTIVITY 9: Activity 9: The final SONG from the play. The stanzas are in disorder. Listen to the song and put them in the correct order. Just hear The music of your soul Let s hear right now The music of our soul It is wise to learn That rancor blinds your heart Old wounds can be healed If you let love in Suddenly you ll feel You will sense and see The music of your soul It belongs to you Twenty four hours mean Now and tomorrow One more day of love That is ours alone And I would not trade this day of love For a life time For a life time in the world But right here and now It means the world One more day of love Seems to be too short www.baplayers.com facebook.com/baplayers. twitter.com/baplayers

My name is is...... My teacher is...... My school is... My Hercules Writing: ACTIVITY 10: 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

My name is... My teacher is... My school is... Hercules 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 year. (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... Hercules 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

ACTIVITY 1: At home, do some research work on. Find some information on books or internet. Share your information with your partners in class Choose at least two stories NOT retold in our version and tell them to your classmates using simple words

ACTIVITY 2: Match these words with their meanings: A) Storytelling crushed with sorrow or grief. B) Heartbroken disposition or willingness to to cease to feel resentment against someone or something C) Revengeful a narration of an incident or a series of events D) Forgiveness determined to have exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of oneself; vindictive.

Level 2 AFTER GOING TO THE THEATRE (Some activities from level 1 can be also used or adapted to this level)

My name is...... My teacher is ACTIVITY 3: USE OF ENGLISH Write down the ten wishes you would really like to ask for, and then compare your ideas with your partners: om r.com/baplayers

ACTIVITY 4 :True (T) or False(F)? 1) Shahryar, the sultan, is a very kind man. 2) All the girls in town want to marry the Sultan. 3) Sherezade is beautiful and smart. 4) Shahryar dislikes Sherezade. 5) The genie was in a bottle. 6) The fisherman wished he was younger 7) Ali Baba was a rich man. 8) Cassim was killed by the genie. 9) The Sultan kills Sherezade on the last night ACTIVITY 5:Give the right tense 1) Sherezade...... (have) a plan to stop the killing of the brides. 2) The Sultan......(listen) to another story tomorrow night. 3) What the fisherman (find)... when he threw the net into the sea for the second time? 4) I.... (love) belly dancing but my sister... (not). 5) The thieves.. (be) furious when they saw that someone was in the cave. 6) Sherezade to the Sultan:... (I / ever / lie) to you? 7) What.. (be) the magic words to open the cave?

ACTIVITY 6: Finish these sentences using ideas from the play: 1. If I were Sherezade, 2. Marad told Harun that 3. The Sultan thought that 4. The Genie did not want 5. Ali Baba finally discovers that

ACTIVITY 7: 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 wanted a new bride?...... 2) Who was Harun?...... 3) Where did the Sultan live?...... 4) Why did Sherezade want to marry the Sultan?...... 5) Who was Marad?...... 6) Did Shahryar kill Sherezade on their wedding night?...... 7) What did the genie want to do with the fisherman and why?...... 8) Why was the fisherman s wife very intelligent?...... 9) What were the fisherman s wishes?...... 10) Who was Ali Baba?...... 11) What did Ali Baba find inside the cave?...... 12) Why did Cassim go to the cave?...... 13) How many nights have passed by at the end of the play?...... 14) Why did Shahryar spare Sherezade s life in the end?...

ACTIVITY 8: Multiple choice: Why does Shahryar kill his first wife? her infidelity his drunkeness for money Who is Sherezade's father? Shahrayar Harun s Vizier Shahrayar's Vizier Scheherazade plans to stop her husband's plan through: murder family influence storytelling What is the name of Ali Baba's brother? Cassim Cassio Charlie What are the magic words in "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves"? "Open Sesame!" "Open, great cave!" "Alakazam!" Where does Cassim die? on the street in the cobbler's shop in the cave

name is...... LISTENING ACTIVITY 9: Listen to the Thieves Song and answer the questions. 1- What two adjectives are used to describe the thieves? 2- What other adjectives might you use to describe them 3- What are the things they threaten to rob (name at least three) 4- They are no more and no less than how many? 5- They describe themselves as (only one of these.): Merciless Forgiving Peaceful

LISTENING ACTIVITY 10: Listen to the final song and fill in the blanks One more day of Seems to be too short But right and now It means the world Twenty hours mean Now and tomorrow One more day of love That is ours alone And I would not this day of love For a life time For a life time in the world It is to learn That rancor blinds your heart Old can be healed If you let love in Suddenly you ll feel You will sense and see The of your soul It belongs to you Just hear The of your soul Let s hear right now The of our soul

ACTIVITY 11: WRITING You are Sherezade s friend. Write a letter asking her about the stories she is telling her husband, and briefly suggest a new story to tell Dear...,

ACTIVITY 12: Write a paragraph to give the play a different ending.

Level 1 & 2 SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHERS AND EXTRA ACTIVITIES FOR

These additional activities can further develop the learners general communicative and creative skills. TASK 1 Make your students discuss the morals of the play Explain in your own words the chorus of the final song: It is wise to learn That rancor blinds your heart Old wounds can be healed If you let love in Have the kids work in groups and recreate a situation in which they have been (or could have been) blinded by rancor or anger and make them show the results 1- retaliating 2- forgiving TASK 2 Sherezade is able to modify the Sultan s point of view and feelings through her storytelling -Introduce the concept of storytelling to your students Before printed books and newspapers, storytelling was the way people shared information, traditions, and entertainment. Such stories, were meant to entertain but also to teach a lesson about good ways to live life and become a good person. Give each student a chart to help them play "Tell a Tale!" questions 1. Where does your story take place? keyword 2. Who is the main character? 3. Is there a villain? Who? 4. What is the problem to solve? 5. How does the problem get solved? 6. What can your friends learn from it?