100 years ago, the first Winnie-the-Pooh book was published. The stories are loved by children and adults alike.
Warming Up
You may use English-language Internet sources to help you.
When a novel or other written story is turned into a film, this is called a film adaptation.
a Write down examples of films where you have read the book and seen the film adaptation.
b For each one, write down which one you liked better: the book or the film.
c Explain your answers.
Your Reading Text:
The REAL Winnie-the-Pooh
The New York Public Library is celebrating 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh.
They have put together some information and fun facts about the bear.
Words
a Find the words and expressions in the text.
b Connect the words and expressions that have the same meaning.
Tip: Carefully reading the words in the text can help you understand what they mean.
| 1. currently | a. doing something special for an important event |
| 2. enchanted | b. exhibition; show; expo |
| 3. celebrating | c. first |
| 4. display | d. friends |
| 5. original | e. grown-up |
| 6. stuffed toys | f. a large bird, usually white, with a long, thin neck, that lives on or near water |
| 7. pals | g. magical |
| 8. imaginary | h. meeting |
| 9. encounter | i. not real; made-up |
| 10. tail | j. now; at this moment |
| 11. adult | k. the part that sticks out at the back of the body of an animal |
| 12. swan | l. toys in the shape of animals, made of cloth and filled with soft material |
Questions About the Text
a Put the events in the correct order.
1 Christopher Robin calls his stuffed bear Edward Bear.
2 Christopher Robin’s father starts writing stories about Winne-the-Pooh and his friends.
3 Christopher Robin gets a stuffed bear for his first birthday.
4 Christopher Robin plays with his stuffed toys and imaginary friends.
5 Christopher Robin starts calling his stuffed bear Winnie-the-Pooh.
b True or false?
1 Winnie-the-Pooh was a real stuffed bear.
2 You can see Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends at the New York Public Library.
3 Winnie-the-Pooh was invented by Walt Disney.
4 Eeyore is bigger than Piglet.
5 Piglet once lost his tail.
6 Many things in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories are based on real events and places.
7 The title of the last Winnie-the-Pooh book is The Enchanted Places.
c Who was Ernest H. Shepard?
1 Christopher Robin’s father.
2 The first person to draw Winnie-the-Pooh.
3 The inventor of Owl and Rabbit.
4 The man who bought Winnie-the-Pooh.
Follow-up Task
Do one or both of the following assignments.
a For the following links, you don’t have to read the texts. Just look at the pictures.
You can see some of the original Pooh illustrations here. And you can see the originals next to the Disney version here.
Carefully look at the pictures. Which ones do you like better? Write a short text to explain your choice.
b Click here to read the very first chapter of Winnie-the-Pooh, with the original illustrations.
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