1st Junior High School, Class A3       
The life of Pie
                            Student’s worksheet 
Name …………..  Surname …………….. Date ………………….
Today we are going to learn about a book, The Life of Pie, which was turned into a film. Before that, let’s review vocabulary from previous lesson.
1.	Review ………	A.	Writer of a book	
2.	Novel ………	B.	The events in a novel or a film	
3.	author………	C.	It says if the book is good or not	
4.	Main character………	D.	A long- written story, not in poetry dealing with invented people and events	
5.	Plot ………	E.	A person in a book or a film	
6.	Fantasy ………	F.	A type of story with magic, an imaginary world or strange creatures	
Warm- up: Ask each other in pairs.
What type of books do you like to read? Have you ever seen a film based on a book?
Before reading
A.	Watch the Life of Pi trailer and ask your partner the following questions. Write down the answers.
1.	What do you think the story is about?...........................................................
2.	Do you think this story is realistic or fantasy? Why? ………………………..
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While Reading
B.	You have 2 minutes to read the text quickly. Don’t read every word — just look for the main idea and choose the best answer. 
1.	What type of text is this?
a. Story b. Review c. Article d. Poem
2.	What is the book mainly about?
a. A boy who travels with animals
b. A boy who goes to school
c. A family living in Canada
d. A tiger living in a zoo
3.	How do you think the story feels? Ask your partner. Say if you agree or disagree. (Choose two adjectives)
a. exciting b. funny c. scary  d. sad e. boring  f. magical
C.Read the text more carefully. You don’t need to understand every sentence — just find the answers. You can ask your partner for help.
1.	Country where Pi is from: ……………………………………………
2.	Pi’s family job: ………………………………………………………..
3.	How old is Pi when they travel? ……………………………………………
4.	What animals are in the lifeboat? ………………………………………………………………………………….
5.	What dangers does Pi face during his journey? (Name at least two)
6.	…………………………………………………………………………………….
7.	How many days does Pi spend in the lifeboat? …………………………….
8.	Where does Pi finally arrive? ………………………………………………
After reading
D. Ask your partner the questions below and take notes of his answers. 1.What did you learn about this book and the author?
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2.Which part of the story is most interesting or surprising? Why?
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3. Would you like to read this book? (Give two reasons, referring to the main character, plot, type etc.)
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4.	Would you recommend this book to teenagers? Why? (Give one reason at least) 
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Use follow-up questions like: “Why do you think so?” / “Can you give an example?” or ‘I quite agree because …… , I don’t quite agree etc.
E.	Self- evaluation. Think about today’s lesson and choose the best answer for you.
1.	The video helped me understand the text  a lot/ not very much.  
2.	The reading activities helped/ didn’t help me understand the text better.
3.	Next time, I want to improve finding answers in a text/ my vocabulary/ asking questions in English.
4.	I  liked/ didn’t like pairwork.
    
F.	Homework: Write a short factfile for The Life of Pie.
Title of book		
Author		
When was the book written		
Type of book		
Main characters		
Plot summary (in 3 or 4 sentences)	

	
Why I believe I will like or won’t like this book		

The Life of Pi: book review 
Seven million readers can’t be wrong. What makes The Life of Pi so special?
The book and its author
  The Life of Pi tells the story of Pi, a teenage boy from India, who finds himself trapped in a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a tiger. It is the third book by the Canadian author Yann Martel, and was published in 2001. It has sold seven million copies worldwide, won several prizes and been translated into 41 languages. Yann Martel is the son of a diplomat and spent his childhood in Costa Rica, Canada, France and Mexico. After finishing university in Canada, he spent two years travelling round India and then decided to be a writer.
The plot
  At the start of the book, we learn about Pi’s childhood in Pondicherry in India. His father owns the city zoo and the family home is in the zoo. When they aren’t at school, Pi and his brother help their father at the zoo and he learns a lot about animals. Pi is very interested in religion. His family are Hindu, but he is curious about Christianity and Islam too and decides to believe in all three religions.
  When Pi is 16, his parents decide to close the zoo and move to Canada. They sell some of the animals to zoos in North America and the family travel by ship to Canada taking the animals with them. On the way, there is a terrible storm and the ship sinks. Sadly, Pi’s family and the sailors all die in the storm, but Pi lives and finds himself in a lifeboat with a hyena, zebra, orang-utan and an enormous tiger. At first, Pi is scared of the animals and jumps into the ocean. Then he remembers there are sharks in the water and decides to climb back into the lifeboat. One by one, the animals in the lifeboat kill and eat each other, till only Pi and the tiger are left alive. Luckily for Pi, there is some food and water on the lifeboat, but he soon needs to start catching fish. He feeds the tiger to stop it killing and eating him. He also uses a whistle and his knowledge of animals to control the tiger and show it that he’s boss.
  Pi and the tiger spend 227 days in the lifeboat. They live through terrible storms and the burning heat of the Pacific sun. They are often hungry and ill. Sometimes, Pi finds comfort in his three religions, but sometimes he feels sad and lonely. Finally, they arrive at the coast of Mexico, but you will have to read the book to find out what happens in the end!