ROBIN HOOD- SYNOPSIS & TEACHER’S NOTES
SYNOPSIS
The evil Sheriff of Nottingham is up to his usual tricks; taking money from the poor and generally being a
baddy. The Sheriff gets richer and richer and the poor people get poorer and poorer, until one day Robin
Hood and his Merry Men decide to stop him. The Sheriff wants to get rid of them and marry Maid Marion,
so he organizes a competition to capture Robin Hood and get a kiss from Maid Marion. Will he get away
with it?
Main characters
and setting
WORKSHEET 1 FLASHCARDS
Use the flashcards and the information in WORKSHEET 1 to introduce the setting
and the main characters in the play. Robin Hood is the hero who takes money
from the rich and gives it to the poor. The Sheriff of Nottingham is the greedy tax
collector who wants to get richer and richer. Maid Marion is the lady whom both
Robin Hood and The Sheriff are in love with. The Merry Men are Robin Hood´s
friends. The most important ones are Friar Tuck (the chubby one) and Little John,
who is not “little” at all. Tell them the story of Robin Hood is a legend.
You can also teach useful vocabulary with the flashcards:
Robin Hood: hero, clever…
The Sheriff of Nottingham: money, rich, evil, greedy…
Maid Marion: brave, daring…
The Merry Men: loyal, brotherly…
You can also use them to do an exercise on physical description and, with Cicle
Superior, on comparative sentences.
Reviewing
characters and
setting
TRACK 1 –
The Sheriff of
Nottingham Song
Vocabulary
related to
currencies around
the world
WORKSHEET 2
Tell students to have a look at WORKSHEET 2 and write down everything they
remember about the setting, the characters and how they are related to one
another.
WORKSHEET 3
Listen to the Sheriff of Nottingham’s song and fill in the gaps. See the video section
on our Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bluemangotheatreBCN for the
Karaoke version.
Answers:
(1)  twitch (2) cash (3) gold dust (4) coin (5) yen (6) pounds (7) rubies (8) tax
(9) heartless (10) rupees (11) dinar (12) cheque
WORKSHEET 4
Tell students to match the different currencies on the left with the country flags on
the right. Write the names in the space provided.
Answers:
1d: Pounds-Great Britain
6f: Pesos-Mexico
2g: Yen-Japan
7c:Dinar- Algeria
3a: Dollars –the USA
8e: Yuan-China
4i: Euros –Italy
5b:Rupees-India
9h: Franc-Switzerland
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ROBIN HOOD- SYNOPSIS & TEACHER’S NOTES
Present
Continuous. What
are the Merry Men
doing?
Medieval Games
Prepositions of
place
PAST SIMPLE
WORKSHEET 5 (ONLY CICLE MITJÀ)
Ask students to have a look at WORKSHEET 5 and write sentences about what the
Merry Men are doing.
Answers: 1-Little John is sleeping 2- Friar Tuck is eating 3-Robin Hood and Maid
Marion are kissing 4- The Sheriff of Nottingham is counting money.
WORKSHEET 6
Ask your students to have a look at WORKSHEET 6. Explain that in the Middle Ages
entertainment varied according to status but included feasts, banquets, jousts,
tournaments, fairs and sports.
Students read the descriptions and write the names in the boxes:
Answers:
Jousting, archery matches, jesters/jugglers, fair
WORKSHEET 7 (Cicle MItjà)
Ask your students to draw the arrows according to the key.
WORKSHEET 8 (Cicle Superior)
Ask your students to complete the sentences with a suitable past simple verb.
These sentences summarize the story of Robin Hood. In case they find the exercise
too difficult, write the INFINITIVE of the verbs on the board.
Answers:
LIVED, WAS, LOVED, DIDN´T LIKE, WANTED, WON, TOOK, ESCAPED, MADE, FELL,
RODE, DISAPPEARED, TOLD.
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WORKSHEET 1
The Legend of Robin Hood is set in the 13th century
in Nottingham, England.
Robin Hood was famous for stealing money from the
rich and giving it to the poor.
He lived in the Sherwood Forest with his followers,
the Merry Men. Some of them included Friar Tuck, a
real member of the Church and Little John, a friend
of Robin’s who was actually very tall and strong.
The Sheriff of Nottingham was Robin Hood’s enemy.
He was the tax collector in Nottingham and a greedy
man. He was in love with Maid Marion, who came
from a rich family. But she was in love with Robin
Hood.
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WORKSHEET 3
Track 1- Listen and fill in the gaps
Rich,
I am going to be rich
Money, money, money,
Makes me (1)_______!
All I want is a little bit of(2)
________,
A sprinkle of your(3) _____
_____
A (4) ______ from your stash …
Give me, give me
Give me all you money
Money, money
Don’t you think it’s funny?
Funny, funny
Funny where it goes…
I’m rich!
And everybody knows!
I don’t mind if you pay me in
(5)_______
Dollars, (6)_______ or euros,
As long as I know when,
Diamonds or (7)_______
Silver coins or cents
Pay your (8)_____ just how you
like
At 21 percent!!
Chorus
If you are poor,
I will listen to your pleas
I’m not so (9)________,
Just pay me in (10)______
Swiss, Franc or Pesos
(11)______, or a Franc.
The only thing I won’t accept is
A (12) ______from the bank.
Give me, give me
Give me all your money
Money, money
Don’t you think it’s funny
Funny, funny
Funny where it goes…
I’m rich!
And everybody knows!
I’m rich!
And don’t you know- it shows!
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A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
E
5
6
7
F
G
H
8
I
9
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What are they doing?
Little John ……………………………………………………………………………….
Friar Tuck …………………………………………………………………………………
Robin and Marion …………………………………………………………………….
The Sheriff of Nottingham …………………………………….…………..
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A gathering held at
a specific time and
place to buy and
sell goods
They were matches
usually arranged
months in advance.
Archers had to hit
the target with
their arrows. The
closest to the bull’s
eye, the better.
Two knights wore a
suit of heavy armor
and sat on a horse
holding a long weapon.
The point was to stab
each other.
Jesters wore
colourful costumes
and used lots of
humour. They often
stayed beside a
noble or a king to
make them laugh.
WORKSHEET 6
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Key
The BLACK ARROW is in the bull’s eye.
The RED ARROW is under the target.
The BLUE ARROW is next to the target.
The GREEN ARROW is above the target.
The YELLOW ARROW is in front of the target
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WORKSHEET 8
Complete the sentences with the past simple of the verbs
Robin Hood
STOLE
it to the poor.
money from the rich and
GAVE
Robin Hood and his Merry Men
in the forest.
The Sheriff of Nottingham
a bad man.
The Sheriff of Nottingham
him.
Marion, but she
The Sheriff of Nottingham
capture Robin Hood.
to have a competition to
Robin Hood
him to the castle.
the competition and the Sheriff
Robin Hood
with Marion.
Maid Marion, disguised as an old woman,
the
Sheriff believe there was a pot of gold where the rainbow
The Sheriff
off on his horse and
The people of England lived happily ever after and
the story of Robin Hood to future generations.
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Track 2- Listen and sing along
Robin Hood and his Merry Men
Robin Hood and Maid Marion
Robin Hood and his Merry Men
Stealing from the rich
Giving to the poor
He’s the hero
Who could ask for more?
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