ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT

TYPE OF ACTIVITY : WATCHING FILMS

NAME ___________________________CLASS_______
TITLE OF THE FILM : THE JUNGLE BOOK TYPE OF FILM : CARTOON
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
AIM NR.1 : ENHANCING VOCABULARY AND DEALING WITH THE PLOT
Tick the sentences as TRUE of FALSE :
TRUE

FALSE

The main character, Mowgli, is referred to as "man cub".

The main character was adopted by a pack of wolves.
The main character wants to leave the jungle.
The main character knows the secret of making fire.
The main character knows how to use guns.
The main character is helped by a panther, a bear and a tiger.
"Baloo" is the name of the panther.
"Baghera" is the name of the panther.
Baghera calls the main character "little britches".
Colonel Hathi is a human character.
Colonel Hathi has a poor memory.
"The simple bare necessities of life" Baloo teaches Mowgli involve hunting for survival.
"The simple bare necessities of life" Baloo teaches Mowgli involve hard work.
"Bare" is used in the film as a synonym of "plain", "uncomplicated".
"Bare" is used in the film as a synonym of "bear".
Colonel Hathi's jungle patrol marches "nose to tail".
Colonel Hathi's son marches at the rear of the herd.
Colonel Hathi received the Victoria Cross medal for bravery beyond the call of duty.
Colonel Hathi received the Red Cross medal for rescuing missing human cubs.
King Louie calls the main character "cousin".
King Louie knows the secret of man's fire.
King Louie uses the phrase "it grabbed my royal ear"to say that Baghera pinched his ears.
King Louie uses the phrase "it grabbed my royal ear"to say that Baloo tickled his ears.
King Louie uses the phrase "it grabbed my royal ear"to say that Baloo scratched his ears.
King Louie uses the phrase "it grabbed my royal ear"to say that he has heard rumours
about Mowgli wanting to stay in the jungle.
King Louie uses the phrase "it grabbed my royal ear"to say that he has found out the
secret of man's fire.
Colonel Hathi willingly agrees to search for Mowgli.
Colonel Hathi is persuaded to search for Mowgli.
AIM NR.2 : IMPROVING PRONUNCIATION
English does not have fixed pronunciation rules. For instance, the same letters may be pronounced in different
ways as in the following examples :
: ( long o )
u: ( long u )
u ( short
short a
( = u)
u)
DOOR
ROOM
BOOK
BLOOD
POOR

u: ( long u )
SOUP

: ( long o )

au
SOUND

SOUGHT

i: (long i)

HEAL

HEAD

Or the same sound may be rendered by different letters as, for instnace, in the case of t (=ci) or (=)

CHILD

MATCH

CULTURE

SHIP

PRESSURE

INTUITION

PRECIOUS

The signs you have seen in the previous tables belong to the phonetic alphabet and they correspond to the
sounds that are typical of the English language. Learning the phonetic alphabet is necessary when looking up
new words in the dictionary. Here is the English phonetic alphabet :

Using the phonetic alphabet find out the words that have the following pronunciation :

/skrt/ __________ /tald/________ /

tldrn/___________ /kb/__________
/me(r)__________ / /f(r)/______________ /
m(r)/_____________
/tre(r)/____________ /dst/_____________ /
br(r)/_________________
/fe(r)/______________ /n/______________ /if/___________________
/sentri/______________/we(r)/______________
/dk/______________

/w(r)d/_________ /dvas/________________ /
d()l/_____________