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1. Realización y diseño: García, Noelia; Pavón, Valeria.
Alumnas de 4to año del profesorado de Inglés – ISP N°5
Proyecto Socio-comunitario 2014

2. Activities forActivities for
KidsKids

3. 1- Let’s colour the tower
Use: yellow, blue, light blue, red, green, brown and orange

4. 2) Help Allegra arrive in Pisa

5. 3- Choose the correct picture
A) B)
C)

6. Activities forActivities for
Teenagers andTeenagers and
adults –adults –
IntermediateIntermediate
levellevel

7. Activities
based on the
plot

8. THE TOWER: PLOT
The story takes place in Italy, around the year 1300. Il Signore, an eccentric man who thinks the
whole world revolves around him, is the ruler of Pisa, a small town by the river Arno.
Francesca, Il Signore’s assistant, invites everyone in Pisa to the inaugural ceremony of the newly
built Main Square statue. The statue was sculpted by Giovanni, a passionate local artist, who works
under the orders of Il Signore.
Just before the ceremony begins, Allegra arrives in Pisa. She is a young pastry chef who, after
finishing her studies in Paris, decides to reopen her grandmother’s restaurant: The Golden Egg.
After delivering a grandiloquent speech, Il Signore gives the order and the statue is revealed.
Allegra can’t hide her surprise and bursts into laughter when she sees that Il Signore has built a
statue of no other but himself.
Il Signore is insulted by Allegra’s reaction. For the first time, somebody is questioning his
decisions, and that is something he won’t tolerate. Furthermore, Allegra is in Pisa to stay. Il
Signore knows that her presence in town represents a threat to his hidden plans, so he starts
plotting against her.
Giovanni was proud of his statue, but now feels sad because he thinks Allegra was laughing at his
creation. Although she tries to explain her reasoning, it is difficult for him to understand. He had
lived all his life in Pisa under the rule of Il Signore, and never questioned his motives.
In order to regain control of the situation, Il Signore shocks the town with a new announcement: he
will build the highest tower in the world.
Giovanni is ordered to begin the construction immediately, and he is very excited with the
challenge. But Allegra knows Il Signore can’t be trusted, and she is determined to prove it.
Il Signore resorts to his shadiest scheme and, with Francesca, the plan to throw Allegra out of Pisa
takes shape. But Giovanni and Allegra have now become close, and although Giovanni is hesitant to
believe what lies beneath, he helps her in her quest.
Construction of the tower begins. The stakes are high but the heart of Pisa is ever inclined
towards the truth.

9. True False
1) The story takes place in in
1300 AD
2) Il Signore is a simple
person
3) Giovanni is a passionate
foreign artist
4) Allegra is a pastry chief
cook
5) Il Signore hasn’t built a
statue of himself.
6) Il Signore’s speech isn’t
extremely convincing.
7) Il Signore wants to get rid
of Allegra.
8) Giovanni has ever
questioned Il Signore’s
intentions
9) Giovanni and Allegra have
stuck up a friendship.
10) Citizens aren’t in favour of
discovering the real facts
behinds the tower.
Write an X in the correct column. Justify the false sentences.

10. Comprehension questions:
1. Where did the story take place? When?
2. Who was the ruler of Pisa? Describe him.
3. Who was Francesca? What did she do?
4. Who sculpted the statue? Describe him.
5. Who was Allegra? Why did she arrive in Pisa?
6. What was the name of her grandmother’s restaurant?
7. What was Allegra’s reaction after discovering the Main Square statue?
8. Where did Giovanni live?
9. Did Giovanni question Il Signore’s motives? Why?
10. Who will build the highest tower in the world? What for?
11. What did Il Signore and Francesca plan to do?
12. Did Giovanni and Allegra get on well?
13. Did Giovanni help Allegra in her quest?
14. Why was the tower inclined?

11. Activities based
on the songs

12. MY TOWN
Allegra:
I’ve seen the world,
I’ve seen the sky,
And I’ve seen every color of the rainbow.
Now I’m back home.
Here at last.
I have the feeling things are quickly
changing.
People of Pisa:
Il Signore! Il Signore!
Il Signore! Il Signore!
Il Signore!
Il Signore:
Who cares about our town night and day?
Il Signore!
Who’s always ready to lend a hand?
Il Signore!
Here comes the man who saves your day,
A man that never ever lies.
A hand, a smile, a hug, your friend.
Please welcome:
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: I am your favorite guy.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: I’m always by your side.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: With so much charm and style.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: This is…
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: My Town!
Il Signore:
I don’t do all of this for fortune or fame,
My only reward is the smile on your face.
People on the streets are crazy for me,
Whenever I walk along they cry out my
name.
Giovanni:
Both my hands are tired
After hours of working with no rest.
But something tells me
That my greatest work is waiting right
ahead.

13. Allegra:
I’ve seen the world,
Giovanni:
Both my hands are tired
(…) (….)
Il Signore:
As you can see my dear friend
To help this town is what I pretend.
So don’t you worry about all I spend,
I’ll find a way to get it back
In the end!
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: I am your favorite guy.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: I’m always by your side.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: With so much charm and style.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: This is…
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: My town!

14. Now I’m back
home.
Here at last.
I have the feeling
things are quickly
changing.
Now I’m back
home.
Here at last.
I have the feeling
things are quickly
changing.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: I am your
favorite guy.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: I’m always
by your side.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: With so
much charm and
style.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: This is…
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: My town
(x 2)!
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: I am your
favorite guy.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: I’m always
by your side.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: With so
much charm and
style.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: This is…
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: My town
(x 2)!
MY TOWN
1) Put the verses in the correct order:
Here comes the man
who saves your day,
A man that never ever
lies.
A hand, a smile, a
hug, your friend.
Please welcome:
Here comes the man
who saves your day,
A man that never ever
lies.
A hand, a smile, a
hug, your friend.
Please welcome:
Here comes the man
who saves your day,
A man that never ever
lies.
A hand, a smile, a
hug, your friend.
Please welcome:
Here comes the man
who saves your day,
A man that never ever
lies.
A hand, a smile, a
hug, your friend.
Please welcome:
Giovanni:
Both my hands are
tired
After hours of working
with no rest.
But something tells
me
That my greatest work
is waiting right ahead
Giovanni:
Both my hands are
tired
After hours of working
with no rest.
But something tells
me
That my greatest work
is waiting right ahead
Il Signore:
Who cares
about our
town night and
day?
Il Signore!
Who’s always
ready to lend a
hand?
Il Signore!
Il Signore:
Who cares
about our
town night and
day?
Il Signore!
Who’s always
ready to lend a
hand?
Il Signore!
Il Signore:
I don’t do all of this for
fortune or fame,
My only reward is the
smile on your face.
People on the streets
are crazy for me,
Whenever I walk along
they cry out my name.
Il Signore:
I don’t do all of this for
fortune or fame,
My only reward is the
smile on your face.
People on the streets
are crazy for me,
Whenever I walk along
they cry out my name.
Il Signore:
I don’t do all of this for
fortune or fame,
My only reward is the
smile on your face.
People on the streets
are crazy for me,
Whenever I walk along
they cry out my name.
Il Signore:
I don’t do all of this for
fortune or fame,
My only reward is the
smile on your face.
People on the streets
are crazy for me,
Whenever I walk along
they cry out my name.
Allegra: I’ve
seen the world…
(…)
Giovanni: both
my hands are
tired (…)
Allegra: I’ve
seen the world…
(…)
Giovanni: both
my hands are
tired (…)
People of Pisa:
Il Signore! Il Signore!
Il Signore! Il Signore!
Il Signore!
People of Pisa:
Il Signore! Il Signore!
Il Signore! Il Signore!
Il Signore!

15. 2) Choose the correct option
Allegra:
I’ve seen the word/ world,
I’ve seen the sky/skip,
And I’ve seen/seem every color of the
rainbow.
Now I’m back/black home.
Here at last.
I have the feeling/filling things are quickly
changing.
People of Pisa:
Il Signore! Il Signore!
Il Signore! Il Signore!
Il Signore!
Il Signore:
Who cares/dares about our town
night/knight and day?
Il Signore!
Who’s always ready to lend/end a hand?
Il Signore!
Here comes the man/men who saves your
day,
A man that never ever lies/lays.
A hand, a smile, a hug/huge, your friend.
Please welcome:
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: I am your favorite guy.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: I’m always by your side.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: With so much charm and style.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: This is…
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: My Town!

16. 3) Write the sentences in order
Il Signore:
__Whenever I walk along they cry
out my name.
__People on the streets are crazy
for me,
__I don’t do all of this for fortune or
fame,
__My only reward is the smile on
your face.
Giovanni:
__But something tells me
__That my greatest work is waiting
right ahead.
__After hours of working with no
rest.
__Both my hands are tired.

17. 4) Match
Allegra: Giovanni:
I’ve seen the world, Both my hands are tired
Il Signore:
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: I am your favorite guy.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: I’m always by your side.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: With so much charm and style.
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: This is…
People: Il Signore!
Il Signore: My town
Allegra: Giovanni:
I’ve seen the world, Both my hands are tired

18. I WANT TO KNOW
All:
A thrilling idea appears
Right at the back of my mind.
How can this idea be turned
Into something my fingers can touch?
I want to know.
I want to know.
I want to know.
I want to know.
Giovanni:
I want to know.
I wonder how ideas are born inside my
mind.
They feel like birds flying in the sky.
A flash of light shivers down my spine.
It wakes me up and my eyes begin to shine.
I feel alive. It makes me want to know…
All:
I want to know. I want to know.
I want to know how I can make it happen.
I wish I could see, I wish I could touch
All the ideas I’m having.
I want to know what hides behind
That wonderful moment when a spark
Lights up your mind.
Allegra:
I want to know.
I wonder how ideas are born inside my
mind.
They feel like birds flying in the sky.
A flash of light shivers down my spine.
It wakes me up and my eyes begin to shine.
I feel alive. It makes me want to ask…
Where is the key
That opens the door
To all those places yet unknown?
Show me the way to get to distant shores!
Giovanni:
Where is the key
That opens the door
To all those places yet unknown?
Show me the way to get to distant shores!
All:
I want to know. I want to know.
I want to know how I can make it happen.
I wish I could see, I wish I could touch
All the ideas I’m having.
I want to know what hides behind
That wonderful moment when a spark
Lights up your mind.
I want to know.

19. 1) In the following song, some words have been replaced by drawings. Use the
pictures as a guide to write the correct words beside them. Later on, listen to the
song and check your answers.
2) Listen to the song again and complete the missing words.
All:
A thrilling idea appears
Right at the back of ___ mind.
How can this idea be turned
Into something ___ fingers can touch?
I want to know.
Giovanni:
I want to know.
I wonder how ideas are born inside my _______
They feel like birds flying in the ______
A flash of _______ shivers down my _______
It wakes me up and my _____ begin to shine.

20. ___feel alive. It makes __ want to know…
All:
I want to know. I want to know.
I want to know how I can make it happen.
I wish I could see, I wish I could touch
All the ideas I’m having.
I want to know what hides behind
That wonderful moment when a spark
Lights up your mind.
Giovanni:
I want to know.
I wonder how ideas are born inside my _______
They feel like birds flying in the ______
A flash of _______ shivers down my
It wakes me up and my _____ begin to shine.
_______

21. Where is the
______
That opens the
To all those places yet unknown?
______to get to distant
Giovanni:
(bis)
All:
I want to know. I want to know.
I want to know how I ____ make it happen.
I wish I ___ see, I wish I _____ touch
All the ideas I’m having.
I want to know what hides _________
That wonderful moment when a spark
Lights ______ your mind.
I want to know.
Show me the _____!
______

22. HIGHER
All:
Higher. Higher!
Higher. Higher!
Higher. Higher!
Higher. Higher!
Giovanni:
Brick by brick, stone by stone.
From dawn to dusk, from dusk to dawn.
One more dream, one more step.
I’ll reach the sky, I will stand tall.
I see the day’s beginning.
I hear the singing birds.
I smell the air, I taste the rain
And feel the earth under my feet.
As the drops that fill an ocean
My hammer hits the rocks.
I will not rest, I will not stop
Until a brand new shape is formed.
Now that the journey’s starting
There is so much to live for.
I have laid strong foundations
That will make me reach...
Higher. Higher.
I’ll get higher. Higher.
I will not stop before I reach my goal.
Every single road I walk
And the bridges that I cross
Are the stepping stones
That will lead me to the top.
All:
Higher. Higher!
Higher. Higher!
Higher. Higher!
Higher. Higher!
Giovanni:
Brick by brick, stone by stone.
From dawn to dusk, from dusk to dawn.
Higher. Higher.
I’ll get higher. Higher.
I will not stop before I reach my goal.
Every single road I walk
And the bridges that I cross
Are the stepping stones
That will lead me to the top.
Are the stepping stones
That will lead me to the top.
Are the stepping stones
That will lead me to the top.
All:
Higher. Higher!
Higher. Higher!
Higher. Higher!
Higher. Higher!

23. Find the words in the song for these pictures:
______ ______ ______ ______
______
______
______ ______
______
______
______
______

24. THE CHARACTERS
Look at the character’s pictures. Describe them.
Name: _____________
Age: ______________
Profession: _____________
Physical appearance: _____________
Personality: ____________
Name: _____________
Age: ______________
Profession: _____________
Physical appearance: _____________
Personality: ____________

25. Name: _____________
Age: ______________
Profession: _____________
Physical appearance: _____________
Personality: ____________
Name: _____________
Age: ______________
Profession: _____________
Physical appearance: _____________
Personality: ____________

26. Activities
for advanced
levels

27. Before watching the play
1. Write an ending to the plot. Consider the following questions:
a) Did the tower fall down?
b) Did Allegra reopen her grandmother’s restaurant?
c) Was Allegra thrown out of Pisa?
d) Was Giovanni dismissed?
e) Did Il Signore continue as the ruler of Pisa?

28. After watching the play:
2. Compare your ending of the plot to the one in the play. Was it similar or
different?
3. Write a review of the play
• Plan your review.
Choose an appropriate title.
• Make sure you have at least 4 paragraphs. Use a new paragraph for each point you want to
make.
1. Introduction - say what you are reviewing / some background (include the who, what, where,
and when)
2. Production (scenery/costumes/acting)
3. Story/plot(include a plot description. Was the plot interesting? Boring? Sad? Funny?
Romantic? Cheesy? Unrealistic?)
4. Conclusion: (give your opinion. Say what you like and don't like about the play and suggest
some improvements)
Useful phrases:
What I liked
What I liked most was .....
The thing I liked most was ....
I was pleasantly surprised by .....
..... would appeal to .....
If you get a chance to ....
What I disliked
What I disliked most was .....
I was disappointed by ......
I was disappointed with .....
I was very disappointed by .....
I was very disappointed with ....