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Pearson English Kids Readers
Level 3
Suitable for: young learners who have
completed up to 150 hours
of study in English
Type of English: American
Headwords: 600
Key words: 15 (see pages 2 and 5 of
these Teacher’s Notes)
Key grammar: present simple, present
continuous, past simple
of regular verbs, can for
permission, Let’s …, have to
for obligation, comparative
adjectives, interrogatives

is transformed back into a prince. Finally, all the

Summary of the story characters in the castle become human again, and
An old woman, who is really an enchantress, everyone is happy.
comes to the door of a young prince’s palace and
asks for food and shelter. The selfish prince sends Background information
her away, but not before she turns him into an
Beauty and the Beast is the 30th Walt Disney
ugly Beast, and his servants into household items.
Animated Classic. The movie was released in 1991.
Belle is a smart girl who lives in the nearby town
Beauty and the Beast is based on a version of the
with her father, Maurice. One day, Maurice gets
traditional fairy tale La Belle et la Bête by Jeanne-
lost in the enchanted forest on his way to the
Marie Le Prince de Beaumont in 1756.
fair. He reaches the Beast’s castle, but the Beast
imprisons him. When Belle finds her father, she Beauty and the Beast won Academy Awards® for
offers to be the Beast’s prisoner in exchange for Best Original Song and Best Original Score, and
her father. was also the first animated film to be nominated
for an Academy Award® for Best Picture.
Belle makes friends with the “people” in the castle,
including Mrs. Potts, who has been turned into a
teapot, and Cogsworth, who is a clock. She starts Did you know … ?
to enjoy life in the castle. The Beast becomes more
The main animator who created the Beast
polite and kind, and Belle likes his company. But
combined the mane of a lion, the beard
she misses her father and, one day, she asks the
and head of a buffalo, the tusks and
Beast’s permission to go home.
nose of a wild boar, the heavily muscled
forehead of a gorilla, the legs and tail of a
Gaston is an unpleasant young man who is in love
wolf, and the big and bulky body of a bear.
with Belle. He has captured her father and believes
that Belle will agree to marry him on condition In 1994, Beauty and the Beast was the
that her father is released. Gaston realizes that first Disney movie to be adapted into a
Belle likes the Beast, so he goes to the castle and Broadway musical.
shoots the Beast with an arrow in his back. Belle
begs the Beast not to die. The Enchantress’s spell is
broken by their love for each other, and the Beast

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The characters Key words

The Enchantress casts spells on people that she (see page 5 of these Teacher’s Notes for the Key
does not like. words in context)
The Beast lives in an enchanted castle.
bat (n) marry (v)
Belle is a smart young woman who lives in the
town near the castle. clock (n) prince (n)
Gaston is a young man who lives in the town and cruel (adj) prisoner (n)
wants to marry Belle. enchanted (adj) prize (n)
Maurice is Belle’s father. enchantress (n) shoot (v)
Phillipe is Maurice’s horse. fair (n) still (adv)
Cogsworth is a clock who lives in the castle. lost (adj) teapot (n)
Mrs. Potts is a teapot who lives in the castle. machine (n)

Topics and themes baddie and wanted to kill the Beast? What usually
Kindness to people At the beginning of the story, happens to baddies in stories / movies? Have any
the Beast was very unkind to the old woman and of the students seen the movie? Can they tell you
does not like other people he comes into contact what happened to Gaston? (He falls off the balcony
with. For example, he makes Maurice his prisoner. as he is trying to kill the Beast.) Can students think
How does his character change in the story? Why of baddies from other stories? Who are their
does his character change? (He realizes the error favorite villains? What did they do?
of his ways. / He starts to fall in love with Belle and
Overcoming prejudice Gaston says “Belle
sees her kindness.) How can we see this change in
cannot love that Beast. He’s more terrible than
his character? (He treats Belle and her father with
an animal.” He thinks that the Beast is bad just
kindness.) How does that affect the way other
because of the way that he looks. Belle is also
people treat him? Discuss with the students how
afraid of the Beast at first. Why does she change
treating people with respect and kindness is a
her mind? Ask students if the way someone looks
way of gaining respect and kindness from them in
is really important? What is really important
return.
about a person – what they look like on the
Fear The Beast is nasty at the beginning of the outside, or what they are like on the inside?
story and everyone is afraid of him. Maurice is
Hobbies and activities What hobbies and
also afraid in the enchanted forest and the horse
activities are talked about in the story? (Belle likes
is afraid of the bats. Ask the students if they can
reading and Gaston likes shooting animals. Belle and
think of times when they felt afraid? Discuss with
the Beast enjoy dancing, while Belle’s father enjoys
the students things that they can do to stop feeling
making machines.) Do the students like making
afraid. (See also Activity 1 on page 3 of these
things? What other activities do the students like
Teacher’s Notes.)
doing in their free time? (See also Activity 1 on
Getting lost Belle’s father and his horse set off page 3 of these Teacher’s Notes.)
one morning for the fair. They think they know
Love and friendship Belle and the Beast gradually
the way, but they get lost in the enchanted forest.
become friends and then they fall in love. Talk
Have any of the students been lost before? Discuss
with students about Belle’s feelings for the Beast
with students what they should do if they suddenly
and how they develop. What are the qualities of a
can’t see their parents / carers in a public place.
good friend? Can the students think of any other
Villains Who is the villain or “baddie” in the stories or movies where the characters fall
story? Why do they think Gaston became a in love?

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Class Activities (After Reading) • Divide the class into groups of three to four
students and give out the materials.
Here are some activities to do with your class
after reading Beauty and the Beast. • First, the students make the clock face. Using
the top side of the paper plate, they should add
the numbers 1 to 12 around the face of the clock
1. Hobbies and activities survey and place a dot in the center. They can choose
• Brainstorm hobbies and activities with the class. the colors they prefer to use.
For example, reading, collecting stickers, playing
basketball, etc. • Next, they make the hands of the clock using
the construction paper. Again, they can choose
• Divide the class into groups of four to six the colors they prefer. They should cut out one
students. The students will make a survey. long hand and one short hand. The hands should
• Ask the students to decide on five different be shaped as arrows to point to the numbers on
hobbies and activities each, and write these the clock face.
along the top of a piece of paper. Down the left • Now the hands can be attached to the clock
side of the paper they should write the names of face. Using the paper fastener, the students
the other members of the group, and then draw should pierce the hands of the clock onto the
lines to complete the survey grid. fastener, putting the long hand on first followed
• In their groups, the students ask and answer by the short hand. Then they pierce the fastener
questions about their surveys, for example, Do through the dot in the center of the clock and
you like reading? and tick or cross their survey fold back the fastener on the underside of the
grids depending on the other students’ likes and clock.
dislikes. • Once the clock is ready, the students can begin
• When they have finished, the students should telling the time. In their groups, one student
gather the information they have collected to takes turns in holding the clock while the other
present to the class: Two students enjoy playing students ask questions about the time, such
tennis. No one likes collecting stamps. Swimming is as: What time does school start? What time do
the favorite hobby / activity, etc. you go to bed? What time do you have breakfast?
etc. The student with the clock should show the
• Go around the class and monitor the students’ correct time on the clock and give a full answer:
work. When everyone has given their feedback, I go to bed at half past eight.
find out which is the most popular hobby /
activity in the class. • Go around the class and monitor the students’
work. A new student in the group takes the
• A survey could also be done on the theme of clock after the previous student has answered
Fears, where students write five things their five questions about the time.
classmates might be afraid of on their surveys
instead, e.g. spiders, the dark, etc. • Ask volunteers to come to the front of the class
with their clocks and tell you the correct times
2. Telling the time for questions you ask.
Materials: a paper plate; colored marker pens;
3. Cast a spell
construction paper; scissors; a paper fastener
Materials: a sheet of black construction paper; a
• Ask the students if they remember what pencil; tape; scissors; star stickers / colored ribbon
household item the character, Cogsworth, is in
the story. He is a clock, and the students are • Ask the students how they think the Enchantress
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(She cast a spell on him.) Very often, spells are 4. Invent a machine
cast with a wand, and the children are going to Materials: large sheets of paper; pencils; colored
make wands to be able to cast their own spells. pens / pencils / paints
• Give out the materials and the children first • Ask the students to tell you what Belle’s father
wrap some of the construction paper around a likes doing. (He likes making things.) Refer them
pencil. Remove any excess paper with scissors. back to page 7 of the story, where we see a
Fold in the ends and tape one end down. Slide machine that Maurice has invented.
out the pencil so that a hollow tube remains,
and tape the other end down. Decorate the • Divide the class into groups of three to four
wand with star stickers or colored ribbon. (Stars students and give out the materials. The groups
can instead be made out of different colored are going to invent a machine that can make
construction paper and stuck onto the wand if people bigger or smaller. They will discuss
stickers aren’t available.) what their machine should look like, how it
can increase the size or decrease the size of
• Divide the class into pairs. The students are now someone so that they are either tiny or gigantic,
going to cast spells on each other. and give their machine a name.
• Brainstorm adjectives from the story to describe • The students then draw their machines and
people. For example, cruel, strong, afraid, etc. color them, writing the name of the machine as
Write the adjectives on the board, as well as part of the design, too.
any others the students mention.
• When the students have finished, stick the
• In the pairs, Student A is the Enchantress (or inventions on the wall for all the groups to see.
the Enchanter for the boys). Using their wand, The class should then vote on whose machine
they will cast spells on Student B by playing a is the most creative for making people big or
version of the Simon Says game using adjectives. small, and this machine is the winner.
For example, holding out their wand, A says:
The Enchantress says … You are happy. B should
act out happy by showing a happy expression.
A then casts another spell and B acts out the
new adjective, e.g. hurt.
• But sometimes, Student A should simply say:
You are strong, and when they don’t use The
Enchantress says …, Student B should NOT
change expressions.
• The game continues in this way until the
students have acted out several adjectives. Go
around the class and monitor the students’
work.
• The students then swap roles and B casts spells
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Key words
bat �������������������� Big black bats are flying around. (p. 9)

clock ������������������ “Papa makes clocks but they don’t talk,” Belle laughs. (p. 14)

cruel ������������������ “Now you are a beast because you are cruel,” the Enchantress shouted. (p. 4)

enchanted �������� Suddenly, they see the Beast’s enchanted castle. (p. 11)

enchantress ����� Suddenly, she was a beautiful enchantress. (p. 4)

fair ��������������������� “Let’s take it to the fair. We can get a prize!” Belle says. (p. 7)

lost ��������������������� They are lost in the forest. (p. 9)

machine ������������ “What can this machine do, Papa?” Belle asks. (p. 7)

marry ���������������� “Stop reading! You’re the girl for me. Please marry me.” (p. 6)

prince ���������������� “No. Go away!” the Prince shouted. (p. 3)

prisoner ������������ “He’s my prisoner!” the Beast shouts. (p. 12)

prize ������������������ “We can get a prize!” Belle says. (p. 7)

shoot ����������������� He likes shooting animals. (p. 5)

still ��������������������� Today the Beast still lives in his castle. (p. 4)

teapot ��������������� “This is Mrs. Potts. She’s a teapot.” (p. 14)

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While-Reading activities
Activity 1 (pages 3–8)
Write the names in the sentences.
The Enchantress Gaston Belle Phillipe The Beast Maurice

1 loves reading.
2 is a horse.
3 likes making things.
4 was an old woman.
5 likes shooting animals.
6 lives in a castle.
Activity 2 (pages 9–13)
Match. Draw lines.
1 He is scared of the black bats. a Maurice and Phillipe
2 He is old and weak. b Belle
3 She is not afraid of the enchanted castle. c The Beast
4 They are lost in the enchanted forest. d Phillipe
5 Belle’s father is his prisoner. e Maurice
Activity 3 (pages 14–16)
Write T (True) or F (False).
1 Belle’s father makes teapots.
2 Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts were people before the
Enchantress changed them.
3 Belle is not a prisoner at the castle.
4 The Beast is afraid of Belle.
5 Belle and the Beast are friends.
6 Belle and the Beast enjoy dancing together.
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Activity 4 (pages 17–20)

Order the words in the sentences.
1 wants / Belle / father. / to see / her

2 Gaston / Belle. / to marry / wants

3 his men / Gaston / Belle’s father. / and / take

4 cruel. / thinks / Belle / is / Gaston

5 his castle. / Gaston / in / the Beast / shoots

6 very sad / that / Belle / is hurt. / the Beast / is

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Activity 5 (pages 20–22)

Copy the correct sentence under the picture.
a Belle looks up and sees a prince.
b “Don’t leave me. Please stay with me. I love you,” Belle says.
c “This is a great day,” the Prince says.
d The Beast’s body is moving. His face and hands are changing.
1 2

3 4

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After-Reading activities
Activity 1
Circle the correct words.
1 The Enchantress changes the Prince / Gaston into the Beast.
2 Gaston likes making things / shooting animals.
3 Belle wants her father to take his prize / machine to the fair.
4 Maurice and his horse are hurt / lost in the enchanted forest.
5 Belle finds her father in the castle / town.
6 Belle is a prisoner of the Beast / the Enchantress.
7 The Beast is cruel / kind to Belle and they become friends.
8 Gaston is happy / angry that Belle loves the Beast.
Activity 2
Match. Draw lines.
1 Who changes the Prince into a Yes, he likes Belle living in
the Beast? the castle.
2 Where does the Beast live? b He lives in a castle.
3 Why does the Beast tell Belle’s c He changes into the
father to go away? Prince again.
4 Is the Beast happy with Belle? d He wants Belle to be his new
5 Why does Gaston hurt the Beast? prisoner.
6 What happens to the Beast when e The Enchantress.
Belle says, “I love you”? f Because he loves Belle.

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Activity 3
Write the correct words under the pictures.
1 2

abt ercpin

3 4

klcoc spronire

5 6

eattop chentsaresn

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Activity 4
Who says these things in the story? Cut and stick the sentences next
to the pictures.
✁ ✁
1 He’s my prisoner! 2 Let’s have a party and dance!

✁ ✁
3 He’s more terrible than an animal. 4 You’re cruel!

✁
5 The fair is a long way from home. Goodbye, Belle!

✁
6 I’m Cogsworth.

a b c

d e f

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Answer Key After-Reading activities

In the back of the Reader Activity 1
1 the Prince 2 shooting animals 3 machine
Before You Read 4 lost 5 castle 6 the Beast 7 kind 8 angry
1 Students’ own answers
2 1c 2a 3d 4b Activity 2
1e 2b 3d 4a 5f 6c
After You Read
Activity 3
1 1b 2a 3c 4c
1 bat 2 prince 3 clock 4 prisoner 5 teapot
2 The correct order is: f, b, a, d, c, e
6 enchantress
3 Students’ own answers
Activity 4
In these Teacher’s Notes 1d 2b 3e 4f 5a 6c

While-Reading activities
Activity 1
1 Belle 2 Phillipe 3 Maurice 4 The Enchantress
5 Gaston 6 The Beast

Activity 2
1d 2e 3b 4a 5c

Activity 3
1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6T

Activity 4
1 Belle wants to see her father.
2 Gaston wants to marry Belle.
3 Gaston and his men take Belle’s father.
4 Belle thinks Gaston is cruel.
5 Gaston shoots the Beast in his castle.
6 Belle is very sad that the Beast is hurt.

Activity 5
1b 2d 3a 4c

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