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Popcorn ELT ReadersTeacher’s NotesTHE ANIMALS OFKung Fu Panda 2016 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.Welcome to the Popcorn ELT Readers series, a graded readers series forlow-level learners of English. These free teacher’s notes will help youand your classes get the most from your The Animals of Kung Fu PandaPopcorn ELT Reader.Starter LevelPopcorn ELT Readers Starter level is for children who have just started learningEnglish at primary school. Each Starter level title is written to a 150 headword list.There are no past tenses at this level.The Animals of Kung Fu Panda has a total story wordcount of 185 words.The Animals of Kung Fu Panda (non-fiction)– outlineThe characters in Kung Fu Panda are based on animals from China.Students meet the following characters from Kung Fu Panda andlearn simple facts about their real-life equivalents.Kung Fu Panda – the filmReleased: 2008Genre: animated action comedySuitable for: children with parental guidanceActors: Jack Black (voice of Po), Dustin Hoffman (voice of MasterShifu), Angelina Jolie (voice of Tigress), Jackie Chan (voice ofMonkey)Other Kung Fu Panda films: Kung Fu Panda Holiday (TV short:2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)For ideas on watching extracts from the DVD in class,see page 3 and 6 of these notes. Scholastic LtdWhy not try the otherPopcorn ELT Readers?Kung Fu Panda Holiday(level 1) Kung Fu Panda (level 2) Kung Fu Panda 2 (level 3) Kung Fu Panda 3 (level 3)

Popcorn ELT ReadersTeacher’s NotesPopcorn ELT ReadersTeacher’s NotesContentsJust choose the pages that you need and print!Before you read (T)page 3New Words (T)page 4Using the book with your class (T)pages 5–6Sample sentences for drilling (S)page 7Answer Key (T)page 8Chant (T)page 9New Words flashcardspages 10–13(T) Teacher’s notes(S) Student activities (photocopiable) Scholastic Ltd

Popcorn ELT ReadersTeacher’s NotesBefore you read Warm-upIntroduce your students to thebook before they start to read.1 Before looking at the book, elicit the names ofany characters from the Kung Fu Panda films.Ask students to tell you in L1 which are theirfavourite characters and why.2 Look together at the front cover of the book.Ask students to point to the characters onthe front cover and tell you the names of all thecharacters. (Po, Tigress, Monkey, Crane, Mantis,Viper and Master Shifu.)ORIn L1, play scene 3 from the DVD ofKung Fu Panda where the animals try tosurprise Master Shifu. Ask students to tell youthe names of all of the characters in the scene.(Tigress, Monkey, Crane, Mantis, Viper andMaster Shifu.) Now look at the front cover ofthe book and ask which character on the coveris not in the scene. (Po.)3 Ask students to look through the book andfind the one character who is not on the cover.Ask students who this is. (Tai Lung.) Scholastic Ltd3

Popcorn ELT ReadersTeacher’s NotesNew WordsThis page is recorded on the CD.The words on this page are available asflashcards, see pages 10–13 of these notes.New WordsbeautifulThe ‘New Words’ page presents up toeight new words that are included in thebook, but are not on the headword list.The new words are in bold throughoutthe book.look afterstrongHe looks after his dog.The man is strong.mountainstailThese mountains are very big.The cat has a long tail.fightThe girl is beautiful.The girls are fighting.bravejumpWhere’s the popcorn?She’s verybrave!Look in your book.Can you find it?It can jump.231 Look at the ‘New Words’ page with your class.Say All these words are in the book. Whichwords do you know?Vocabulary Activities Stick the flashcards around the classroom.Say a word and students point to thecorrect flashcard. Alternatively, for a moreenergetic version of the activity, theycould run to the flashcard.TRead out each word and ask the students22to repeat it. Then read out the examplesentence. A es (All of these animalslove kung fu!). Play the CD or say the chantyourself. Students say the chant at the sametime. Practise several times.2T6Say the chant.TIn their groups, students invent some36actions to go with their line, e.g.imitating laughing for ‘funny’ or holdingtheir arms out wide for ‘long’. As a class,choose actions for the first and last lines.Practise saying the chant with the mimes.4 Students from each group can teach eachother their lines and actions so that studentswill then be able to mime and say thewhole chant. Scholastic Ltd249

Scholastic Ltd Scholastic Ltdfoldfold FlashcardsbeautifulThe girl is beautiful.braveShe's very brave.10 Scholastic LtdPopcorn ELT ReadersTeacher’s Notes

Scholastic Ltd Scholastic Ltdfoldfold FlashcardsfightThe girls are fighting.jumpIt can jump.11 Scholastic LtdPopcorn ELT ReadersTeacher’s Notes

Scholastic Ltd Scholastic Ltdfoldfold Flashcardslook afterHe looks after his dog.mountainsThese mountains arevery big.12 Scholastic LtdPopcorn ELT ReadersTeacher’s Notes

Scholastic Ltd Scholastic Ltdfoldfold FlashcardsstrongThe man is strong.tailThe cat has a longtail.13 Scholastic LtdPopcorn ELT ReadersTeacher’s Notes

Other Kung Fu Panda films: Kung Fu Panda Holiday (TV short: 2010), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) Starter Level Popcorn ELT Readers Starter level is for children who have just started learning English at primary school. Each Starter level title is written to a 150 headword list. There are no past tenses at this level.