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1. Christian – The Lion cub from Harrods
Would you like a lion cub as a pet?
Answer
1. Where and when did the story take place?
2. Where did John Rendell and Ace Bourke come from?
True or False?
3. Harrods had its own zoo department
4. "People would say you could get anything from Harrods,
from a pin to an elephant"
5. In December 1969 Harrods put 2 lion cubs on sale
6. "Christian was just full of personality and he was so
irresistible"
7. In the 60s keeping exotic animals was popular and perfectly legal
8. Harrods interviewed all potential buyers to ensure the lion cubs went to responsible owners
9. They bought Christian for 250 guineas which is the
equivalent of over £5000 today
10. Both men worked as salesmen in a furniture shop called
“Sophisticat”
11. They kept the lion in the shop basement
12. Christian was good at making up games
13. The cleaner was frightened of him.
14. When Christian was 6 months old devoured 5 kilos of meat
a day
15. They got meat from a nearby restaurant
16. A Photographer took photos of him with some chicks and
paid them £50
17. Christian had a bank account
18. Christian had exercise in a cemetery
19. Christian learnt to hunt by playing
20. The men and the lion had formed a strong bond after 2
months
Christian was getting too big and needed a new home.
Fill in the spaces
21. Two ____ _____, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna,
visited the shop
22. Question - “Could you help us to get Christian a better ______?”
23. Answer - “Would you agree to let Christian ___ _____ to the wild?”
24. Travers and McKenna had ______ in the film “Born Free” which was
based on a true story about a Lion cub called Elsa who was
reintroduced to the wild. They were passionate conservationists
25. George Adamson was a lion ______ who prepared tame lions for the
wild. He said he would help.
26. They needed __________ from the Kenyan government to import the
lion
27. Christian ______ at Virginia and Bill's country home in Dorset
28. Ace and John gave up their ____ because they knew it would be their
last weeks with Christian
29. After _____ months the Kenyan government gave permission
30. George Adamson took Christian to a nature reserve. He ______ to establish a new lion pride
(= group/family) with Christian at its heart.
What happened next? Do you think Christian survived?
A year later they went to find out. Watch what happened here
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Tdd6-o00Tc&feature=related
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-452820/Christian-lion-lived-London-living-room.html

2. Christian – The Lion cub from Harrods
Would you like a lion cub as a pet? Answers
1. Where and when did the story take place? London 1969
2. Where did John Rendell and Ace Bourke come from?
Australia
True or False?
3. Harrods had its own zoo department T
4. "People would say you could get anything from Harrods,
from a pin to an elephant" T
5. In December 1969 Harrods put 2 lion cubs on sale F
November
6. "Christian was just full of personality and he was so
irresistible" T
7. In the 60s keeping exotic animals was popular and perfectly legal T
8. Harrods interviewed all potential buyers to ensure the lion cubs went to responsible owners T
9. They bought Christian for 250 guineas which is the
equivalent of over £5000 today F £3000
10. Both men worked as salesmen in a furniture shop called
“Sophisticat” T
11. They kept the lion in the shop basement T
12. Christian was good at making up games T
13. The cleaner was frightened of him. F she played with him.
14. When Christian was 6 months old devoured 5 kilos of meat
a day F 3 kilos
15. They got meat from a nearby restaurant T
16. A Photographer took photos of him with some chicks and
paid them £50 F £30
17. Christian had a bank account T
18. Christian had exercise in a cemetery T
19. Christian learnt to hunt by playing T
20. The men and the lion had formed a strong bond after 2
months F 4 months
Christian was getting too big and needed a new home.
Fill in the spaces
21. Two film stars, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, visited
the shop
22. Question - “Could you help us to get Christian a better
future?”
23. Answer - “Would you agree to let Christian go back to the wild?”
24. Travers and McKenna had starred in the film “Born Free” which was based on a true story
about a Lion cub called Elsa who was reintroduced to the wild. They
were passionate conservationists
25. George Adamson was a lion expert who prepared tame lions for the
wild. He said he would help.
26. They needed permission from the Kenyan government to import the
lion
27. Christian stayed at Virginia and Bill's country home in Dorset
28. Ace and John gave up their jobs because they knew it would be their
last weeks with Christian
29. After three months the Kenyan government gave permission
30. George Adamson took Christian to a nature reserve. He hoped to establish a new lion pride (=
group/family) with Christian at its heart.
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