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WALL-E LEVEL 51

Level 5

Suitable for: young learners who have completed around 250 hours of study in English

Type of English: American

Headwords: 1000

Key words: 20 (see pages 2 and 5 of this Factsheet)

Key grammar: infinitive of purpose, common phrasal verbs, will future

Summary of the storyWALL-E is the last robot on planet Earth. Every day he cleans up the trash left behind by the humans. The humans now live on a space station (the Axiom) and will only come back to Earth once the planet is clean enough to live there again.

WALL-E is lonely but enjoys collecting things from the trash. One day he finds a plant. He doesn’t know what it is but takes it home. Soon after, a beautiful female robot (EVE) lands on Earth. When WALL-E shows the plant to EVE, she takes the plant into her body and closes down.

WALL-E tries to awaken his new friend, but nothing works. The next day a spaceship comes back for EVE. WALL-E jumps onto the spaceship and travels with her to the Axiom. The Captain of the Axiom is excited – the plant means that everyone can return to Earth. However, when EVE is scanned, there is no plant inside her – it has disappeared!

WALL-E and EVE soon discover that Gopher (the Captain’s personal robot), stole the plant when they arrived. Gopher and Auto (the Axiom’s robot pilot) don’t want anything to change.

After several daring adventures, WALL-E and EVE manage to win back the plant. They take it to the plant detector which will activate the return to Earth. The Captain fights against Auto who refuses to turn on the plant detector. Eventually the Captain wins and the Axiom returns at last to their true home on Earth.

Background information WALL-E is a Pixar Animation Studios production distributed throughout the world by Disney. It was released in 2008 and was Pixar’s ninth movie production. The movie was directed by Andrew Stanton, the director of Finding Nemo.

It was the first Pixar movie to be set in space and to include segments of live action. The film is also unusual in that the robot characters communicate mostly with body language and robotic sounds.

The movie won many awards, including the Academy Award® for the Best Animated Feature Film.

Did you know … ?

WALL-E means Waste Allocator Load Lifter – Earth class.

EVE means Extraterrestrial Vegetation Examiner.



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The charactersWALL-E is the last robot on Earth. His job is to clean up the planet.

EVE is a beautiful white robot from the Axiom. Her job is to find plant life on Earth.

The Captain is the most important person on the Axiom.

M-O is a small robot on the Axiom. His job is to clean things.

Gopher is the Captain’s robot.

Auto is the Axiom’s pilot. He doesn’t want to return to Earth.

Topics and themesTechnology Robots and computers do everything on the Axiom so the people have become very lazy. Discuss with the students how important technology is in our lives today. How might technology change our lives in the future?

The solar system Much of the story is set in space. What do students know about the solar system? Can they name any planets in English? Which is the biggest / smallest planet? Which planet has rings? etc.

Plant life Ask the students why the plant that WALL-E finds is so important in the story. Why are plants essential for life on Earth? What do plants provide for humans? What do they know about the lifecycle of a plant?

Care for the environment In the story, humans haven’t respected the environment. Discuss with the students what we need to do to avoid a similar situation happening in reality. What things can everyone do to protect the environment?

Key words(see page 5 of this Factsheet for the Key words in context)

alarm (n) deck (n) refrigerator (n) appear (v) detector (n) scan (v) broken (adj) escape (v) screen (n) button (n) explode (v) shoot (v) captain (n) kiss (n) squash (v) chute (n) land (v) trash (n) cube (n) lighter (n)

Love and friendship WALL-E and EVE become close friends by the end of the story. Ask the students how / why this happened. What are the qualities of a true friend?

Feelings WALL-E is a robot but he has developed feelings. Ask the students to find some examples of when WALL-E has feelings. (See also Activity 1 on page 3 of this Factsheet.)

Loyalty Some characters in the story are very loyal to their jobs and / or to others. Ask the students which characters show loyalty. Which characters don’t?

Bravery WALL-E, EVE, and the Captain demonstrate great bravery in the story. Ask the students to give you some examples of this. Ask them when they themselves have been brave.

Pastimes WALL-E enjoys watching movies and collecting things. What are your students’ favorite pastimes? Do they like watching movies and / or collecting things? (See also Activity 2 on page 3 of this Factsheet.)


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Class Activities (After Reading)

Here are some activities to do with your class after reading WALL-E.

1. Feelings

relating to the story that describe feelings and emotions (happy, sad, angry, lonely, scared, brave, excited, etc.).

WALL-E or the other characters had these feelings in the story (e.g. WALL-E felt scared when EVE shot the rock).

when they have had these feelings.

and / or themselves including the adjectives.

2. Collections ‘show and tell’ (over two sessions)Session 1

things. What things do children like to collect? What things do adults often collect?

trading cards, action figures, dolls, stamps, buttons, cars, books).

if possible, some of their collection, for them to do a ‘show and tell’ in English.

find out about a famous collection or about the collection of someone they know.

Session 2

the rest of the class.

short text about the collection. These could be displayed in the classroom.

3. Design a space stationMaterials: large sheets of paper and colored pens

humans had gone to live on a space station called the Axiom.

the Axiom. (e.g. It is really big. It has a swimming pool. It has a hospital for sick and broken robots. There are screens everywhere …)

a space station. Encourage the students to think about everyday human needs as well as leisure facilities.

paper and some colored pens.

station in pairs. Encourage them to be as imaginative as possible.

they could present them to the rest of the class. They could then be displayed in the classroom.

4. Make a robotMaterials: old boxes, plastic bottles, pots, tubes, bottle tops, etc.; glue; scotch tape; scissors; staplers; paints; colored pens

in some empty boxes, plastic bottles, etc. of different sizes from home. Explain that they are going to make a robot from recycled materials.

could make the robots individually, in pairs, or small groups.

necessary. Encourage them to talk about the robots and the materials in English.

robots to the class. They should describe their robot and explain what its job is, etc.


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5. Interview

going to perform an interview with the Captain of the Axiom after it has returned to Earth.

Captain and who will be the interviewer.

the class and monitor their work.

interviews in front of the class.

6. Mime it!

which can be acted out using mime only. (Some examples are: pages 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15 …)

pair of students, or group of students depending on the number of characters involved in each scene.

scene. They must not let the other students in the class know which page they are working on.

of the class to identify the scene by describing it in English. (Don’t let anyone call out until the scene is completed.)

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5 PHOTOCOPIABLE Text copyright © Pearson Education. Disney material © Disney/Pixar.

Key words

alarm ................ When he scanned EVE, an alarm started – it made a terrible noise! (p. 15)

appear .............. A picture of a plant appeared on his computer screen. (p. 17)

broken .............. “This robot is broken,” he told the Captain. (p. 19)

button ............... He pushed a big green button and a man appeared on the screen. (p. 18)

captain ............. He was there to help the Captain, but he decided everything. (p. 17)

chute ................. He took the plant and threw it into the trash chute. (p. 26)

cube .................. Some big robots picked up the trash and squashed it into cubes. (p. 27)

deck .................. Soon they arrived on the deck of the Axiom. (p. 16)

detector ........... “Just put the plant in the detector. The Axiom will take you home in no time.” (p. 18)

escape .............. The people escaped a long time ago when Earth became too dirty and dangerous. (p. 3)

explode ............ The rocket exploded and threw WALL-E into space. (p. 24)

kiss .................... She was so happy, she gave WALL-E a robot kiss! (p. 25)

land ................... The Axiom landed on Earth and the doors opened. (p. 29)

lighter ............... This time he found a lighter and an old boot. (p. 5)

refrigerator ..... Then he saw an old refrigerator … He opened the door … (p. 5)

scan ................... Sometimes it stopped and scanned things with a blue light. (p. 7)

screen ............... They all had TV screens in front of their faces. (p. 16)

shoot ................. He picked up her arm and shot into the air. (p. 21)

squash .............. Every day, he put trash into his chest and squashed it to make neat cubes. (p. 5)

trash ................. He often found interesting things in the trash. (p. 5)

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While-Reading activities

Activity 1 (pages 3–6)

Circle the right words.

1 WALL-E was the last robot in space / on Earth / on the mountain.

2 Every day he squashed plants / shelves / trash to make neat cubes.

3 One day he found a plant in an old refrigerator / truck / boot.

4 He put the plant into a boot / his case / his chest.

5 Suddenly, a big robot / light / spaceship arrived.

6 It put an arm / a round thing / a light on the ground.


Order the sentences.

a EVE watched WALL-E’s favorite movie.

b EVE told WALL-E her name.

c WALL-E showed the plant to EVE.

d The white robot shot a rock near WALL-E.

e They went to WALL-E’s truck.

f EVE picked up a lighter.

g WALL-E told EVE his name.

h WALL-E wanted to hold EVE’s hand.

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Copy each sentence under the correct picture.

a WALL-E touched the rings of Saturn.

b WALL-E tried to wake up EVE.

c WALL-E held onto the spaceship.

d EVE scanned the plant with her blue light.

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Check all the right answers.

1 What does M-O try to do?

a scan EVE

b clean WALL-E

c clean Gopher

d run after WALL-E

2 How are the people different on the Axiom?

a they are bigger

b they are thinner

c they can’t walk

d they love life

3 What happens when Auto scans EVE?

a an alarm starts

b a picture of a plant appears

c he calls the Captain

d Gopher pushes a button

4 What does the man on the screen say?

a there are no plants on Earth

b only the robots can go home

c people can now live on Earth

d put the plant in the detector

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Circle all the describing words (adjectives).

1 The Captain was excited but EVE didn’t have the plant.

2 Auto said, “This robot is broken.”

3 There were lots of sick robots in the hospital.

4 “You look so pretty,” a pink robot said to WALL-E.

5 EVE pointed at the green light in her chest.


Write a word in each sentence.

Gopher put the 1 in the rocket. Gopher pushed a 2 and the rocket took off with WALL-E inside. EVE jumped into

another 3 .

WALL-E pushed the wrong button and the rocket 4 ! EVE flew

out and 5 WALL-E in her arms. She gave WALL-E a 6 because he still had the plant.

On the Axiom, EVE went into a trash 7 . EVE flew out and gave

the 8 to the Captain. The Captain asked Auto to turn on the

plant 9 . Auto said, “NO! We are staying 10 .”


Write the correct name in each space.

EVE The Captain Auto

1 shot through the trash cube.

2 appeared on every screen on the Axiom.

3 did not want anything to change.

4 stood up for the first time.

5 put the plant in the detector.

6 changed WALL-E’s broken parts.

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After-Reading activities

Activity 1

Match the names to the descriptions. Draw lines.

1 WALL-E a is a small robot. He is the Captain’s robot.

2 EVE b is the most important person on the Axiom.

3 Gopher c is the Axiom’s pilot. He loves power!

4 Auto d is a robot who wishes he had a friend.

5 The Captain e tries to find plant life on planet Earth.

Activity 2

Write the answers in the squares. What word appears?

1 There were mountains of … on planet Earth.

2 WALL-E pushed the wrong button and the rocket … .

3 EVE … the plant with her blue light.

4 The people on the Axiom had … in front of their faces.

5 The Captain turned on the plant … .

6 EVE … the rock near WALL-E with her arm.

7 WALL-E found a … and an old boot in the trash.

8 EVE gave WALL-E a robot … .

9 The people … from Earth a long time ago.

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Activity 3

Read the newspaper story. Write these words in the spaces.

Change the verbs if you need to.

alarm broken green happen hospital nothing plant return room scan

Activity 4

Draw your favorite character from the story. Write some sentences.

This morning a robot called EVE 1 from Earth. She had a 2 light in her chest when she arrived. The Captain’s robot, Gopher, 3 her and the 4 started. Did she have a 5 inside?

Later, in the Captain’s 6 , Autoscanned EVE, but there was 7 inside the robot. The Captain sent EVE and another robot called WALL-E to the 8 . This afternoon, the two robots escaped with a lot of other 9 robots. Where are they now?

What 10 to the plant? Will we ever go home?

RETURN TO EARTH?THE Axiom NEWS April 15th, 2805

EVE and WALL-E


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Answer Key

In the back of the Reader

Before You Read1 a A robot b Male c WALL-E d He has a small box as a body, all-terrain

treads as wheels, binocular eyes and extending metal arms.

2 a pages 11, 26 b pages 5, 27 c pages 5 d pages 15, 21 e pages 13, 14 f pages 16, 19, 26 g pages 18, 19, 26, 28, 29 h pages 20 i pages 17, 19

After You Read1 1 d 2 b 3 f 4 c 5 h 6 i 7 j 8 g 9 e 10 a

2 a The people left Earth and went to live on a (big) space station.

b People (a man and a woman) danced in WALL-E’s favorite movie.

c EVE broke WALL-E’s eye when she danced. d M-O tried to clean WALL-E. e The people on the Axiom were very fat. f The plant detector was near the swimming

pool. g Gopher stole the plant from EVE when she

arrived. h When the Axiom landed on Earth, the

Captain walked (slowly) out of the spaceship. i The Captain fought with Auto and won!

In this Factsheet

While-Reading activities

Activity 11 on Earth 2 trash 3 refrigerator 4 a boot 5 spaceship 6 a round thing

Activity 2d, g, b, e, a, f, h, c

Activity 31 d 2 c 3 b 4 a

Activity 41 b, d 2 a, c 3 b, c 4 c, d

Activity 51 excited 2 broken 3 sick 4 pretty, pink 5 green

Activity 61 plant 2 button 3 rocket 4 exploded 5 caught 6 kiss 7 chute 8 plant 9 detector 10 here

Activity 71 EVE 2 The Captain 3 Auto 4 The Captain 5 EVE 6 EVE

After-Reading activities

Activity 11 d 2 e 3 a 4 c 5 b

Activity 2

1 t r a s h

2 e x p l o d e d

3 s c a n n e d

4 s c r e e n s

5 d e t e c t o r

6 s h o t

7 l i g h t e r

8 k i s s

9 e s c a p e d

Activity 31 returned 2 green 3 scanned 4 alarm 5 plant 6 room 7 nothing 8 hospital 9 broken 10 happened

Activity 4Open answers.

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