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JACOB AND THE UNDERWORLD

Jacob and the Underworld is a fantastical tale of magic and bravery especially aimed at younger students of English. It’s about a naughty little boy who, after a series of adventures in a strange land called the Underworld, learns important lessons about making friends, looking after all living creatures and caring for the environment.

The play is highly interactive and includes original music composed by the acclaimed US artist, Eric Schwartz. Extensive material for the classroom has also been highly valued by teachers.

Sinopsis en castellano …

Jacobo es un niño algo travieso a quién le gusta siempre salirse con la suya; hasta que un día de verano en la playa, su vida va a cambiar por completo. Todo empieza cuando Jacobo está cavando en la arena, buscando cangrejos; con gran asombro por su parte, se tropieza con algo que no esperaba; de repente, la tierra se abre y le traga por completo, cayendo en un agujero profundísimo y aterrizando en un mundo subterráneo lleno de sorprendentes criaturas extrañas, y peligro...

El espectáculo es muy interactivo e incluye canciones, juegos, y un nivel de inglés particularmente apto para los alumnos más jóvenes.

Jacob is a naughty(1) Spanish boy who one day goes to the beach(2) with his family. He starts to dig(3) for crabs(4) when he sees the leg(5) of a big crab and digs more and more. Suddenly, the beach opens up and he falls(6) down and down, landing with a THUMP in a land called the Underworld.
Then he meets the big crab. Her name is Crabby and she is angry(7) because Jacob hurt(8) her. Crabby is a special crab. She has only got six legs and two arms(9). Soon she forgets(10) she is angry with Jacob and they become friends(11). The problem is Jacob cannot return(12) to the beach and his mother and father. He is worried(13) but Crabby suggests they look for(14) the Magic Door(15), which is the only exit(16) from the Underworld. Then they meet Crabby’s friend, Rocky, who is an old rock(17). He will help them find the Magic Door but he warns(18) them about Feota Feet.

Feota Feet is a mad(19) woman who is always cold(20). She has an assistant called Bug-Mug, who is half man, half insect. Feota has very dangerous feet(21). They smell(22) very bad and are ‘stinko-active’. She uses her feet to warm(23) the Underworld. First she puts them in a bucket(24) to make a dangerous potion, and then she pour(25) it into the Heart(26).
The Heart is very important to the Underworld. It keeps the Underworld clean and well(27). But now the Heart becomes very sick(28) and very hot(29) with the horrible potion.
Jacob and Crabby are still looking for the Magic Door when they find(30) the Heart. They try to help(31) her but Feota Feet arrives and captures Jacob. Crabby escapes and looks for Rocky to help. But, can they save(32) Jacob and the Heart? And if they don’t save the Heart, the Underworld will die!(33) And will Jacob find the Magic Door and return to his family?

VOCABULARY

01. naughty = travieso
02. beach = playa
03. to dig = cavar
04. crab = cangrejo
05. leg = pierna
06. to fall = caerse
07. angry = enfadado
08. to hurt = hacer daño
09. arm = brazo
10. to forget = olvidarse
11. to become friends = hacerse amigos
12. to return = volver, regresar
13. worried = preocupado
14. to look for = buscar
15. the Magic Door = la Puerta Mágica
16. exit = salida
17. rock = roca

18. to warn = advertir
19. mad = loca
20. cold = frio
21. dangerous feet = pies peligrosos
22. to smell badly = oler mal
23. to warm = calentar
24. bucket = cubo
25. to pour = verter, echar
26. the Heart = el Corazón
27. clean and well = limpio y sano
28. sick = enfermo
29. hot = caliente
30. to find = encontrar
31. to help = ayudar
32. to save = salvar
33. to die = morir

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	Jacob is a naughty boy who, after making friends with a crab and a rock in the Underworld, changes for the better and becomes good, brave and responsible.
	Crabby is a girl crab. She is a special because she only has six legs. She can also sing and dance.
	Rocky is a rock. He is very old, but young at heart and is Crabby’s good friend. He can’t see very well and wears glasses, but he likes to laugh. He is a very kind and nice rock.
	Feota is a bad woman. She has stinky, dangerous feet and she is always cold.
	Bug-mug is Feota’s assistant. He looks horrible, like and insect, but he is really kind. He is very afraid of Feota and so he obeys her.

√ NOTES FOR TEACHERS

√ AN EXTRACT

Jacob and the Underworld will take your young students on a wonderful magical journey to a world where they will appreciate the importance of making friends, taking care of each other and looking after the environment. In this tale, the Heart symbolizes Nature and Feota Feet symbolizes the harm the human race can inflict on the delicate balance of Nature. During the play, our protagonist, Jacob, comes to realize how his every action can affect other living things and how, by uniting with his friends, he can help save the Underworld from destruction.

LANGUAGE AREAS

In the teachers’ materials, we have included a number of exercises and activities that will reinforce the following areas.

• Important Vocabulary: THE BODY (arms, legs, feet, heart) / THE BEACH (bucket, spade, sand, rock, crab, seaside)
• Adjectives (soft / hard; big / small, etc.)
• Simple questions : (What’s your name? Do you speak English? Can you help me? What’s the matter?)
• Can you do this? (This exercises practices the use of VERBS: run, hide, jump, dance, follow, etc.)
• Numbers.
• Simple prepositions (in, on, under)

We also include an extract from the play and the lyrics to the songs (which we will send to you on a CD if you make a booking).

TEACHERS’ MATERIALS.

Please look out the extensive teachers materials for use in the classroom. They are a great tool to help prepare your students before seeing the play (and for use AFTER seeing it). Read More

Una escena de Jacob and the Underworld ...

Hace mucho calor en el Underworld. Jacob y Crabby están buscando el Magic Door pero en cambio, encuentran a THE HEART que está muy enfermo…

CRABBY: It’s getting hotter and hotter.

JACOB: Hey, what’s that?

CRABBY: It’s the Heart!

JACOB: Wow, it’s beautiful. Listen. (Escuchan los latidos del Corazón)

CRABBY: Not good, not good. It’s very slow.

JACOB: Now it’s too fast.

CRABBY: What is it Heart? Who? Who is coming?

JACOB: Yuck! I can smell something horrible.

CRABBY: Ugh, it’s disgusting! Oh, no! It’s Feota Feet! What can we do?

JACOB: Quick, quick, let’s hide! Here. (al público) Chicos, si viene Feota y pregunta por nosotros, no le digáis que estamos aquí detrás, eh. Shh, silencio.

(Se esconden. Entran Feota y Bug-Mug)

FEOTA: There are still children here.

BUG-MUG: Oh, yes, so they are. (Saluda al público) Hello!

FEOTA: No, no, no! Not those ones. There is a child up here. It’s a boy. You look that way. I’ll look this way.

Heart = corazón
slow = lento
fast = rápido
to smell = oler
disgusting = asqueroso
to hide = esconderse
children = niños / child = niño o niña
this way; that way = por aquí; por acá

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