Canterville Ghost A Class Project
Pilar Peñalver Pumariño 3ºC IES-Cristo del Rosario – Zafra (Badajoz) 5/2/2012
Title: Canterville Ghost Author: Oscar Wilde Publishing House: Black Cat Main Characters: Mr Hiram B. Otis is the father of the family and he was a minister of the United States. Mrs Lucretia Otis was a beatiful lady .She was a young woman in New York and ther she was very famous, she was full of energy and very healthy. Washington , he is the oldest son , he was tall, blond and good-looking.He like dancing very much. Virginia, she was fifteen years old , she had blue eyes, she was very nice. She loved riding her pony. The Twins , they were the youngest son, they were naughty but everybody like them.They had blond hair and blue eyes. The Ghost was a terrible old man.He had red eyes like fire, long grey hair was thick and dirty. He was wearing old-fashioned clothes.And he had heavy chains and make strange noises with this. He was Sir Simon the propietary of Canterville. Mrs Umney she was an old woman, the housekeeper of Canterville. Lord Canterville , he was the owner he lived with his wife before the family Otis. Summary: An American family buy Canterville Chase because his father wanted live in a old house in England.When the family came home , the housekeeper of this house waited them. The housekeeper was Mrs Umney, she said to the family that place was haunted by a ghost, she explained that ghost was the owner of Canterville Chase and he murdered his wife .And they knew who lived before, Lord but he and his wife had to leave because she was afraid by the ghost.But Mr Otis didn't care. The first night the ghost tried to scare Mr Otis with his chains but he didn't scare.The family laughed at the ghost less his daugther Virginia.The ghost was depressed and Virgina helped him.After he died, Lord gave to Virginia all the jewels of the wife's ghost.And some time later Virginia married Cecil, the Duke of Cheshire. Personal Opinion: I don't like tis book because, I don't like this kind of histories like ghosts, shocks,fear... but recognize that it is interesting by the live of the ghost, the history of Canterville Chase and is original too because all scary books , the characters are scared but in this book is the ghost who doesn't scare the characters.
VOCABULARY CHART Name Pilar Peñalver Pumariño
Title Canterville Ghost 'The Stain'
Class 3ºC
Date 5/02/2012
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
Stain
Mancha
The stain of this floor isn't removed
Shock
Choque
We had a shock last month
Cloud
Nube
The
Apron
Delantal
My grandmother use an apron for cooking
Triumphantly
Triunfalmente
I got this award triumphantly
Faint
Débil
She is too faint because se have a diseasse
VOCABULARY CHART Name___________________________________________ Class ______ Date___________
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
Drive
Conducir
I drive a motorbike on sundays
Chains
Cadenas
The animals wich are agressive have chains
Pillows
Almohada
We have a pillow in our bed
Wall
Muro
This wall is made by rocks
Knees
Rodillas
Her knees are broken
VOCABULARY CHART Name___________________________________________ Class ______ Date___________
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
Storm
Tormenta
My friend hate the storms
Revenge
Venganza
He says that he had to revenge.
Corridor
Pasillo
The corridor of high school are very
butter
Mantequilla
They put butter in all.
VOCABULARY CHART Name___________________________________________ Class ______ Date___________
Title Virgina 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
Congratulations Enhorabuena
All the people say 'congratulations' when the people do something good.
Bad
Malo
He is a bad person
Hungry
Hambre
You have hungry if you don't eat time ago.
Gold
Oro
She has many jewels of gold
VOCABULARY CHART Name___________________________________________ Class ______ Date___________
Title The Garde 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
Poor
Pobre
Now, in the world there are many poors
Voice
Voz
This singer have a beatiful voice
Cry
Llorar
She is criying because
Terrible
Terrible
Some things are terrible
Duke
Duque
A duke is an important person
VOCABULARY CHART Name___________________________________________ Class ______ Date___________
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
coffin
Ataúd
When someone dies you get into a coffin
Railway
Vía férrea
In this town there is a railway
Corner
Esquina
This square is called corner
Jug
Jarra
She drinks a lot of jugs of water in one day
Box
Caja
We keep our jewels in a box