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Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................................................................03Word Cloud ...............................................................................................................................................................................................04Introducing the Topic ................................................................................................................................................................05 Word Cloud .......................................................................................................................................................................05 Topic Brainstorm ......................................................................................................................................................05 Explorer Job Interviews ................................................................................................................................06Synopsis .........................................................................................................................................................................................................07 Reading Race ...............................................................................................................................................................07Vocabulary ................................................................................................................................................................................................08Meet the Characters ................................................................................................................................................................09The Story ....................................................................................................................................................................................10-13Dialogue .......................................................................................................................................................................................14-16Comprehension Worksheets ..................................................................................................................17-18Phrase Sequencing ...................................................................................................................................................................19The Throne of truth ....................................................................................................................................................................20 Role Play ................................................................................................................................................................................20 Money, Money, Money! .................................................................................................................................20 Song ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................21Crossword ................................................................................................................................................................................................22Teachers

Answers .....................................................................................................................................................................................23-24Comprehension Worksheets ....................................................................................................................25-26Crossword ................................................................................................................................................................................................27Audio Tracks .........................................................................................................................................................................................28Extension Activities ....................................................................................................................................................................28

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T he following is a Teacher’s Pack and accompanying audio for the show Throne Raiders. The exercises are designed to help prepare your students for the show.

We strongly recommend that students be prepared before attending the show, as it will increase their motivation, understanding and enjoyment. Please select the material from this teacher’s pack that you feel is most suited to your students’ age and ability.

We are open to any suggestions, comments or critiques you may have concerning the show or the contents of this Teacher’s Pack. If you have any doubts or questions concerning this activity, please feel free to call our central office or contact us by email: info@face2facetheatre.

Pages with these symbols can be used as reference for teachers.

Pages with these symbols can be photocopied and used for the students

These symbols refer to the track numbers associated with each exercise.

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IntroductionTEACHERS



Word Cloud


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Introducing the Topic


Word CloudGive your students a copy of the word clouds from the previous page. Depending on their level of English, you may prefer to use either or both clouds. Explain that you are going to see theatre in English. In pairs, ask them to look at the word cloud and guess what the play might be about. Take feedback from the students as an open class discussion. What do they think the story is about? Why?

Topic BrainstormIf they haven’t already guessed, tell the students that the story is about explorers.Ask if they have heard of any explorers, real or imaginary (some good examples might be Chris-topher Columbus or Indiana Jones!). Now write these questions on the board:

What characteristics do you need to be a good explorer?

What does a good explorer have?

In the same pairs, give your students 5 minutes to think of some ideas. They can usedictionaries and make notes if they want to.

Now make two columns on the white board, headed ‘a good explorer is…’ and ‘a goodexplorer has…’. Take suggestions from your class and make a list for each. We haveincluded some suggestions below:

A good explorer… A good explorer has…is brave a mapis intelligent a compasslikes travelling a GPS


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Introducing the Topic


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Explorer job interviewsFinally, divide your class into groups of 4. Nominate one student from each group. He/she must leave the room. Outside, tell your group of nominees that they are explorers who are about to be interviewed for a job. They must think of their explorer name, their previous experience/discove-ries and any special skills they might have (Can they do karate or sword-fight? Can they sail a boat or fly a plane? Are they famous? What have they discovered?) Now, back inside the class-room, tell the remaining students that they are about to interview some different explorers for a job. They must prepare some questions. To help lower-level students you can write some modelquestions on the board:

Ask your ‘explorers’ to return to the room and monitor your class as the explorers are inter-viewed. Allow around 2 minutes per interview before changing the pirates around so that each group interviews several different pirates. This ac-tivity is good fluency practise and also revises in-troductions/personal questions.

What is your name?How old are you?What have you discovered?Do you have … (a ship / a GPS/ any hobbies?)?Can you… (do karate / fly a plane / sail a boat?)

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Clara Loft and Minnesota Jones are explorers. They are looking for the Throne of Truth. It can answer any three questions. Clara and Minnie go to the Temple of Doom to find the Throne of Truth. They both want to ask the Throne about the things are most important to them… money, fame, health and love. But they don’t want to share it! Their fight for the throne takes them on an adventure around the world, ending on Easter Island, where they have an argument and waste the three questions.

Reading RaceThis is an interesting way to familiarize your students with the story.

Photocopy the synopsis above and pin in to the wall of your classroom. Divide students into teams of 3. Explain that one student is the runner and the other two are the secretaries. The runner must go to the board and read the text. S/he then returns to the secretaries and dictates as much of the text as

s/he can remember: this may a sentence, a few words or even individual words if the students find them difficult. The secretaries write it down. One of the secretaries

then becomes the next runner and returns to the board, so that all three team members take turns to be the runner. The game continues until the teams have written down the whole of the text (all three team members must have a completed copy). The first team to finish put their hands up are declared the winners and the game stops. The winning team then begin to read their completed synopsis aloud, one sentence at a time. The other teams check it with their ver-sions and you check it with the original, correcting any mistakes. During the correcting session ask for contributions from the other teams, too.

Now copy your group transcription neatly so that everybody has a correct copy. Finally, listen to our recording of the synopsis as a whole class as you read your transcription, to correct your pronunciation.

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Synopsis


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It will help your students to know these words from the play:

Copy the list of words onto a clean sheet of paper. Now listen to the recording and repeat the words aloud after Clara.

Working in pairs, try to figure out the meaning of the words. Write your translation in Spanish next to each word. Then, using a bilin-gual dictionary, check your answers and look for any words that you couldn’t guess.

TTo finish, test each other by covering your word list and taking it in turns to ask each other how to say the words in English, for example:

Antonio: How do you say ‘salud’ in English?Julia: Health. My turn! How do you say ‘respuesta’ in English?Antonio: Answer. My turn! How do you say… etc.

Continue until you have both guessed all of the words!

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Vocabulary


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Explorer

Archeologist

Adventure

Treasure

Mission

Danger

Throne of Truth

Snakes

Question

Answer

Money

Fame

Health

Love

Full moon

Temple of Doom

Gymnasium

Aeroplane

Easter Island

Girlfriend/Boyfriend

Father / Son

Friend

[email protected]


Listen to the characters from the story as they introduce themselves. Now write a num-ber (1-6) in the box next to each character to say what order you heard them in!

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Meet the Characters


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You seriously thought I loved you? I don’t love you. All I wanted was the Throne and now I’ve

got it! You call yourself an archeologist? An explorer? You couldn’t find the nose on your

face.

I am the best adventurer and archaeologist in the world. Well almost the best. The best is

actually Clara Loft. Oh Clara! You’ll like Clara. She’s my girlfriend. We’ve been going out for… two days. I’m meeting her here because we’re on a dangerous mission to find the Throne of

Truth.

Hi! I work at Jim’s Gym. I’m an aerobics instructor and I’m Clara’s best friend!

My name is Mexico Jones, and I’m from Mexico.

I’m here to save my father, Minnesota Jones. Andale!

My name’s Jim, and I’m the boss at Jim’s gym. You wanna see my muscles?

Yes, they will be married and they will have three children.

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The Story


The explorers Clara Loft and Minnesota Jones meet at the Temple of Doom.

They want to find the Throne of Truth, which can answer any three questions.

Minnie goes inside the temple and recovers the Throne of Truth.

Clara tricks Minnie and steals the Throne.

She escapes, leaving Minnie to be eaten by snakes.

Minnie’s son, Mexico Jones, rescues him.

They disguise themselves and chase Clara.

Scene 1: The Temple of DoomSCHOOL


The Story


Clara takes the Throne to Jim’s Gym.

She meets her friend Sabrina and they do an aerobics class together.

Minnie and Mexico arrive at the gym, in disguise.

They take part in the class and manage to steal the Throne.

Clara recognizes Minnie, and she and Sabrina chase him to the airport.

Scene 2: The GymSCHOOL


The Story


Clara and Sabrina disguise themselves as airline staff.

Everybody gets on an aeroplane to Easter Island.

Clara poisons Minnie’s drink so that he falls asleep then steals the throne again.

Clara parachute jumps out of the aeroplane.

Scene 3: The AeroplaneSCHOOL


The Story


Clara arrives at the Island Temple with the Throne. There is a full moon.

Before she can ask any questions, Minnie arrives.

They argue, and accidentally waste their three questions!

Clara and Minnie say sorry and make friends.

They may not have money or fame, but they still have each other.

Scene 4: The Island Temple, Easter IslandSCHOOL


Dialogue


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Clara: There you are, Minnesota… looks like you got here first.

Minnie: Of course I did, I’m the best explorer in the world! After you, of course. So why are we here?

Clara: Well, Minnesota, I need you to go into that temple and recover the Throne of Truth

Minnie: What’s the Throne of Truth?

Clara: The Throne of Truth grants you three questions. You can ask the Throne any three questions and it will answer you. Money, fame, health, love…

Minnie: Wow! Love? It’s okay, Clara, you know the answer to THAT question. And money? Can you ask questions about money?

Clara: Yes, money.

Minnie: Lots of money?

Clara: Yes, lots of money.

Minnie: Lots and lots and lots of money?

Clara: Yes! Now, go!

Minnie: But aren’t you coming with me?

Clara: No, I’ll stay here on the lookout. Besides, you’re so much better at this than I am. You’re so brave, you’re so strong, so very, very handsome. And you’re not afraid of snakes.

Minnie: Really? Gee, thanks a lot, Clara, you know how to say the nicest things. By the way, did you just say snakes? I can’t stand snakes!

Clara: No, of course not. I didn’t say snakes. No snakes. Go on, go, go, go then! I’ll be waiting here for you when you come back. My little Minnie-Poo!

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Reading

Speaking: Role Play

Listen to this scene from the beginning of the play. Clara and Minnie meet outside the Temple of Doom and Clara tries to convince Minnie to go inside and recover the Throne of Truth.

Answer the following questions:

- What does Minnie want to ask the Throne about?................................................................................................

- Does Clara go inside the Temple with Minnie?............................................................................................................

- Is Minnie scared of snakes?.........................................................................................................................................................................

- What 3 nice things does Clara call Minnie?........................................................................................................................

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- Do you think there really are snakes inside the temple?....................................................................................

Now, read the dialogue to check your answers!

In pairs, read the scene aloud. Take it in turns to play Clara and Minnie. Do you think Clara really loves Minnie, or is she just using him to get to the Throne? Is Minnie sca-red about going into the temple?

Now invent a new scene with an alternative ending in which Minnie convinces Clara to go into the temple with him or instead of him! Take it in turns to play Clara and Minnie, but this time, Minnie either refuses to go in or convinces Clara to go with him. You don’t need to write anything down; improvise the text with your partner.

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Finally, imagine all of the horrible things you might find in the Temple of Doom. In pairs, make a list of the things you might find… are there spiders? Bats? Ghosts? Tricks? Mortal games? Is it a labyrinth? Who or what is guarding the Throne of Truth? Brainstorm with your partner and write a list or a word cloud to show your ideas.

dDialogue


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Comprehension Worksheet


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Reading for General Meaning

Reading for Specific Information:

Read the story from the previous page and answer these questions:

- Who are the two main characters in the story?

- Where does the story happen? Name four places:

- What sort of story do you think it is? Romance, action, adventure…?:

Now read again and try to find the answer the following questions:

-How many questions can the Throne of Truth answer?

- What is Clara’s friend called?

- Where does the aeroplane fly to?

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True or False?

Finally, answer ‘True’ or ‘False’ to the following statements:

1. Mexico Jones is Minnie’s daughter

2. Minnie falls asleep on the plane

3. Mexico poisons Minnie

4. Clara takes the Throne to the gym

5. There is a plane crash

6. Clara gets to the Island Temple first

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Phrase Sequencing


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Photocopy these sentence cards and cut them out. You will need to make several sets of cards, depending on the size of your class. Divide students into groups of 3 or 4 and give each group a set of sentence cards, in the wrong order. The students must then put the events in the order

in which they happen in the story. Offer a prize to the group that finishes first, to add motivation!

Clara and Minnie meet at the Temple

of Doom.

1 6

2 7

3 8

4 9

5 10

Minnie goes into the Temple of Doom and recovers the Throne

of Truth.

Clara tricks Minnie and steals the

Throne.

Clara goes to the gym and meets her friend

Sabrina.

Minnie and his son Mexico disguise themselves and follow Clara to

the gym.

Minnie and Mexico trick Clara and steal

the Throne.

Everyone gets on an aeroplane to Easter

Island.

Clara and Sabrina put poison in Minnie’s drink and he falls

asleep.

Clara parachute jumps out of the plane with the

Throne.

At the Temple of Truth, Clara and

Minnie waste their three questions.


The Throne of Truth


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The Throne of Truth is magical. When the moon is full, it can give you the answer to any three questions. You can ask about whatever you want: money, fame, health, world peace, love…

What questions would you ask the Throne of Truth? Write your questions in the spacebelow:

Role playNow, in pairs, show your partner your questions, and explain why you have chosen to ask each one. What do you think the answers might be?

Take it in turns to play the Throne of Truth. Read your questions aloud, one by one. Your partner plays the Throne of Truth, and must invent a reply for each question. Now change roles.

Money, money, money!The Throne of Truth is a very powerful tool. Clara and Minnie fight over it, because they think it can make them rich, famous and happy. But they have an argument and accidentally waste the three questions. Do you think they would have asked questions to make the world a better pla-ce? Or for their own personal benefit? In pairs, imagine what Clara and Minnie might have asked the throne, and write a question for each character in the spaces below.

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Clara:

2.

Minnie:

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Song


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MINNIE:Here she comes now singing

Minnie Minnie

Shoot ‘em down, turn around

come on Minnie

Hey she’s giving love and I

feel alright now

She’s giving me me love and I

feel alright

Yeah I feel alright. I said

yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah

CHORUS:(together)

‘Cos you make me feel

Minnie Minnie. So strong,

Minnie Minnie. So tall

Minnie Minnie. I’m yours.

Minnie Minnie. You’re mine.

Minnie Minnie. So fine.

Minnie Minnie. It’s alright.

Well I feel alright

I said yeah!

CLARA:Here he comes now with a bag of money

Don’t know what I’m feeling but it’s kinda funny

Life with Minnnie is so exciting

Now that we’re rich we can stop all the fighting,

stop all the fighting, stop the fighting

I said

yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah!


Crossword


SCHOOL Fill in the crossword by following these clues!

Teacher’s note: You may wish write the target words from crossword solution (at the back of this pack) on the whiteboard to help your students.

ACROSS

3 Jim is the owner of the _____________

_______where Clara and Sabrina do

aerobics.

6 You can only ask questions when there

is a full__________________

10 Clara is Minnie´s ___________________

11 Minnie´s full name is Minnesota

__________________________

13 Everybody flies to Easter Island on

an____________________________

14 The Temple of Truth on Easter_____

_____________________________

DOWN

1 Clara Loft is a professional ___________

_____________________

2 Clara´s______________is called Sabrina

4 _________________ Is afraid of snakes

5 The Throne is hidden in the

_____________ of Doom

7 The Throne will answer three __________

8 Clara and Minnie are looking for the

__________________of Truth

9 Minnie and Clara are in _______________

12 Mexico Jones is Minnie´s___________

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Reading

Speaking: Role Play

Listen to this scene from the beginning of the play. Clara and Minnie meet outside the Temple of Doom and Clara tries to convince Minnie to go inside and recover the Throne of Truth.

Answer the following questions:

- What does Minnie want to ask the Throne about?................................................................................................

- Does Clara go inside the Temple with Minnie?............................................................................................................

- Is Minnie scared of snakes?.........................................................................................................................................................................

- What 3 nice things does Clara call Minnie?........................................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

- Do you think there really are snakes inside the temple?....................................................................................

Now, read the dialogue to check your answers!

In pairs, read the scene aloud. Take it in turns to play Clara and Minnie. Do you think Clara really loves Minnie, or is she just using him to get to the Throne? Is Minnie sca-red about going into the temple?

Now invent a new scene with an alternative ending in which Minnie convinces Clara to go into the temple with him or instead of him! Take it in turns to play Clara and Minnie, but this time, Minnie either refuses to go in or convinces Clara to go with him. You don’t need to write anything down; improvise the text with your partner.

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AnswersDialogue (page 15):


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ListeningCD

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Money

No

Yes

Brave, strong, handsome

There is no right or

wrong answer, this is

the student’s own impression.


Answers


Characters in the story (page 9) Here is a transciption of Audio Track 3, showing the correct order in which the characters present themselves:

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You seriously thought I loved you? I don’t love you. All I wanted was the Throne and now I’ve

got it! You call yourself an archeologist? An explorer? You couldn’t find the nose on your

face.

I am the best adventurer and archaeologist in the world. Well almost the best. The best is

actually Clara Loft. Oh Clara! You’ll like Clara. She’s my girlfriend. We’ve been going out for… two days. I’m meeting her here because we’re on a dangerous mission to find the Throne of

Truth.

Hi! I work at Jim’s Gym. I’m an aerobics instructor and I’m Clara’s best friend!

My name is Mexico Jones, and I’m from Mexico.

I’m here to save my father, Minnesota Jones. Andale!

My name’s Jim, and I’m the boss at Jim’s gym. You wanna see my muscles?

Yes, they will be married and they will have three children.

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Read the story from the previous page and answer these questions:

- Who are the two main characters in the story?

- Where does the story happen? Name four places:

- What sort of story do you think it is? Romance, action, adventure…?





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Clara and Minnie

The Temple of Doom, the gym, the aeroplane, the Island Temple / Easter Island

There is no right or wrong answer, this is the student’s own impression.

Sabrina

Three

Easter Island

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Comprehension worksheet (page 17):



True or False?

Finally, answer ‘True’ or ‘False’ to the following statements:

1. Mexico Jones is Minnie’s daughter

2. Minnie falls asleep on the plane

3. Mexico poisons Minnie

4. Clara takes the Throne to the gym

5. There is a plane crash

6. Clara gets to the Island Temple first

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Comprehension worksheet (page 18):


Crossword


Solution (page 22)

Crossword target words: (can be written on the white board or photocopied onto the bottom of the crossword page over the teacher’s note, to help lower level students:

love

explorer

throne

Island

aeroplane

girlfriend

son

gym

Minnie

Temple

moon

Jones

questions

friend

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Note: If you have any problems accessing or downloading these, please do not hesitate to con-tact our office staff by email or by telephone from 9am to 3pm on weekdays, and we will be pleased to help.


Audio Tracks

Extension Activities

1) Introduction

2) Synopsis

3) Vocabulary

4) Characters in

the story

5) Dialogue

6) Song


The audio tracks are available to download from the Face 2 Face website.

‘Throne Raiders’ is a spoof on action movies such as Tomb Rai-ders or Indiana Jones. After you have been to the theatre, why not watch a short scene from each of these films (in English, of course) with your students? How do the protagonists differ from Clara and Minnie? And what are the similarities? Who do

you think is the better explorer? And who has more fun? Make a list of similarities and differences with your students on the

white board.

TEACHERS

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