Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Cristina Guerrero García 3ºB IES Cristo del Rosario Tuesday 25th of February 2014
Title: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Publishing house: (Burlington Books) Characters: The main charcters are: Jekyll and Mr Hyde they are the same person but Jekyll is the good part of the man and Hyde is an evil part of he.
Dr Henry Jekyll: is thin, tall
with blond hair and very good men and interested
in chemistry.
Mr Hyde: is short, fat with brown hair and with very strange face and very bad person and dangerous. He is very strong. Others mains characters are Dr Jekyll´s friends:
Mr Enfield: is an adult detective fat and normal
height with short and brown hair, firendly and a very good man who want help in the case.
Dr Lanyon: is a old man, small with white moustache and white hair and very good person, purposeful and I think that he has a lot of money.
Mr Utterson: is a lawyer, tall, thin with short and blond hair, true, very good person and friendly.
Poole: is Dr Jekyll´s servant, he is short, fat with not much hair and hair that he has is white. He is very good person and always want to help.
Summery: The book is about a person who has two personalities but nobody know that. One day Mr Enfield and Mr Utterson were walking, when they arrived at a door Mr Enfield started to talk about a story to Utterson but they decided not to talk about that ever. But Utterson has some doubts about the story, he has a client with the same name of the man in the story. One day utterson went to visit Dr Lanyon who is a good friend of Dr Jekyll. Lanyon, Utterson and Enfield went to have dinner at Dr Jekyll´s house but mysteriously the next day lanyon was ill and he said that he will die and he was very sad so his friends Utterson went to visit and told Lanyon the problem with Jekyll, that he doesn´t want to see him. Lanyon wasn´t surprised and he said that when he died Utterson would understand all. Some days ago when Lanyon die Utterson wrote a letter to Jekyll and he answered him with another and with a note, in the note he had witte hat he hadn´t read the letter unless Jekyll doesn´t die or disappear. Poole visited Utterson and he said that everything in Jekyll´s house was strange. He wanted Utterson go with him to Jekyll´s house. When they are there Poole said to Utterson that the door of Dr Jekyll room was always closed and that he always called for a chemical. They went to the laboratory and he found the chemical that poole said after that they went to the Jektll´s room but he didn´t open the door so they knocked the door down then they found Jekyll on the floor but he wasn´t the real Jekyll he was Mr hyde, the horrible man of the story and he found an other letter for Mr Utterson, this letter was about the real story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Vocabulary: Word
Meaning Chapter one
Sentences
Lawyer
Abogado
My lawyer helped to me in the trial.
Courtyard
Patio
I love sitting in my courtyard with my family.
Frightening
Aterrador
The film was frightening.
Shocking
Chocante
The answer was shocking.
didn´t apologiose
No pidió disculpas
When you get angry, you didn´t apologiose.
collided
Se chocaron
He and me collided at the hall.
Chapter two Fact
Realidad
The fact is really bad.
Envelope
Sobre
I recived a letter in a envelope.
Will
Testamento
He writes a will before he died.
Drawer
Cajón
I have three drawers in my desk.
Stood
Destacado
This topic is very stood
you´re lying
¡Está mintiendo!
I know that you´re lying in this moment
Chapter three Butler
Mayordomo
The butler is very good person
Trust
Confiar
You know that you can trust me
Be in trouble
Estar en un apuro
I have a problem and now I´m in trouble
Harm
Hacer daño
You harm her when you say these things.
Inherit
Heredar
I inherit my grandparent´s house
Get rid of
Deshacerme de
I need get rid of this ring.
Sighed
Suspiró
He sighed when he was speaking.
Maid
Doncella
The maid work really hard.
Cane
Bastón
Your cane is as old as my book.
Stepped back
Retrocedió
He received a shock so he stepped back.
Chapter four Searched
Registraron
The police searched to him.
Murderer
Asesino
The murderer is very dangerous.
In a mess
En desorden
These documents are in a mess.
Ashes
Cenizas
Don´t throw the ashes to the ground.
Fireplace
Chimenea
It´s hot if you sit next to de fireplace.
Parted
Separado
The teacher parted them because they spoke a lot.
Chapter five Trial
Juicio
They have a trial about the fight.
Handwriting
Letra
My handwriting is so bad.
Clues
Pista
I need clues to play this game.
Postmark
Matasellos
The postmark cover my seal.
tightly
Fuertemente
He catches her tightly.
Mad
Furioso
He´s a very mad teacher.
Chapter six Gradually
Gradualmente
He advances gradually.
Frightened
Asustado
I was very frightened when I saw him.
Fear
Temor
He has fear to the dark.
Manner
Conducta
His manner is better than last year.
suddenly
De repente
I was having a dream and suddenly I woke up.
Chapter seven Will not last long
No durarĂĄ mucho
Their relationchip will not last long.
Knocked
Noqueado
We forgot the key, so we knocked the door.
Shouted
Grito
We I saw the spider i shouted.
Triumph
Triunfo
I triump in the competition.
Master
Maestro
My master is very rich
Chapter eight Certain
Cierto
Your opinion is more certain than his opinion.
Slim
Delgado
My cousin is as slim as a stick.
doubts
Dudas
He has some doubts about his religion.
still
TodavĂa
They are in the supermarket still.
Footsteps
Pisada
My footsteps are very small.
Chapter nine Demand
Demanda
The demand cost is about a thousand euros.
Sake
Bien/motivo
The sake of this relation is the love.
Rusty
Oxidada
This scissors are rusty.
Hiding
Ocultaci贸n/ paliza
He recibes a hiding.
Among
Entre
There are a bat among these two walls.
Chapter ten Locksmith
Cerrajero
I need a locksmith because my window is broken.
Gratitude
Gratitud
He lent his book with a lot gratitude.
Pistol
Pistola
The murderer has a very big pistol.
Terrified
Aterrorizado
He was terrified when we were in the mountain.
grabbed
Se agarr贸 a
When he fell he was grabbed to a rope.
Chapter eleven Deep inside me
En mi interior/ muy dentro I feel his song deep inside de mi me
Pains
Dolores
My grandparents have a lot of pains.
Prominent
Prominente
He is a very prominent person.
Be able
Ser capaz
He is be able of impossible.
hurt
Da帽o
You are doing hurt to her.
Chapter twelve Proud of
Orgulloso de
He is very proud of his marks.
Choice
Elecci贸n
The choice of the song was made by his parents.
Tremble
Temblar
He tremble a lot when he
listen speak about exams. Hardly
Apenas
My little brother hardly can walk.
Concern
Afecta
This situation concern to all family.
Personal opinion: In my opinion this book is good but maybe a little dificult to understand. I think that the book hasn´t got much sense when you read the two last chapter and that is why is so strange. I think that we can read better books and more entertaining in English.