TIME TRAVELLER- TEACHER S NOTES SYNOPSIS The play starts with a thief breaking into the Time Traveller Agency office. He steals Top Secret files, but leaves a bag full of historical objects in the rush to leave. The head of the Agency, Zorb, calls their top agents in for an emergency meeting: Agent Liz and Agent Rick. They have to catch the thief, known as the Joker, and return the objects to famous people from history, before history changes forever. Liz and Rick have to learn to work together as a team, even though they don t like each other. On their journey they visit Spain in 1492. Christopher Columbus is getting ready to leave on his voyage to discover a route to India, but he s missing his map and needs help with using his compass. Next they meet Picasso as a young artist in 1907. He has lost his inspiration and someone has stolen his favourite brushes. Liz returns his brushes and poses for a picture, Les Demoiselles d Avignon, sending him on his way to become a famous artist. When they arrive in Rome they learn all about what the Romans brought to Britain: from fruit and wine to the alphabet, straight roads to theatre and warm water. But the Roman lady is missing one of the most important inventions the Romans brought to the world-the recipe for pizza! Finally they go back in time to meet a caveman, who needs fire. But the caveman turns out to be the Joker and ties Rick and Liz up. Will the evil Joker finally overcome our brave heroes and change history for ever? Wait and see! Getting to know the characters WORKSHEET 1 Tell your students to have a look at the characters and how they are related to one another. Make sure they learn the words COMPASS, TEAM, THIEF. Columbus and cardinal points WORKSHEETS 2 AND 3 Tell your students to read the information about Columbus. Then fill in the gaps in the cardinal points diagram. After that, they can use them to write about the routes on Worksheet 3. Students choose the countries and describe how to get from one to the other. Example: From Australia to Russia you sail north. Track 1- Columbus Song WORKSHEET 4 Listen to the song and answer the questions. https://www.facebook.com/bluemangotheatrebcn for the Karaoke version. Answers: 1-The Pinta, The Niña, The Santa Maria; 2- India in 1492; 3- America Picasso and the time line WORKSHEET 5 Tell your students to read about Picasso and then order the different paintings according to their chronology. Answers: 1-Prehistory (Cave art), 2-Ancient Roman art (Pompeii), 3-Renaissance Art (The Mona Lisa), 4-Les Demoiselles d Avignon by Picasso (1907), 5-Marilyn Monroe by Warhol (1962) If your students want to make their own Picasso painting, you can visit the website Picassohead. http://www.picassohead.com/create.html
TIME TRAVELLER- TEACHER S NOTES The Romans and what they brought to England WORKSHEET 6 Tell your students to write the vocabulary under each picture. Then those from Cicle Mitjà can also write sentences in the present simple in the space provided. Students from Cicle Superior can use the Past Simple. ANSWERS: 1-Aqueduct 2-Warm running water 3-Alphabet 4-Theatre 5-Grapes and apples 6-Wine 7-Roman numerals 8-Calendar 9-Road Sentences: The Romans build/built aqueducts. The Romans eat/ate grapes and apples. The Romans drink/drank wine. The Romans wash/washed themselves with warm running water. The Romans see/saw plays at the theatre. The Romans walk/walked on roads. The Romans give/gave us the alphabet. Track 2- The Romans song Track 3- Time Travellers song WORKSHEET 7 Tell your students to listen to the Romans song and fill in the gaps. This is a song about what the Romans brought to Britain. Before the Romans they had none of these thing. Answers: Apples, Grapes, Alphabet, ABC, Wine, Theatre, Languages, Aqueducts, Roads. WORKSHEET 8 Get your students to listen to the Time Travellers song and put the sentences in the correct order. See the video section on our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bluemangotheatrebcn for the Karaoke version. I like to search, investigate Follow clues, keep up to date If there's a crime, I'm the one To save the world, and have some fun But when I hear that special call I know it's time to leave it all Get the clock It's time to rock Hey-ey-ey-yey Cuz we are Time Travellers We are Time Travellers We are Time Travellers Flying through the centuries We're going back in history Agent Liz, and Agent Rick We didn't know, if they would fit But as a team, they've overcome The Joker. Yes we won! Cuz when I hear that special call... etc WORKSHEET 9 (Only for CS) Ask your students which of the famous people on Worksheet 9 they would like to meet and why. If they do not know anything about them, help them. You could even do a project! The Time Machine WORKSHEET 10 To do after the show. Get your students to answer the questions about the show.
TIME TRAVELLER WORKSHEET 1 Rick is a Time Traveller. He works for the Time Traveller Agency. He is always late and likes having fun. He doesn t get on very well with Liz, but they will have to work as a team. Liz is also a Time Traveller at the Time Traveller Agency. She is usually on time and doesn t like her partner Rick very much. She is a bit more serious than he is. Zorb is the head of the Time Traveller Agency and wants Liz and Rick to learn to work together as a team. They are given a special compass to help them time jump. The Joker is the thief who breaks into the Time Traveller Agency and steals their secret files. They leave a bag full of historical objects when they leave in a rush: a map, some brushes, a recipe and fire. Will agents Liz and Rick capture the Joker in time or will it be a MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE?
WORKSHEET 2 Christopher Columbus was born in 1452. Some people say he was Italian, others say he was Catalan, from Barcelona. He was a famous explorer and navigator who discovered the New World of the Americas in 1492. When he came back, people say he was received by the monarchs Isabella of Castille and Ferdinard of Aragon, the Catholic Monarchs, at the palace in Plaça Reial in Barcelona. North North-west North-east West East South-west South-east South
WORKSHEET 3 THE UNITED STATES BRAZIL SOUTH AFRICA RUSSIA INDIA AUSTRALIA
WORKSHEET 4 Track 1 The Niña, The Pinta, The Santa Maria Count them out, one two, three Aren't they fine, you should see them! We sail, so far In search of India Looking for spices, wealth and fame Soon you all will know my name! Columbus, Columbus, Columbus, Columbus x2 In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, Looking for land he searched around, America is what he found x2 Columbus, Columbus, Columbus, Columbus x2 In 1492... Questions 1- What are the names of Columbus three ships? 2- Where are they sailing to? When? 3-What does he finally find?
WORKSHEET 5 Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain, in 1881. He was a famous artist. He lived in Barcelona and Paris. His work is well-known all around the world. One of his paintings, Les Demoiselles d Avignon marked the beginning of Cubism. He became very rich and died in France in 1973.
TIME TRAVELLER WORKSHEET 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 BUILD EAT WASH SEE WALK DRINK GIVE
WORKSHEET 7 Track 2 FOR YOU AND YOU? WE GAVE YOU AND PEARS CARROTS AND YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THAT WE ARE GREAT! WE DID IT ALL FOR YOU! FOR YOU AND YOU? YOU GOT THE ROMAN NUMERALS I, II, III TASTY WHAT A TREAT! A THREE COURSE MEAL FOR YOU EAT WELL, WE DID IT ALL FOR YOU! MUSICALS AND PLAYS, FESTIVALS, MONTHS AND DAYS AND LOTS OF TILES, AND MILES AND MILES OF STRAIGHT FOR YOU TO DRIVE SO THANK THE ROMANS FOR BEING ALIVE!!
WORKSHEET 8 Track 3 If there's a crime, I'm the one Follow clues, keep up to date To save the world, and have some fun I like to search, investigate It's time to rock But when I hear that special call Get the clock Hey-ey-ey-yey I know it's time to leave it all We are Time Travellers We're going back in history Cuz we are Time Travellers We are Time Travellers Flying through the centuries But as a team, they've overcome Agent Liz, and agent Rick We didn't know, if they would fit The Joker. Yes we won! I know it's time to leave it all Get the clock It's time to rock Hey-ey-ey-yey Cuz when I hear that special call Flying through the centuries We are Time Travellers Cuz we are Time Travellers We're going back in history We are Time Travellers
WORKSHEET 9 MARY SHELLEY QUEEN ELIZABETH I SHAKESPEARE CHARLIE CHAPLIN KING ARTHUR EMILY PANKHURST
WORKSHEET 10 Answer the following questions about the show: 1- What did you like most about the show? 2-What didn t you like about the show? 3- What does Picasso want to do if he cannot paint? 4-What does each of the characters get? a) Columbus b) Picasso c) The Roman woman d) The Caveman 5- Name three things the Romans brought to England. 1) 2) 3)