The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost A Class Project

Tomás Chiscano Tierno 3ºC IES Cristo del Rosario – Zafra (Badajoz) 3/2/2012

Information about the book

-Title: The Canterville Ghost -Author: Oscar Wilde -Publishing house: Richmond

Main characthers:

·Mr Hiram B. Otis: is an american man who was very rich and important in America because he was a minister in the United States government. And he buyed a house who was called "The Canterville Chase" because he always wanted to live in an old house in the North of England. ·Mrs Lucretia Otis: was the Mr Hiram B. Otis´ wife. She was a beautiful lady like a young woman in New York who is famous because of her beauty. She was full of energy and healthy. · Washington Otis: was the oldest son in the Otis family. He was tall, blond and good-looking. His hobby was dancing but his only fault was his enjoyed of the company of the British aristocracy. ·Virginia Otis: was Washington's sister. She was fifteen years old, she had got large blue eyes and she was lovely and she loved riding her pony in the country. ·The Twins: they are the youngest children who were often naughty but in fact everybody like them. ·Cecil, The Duke: he was appearing occasionally in the story and he loved Virginia a lot, probable they will get married in the future. ·Mrs Umney: she was the housekeeper who was an old woman. ·The Ghost: is the Ghos of Sir Simon who killed her wife in the house.

Summary:

The Canterville Ghost´s book talks about an American rich family who buys an old house in the North of England called "The Canterville Chase", in this house lived a ghost. When the family stayed in the house for hours they see a strange thing, a bloodstain on the floor. This bloodstain was the blood of the Sir Simon´s wife. Washington removed the stain all the nights but the stain was there again, because of the ghost. The ghost tried to haunted the family but the American family don´t sense fear or scare. The ghost hated the Twins and the rest of the family but not Virginia because all the family laughed about him and Virginia not. The American family don´t respect him because they think the ghosts really don´t exist and the ghost was very angry. The ghost tried three times to haunted the family but the family don´t go away. One day Mrs Otis prepared a very big party for American people. This day Virginia met the ghost, she was talking with him and he said to her that he was tired because in three hundred years he didn´t sleep any time and this is so much. She went to the Death Garden with the ghost, and there the ghost died. He gave to her some jewels of his murdered wife. Virginia got married with Cecil and she wearied these jewels.

Personal Opinion:

I don´t like the book because I just read this story and because it isn´t an interesting book for read in my opinion. I like mystery books but this isn´t a good one. Is a very conventional story to read and really easy to understand. I think a movie about this book will be better than the book, but not so much better because of the story.

VOCABULARY CHART Name Tomás Chiscano Tierno Class 3ºC Date 3/2/2012 Title The Stain Chapter 1

Record new words on the chart. First, write the vocabulary word. Next, write what it means. Then, use the word in your own sentence.

WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

recovered

Recomponer

I recovered of my ill.

Full of energy Lleno de energía

I will be full of energy if I win the match.

housekeeper

sirvienta

The housekeeper was waiting for us.

hall

Sala de estar o I stayed in the hall when the crime recibidor. taked place.

stain

mancha

The stain was red and yellow.

VOCABULARY CHART Name Tomรกs Chiscano Tierno Class 3ยบC Date 3/2/2012 Title The Ghost Appears Chapter 2

Record new words on the chart. First, write the vocabulary word. Next, write what it means. Then, use the word in your own sentence.

WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

rubbed

frotar

My brother rubbed the floor yesterday.

locked

bloquear

My father locked the house door.

Thesis

tesis

I do a thesis for the university.

corridor

pasillo

There was a strange noise in the corridor.

chains

cadenas

A ghost usually has chains.

VOCABULARY CHART Name Tomรกs Chiscano Tierno Class 3ยบC Date 3/2/2012 Title The terrible Twins Chapter 3

Record new words on the chart. First, write the vocabulary word. Next, write what it means. Then, use the word in your own sentence.

WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

bloodstain

Mancha de sangre

I removed the bloodstain of the floor.

revenge

venganza

The enemy take revenged of the hero because the hero win him all the times.

storm

tormenta

There was a storm the last week.

curtain

cortina

The curtains moved for all the sides.

knife

cuchillo

My brother can cut the steak with the knife.

VOCABULARY CHART Name Tomรกs Chiscano Tierno Class 3ยบC Date 3/2/2012

Title Virginia meets the Ghost Chapter 4

Record new words on the chart. First, write the vocabulary word. Next, write what it means. Then, use the word in your own sentence.

WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

peacefully

apaciblemente

I slept peacefully last night.

tore

agujerear

One boy tores the jacket.

pretty

preciosa

You are a pretty girl.

indignant

indignante

This situation is really indignant.

golden

dorado

The gold is cover of golden colour.

VOCABULARY CHART Name Tomรกs Chiscano Tierno Class 3ยบC Date 3/2/2012 Title The Garden of Death Chapter 5

Record new words on the chart. First, write the vocabulary word. Next, write what it means. Then, use the word in your own sentence.

WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

trembled

temblar

The girl was trembling because she was nervous.

lie

mentir

People lie in some stories which they say.

grass

hierba

The garden is only grass.

happiness

felicidad

I cry of happiness when i win a trophy.

tightly

firmemente

I take the pencil tightly.

VOCABULARY CHART Name Tomรกs Chiscano Tierno Class 3ยบC Date 3/2/2012 Title The flowering Tree Chapter 6

Record new words on the chart. First, write the vocabulary word. Next, write what it means. Then, use the word in your own sentence.

WORD

MEANING

SENTENCE

Station master

Mรกnager de la estaciรณn

I ask the hour to the station master.

daughter

hija

My daughter is disappear.

nearest

El mรกs cercano

We went to the nearest supermarket.

corner

esquina

We looked in all of city corners.

detectives

detectives

They send to me some detectives for the case.