ESL LESSON PLAN

This handout accompanies the cartoon "The Lion King 1" (1994). It will be
ideal for your ESL elementary students, and can be used as the last
lesson of the term | year, or as a lesson plan for your substitute
teacher.

The product consists of 7 pages of printable handouts + teacher's copy

with keys.

What is inside?
- pre-viewing exercises, introducing all necessary words from the
cartoon
- viewing activities, which include comprehension questions, listening for
specific information, completing the sentences, completing the table, etc.
- post-viewing exercises, where the students will have to sum up
everything they have learnt about the characters.

How to start this lesson?

Let the students know that they are going to watch a cartoon, which
they probably have already watched in their language. That's why the
main focus will be on vocabulary and understanding characters' words.
Tell the students that they are going to watch only the first part of
the cartoon about Simba's childhood.
The video is divided into several parts and students will have to do
different tasks after watching each part. Some scenes will be watched
twice in order to understand the characters' words better.
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PRE-VIEWING ACTIVITIES

1) Look at the picture and write the answers:

1) WHO IS THE MAIN CHARACTER?

2) WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE?

3) WHAT IS THE CARTOON GOING TO BE ABOUT?

2) Study the new words. Translate them into your language. Try to memorize them.

SAVANNAH; HUGE ROCK; TO FALL OFF THE ROCK; TO ROAR; TUSKS;

CIRCLE OF LIFE; RULER; TO TOUCH; SHADOW; GRAVEYARD; HYENA;
TO PUNISH; TO APPROACH; TO ORDER; TO FEEL GUILTY; TO BE
DISAPPOINTED; TO PUT SMB. IN DANGER; TO DISOBEY; TO BE
BRAVE; TO LOOK FOR TROUBLE; TO BE SCARED OF SMTH.; PRIDE

3) Now cover the words, don't look at them. Fill in the missing letters.

1. H E A

2. T O F L G U T Y

3. H U E R C K

4. G R V Y A D

5. T O P U S H
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VIEWING ACTIVITIES

04:35 min 4a) Start watching the movie and answer the questions:

1) WHICH ANIMALS APPEAR IN THE FIRST SCENE?

2) WHERE ARE THEY GOING? WHY ARE THEY GOING THERE?

3) LOOK AT THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT. WHO IS HE? WHAT

DOES HE DO IN THE FIRST SCENE?

4b) Watch the same part once again and explain how these animals are getting to
the rock: Giraffes, Ants, Zebras, Elephants, Birds

Giraffes

Ants

Zebras

Elephants

Birds
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10:10 min 5) Read the description of the next scene, then watch this scene
and find mistakes. There will be 4 mistakes.

One day Mufasa and Simba came to the

Mistakes
river. Mufasa was very serious. He said,
The Circle of life will never stop. One day I
"

will die and my brother will become a king.

Everything that you can see will be his.
And what about a shadowy place?" Simba
"

asked. Mufasa answered, "We will go

there together one day".

6) Then two young lions decided to go to a Graveyard. Watch and

22:40 min
put the events in the order they happen.

A) MUFASA APPEARED AND SCARED HYENAS TO DEATH.

B) SCAR TOLD SIMBA ABOUT THE SHADOWY PLACE.

C) THE CUBS RAN AWAY FROM ZAZU.

D) SIMBA AND NALA DECIDED TO GO TO THE GRAVEYARD TOGETHER.

E) SIMBA TRIED TO ROAR BUT HYENAS ONLY LAUGHED.

F) SIMBA AND NALA FELL OFF THE ROCK.

1. 2 3. 4. 5. 6.
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7) Watch the continuation of a Graveyard scene and answer the

22:50 min
questions.

1) WHAT DID MUFASA ORDER ZAZU TO DO?

3) WHAT DID SIMBA FEEL WHEN HE HEARD HIS FATHER'S

VOICE?

4) WHAT DID MUFASA SAY TO SIMBA AFTER

EVERYBODY HAD LEFT?

8) Listen to the conversation between Mufasa and Simba and fill in

25: 35 min
the gaps.

- SIMBA, I AM VERY _________________ IN YOU.

- I KNOW.
- YOU COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. YOU DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED ME.
AND WHAT'S WORSE - YOU PUT NALA __________________.
- I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE BRAVE LIKE YOU.
- I AM ONLY BRAVE WHEN I HAVE TO BE. SIMBA, BEING BRAVE
DOESN'T MEAN YOU GO LOOKING FOR __________________.
- BUT YOU ____________________ OF ANYTHING.
- I WAS TODAY.
- YOU WERE?
- YES. I THOUGHT I MIGHT LOSE YOU.
- OH. I GUESS EVEN KINGS ___________________________ ?
- MM-HMM.
- YOU KNOW WHAT?
- WHAT?
- I THINK _______________________ EVEN MORE SCARED.
- CAUSE NOBODY MESSES WITH YOUR DAD. COME HERE, YOU.
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50:00 min 9) Continue watching and complete the sentences.

1) SIMBA FOUND HIMSELF IN THE CANYON BECAUSE SCAR...

____________________________________________________________

2) THEN HE GOT SCARED BECAUSE HE HEARD...

____________________________________________________________

3) MUFASA SAVED SIMBA AND THEN ASKED SCAR FOR HELP BUT SCAR...
____________________________________________________________

4) SCAR TOLD SIMBA THAT HIS FATHER...

____________________________________________________________

5) SIMBA DECIDED TO ...

____________________________________________________________

6) MANY DAYS PASSED AND WHEN HE WAS NEARLY DEAD, HE MET ...
____________________________________________________________

You have finished watching the first part of the cartoon.

And now let's see what your impressions and thoughts about the characters are.
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POST-VIEWING ACTIVITIES

10) There are 7 pictures of animals from the cartoon. Put the correct animal word
next to each picture, then put the characters' names next to the animal they are.

BIRD MEERKAT MUFASA ED

MONKEY WARTHOG ZAZU RAFIKI
LION HYENA TIMON SCAR
PUMBAA

11) Which of the characters do you like \ dislike the most? Give reasons as in the
example.

Example: Pumbaa is my favourite character. I like him because he is

funny and optimistic. He saves Simba's life.
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12) Choose three characters and write about them as in the example. Don't firget to
Mention the events in character's life.

Example: His name is Mufasa. He is a lion and a head of the pride. He falls
off the rock and dies.

3
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PRE-VIEWING ACTIVITIES TEACHER'S COPY WITH KEYS

1) Look at the picture and write the answers:

1) WHO IS THE MAIN CHARACTER?

(ANSWERS WILL VARY) THE MAIN CHARACTER
IS A LITTLE LION.

2) WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE?

HE IS SMALL WITH BROWN FUR, BIG ROUND
EARS. HE HAS GOT 4 PAWS AND A TAIL.

3) WHAT IS THE CARTOON GOING TO BE ABOUT?

STUDENTS' OWN ANSWERS

2) Study the new words. Translate them into your language. Try to memorize them.

SAVANNAH; HUGE ROCK; TO FALL OFF THE ROCK; TO ROAR; TUSKS;

CIRCLE OF LIFE; RULER; TO TOUCH; SHADOW; GRAVEYARD; HYENA;
TO PUNISH; TO APPROACH; TO ORDER; TO FEEL GUILTY; TO BE
DISAPPOINTED; TO PUT SMB. IN DANGER; TO DISOBEY; TO BE
BRAVE; TO LOOK FOR TROUBLE; TO BE SCARED OF SMTH.; PRIDE

3) Now cover the words, don't look at them. Fill in the missing letters.

1. H Y E N A

2. T O F E E L G U I L T Y

3. H U G E R O C K

4. G R A V E Y A R D

5. T O P U N I S H
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VIEWING ACTIVITIES

04:35 min 4a) Start watching the movie and answer the questions:

1) WHICH ANIMALS APPEAR IN THE FIRST SCENE?

GIRAFFES, ANTS, ZEBRAS, ELEPHANTS

2) WHERE ARE THEY GOING? WHY ARE THEY GOING THERE?

THEY ARE GOING TO THE PRIDE ROCK TO GREET THE BABY,
WHO WILL BECOME A RULER IN THE FUTURE

3) LOOK AT THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT. WHO IS HE? WHAT

DOES HE DO IN THE FIRST SCENE?
HE IS CREATURE, WHO SHOWS A NEW BORN BABY TO THE
CROWD

4b) Watch the same part once again and explain how these animals are getting to
the rock: Giraffes, Ants, Zebras, Elephants, Birds

Giraffes are walking to the Pride Rock

Ants are ruuning on the tree branches

Zebras are hopping

Elephants are walking slowly with the birds on their tusks

Birds are flying

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10:10 min 5) Read the description of the next scene, then watch this scene
and find mistakes. There will be 4 mistakes.

One day Mufasa and Simba came to the

Mistakes
river. Mufasa was very serious. He said, to the Pride Rock
The Circle of life will never stop. One day I
"

will die and my brother will become a king. you'll become a king
Everything that you can see will be his.
And what about a shadowy place?" Simba
"
everything will be yours
asked. Mufasa answered, "We will go
there together one day".
Never go there

6) Then two young lions decided to go to a Graveyard. Watch and

22:40 min
put the events in the order they happen.

A) MUFASA APPEARED AND SCARED HYENAS TO DEATH.

B) SCAR TOLD SIMBA ABOUT THE SHADOWY PLACE.

C) THE CUBS RAN AWAY FROM ZAZU.

D) SIMBA AND NALA DECIDED TO GO TO THE GRAVEYARD TOGETHER.

E) SIMBA TRIED TO ROAR BUT HYENAS ONLY LAUGHED.

F) SIMBA AND NALA FELL OFF THE ROCK.

1. B 2 D 3. C 4. F 5. E 6. A
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7) Watch the continuation of a Graveyard scene and answer the

22:50 min
questions.

1) WHAT DID MUFASA ORDER ZAZU TO DO?

He ordered him to take Nala home.

3) WHAT DID SIMBA FEEL WHEN HE HEARD HIS FATHER'S
VOICE?

He got scared.
4) WHAT DID MUFASA SAY TO SIMBA AFTER
EVERYBODY HAD LEFT?
He said that he was going to teach him a lesson and
that he was very disappointed in his son.

8) Listen to the conversation between Mufasa and Simba and fill in

25: 35 min
the gaps.

- S I M B A , I A M V E R Y _ _ _ _disappointed
_____________ IN YOU.
- I KNOW.
- YOU COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. YOU DELIBERATELY DISOBEYED ME.
A N D W H A T ' S W O R S E - Y O U P U T N A L A _ _in _ _ danger
______________.
- I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE BRAVE LIKE YOU.
- I AM ONLY BRAVE WHEN I HAVE TO BE. SIMBA, BEING BRAVE
D O E S N ' T M E A N Y O U G O L O O K I N G F O R _ _ _ _ _ _ _trouble
___________.
- B U T Y O U _ _ _ _ _ _aren't
_ _ _ _ _ _afraid
________ OF ANYTHING.
- I WAS TODAY.
- YOU WERE?
- YES. I THOUGHT I MIGHT LOSE YOU.
- O H . I G U E S S E V E N K I N G S _ _ get _ _ _ _ scared
_____________________ ?
- MM-HMM.
- YOU KNOW WHAT?
- WHAT?
- I T H I N K _ _ _ _the
_ _ _ hyenas
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _were
________ EVEN MORE SCARED.
- CAUSE NOBODY MESSES WITH YOUR DAD. COME HERE, YOU.
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50:00 min 9) Continue watching and complete the sentences.

1) SIMBA FOUND HIMSELF IN THE CANYON BECAUSE SCAR...

_ _ _told
_ _ _ _him
_ _ _ _that
_ _ _ _a
_ _surprise
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ was
_ _ _ _ _waiting
_ _ _ _ _ _ for
_ _ _ _him
_ _ _ _there
_________________

2) THEN HE GOT SCARED BECAUSE HE HEARD...

_ _ _the
_ _ _ _sound
_ _ _ _ _of
_ _ _the
_ _ _ herd
_ _ _ _ _of
_ _ _antelopes,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _running
_ _ _ _ _ _ _towards
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _him
__________

3) MUFASA SAVED SIMBA AND THEN ASKED SCAR FOR HELP BUT SCAR...
_ _ _pushed
_ _ _ _ _ _ him
_ _ _ _towards
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _the
_ _ _ edge
_ _ _ _ _of
_ _ _the
_ _ _ cliff
_________________________

4) SCAR TOLD SIMBA THAT HIS FATHER...

_ _ _died,
_ _ _ _ and
_ _ _ _that
_ _ _ _ _it_ _was
_ _ _ _Simba's
_ _ _ _ _ _ _fault
_______________________________

5) SIMBA DECIDED TO ...

_ _ _run
_ _ _ away
______________________________________________________

6) MANY DAYS PASSED AND WHEN HE WAS NEARLY DEAD, HE MET ...
_ _ _Timon
_ _ _ _ _ and
_ _ _ _Pumbaa
_ _ _ _ _ _ _and
_ _ _ _a_ _new
_ _ _ _life
_ _ _ _began
___________________________

You have finished watching the first part of the cartoon.

And now let's see what your impressions and thoughts about the characters are.
 ESL LESSON PLAN

POST-VIEWING ACTIVITIES

10) There are 7 pictures of animals from the cartoon. Put the correct animal word
next to each picture, then put the characters' names next to the animal they are.

BIRD MEERKAT MUFASA ED

MONKEY WARTHOG ZAZU RAFIKI
LION HYENA TIMON SCAR
PUMBAA

Rafiki Zazu
Monkey Bird

Timon Mufasa
Meerkat Lion

Scar Pumbaa
Lion Warthog

Ed
Hyena

11) Which of the characters do you like \ dislike the most? Give reasons as in the
example.

Example: Pumbaa is my favourite character. I like him because he is

funny and optimistic. He saves Simba's life.

Students' own answers

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12) Choose three characters and write about them as in the example. Don't firget to
Mention the events in character's life.

Example: His name is Mufasa. He is a lion and a head of the pride. He falls
off the rock and dies.

1 Students' own answers

3
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