Activity worksheets

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PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support Programme

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

Introduction and Chapter 1 While reading 1 Whos who? Write down the names of the three most important people in the story and write some words about them. Add information as you go on reading.

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8 Complete these ideas. Quasimodo is as ugly as Hes as strong as 9 Write. Write a description of Sachette, the witch. 10 Whats love? Write words with the letters of the word LOVE and make a poem: L O V E 11 What happened first? Number the sentences 19. a A man shouted at Esmeralda. b A man stopped the play. c Esmeralda married Gringoire. d Gringoire found the City of Thieves. e Gringoire followed Esmeralda and saw two men attack her. f In the evening, Esmeralda started dancing. g People chose the Pope of Fools. h People took Quasimodo around the city. i People went to the Place de Grve to see a play. Chapter 2 12 Read page 14 again and answer the Why questions at the bottom of the page. 13 Mahiette and Oudarde. What is their life like? Write about a typical day in their lives. Compare the two ladies. 14 Write. You are Mahiette. Write down your feelings after you saw the flogging and Esmeralda help Quasimodo. 15 Match each name (ag) with two descriptions from the box (114). 1 gypsy 3 goat 5 priest 7 bell-ringer 9 writer 11 soldier 13 witch 2 alone and sad 4 kind and beautiful 6 handsome 8 magical 10 deaf and ugly 12 wants money 14 patient and clever

2 Pair work: What did they say? Work with another student. You are at the Place de Grve. Imagine the conversation before the play begins and write it down. 3 Make a programme. Make the programme for the play. Imagine the names of the actors and actresses. 4 Write an article for the newspaper. Youre a reporter and you were at the Place de Grve. Write an article including the peoples activities, their clothes and their opinions. 5 Complete. Its good for Quasimodo not to hear because Its bad for Quasimodo not to hear because 6 Stories about Quasimodo. Write different terrible stories about him. Listen to the stories written by other students. You can vote for the best story. 7 Write their words. What are they thinking?

(a) Pierre Gringoire (b) Quasimodo (c) Esmeralda (d) Djali (e) Sachette (f ) Claude Frollo (g) Phoebus de Chteaupers
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PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support Programme

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

Chapter 3 16 Fleur de Lyss house. Write a short description of her house. 17 Pair work. Continue the conversation between Fleur de Lys and Phoebus. 18 Complete their words. What are they thinking?

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20 Role play. Work with another student and have the conversation below: A: You are Esmeralda. Make plans to meet Phoebus. B: You are Phoebus. Invite Esmeralda to s secret meeting. Chapter 4 21 Write. Youre Esmeralda. Phoebus is ill in hospital. Write a letter to him. 22 Artwork: Writing on the wall. Esmeralda is in prison. Imagine the walls. What messages are there on the wall? Write them down. 23 Pair work: What are they saying? Work with another student. Fleur-de-Lys is watching Esmeralda. What does she think she is saying to the priest? What does she think Father Frollo is telling Esmeralda? Write their conversation. 24 Pair work: Write in your diary. Pair work. Student A: Youre Esmeralda Quasimodo has saved your life and you live in the tower. Write your thoughts and feelings. Student B: Youre Quasimodo and you keep a diary. Youve saved Esmeraldas life. Write your thoughts and feelings. Now compare what you have written. Chapter 5 25 Write. Write a newspaper article describing the attack on Notre-Dame. 26 Read carefully. Read the chapter again and make a list of words used to describe Father Frollo. After reading 27 The ending. Do you like the ending? Change it as you prefer. 28 The movies. Watch different film versions of the novel and compare them to this novel. Which one do you prefer? Why?

19 Compare Frollo and Quasimodo, using the words in the box. Some words may not be right for either of them. young rich intelligent simple big ugly patient lonely careful dangerous sad handsome FROLLO QUASIMODO

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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

1 Are the following right (3) or wrong (7)? a Victor Hugo wrote Notre-Dame when he was an old man. b He married before he wrote his first complete book. c Pierre Gringoire is a young, rich man. d Quasimodo is famous because hes ugly. e Gringoire has paid for his apartment. f Theres a king in the City of Thieves. g Gringoire is in love with Esmeralda. h Esmeralda is as bad as the thieves she lives with. 2 Choose the right words. a The Christmas Season (starts/finishes) on January 6th. b The party is held at (Great Hall/Place de Grve). c The play starts (at 12/in the afternoon). d People (loved/hated) the play. e (Gringoire/Quasimodo) hit Esmeralda. f (Frollo/Phoebus) helped her. g If the poet gets married, he (will/wont) die. h Esmeralda saved Gringoire because she (loved him/ was good). 3 Match the questions and the answers. a Why was Frollo evil for some people? b Why did people not want to see Quasimodo? c Why was Quasimodo at court? d Why did the judge punish Quasimodo? e Why did the woman bring a cake to Sachette? f Why was Sachette unhappy? g Why were people afraid of the gypsies? 1 Because he was ugly and evil. 2 Because they were different. 3 Because he didnt really understand him. 4 Because she didnt have her baby. 5 Because he attacked a guard. 6 Because he helped Quasimodo. 7 Because she was sorry for her. 4 What happened first? Number the sentences 1 to 8. a Esmeralda helped Quasimodo. b Frollo became a priest. c Quasimodo attacked a guard. d Quasimodo became the bell-ringer. e Quasimodo couldnt hear any more. f Quasimodo was abandoned. g Quasimodo was taken to court. h The judge ordered flogging.

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5 Who? Fleur-de-Lys, Phoebus, Frollo, Esmeralda, Djali, Pierre, Sachette. a wrote Phoebus on the ground. b hates gypsy women. c kissed Esmeralda twice. d is going to get married. e was in the tower looking at Esmeralda. f danced beautifully. 6 Complete with the words in the box. There are 17 words but you can only use 15. black clothes gypsies hotel kill knife love murderer pain prison river sanctuary soldier sorcerer that torture witch Pierre and the are worried because they havent seen Esmeralda. Shes in Tournell, a for criminals because people say shes a Madame Faloudel, the owner of a , says Esmeralda killed Phoebus with a . She also saw a man in drop from the window into the . She ran upstairs with the Kings Guard and saw Esmeralda with her half off. She thought Esmeralda worked together with the man she saw, who was a . Esmeralda said she didnt Phoebus, so the Judge decided she needed . The was terrible so she finally confessed she did it. Frollo visited her and told her that his for her was terrible for him, thats why he killed Phoebus. Esmeralda said he was the . 7 Correct the mistakes. Theres one in each sentence. a Father Frollo met Phoebus and told him about a plan to take Esmeralda from the church. b The soldiers attacked Notre-Dame. c Pierre and Quasimodo took Esmeralda to a boat. d Esmeralda didnt prefer death to Frollo. e Esmeralda met her father. f Phoebus tried to protect Esmeralda. g The hangman was happy when he killed Esmeralda. h Phoebus killed Father Frollo. i Gringoire became poorer. j Phoebus became rich and happy. k Frollo died together with Esmeralda.

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