THE CANTERVILLE GHOST A CLASS PROJECT
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Paco Sánchez 3ºC. IES CRISTO DEL ROSARIO (ZAFRA), 08/02/2012
Information about the book
Title: The Canterville Ghost Author: Oscar Wilde Publishing house: Vicens Vives (Black Cat) Main Characters: Mr Otis: He is and important American men. He is a minister of the United States government, so he was rich. He is married with Lucretia and has got four children. It is really self-confident, and he likes to joke about the English people. He is a generous man who don´t want to harm the ghost Ms Otis: Her name is Lucretia. She is married with Mr Otis. She was a beautiful lady, she was famous for it. She was healthy and full of energy. In the book, she is a good woman who love her children, especially Virginia Washington: Is the oldest son of the family. He was tall, blond and good-looking. He liked dancing and to be with the British aristocracy. In the book, he usually cleans the stain on the floor. Virginia: I think she is one of the most important characters. She is 15 years old with large blue eyes, she was lovely. She loved riding her pony on the country. She gets married with Cecil. In the book,she is the one who help the ghost to be happy The Twins: The youngest children. They were often naughty but everybody liked him. Least the ghost. In the book, they are always disturbing him. The Ghost: The main character, of course. He killed his wife a lot of years ago, and now he is in the house frightening the American. At the end, he is a good, penitent and sad man. He is always wearing chains. Mrs Ummey: She is the house keeper, and old woman with a white apron. She is easily frightened Summary: An American family buys a house on Canterville, England, but this house is burrow. Here lives a ghost. When they arrived at the house, they saw a stain on the floor. They
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cleaned it, but all the days the stain appeared again. It was the first action of the ghost. In the next days, the ghost appeared a lot of times, trying to scare the family. But he can ´t. So he was really sad and angry, because the twins always harm him. One day, when he was on his secret room, Virginia arrived. The talked a lot, and the ghost explained to her his situation and his problems. At the end, Virginia help him to repent, and the ghost finally died in peace. Personal opinion: I liked the book a little, but it isn´t the best that I´ve read on the English class. I think it has a good argument with good characters, but I think is really typical and predictable. The thing I like more is the story of the ghost, because it explains to us that is good to repent of our errors and the love is the most important thing on life. On the other hand, the part that I hate is the “love” scenes on the book, at the end ¡ They´re horrible ¡. But I liked the book, sometimes is funny
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Name: Paco Sรกnchez Class 3ยบC Date: 08/2/2012 Title: The canterville ghost Chapter: The Stain
WORD
MEANING
SENTENCE
Grandaunt
Tia abuela
My grandaunt died a lot of years ago
Shoulders
Hombros
You have very big shoulders
Furniture
Muebles
The furniture of the house was in very bad condition
Apron
Delantal
My grandmother usually uses an Apron on the Kitchen
To rub
Frotar
Washingon rubbed the stain all the days
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Title: The canterville ghost Chapter: The Ghost Appears
WORD
MEANING
SENTENCE
Doubt
Duda
I have no doubt: The ghost exists on the house
Pale
Palida
When I saw the corpse, I was pale
Wrist
Muñeca
I have a wound on my wrist
Ankles
Tobillos
My sister broke his ankles the last year
Pillow
Almohada
The twins used their pillow really well
Name: Paco Sánchez Class 3ºC Date: 08/2/2012 Title: The canterville ghost Chapter: The terrible twins 5
WORD
MEANING
SENTENCE
Feather
Pluma
A lot of years ago, the peoples used a feather to write
Shroud
Sudario
When a person die, the corpse is on a shroud
Whisper
Susurrar
¡¡ Don’t shout ¡¡ If you whisper to me, you will not wake up anybody
Curtain
Cortina
The courtain of the house were broken
To slip
Deslizarse
The ghost slipped on the stairs
Name: Paco Sánchez Class 3ºC Date: 08/2/2012 Title: The canterville ghost Chapter: Virginia meets the ghost
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WORD
MEANING
SENTENCE
Weak
Débil
I feel really weak, I´m very Ill
To tear
Rasgar
Virgnia tore his jacket and meet the ghost
Ugly
Feo
It think we have to respect and don´t insult ugly people
To steal
Robar
It isn´t good to stole all the things on the shop
Manners
Modales
I think you have really bad manners
Name: Paco Sánchez Class 3ºC Date: 08/2/2012 Title: The canterville ghost Chapter: The garden of death
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WORD
MEANING
SENTENCE
Lips
Labios
You have really beautiful lips
Knelt
Arrodillarse
I do not kneel to anyone
Spreads
Se extienden
The branches of the trees spreads on the garden of Death
Pray
Orar
The people go to the church to pray
Tightly
Estrechamente
This part of the way is really thigh, my bicycle cannot pass
Name: Paco Sรกnchez Class 3ยบC Date: 08/2/2012 Title: The canterville ghost Chapter: The flowering tree
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WORD
MEANING
SENTENCE
Railway
Ferrocarril
I never travel on a railway
Strike
Golpe
You will not strike me
Dish
Plato
When you eat, you usually use two Dishes
Honeymoon
Luna de miel
After the weddings, all the people have the honeymoon
To Blush
Ruborizarse
When somebody scolds me, I blush
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