“THE CANTERVILLE GHOST AND OTHER STORIES” A CLASS PROJECT
Carlos Pimienta Sánchez BT2B IES CRISTO DEL ROSARIO – Zafra (Badajoz) 08/02/2012
INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOOK 1. Title: “The Canterville ghost and other stories” 2. Author: Oscar Wilde 3. Publishing house: Richmond 4. Main characters: The main characters are the following: •
The ghost: He’s the main character of the book. Thanks to him, the story is developed. Every night, he appears to scare the family and at the end of the book, he tells Virginia the truth.
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Mr Otis: Mr Otis is a lord who buys the Canterville chase. He doesn’t hear people who say that this castle is haunted. After, he and his family discover that all of these topics about the Canterville chase were truth.
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Virginia: She’s Mr Otis’ daughter and she talks to the ghost about his life. The ghost says to her that he hasn’t killed to his wife. Virginia prays for him and she keeps a treasure from him.
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The twins: They scare the ghost every night. The Canterville ghost tried to scare them but finally, they always scare to him.
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Mrs Umney: She’s housekeeper’s family and she tells Otis’ family the story of the Canterville ghost.
5. Summary Mr Otis wanted to buy the Canterville Chase, everybody said to him that that house was haunted, but he did not care. Mr Otis and his family moved to the Canterville chase soon. There was Mrs Umney, the housekeeper of them. One day, when they was drinking tea, found a blood stain on the floor and Mrs Otis said to the housekeeper to clean it and she started to tell the story of the Canterville ghost. At night, the ghost appeared and was foud by Mr Otis, but he did not scare and the Canterville ghost went to the twins’ room. He tried to scare the twins but he could not and the ghost was scared by them. The Canterville ghost did not appear more and one day, Virginia (Mr Otis’ daughter) talked to ghost and he told her about his story. He did not kill her wife (she had been killed by her brothers). The Canterville ghost pleased Virginia help him and prayed for him. She accepted and days later, the skeleton of Simon Canterville was buried. 6. Personal Opinion From my point of view, this book is very interesting due to we can see how the blood stain appears every day. It’s also amazing because the Canterville ghost wants to scare the twins but he can’t and then, he tries scare them every night when everybody is sleeping although the twins are who trick him. The mystery is also present through out the book, for example when at first, all family goes to the Canterville chase, or when Virginia doesn’t appear because she’s taking to ghost. In conclusion, I really like mysterious books, and I have read some of these type along my life.
VOCABULARY CHART 1 Name: Carlos Pimienta Sánchez____________________ Class: BT2B Title: Bloodstain on the Floor
Date: 08/02/2012
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
Once
Una vez
I go to cinema once a week
Laws
Leyes
Everybody should respect laws
Warn
advertir
I warn you that we will go to Badajoz tomorrow
Carriage
carruaje
Mr Otis’ carriage was damaged
Soft
Blando
We can see how that team was soft in the match
Grass
Pasto, césped
The grass of this house, I don’t like it
Own
Ser dueño de…
I would like to be own of that factory
VOCABULARY CHART 2 Name: Carlos Pimienta Sánchez____________________ Class: BT2B Title: A Shock for the ghost
Date: 08/02/2012
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
Key
LLave
I lost the keys of my house. I couldn’t enter
Reach
Alcance
This aim is to my reach
Breath
Quedarse sin aliento
My mum breath when she sees a spider
Behaviour
comportamiento
Behaviour in class is very important
Holes
Agujero
This child falled in an hole
managing
Director general
The managing says that the film won’t do
VOCABULARY CHART 3 Name: Carlos Pimienta Sánchez____________________ Class: BT2B Title: The ghost gets upset
Date: 08/02/2012
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
Discuss
Hablar de
I will discuss with my mother about the next holidays
Almohada
I have to sleep with only with my personal pillow
Crash
Choque
Yesterday, I can see one crash between two cars
Trouble
Problema
Everybody have troubles in their lifes
Firewood
Leña
I want to catch light the fireplace but I need firewood
Pillows
VOCABULARY CHART 4 Name: Carlos Pimienta Sánchez____________________ Class: BT2B Title: The ghostly Plan
Date: 08/02/2012
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
Blow
Soplar
The wind will blow strongly tomorrow
Gentle
dulce
I love the personality of this girl. She’s gentle
Sharp
Afilado
My mum always cut with sharp knifes
Brave
Valiente
Mario is very brave. He want go to the war
Cut off
Cortar
My telephone line has been cut off
VOCABULARY CHART 5 Name: Carlos Pimienta Sánchez____________________ Class: BT2B Title: Headless Rupert
Date: 08/02/2012
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
Weak
Débil
I’m very weak in this aspect
Chains
Cadenas
The chains of my bicycle are rusty
Awful
Espantoso
This fact hasn’t been liked by me, it’s has been awful
Mirror
Espejo
If you break a mirror, you will have seven years of bad luck
Container
Recipiente
I threw rice in this container
VOCABULARY CHART 6 Name: Carlos Pimienta Sánchez____________________ Class: BT2B Title: Terror in the library
Date: 08/02/2012
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
Fireplace
Chimenea
I love to be at the fireplace when I was cold
Portraits
Retrato
That man was doing one portrait to this child
Scream
Grito
Not screams please! My mum is sleeping
Almost
casi
We almost lose our bus this morning
Wrong
Equivocado
My parents were wrong when they say me that I had gone to the party.
VOCABULARY CHART 7 Name: Carlos Pimienta Sánchez____________________ Class: BT2B Title: A young Girl’s Tears
Date: 08/02/2012
Chapter 7
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
Jokes
Chistes
María is very fun. She’s count jokes every day.
Keyholes
Ojo de la cerradura
When we came to our house, we don’t manage to enter the key in keyhole
Faults
Culpa
She lost the contest by my fault
Unkind
Poco amable
This man was very unkind with my cousin
Grows
Crecer
Your son is very grown. I don’t see him 4 years ago
Fearful
Aterrador
It’s was fearful. I don’t want to come back
VOCABULARY CHART 8 Name: Carlos Pimienta Sánchez____________________ Class: BT2B Title: The terrible secret
Date: 08/02/2012
Chapter 8
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
Gypsies
Gitanos
I don’t like the gypsy race but I respect it
Either
Tomar
You can either coffee or tea
Dear
Querido
He’s very dear by all of his family
Wooden
De madera
My furniture are wooden
Almond
Almendra/almendro In October, I love to eat almonds
VOCABULARY CHART 9 Name: Carlos Pimienta Sánchez____________________ Class: BT2B Title: The Garden of Death
Date: 08/02/2012
Chapter 9
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
Jewels
Joyas
I will buy some jewels to my girlfriend.
Flowering
Florecimiento
The flowering of flowers are very nice
Both
Ambos/as
I want both t-shirts. They are very pretty!
Stone
piedra
I hate stones street. It’s very uncomfortable
Sell
vender
He sold that car because he wants to buy another.