J. M. Barrie
Episode of the series British Children Authors
- Illustrated slideshow
- Comprehension quiz (45 questions)
- Cultural notes
Extract · 30 sThe episode
The man who invented Peter Pan. Barrie's older brother died when he was six. Years later he told stories in a London park to five brothers, and that is where the boy who would not grow up began.
Episode worksheets (2)
- Student sheet In your teacher account
- Teacher sheet In your teacher account
Teaching guide
Objective & content
This documentary episode presents J. M. Barrie, born in Kirriemuir, Scotland, in 1860, and the origin of Peter Pan. The script names his brother David, Sylvia Llewellyn-Davies and her five sons, and his dog Porthos, and it follows Barrie to the 1904 play and to his gift of the Peter Pan money to Great Ormond Street Hospital in 1929. Learners meet the past simple (with the present simple in the opening and closing) and vocabulary about family, theatre and London. The main skill is listening to a life story told in order. The script says: "Barrie did a very kind thing." The target level is CEFR A1-.
Materials & prerequisites
- A student sheet and a teacher sheet, each as a PDF and an HTML file, in the episode's printables.
- Learners should know the present simple and the verb "to be" in the past (was, were); regular past simple endings are met in the episode itself.
Curriculum alignment
The episode is tagged with the cycle 3 axis "child and imagination" (6e) and the axis "imagination, tales and legends". It targets CEFR A1-.
Possible adaptations
- Lower levels: Offer segmented listening and additional visual aids.
- Advanced levels: Encourage an oral summary and a debate in English on the theme.
- Large groups: Organise group work with differentiated roles.
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