UNIVERSITY MARIANO GALVEZ GUATEMALA

CLASS: ENGLISH
TEACHER: GABY VASQUEZ

BILLY
ELLIOT
CHAPTERS 1 EPILOGUE

Chapters 1 4
Before you read
Use a dictionary for this section.

1.- Match the verbs and nouns.

Play
Hit

Punchbag

Bang

Smoke

Beer

Drink

Cigarette

Piano

Drum

2.- Do you do boxing or ballet? Which do you like better?

I practical none / I would like ballet

3.- Chosse the right verb.

Spin
a)
b)
c)
d)

When
When
When
When

Jump
you
you
you
you

Go on strike

Stretch

stretch you go up in the air.

spin you go around and around.
jump you make your body long.
go on strike you stop work.

4.- Answer the questions.

a) Does a miner work in the dark or in the light?
// They work in the dark using lamps
.
.

b) Who uses a baton in their job? A police officer, a minero or a ballet

dancer?
// A police officer
c) What happens on Christmas Day in your house?

with

//There are many gifts, there is food for the whole family and share
.
family.
d) Who is stronger your mum or your dad?
// Is my dad
e) Do posh people wear cheap clothes or expensive clothes?
//Clothes can be cheap or expensive, the person does elegance

After you read

5.- Read People and places on pages 4 5
a) How many people live in Billys house? Who are they?
//Four people, Jackie Elliot (dad), Tony Elliot (brother), Nan
(grandmother)
.
and Billy Elliot
b) What can children and teenagers do for fun at the Social?
// They practice boxing lessons and ballet lessons
c) The miners are on strike. Why do some miners still go to work?
// Because they need the money

6.- Who.
a) would like piano lessons? = Billy Elliot
b) doesnt want to hear the piano? = Jackie Elliot (Dad)

c) is better at boxing Billy or Greavesy? = Is Greavesy

d) smokes all the time? = Mrs Wilkinson ( Miss)
e) was Fred Astaire? = He is munican and dance, Billis Nan loves him
f) says, The miners strike is going to be over by Christmas? = Billy
Elliot
g) thinks ballet is cool? = Michael (Billys best Friends)

7.- What do you think?

Is it cool for boys to do ballet?
// Yes, everyone is entitled to do that they likes

CHAPTERS 5 8
Before you read
8.- Find the best Word for these spaces. Use your dictionary.
Trouble

Court

Audition

a) I want to be Juliet in the school play. The audition is tomorrow. I

hope i get the part.
b) Some men took a lot of money from the bank. The police got them.
Theyre going to be in court tomorrow.
c) My brother didnt go to school for a week. He and his friend went into
town every day. Hes in trouble now.

9.- Jackie learns from George that Billy isnt going to boxing. Whats
Jackie going to do, do you think?
// Jackie is very angry and talk to Billy about the situation

After you read

10.- Answer the questions
a) How does Jackie feel when he sees Billy in the ballet class?
// Jackie was very angry and his face was red. Lots of Girls do ballet
and Boys do football or boxing, then he was surprised and
disappointed
b) Why does Mrs Wilkinson want Billy to audition for the Royal Ballet?
//Because is a Ballet School and Billy is good enough in ballet
c) How does Mrs Wilkinson feel when she reads Billys mams letter?
// Excited by reading the letter and she wanted to cry
d) Why are Tony and Jackie shouting in the kitchen at four oclock in the
morning?
// Because they were discussing, Tony wanted to go out and fight with
the police and Jackie will not let go
e) Why is Billy angry with Mrs Wilkinson in his lesson?
// Because everything is going wrong and what offended Mrs.
Wilkinson speaking ill of his mother
f) Why doesnt Billy go to the audition?
// Because that morning Billy was in court with his dad and Tony
g) What does Tony think of Mrs Wilkinson?

// She is a very smart person that dresses well and that is not like
them, he does not like Tony

11.- You are Mrs Wilkinson. Write about meeting Billys family. Use
the
.
present tense.
* Billys family needs more communication
* Jackie not agree that Billy ballet practice
* It is a family that constantly have discussions
* Tony not agree that Billy ballet practice
* Billys father decides to support

12.- What do you think?

You play the guitar in a band. Thats all you want to do. Your family don
.
like it. They dont think its a good job.

What do you do?

me in

// I talk to my family and explain to them that I like to do that, they help
.
my decisions, that would make me happy

Chapters 9 - Epilogue
Before you read
13.- Which of these things is going to happen, do you think?
a) Billy is going to stop dancing.
// Billy did not stop dancing, he follows his dream.
b) Mrs Wilkinson is going to stop Billys lessons.
//She helps him in everything, she wants Billy go to Ballet School.
c) Tony is going to go back to work and be a scab.
// Tony has a strong character and I do not think he is a scab.
d) Jackie is going to change his ideas about ballet for boys.
//I think if, he changed his ideas about ballet for boys
After you read

14.- Put these events in order.

g) Jackie sees Michael and Billy dancing at the Social.
e)
f)
b)
c)
d)
h)

Jackie decides to work for a week.

Jackie is going into the mine but Tony stops him.
Billy and Jackie go to the audition in London.
Billy gets into the Royal Ballet
Billy shows Jackie his audition dance.
They think it goes badly.

a) A letter arrives.

15.- What do you think?

Billy follows his dream and he gets there. Can anyone follow their
dream?
Why / why not?
// Because everyone can realice their dreams, there is always hope and
we must
.
fight for them reality.

VOCABULARY
1.- Audition = Audicin

.- Ballet = Ballet

3.- Bang = Bolso

4.- Baton = Batuta

5.- Beer = Cerveza

6.- Boxing = Boxeo

7.- Cristmas = Navidad

8.- Cigarette = Cigarrillo

9.- Court = Corte

10.- Jump = Saltar

11.- Mine = Mina

12.- Piano = Piano

13.- Posh = Elegante

14.- Punchbag = Bolsa de golpear

15.- Smoke = Fumar

16.- Spin = Girar

17.- Stretch = Tramo

18.- Strike = Huelga

19.- Strong = Fuerte

20.- Trouble = Problema

21.- Empaty = Vacio

22.- Frightened = Asustado

23.- Slowly = Despacio

24.- Try = Tratar

25.- Expensive = Caro

26.- Right = Derecho

27.- Left = Izquierdo

29.- Fast = Rapido
31.- Cheap = Barato

28.- Leg = Pierna

30.- Rich = Rico
32.- Dark = Oscuridad

33.- Against = En contra

34.- Closely = Cercanamente

35.- Each = cada

36.- Laughs = Risas

37.- Off = Apagado

38.- Fall = Caer

39.- Miner = Minero

41.- Arm = Brazo

40.- Both = Ambos

42.- Leg = Pierna