“THE CANTERVILLE GHOST AND OTHER HISTORIES” ( a class project) Luis Barrena García
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-TITLE OF THE BOOK: Canterville Ghost and other stories -AUTOR: Oscar Wilde -PUBLISHING HOUSE: Richmond -MAIN CHARACTERS: I am going to introduce briefly the name, age, nationality, physical appearance of the characters: CHARACTERS: Hiram B. Otis is the father of tour children and husband of Lucrecia R Tappan. Mr Otis was a salesman from America. He give a lot of importance at the money. He normally is very calm, but he is be able to be very protector with his family in extremes situations Simon is the ghost and the protagonist of this book, he lives very sorry of the murdered of his wife, a cause of it he has to wander around the house until someone save his soul. He is 300 years old Washington Otis is the older children in the house, he is a salesman like his father, he is very joker with the unlucky ghost normally helped by the twins Virginia Otis is another important character she is the daughter of the Otis, she is the responsible of save the ghost’s soul. She is a very pretty girl and she is very understanding and good with the ghost. Mistress Umney is the housekeeper, she is very helpful and obedient but she is afraid with the ghost. Lord Canterville, is the last owner of the house. He is a very sincere man to have said the problem with the ghost to the Otis family. The duke, he is the lover of Virginia, he don’t appears a lot in the book but he seemed a very good person The twins are the youngest children in the house and the most unruly too, they are all the time playing laughing and making heavy jokes to the ghost.
SUMMARY OF THE BOOK. The Otis are a family that decides to buy an old castle in Britain property o lord Canterville. The family is composed by the character before appointed. Lord Canterville the last owner of the castle advise them of the Ghost, who has been wandering around the house for 300 years . The “terrible” Ghost’s name is Simon Canterville, and he is condemned to roam the house since someone save his soul but he is very sorry for has killed his wife
However the Otis are not frightened of the ghost , and immediately the twins and Washington make the ghost a kind of toy, the ghost is despaired because he can’t scare the family. Only Virginia tries to help him to save his soul.
PERSONAL OPINION I have really likedthis book, I have read before others books by Oscar Wilde such as the “Rebellion in the Farm” or even the “ghost of Canterville” in Spanish when I was I child (however I didn’t remember very good). But I have enjoyed a lot this book because is very easy to read and the stories of the unlucky ghost are very funny Pg 2
VOCABULARY CHART Name _Luis Barrena Garcia ___________________________ Class _bt2b_____ Date_______04/02/2012____ Title ______The Canterville Ghost and other stories_____________________________________________ 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 Certainly
MEANING Ciertamente
SENTENCE Certainly politics have the fault of the crisis
Haunt
merodear
The lion was haunting while the zebra was grazing
Housekeeper
Ama de llaves
The housekeeper murdered Tom while he was slept
Pleased
Complació o satisfecho
After he scored his first goal he was very pleased
Own
Propio
….And even ours own friends are be able to betray us for money
Salesman
Hombre de negocios
A good salesman know when a customer is going to buy anything or not
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VOCABULARY CHART
Name______Luis Barrena Garcia_____________________________________ Class ______ Date___________ Title ___________________________________________________ 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 however
MEANING Sin embargo
Calmly
calmadamente
Footsteps
pisadas
footsteps echoed in the hall when appears a strange man
Breathing
respirando
Mike stopped breathing for a moment when he fell in the floor
illness
enfermedad
Miguel begin to feel his illness when he was only two years old
fingermarks
Marcas de dedos
Mark had his wife’s fingermarks in his face
hole
agujero
His new t-shirt has a very big hole
Chains
cadenas
My neighbours dog broke the chains and escaped runnig
reached
alcanzado
The bullet hit her in her arm but she continued running
Behaviour
comportamiento
If you want to be polite you should improve your behaviour
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SENTENCE Athletic Club plays football very good, however it loses a lot of matches Then, the man calmly, shot his gun against the furious beast
VOCABULARY CHART Name___________________________________________ Class ______ Date___________ Title ___________________________________________________ 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 Amused
MEANING divertido
armour
armadura
exhausted
exhausto
Upset
trastorno
chamber
camara
The chamber was in semidarkness until I turned on the light
glided
deslizado
The snake glided under the door and escape of the zoo
knees
rodillas
He begin to feel bad in his knees a cause of rheum
Trick
truco
The magician was so bad all the tricks were very known
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SENTENCE The joke that we heard in the supermarket was very amused The armour was useless, the sword did him a deep wound in his back Tom was very exhausted after the race, he did not won but he continued at the finish line like a champion Mika had a psychological upset after have seen the corpse
VOCABULARY CHART Name___________________________________________ Class ______ Date___________ Title ___________________________________________________ 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 feather
MEANING pluma
Shroud
mortaja
knife
cuchillo
He was using the knife for opening the can so it wasn’t strange that he cut his finger
madman
loco
He was celebrating the goal of Athletic Club of a way that he seemed a madman
sharp
afilado
She was holding a sharp knife for cutting the chicken
fireplace
chimenea
They were sitting around the fireplace telling histories about old heroes
Suddenly
De repente
Suddenly she slide in the street and fell in the wet floor
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SENTENCE The feathers of these strange bird were of a incredible red colour The shtoud of is uncle had a stain after the party
VOCABULARY CHART Name___________________________________________ Class ______ Date___________ Title ___________________________________________________ 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 rattle
SENTENCE The prisoners was rattling the cups against the balls of the cell
reason
MEANING sonajero o hacer sonar algo razon
nasty
feo
You aren’t nasty, I think you are pretty of your way
Starve
Morirse de hambre
In Africa the children are starving a cause of the drought
murmured
Murmuró
He was murmuring in class when the teacher saw him
churchyard
cementerio
She had not been never in a churchyard
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“My only reason is you”
VOCABULARY CHART Name___________________________________________ Class ______ Date___________ Title ___________________________________________________ Chapter _______
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 retourned
MEANING Regresó
jewels
joyas
narrow
estrecho
The ring was too narrow for him so he went to get a refund in the shop
Knelt
Se arrodillo
The valorous knight knelt when saw the beautiful woman
Blossoms
florece
every spring the trees blossomed since this strange year
Stood up
Ponerse de pie
She stood up before him and say cry while tried to escape
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SENTENCE They have not returned yet to their home when the thief attack them The jewels have been stolen of the jeweller
VOCABULARY CHART Name___________________________________________ Class ______ Date___________ Title ___________________________________________________ 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 weakly
MEANING debilmente
fearful
Temeroso
beyond
Mas alla de…
wet
humedo
pray
rezar
He realised that praying to the gods he cant improve his life
Almond tree
almendro
I like sleep under the almond tree of mi country house
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SENTENCE The old man said weakly who has been the murderer before die The fearful animal was smelling our food when we arrived The legend which our grandfather tell us that beyond the mountains a glorious clan of Vikings lived He was crying in the wet corner of the chamber, he don’t want to remember all his crimes
VOCABULARY CHART Name___________________________________________ Class ______ Date___________ Title ___________________________________________________ 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 hidden
MEANING escondido
SENTENCE Then, lord Virom discovered the hidden door
Unearthly
sobrenatural
This man own a unearthly strength
silent
silencioso
Jaguar is a very silent hunter of the amazons forest
almost
casi
Almost all of the Athletic Club footballers are from the quarry
Gypsies
gitanos
Gypsies in our country have a very bad fame but not all the gypsies are bad persons
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VOCABULARY CHART Name___________________________________________ Class ______ Date___________ Title ___________________________________________________ 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
branches
ramas
The branches hit the windows of her bedroom making a strange noisy
argue
discutir
My neighbours think that we don’t hear them when they are arguing
walkers
caminantes
The walkers usually pass near my country doing the route of “San Isidro”
surely
seguramente
Surely the almost of all of yours think that I am stupid
silver
plata
The armour of the warrior king was decorate with silver filigrees
carriage
carruaje
The carriage was being followed by a group of wolfs
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