peter pan factsheet

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Summary of the story
Three children, Wendy, John, and Michael live in a
big house in London. While they are sleeping, Peter
Pan and Tinker Bell go into the house. The three
children wake up and see Peter Pan and Tinker Bell
flying around their bedroom. Peter tells them that
he lives in Neverland – a magical place.
Wendy, John, and Michael fly to Neverland with
Peter Pan and Tinker Bell. On the way they fly past
the famous London landmark, Big Ben.
Soon Neverland is below them and the children can
see how beautiful it is.
Summary of the film: Peter Pan
The Darling family has three children Wendy, John,
and Michael. At bedtime, Wendy tells stories to
her younger brothers about the magical Peter
Pan, the boy who never grew up. Through her
storytelling, Wendy “steals” Peter’s shadow. Peter
Pan and Tinker Bell (Peter’s friend) visit Wendy to
find Peter’s shadow. Peter tells the children about
Neverland, the magical place where he lives.
Peter and Tinker Bell throw pixie dust over the
children so they can all fly to Neverland. Captain
Hook, an evil pirate, wants revenge on Peter Pan
Did you know … ?
J. M. Barrie gave the copyright in his
novel to Great Ormond Street Hospital
for Sick Children in London.

There is a famous statue of Peter Pan in
Kensington Gardens in London.
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because Peter caused the loss of Hook’s left hand
(he now has a hook in the place of his left hand).
This leads to a series of adventures in which the
children must find an Indian princess, Tiger Lily,
and escape from Captain Hook.
In the end, Peter Pan saves the children and the
princess. The children go back home to London and
Wendy tells her parents about their adventures.
Background information
Peter Pan Comes to London is a short episode from
the Walt Disney Productions animated movie Peter
Pan. The movie was first released in 1953 and was
the fourteenth Disney Animated Classic.
The movie was based on the story of Peter Pan by
the Scottish writer, J. M. Barrie. The stage play
featuring the character first appeared in 1904, and
this was followed by the novel in 1911.
Level 1
Suitable for:
young learners who have
completed up to 50 hours
of study in English
Type of English:
American
Headwords:
200
Key words:

5 (see pages 2 and 5 of
this Factsheet)
Key grammar:
present simple, adjectives,
prepositions, Who … ?
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The characters
Wendy is a girl. She lives in London.
John is a boy. He is Wendy’s and Michael’s brother.
Michael is a young boy. He is Wendy’s and
John’s brother.
Peter Pan is a boy. He lives in Neverland.
Tinker Bell is a fairy. She is Peter Pan’s friend.
Key words
(see page 5 of this Factsheet for the Key words in
context)
children (n) magical (adj)
fly (v) to (prep)
live (v)
Topics and themes
London Wendy, John, and Michael live in London.
What do the students know about London? Where
is it? Is it big / small? What can you do there?
What can you visit? (Big Ben, Buckingham Palace,
etc.) What places can you find in a city? (parks,
cinemas, restaurants, etc.) (See also Activity 1 on
page 3 of this Factsheet.)

Brothers and sisters Wendy, John, and Michael
have a close relationship with each other. Wendy
looks after her brothers and tells them stories
at night. Ask pupils if they have any brothers
or sisters. What are their names? How old are
they? What are they like? What activities do they
normally do with their brothers and sisters? (See
also Activity 2 on page 3 of this Factsheet.)
Friendship Wendy, John, and Michael make
friends with Peter Pan and Tinker Bell. Talk about
why friends are important to us. Ask the students
about their friends. How do they make friends?
What are their friends like? The students could
write a few sentences about a friend and share it
with the class.
House and home The children live in a big house.
Peter Pan likes the house. Ask the students to
describe the house and the children’s bedroom if
they can. Where do the students live – in a house
or an apartment? How big is their home? What
rooms do they have in their home? (See also
Activity 3 on page 3 of this Factsheet.)
Magic Peter Pan and Tinker Bell are magical
characters. They can fly and they live in a magical
place – Neverland. They sprinkle pixie dust to
make Wendy, John, and Michael fly, too. Do the
students believe in magic? What other stories have
magical characters and places?
Geography Neverland is a beautiful island with
natural features, such as mountains and beaches.

Ask the students to look at page 14 of the book
and say what they can see (mountains, beaches,
ocean, clouds, etc.). (See also Activity 4 on page 4
of this Factsheet.)
History Explain that the story is set in the past (in
Victorian times). What things in the illustrations
look old-fashioned? (For example, the clothes, the
beds, and the house, the chimney, etc.)
Notes on the photocopiable activities
Page 5: Students could paste the list of Key words
into a notebook. You could ask students to learn
this vocabulary as homework and then test them
on it.
Pages 6–7: While-Reading activities, Activity 4
Students should cut out the pictures using safety
scissors and stick them in their books in the
correct order. They then cut out the sentences and
stick them beneath the relevant picture.
Pages 8–9: After-Reading activities, Activity 1
Students write the names under the relevant
pictures. They could then stick the sheet to the
card and cut out the cards with safety scissors.
In pairs, they can then play games with the cards
such as concentration (pelmanism) or Snap!
Activity 3 Check that the students know the
colors in the color key in English. Explain to the
students that the color key corresponds to the
colors used in the story.
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Class Activities (After Reading)
Here are some activities to do with your class
after reading Peter Pan.
1. London poster
Materials: pictures or video clips of famous
London sights downloaded from the internet; large
sheets of paper; smaller sheets of paper; colored
pens / pencils / paints; safety scissors; glue
• AskstudentswhichcityPeterandTinkerBell
visit in the book. Ask if any of the students have
been to London.
• Explaintostudentsthattheyaregoingto
make a poster about some of the famous sights
in London.
• Askthestudentswhichfamoussightisinthe
book. (Big Ben) Do they know any other famous
sights? (London Eye, Houses of Parliament,
Tower of London, etc.)
• Showthestudentssomepicturesorclipsofthe
famous sights in London.
• Studentsthendraworpaintpicturesofsome
of the sights, then cut them out and stick them
onto the larger sheet of paper to make a poster.
• StudentslabeltheirpostersLondon and they
could write the names of the places on the
poster. They could also write one or two
sentences about London, such as London is a big
city. This is the London Eye …

2. Family tree
Materials: sheets of paper; colored pens or
pencils
• Beforethesession,askstudentstobring
photographs of their family to class.
• TalkaboutWendy,John,andMichael’s
relationship in the book.
• Brainstormsomefamilyvocabularywiththe
students and write the words on the board.
• Asksomestudentstoshowtheirfamily
photographs and say who the family
members are.
• Drawafamilytreeontheboard.Youcould
use the Darling family as an example for the
students, inventing any aunts, uncles and /
or grandparents you wish to include. Draw a
simple face for each family member.
• Studentscreatetheirownfamilytrees,following
the model on the board and including their own
drawings or the photographs if permission has
been given to use them.
• Whentheyhavefinished,studentscouldpresent
their family trees to the class. For example, This
is my mom. This is my dad. This is my brother … etc.
3. Design a house
Materials: large sheets of paper; colored pens /
pencils
• TalkabouttheDarlingFamily’shouseinthe
book with the students.
• Brainstormsomevocabularyfortheroomsof

the house and furniture. Write the vocabulary
on the board.
• Drawasimplepictureofahouseincross-
section on the board, showing bedrooms,
bathroom, kitchen, dining room, garden, etc.
• Askthestudentswhattheirdreamhousewould
be like. What would their bedroom be like?
• Giveoutthematerialsandaskthestudentsto
draw a picture of their dream house.
• Thestudentsfinishtheirdrawingsandlabelthe
rooms of the house and some of the main pieces
of furniture.
• Theycouldthentalkabouttheirhousesinpairs
or groups, using as much English as possible.
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4. Paint a map of Neverland
Materials: large sheets of paper with the outline
of Neverland; paints / colored pens; smaller sheets
of paper; safety scissors
• Beforethesession,drawanoutlineoftheisland
of Neverland on a large sheet of paper (you
can copy this from page 14 of the book). Make
enough copies of this for your students.
• Askthestudentswhattheycanremember
about Neverland in the story.
• Tellthestudentsthattheyaregoingtomake
a map of Neverland. (This could be done

individually or in groups.)
• Askthestudentstothinkaboutwhatfeatures
you might find in and around Neverland. Write
down any appropriate vocabulary on the board
(mountains, beach, hill, jungle, lake, village, pirate
ship, etc.).
• Studentscolorthemapusinggreenfortheland,
yellow for the beaches, and blue for the ocean.
• Theythendrawsomepicturesorsymbolsfor
the places on the island (mountains, villages,
jungle, lake, etc.). They could also draw Peter
Pan and Tinker Bell to include on the map, to
show where they live.
• Studentscutouttheirdrawingsandsymbols
and stick them on the map.
• Displaythefinishedmapsfortheclasstosee.
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Key words
children The children fly to Neverland. (p. 11)
fly Peter and Tinker Bell fly in the bedroom. (p. 6)
live Wendy, John, and Michael live in London. (p. 2)
magical Neverland is magical. (p. 11)
to They come to the big house. (p. 5)
children The children fly to Neverland. (p. 11)
fly Peter and Tinker Bell fly in the bedroom. (p. 6)

live Wendy, John, and Michael live in London. (p. 2)
magical Neverland is magical. (p. 11)
to They come to the big house. (p. 5)
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While-Reading activities
Activity 1 (pages 1–5)
Circle the words.
1 Peter Pan / The children live in London.
2 The children live in a big / small house.
3 The children are in school / bed.
4 Peter Pan and Tinker Bell fly / go in the house.
Activity 2 (pages 6–9)
Match. Draw lines.

The children Peter Pan and
Tinkerbell
Activity 3 (pages 11–13)
Write the words. Neverland happy children see
1 Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and the
fly
to Neverland.
2

is magical.
3 They
Big Ben.
4 They are
.
fly in the bedroom.
see a boy.
live in Neverland.
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Activity 4 (pages 1–14)
Match the sentences to the pictures.
1 This is London. Wendy, John and Michael live here.
2 Peter Pan and Tinker Bell fly in the bedroom.
3 Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and the children see Big Ben.
4 Hello, Neverland!
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After-Reading activities
Activity 1
Write. Then cut and play.
Tinker Bell Peter Pan London Wendy Michael John
1 2
3 4
5 6
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Activity 2
Circle the words.
bedroom children house magical fly happy
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Activity 3
Read and color.
1 = green 2 = blue 3 = black 4 = pink 5 = brown 6 = yellow
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Answer Key
In the back of the Reader
Before You Read

1 The children are in bed.
After You Read
1
John Wendy Michael


Peter Pan Tinker Bell
2 1 London 2 children 3 Neverland 4 fly
5 magical
In this Factsheet
While-Reading activities
Activity 1
1 The children 2 big 3 bed 4 go
Activity 2
fly in the bedroom.
see a boy.
live in Neverland.
Activity 3
1 children 2 Neverland 3 see 4 happy
Activity 4
1 c 2 d 3 a 4 b
After-Reading activities
Activity 1
1 London 2 Wendy 3 John 4 Michael
5 Peter Pan 6 Tinker Bell
Activity 2
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h a y f g p a h
a g t r f h g i
p c d q p m i l

p o f l y u c d
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