The Ghost Canterville

The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories.

A Class Project.

Sonia Márquez BT2B IES Cristo del Rosario – Zafra (Badajoz) 2-2-2012

Information about the book.

Title: The Canterville Gosht and Other Stories.

Author: Oscar Wilde Publishing house: Richmond.

Main Characters: – Mr Otis: He's a practical man. He's a American man who respected individual effort. He had benn born to the money and social position of the England upper class.

– Mrs Otis: She was a good-looking, energetic woman in her middle age.

– Washington Otis: He's eldest son. He's an attractive young man with fair hair and talent for dancing. He worked for Pinkerton's Chemical Company who invented new and wonderful medicines and things to help with cleaning the house.

– Miss Virginia Otis: She came next Washington. She was a lovely and energetic girl. She's fifteen years and large blue eyes. She loves horse riding and she won a horse race against same very good riders.

– Duke of Cheshire: Who fallen in love with Virginia.

– The twins: These two boys came after Virginia and they are usually called “Stars and Stripes” because they are often beaten for their bad behaviuor.

– Mrs Umney: She's a odl woman who had been Lady Canterville's houskeeper. When the Otis family knew her, she was wearing a black dress with a white cap on the head.

VOCABULARY CHART 1

Name Sonia Mรกrquez Lagar Class BT2B Date 30-1-2012 Title Bloodstain on the Floor 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

Fine

Hermosa

I can see the big and fine castle.

Frightened

Asustado

The dog was very frightened because that man han hit her.

Efford

Esfuerzo

I cost me a lot of efford to do the homework.

Warned

Advertir

I warned her that she would fall.

Crowd

Cuervos

The crowd is flying over dead dog.

VOCABULARY CHART 2

Name Sonia Mรกrquez Lagar Class BT2B Date 30-1-2012 Title A Shock for the Ghost 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

Storm

Tormenta

The weatherman said that it will be storm tomorrow.

Fault

Culpa

He had fault of the accident.

Belonged

Pertenecido

Her husband belong to bad family.

Until

Hasta

They won't come until after lunch.

Stone

Piedra

The stone broke the glass of window.

VOCABULARY CHART 3

Name Sonia M谩rquez Lagar Class BT2B Date 30-1-2012 Title The Gosht Gets Upset 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

Upset

Trastorno

She was upset whe she fall.

Wild

Salvaje

This child seem wild, he isn't polite.

Stomach

Est贸mago

My friend was ill, she had a stomach ache.

Disrespectful

Irrespetuoso

My aunt was disrespctful with my cousin.

Approaching

Acercarse

The dog approached to smell the tree.

VOCABULARY CHART 4

Name Sonia Mรกrquez Lagar Class BT2B Date 30-1-2012 Title The Goshtly Plan 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

Feather

Pluma

I found a feather under the table.

Knife

Cuchillo

I have lose the knife which cut meat.

Heavily

Pesadamente

I got un heavily when I was ill.

Gentle

Apacible

The evening in the country is very apacible.

Breathe

Respirar

He went at hospital because he wasn't to breathe.

Screams

Chillos

When she saw his new car, she began to scream.

Corner

Esquina

You say me that I waited in the corner.

Sharp

Afilado

She fell on a rock which was very sharp.

VOCABULARY CHART 5

Name Sonia Mรกrquez Lagar Class BT2B Date 30-1-2012 Title Headless Rupert 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

Least

Menos

This book is least expensive.

Waste

Perdido

The child was wasting in the forest for long time.

Matter

Asunto

We should talk to this matter.

Took off

Quitarse

You wait me while I took off the clothes.

Wallpaper

Papel pintado

There is a spot in the wallpaper.

VOCABULARY CHART 6

Name Sonia Mรกrquez Lagar Class BT2B Date 30-1-2012 Title Terror in the Library 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

Wore

Llevaba

The child wore a litle botle in his hand.

Softest

Mรกs suave

The blanket was softest than the veld.

Gun

Arma de fuego

When I saw the gun, I felt a lot of fear.

Safe

Seguro

The new car is very safe in road.

Portraits

Retratos

The boyfriend give her a portraits.

Hosepipe

Manguera

The hosepipe was broken because the dog had bit.

VOCABULARY CHART 7

Name Sonia Márquez Lagar Class BT2B Date 30-1-2012 Title A Young Girl's Tears 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

Holes

Agujero

The hole is too profound to get off.

Keyholes

Ojo de la cerradura

She know the secret because she had been see at keyhole.

Faults

Culpa

I haven't fault that you had lost your keys.

Lonely

Solitario

The women look like lonely.

Tears

Lágrimas

A tear fell down her cheek.

Wide

Muy abierto

When she felt fear, she left his mouth wide.

Knelt

Arrodillarse

They knelt to help to poor people.

Nightingale

Ruiseñor

The nightingale chose there tree to nest.

VOCABULARY CHART 8

Name Sonia Mรกrquez Lagar Class BT2B Date 30-1-2012 Title The Terrible Secret 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

Earlier

Antes

I have come earlier to ring.

Gypsies

Gitanos

The gypsies were very well to riding horses.

Railway

Ferrocarril

The stain railway had closed when we come.

Mad

Loco

The parrot is mad, he fly uncontroled.

Hurry

Prisa

I can't wait, I have a lot of hurry.

VOCABULARY CHART 9

Name Sonia Márquez Lagar Class BT2B Date 30-1-2012 Title The Garden of Death 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

Led

Llevar

I led the bunch of flower to his wife.

Branches

Ramas

The tree's branches are very big, we should cut.

Valuable

Valioso

I give you my bracelet because it's very valuable for me.

Bravery

Valentía

The child was very bravely when he was to catch the dog.

Lay at her feet

Estaba a sus pies

The cat lay at her feet while she cryed.

Summary.

The Canterville Gosht tells the story of a family which decides to move to England. They buy a house which was haunted so anypeople had lived there since a lot of years.

When the family came at this house, only they found the housekeeper, Ummey, who says that a gosht lives there. When Ummey was showing the house, they saw a bloodstain in the library. The family didn't scar but Mrs Otis fainted.

At the time of they live in house normaly, The Family Otis cleared the bloodstain all days but it reapeared. Then, they began to hear strange noise in the midnight.

After, they discovered that the noise was made by a ghost who had tryed to scare, although he failed so he felt unhappy and dissapointed. Moreover, the family try to scar and they laughed at him so the ghost felt even worse. Only Virginia let him calm.

Then, he decided that he was going to him to help at Virginia who helped him to died. He was a ghost because he killed his wife.

Virginia found a valuable jewels and she get married with the Duke of Chesire.

My personal opinion.

I think that it's a very good story to read because it´s very amused.

This book is short, moreover this vocabulary is simple and easy to read. This story is very amused because it have a lot of mystery.

Sincerely, I like much this book, addictionaly it teach some values such as the person can change and to repent of him past.