Student Pack - Collège Saint

EAL Student Activity Pack
The images shown depict wax figures created and owned by Madame Tussauds
Facts and figures
Because wax shrinks, figures are made 2%
larger than the celebrities they portray.
Each figure weighs up to 25 kilos.
Each strand of hair is inserted
individually, taking approximately five
weeks to complete each head.
More than 250 precise measurements
and photographs are taken to accurately
create a wax figure.
The number of hours to:
Sculpt a figure
Mould a figure
Insert and style hair
Make a pair of eyes
Make a set of teeth
Colour a head
Costume a figure
350 hours
175 hours
140 hours
14 hours
28 hours
49 hours
35 hours
All celebrities’ vital statistics are kept
confidential – despite repeated requests
from both the public and the media.
More than 500 million people have visited
Madame Tussauds – that’s more than the
population of North America and Australia
combined.
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How we create our figures at Madame Tussauds
3. Separate moulds are made of the head and
the body and a hot wax mixture is poured into
the mould and allowed
to cool and harden.
4. Teeth, hair and eyes
are added and the colour
is applied to the wax skin
using oil based paints.
Several layers are applied
to create realistic skin
tone and texture.
The images shown depict a wax figure created and owned by Madame Tussauds
1. Detailed measurements and photographs
of the subject are taken by the sculptor.
2. The sculptors then use
these measurements to
create a clay model of
the subject’s head. A metal
skeleton is also made of the
body. Sculptors then
form the shape of the body
over the frame using clay.
5. The finished figure is now ready to
display at Madame Tussauds.
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Worksheet
Can you find the names of the following
celebrities in our word search below?
The names are written horizontally,
vertically and even backwards.
Albert Einstein
Now you have finished the word search, discuss
what you think each person is famous for.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Andy Warhol
Aishwarya Rai
Boris Johnson
Nicole Kidman
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Choose one of the names from the list of
celebrities. Now write an imaginary diary entry
for that person. Think about how your chosen
celebrity might spend a normal day.
For example Wayne Rooney might begin the day
with a training session.
Here are some personalities you might like to
include in the game:
Brad Pitt
David Beckham
Jennifer Lopez
Prince William
Spiderman
Orlando Bloom
Wayne Rooney
Keira Knightley
Leonardo DiCaprio
Queen Victoria
Adolf Hitler
Fidel Castro
Aishwarya Rai
Johnny Depp
Beyonce
Steven Spielberg
Madame Tussaud
Barack Obama
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Actor Jim Carrey was born on 17th January 1962
in Ontario, Canada. He started out as a stand-up
comedian and soon became very successful. In
the early 1980s he moved to Los Angeles, USA
and worked at a famous comedy club called The
Comedy Store. Many famous comedians started
their career at this venue. He also appeared on
the popular TV show Saturday Night Live, which
showcased up and coming comedians.
Worksheet
Write five questions for one of your classmates to
answer based on the information you have read.
Jim Carrey started to delve into movies, and
starred in a few small budget films. In 1994
he hit the big time by starring in the globally
successful comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
Following the success of Ace Venura, Carrey
then went on to star in The Mask (also starring
Cameron Diaz) and Dumb and Dumber. He
played the Riddler in the film Batman Forever
followed by Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls.
Since then Jim Carrey has starred in numerous
films, including a handful of non-comedy roles –
such as the Number 23 and Eternal Sunshine of
the Spotless Mind.
Question A. Now test your memory. Working
with a partner, take it in turns to read the
information and ask each other questions about
Jim Carrey.
Question B. Imagine you are a journalist sent
to interview Jim Carrey. Write a list of questions
you would like to ask him that are not covered in
the background information above.
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Chamber of Horrors
Leering at the entrance to the Chamber of Horrors
with a wooden stake in his hand is Vlad Tempes,
better known as Vlad the Impaler. The stake looks
sharp but in fact he preferred them blunt. That
way his victims had a longer, more painful death.
He once ordered 20,000 people to be impaled in
a single demonstration of violence. On another
occasion, he sat down for breakfast in the middle
of a field and impaled peasants.
Vlad ruled
Walachia and
fought the Turks.
When Turkish
Emissaries
came to his
camp in search
of peace, he
had their clothes nailed to their
bodies. His father had the title of Dracul. That,
and Vlad’s fondness for drinking the blood of his
victims, helped create the story of Dracula. But it
seems that the reality of Vlad the Impaler was far,
far worse than any fiction.
Worksheet
Activity 1
Working with a partner, try to answer the
following questions from memory.
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In his wax portrait, what does Vlad the Impaler have in his hand?
Why did Vlad prefer to use a blunt stake?
How many people did Vlad impale in one order?
Where did Vlad rule?
What did Vlad do to the Turkish Emissaries?
Activity 2
The Chamber of Horrors is home to some of the
world’s most notorious killers including Dennis
Nilsen, who confessed to murdering 16 people
when he was arrested after human remains
had been found blocking the drains outside his
house.
Working with a partner, use a role play to act out
the interrogation of Dennis Nilsen by the police.
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Activity 1
Which celebrity do you think should be
included at Madame Tussauds London?
Give reasons for your answer.
Activity 2
Using the notes you have made above, write a letter
to Madame Tussauds, advising them why they should
consider making a wax figure of your chosen celebrity.
Worksheet
Activity 3
Write a newspaper article about the launch of
your chosen figure at Madame Tussauds.
The Daily Wax
me Tussauds
See inside for more news from Mada
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The History of Madame Tussauds
Activity
Read the following text about the history of
Madame Tussauds and answer the questions.
Marie Grosholtz (later to become Madame
Tussaud) was born in 1761 in Strasbourg,
France. Her mother worked as a housekeeper
for Philippe Curtius, a doctor who was skilled
at modelling wax to create anatomical
figures. Marie learned the skill of
wax modelling from the doctor.
In 1767 Marie moved with her
mother and Philippe Curtius
to Paris where Curtius
opened his first exhibition.
At a time when visual media
such as cinema and TV did
not exist, people flocked to the
exhibition to see for themselves
what the famous people of the time
looked like.
In 1794 Curtius died and Marie was left to run the
exhibition. However the exhibition struggled in
the economic decline following the revolution
and Marie decided to take the exhibition to
England where it was a great success. Marie
and her husband, Francois Tussaud, toured the
British Isles with the exhibition for 33 years.
At the age of 74, Madame Tussaud
decided to settle the exhibition
permanently at the
Baker Street Bazaar,
very close to the present site.
Marie continued to work
at the exhibition until her
death in 1850.
Complete the sentences:
a) In ---------Marie moved with her mother
and Philippe Curtius to ---------- where ---------opened his first exhibition.
b)
However the exhibition struggled in
the ----------- following the --------- and Marie decided to take the exhibition to ------------- where it was a great success.
c)
At the age of ---------, Madame Tussaud decided to settle the exhibition permanently at the --------------, very close to the
present site.
Her sons and grandsons
continued the business and in
1884 decided to move the exhibition
to its present site on Marylebone Road.
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Worksheet
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Spot the difference
Study the images on this page. There are three
differences between each picture. Can you spot
what they are? In the spaces provided, list how
picture A is different from picture B.
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