The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Prepared by Natália Guerreiro The Lion Sleeps Tonight Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Teacher: __________________________________ Level: _______ Date: ____/ ____ / _____

The King of the Jungle 1. Cover the lyrics, listen to the song and answer: a) What animal are they singing about? b) What’s the animal doing? c) Where’s the animal? 2. Tick the best picture to illustrate the lyrics. 3. Lyrics

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (The Beach Boys)

We-de-de-de, de-de-de-de-de de, we-um-um-a-way We-de-de-de, de-de-de-de-de de, we-um-um-a-way A wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a wimoweh A wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a wimoweh A wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a wimoweh A wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, a wimoweh In the jungle, the mighty jungle The lion sleeps tonight In the jungle, the quiet jungle The lion sleeps tonight (Chorus) Near the village, the peaceful village The lion sleeps tonight Near the village, the quiet village The lion sleeps tonight (Chorus) Hush, my darling, don't fear, my darling The lion sleeps tonight Hush, my darling, don't fear, my darling The lion sleeps tonight (Chorus) (Source: www.lyricsvault.net)

4. Now read the first stanza in English and find: a) a word that is similar in meaning to “forest”: __ __ __ __ __ __ b) a word that means “very large and powerful”: __ __ __ __ __ __ 5. Conversation time! a) Have you seen “The Lion King”? Did you like it? Why (not)? b) Do you like Disney animated feature films? c) What do you think of animation? What’s your favorite animation movie? 6. Competition: In one minute, how many animals can you remember in English?