Rudyard Kipling
Episode of the series British Children Authors
- Illustrated slideshow
- Comprehension quiz (45 questions)
- Cultural notes
Extract · 30 sThe episode
Born in India, sent away at six. Rudyard Kipling wrote The Jungle Book, with Mowgli, Baloo and Shere Khan. He wrote it in America, about the country he had to leave as a small boy.
Episode worksheets (2)
- Student sheet In your teacher account
- Teacher sheet In your teacher account
Teaching guide
Objective & content
This documentary profiles Rudyard Kipling, author of The Jungle Book, with Mowgli, Baloo and Shere Khan. It follows his life from his birth in Bombay in 1865, through his school years in England and his work as a journalist in India, to his Nobel Prize in 1907. Learners listen to a short biographical narrative and meet the past simple (was born, lived, wrote) alongside the present simple. Vocabulary covers famous people, wild animals and countries. The script says plainly that Kipling supported the British Empire and that people judge this differently today. One line to listen for: "The boy left India at six. But India never left him."
Materials & prerequisites
- Student sheet (`student-sheet.pdf`, with an HTML version).
- Teacher sheet (`teacher-sheet.pdf`, with an HTML version).
- Prerequisites: the present simple and the verb to be in the past (was, were).
Curriculum alignment
Tagged `c3-child-and-wider-environment` (cycle 3, 6e) and `countries-and-landscapes`. The episode 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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