THE CANTERVILLE GHOST A CLASS PROJECT
Víctor Fernándes de Cora 3ºC IES Cristo del Rosario-Zafra (Badajoz) 9/2/2012
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-TITLE: The canterville ghost. -AUTHOR: Oscar Wilde -PUBLISHING HOUSE: Vicens Vives (Black Cat) -MAIN CHARACTERS: -MR. Hiram B. Otis: He is an American father. He and his wife Lucretia have four children.He is the minister of EEUU and republican.He is very persuasive and his character is very calm and dominant, and he likes to joke about the British people. -MRS. Lucretia Otis: She is the wife of Hiram. She has beautiful blue eyes, blonde hair and he is not tall but it isn´t short. She is very friendly and loves children. -Virginia: She is one of the children of MR and MRS Otis. She is a child of fifteen years. She looks with blue eyes and long blonde hair. She is funny, frienly and very sensitive. In the book she meets the ghost. -The Twins: They are the two smallest boys of the house. They are beautiful and naughty boys. They have blonde hair and green eyes. -MRS. Umney: She is the house keeper. She is old, so she has white hair. She is very obedient, but she lives afraid the ghost. -Lord Canterville: He is the previous owner of the mansion. He prove sincerity and esteem to the Otis`s family. He usually wear a shirt, a tie and a jacket. -Washington: He is the oldest children of the family. He is blonde, tall and he dance very well. Next to the twins, he loves joke the ghost because he thought that it was very funny. He usually cleans the stain that the ghost did. -The Ghost: He was called Sir Simeone Canterville. He is alone because he kills all his family. He has dirty and grey hair, and red eyes. He is frightened and her lips are very cold. He wear a shroud and old clothes.
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-SUMMARY: This book is about an American family (Otis's family) that go to live in England, there the people believe in ghosts. In the house that they were to live there weren't anybody because people say that the house was haunted but to the Otis's family it doesn't mind. In the house only there was the house keeper called Umney, she said to them that the house was haunted and that the people only stay there for a day there. In the library they saw a big stain, Umney was fainted but anybody in the family were afraid and they cleaned the stain, but the next night the stain of blood was there again, but the family continue without stay afraid. The ghots decided to fright them in the night. That night MR Otis go out his bedroom and he gives to the ghost oil for his chains and the ghost felt very dissapointed. One week later, the ghost tryed to fright the twins, but he didn't achieve, and the ghost start to stay angry because the people of the house joke of him, except Virginia. Virginia went inside a room where the ghost were, he decided to ask for help to her, because he wanted to rest in peace because he was repentant for killed his wife, and she decided to help the ghost. He said to Virginia where a treasure stayed with a lot of jewels and money. She found it but the ghost was died, then they buried the ghost and Virginia keeped the treasure.At the final she got married with his engaged.
-PERSONAL OPINION: I don't like the book a lot. The book is not boring but I think that these kind of histories are not very original. The book is about mistery and it suppose that it causes afraid. I think that the book can be more interesting.
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VOCABULARY CHART Name Víctor Fernández de Cora Quijano
CLASS 3ºC
Title The Canterville Ghost
Date 9/2/2012
Chapter The Stain
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
Coffin
Ataúd
He creates a coffin to the ghost.
Shroud
Velo
The ghost wears a shroud.
Apron
Delantal
The spoilt wears an apron.
Faint
Desmayarse
She faints when the ghost appears.
Stain
Mancha
The furniture has a big stain.
Guitty
Culpable
You are the guitty.
Rub
Frotar
You must to rub that stain.
Wages
Sueldo
His father isn´t charge his wages.
Peashooter
Cerbatana
The twins bought a peashooter.
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VOCABULARY CHART Name Víctor Fernández de Cora Quijano
CLASS 3ºC
Title The Canterville Ghost
Date 9/2/2012
Chapter The Ghost Appears
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
Wrist
Muñeca
I have broken my wrist.
Elbow
Codo
My elbow is very dirty.
Pillows
Almohada
That pillow is very cool.
Rude
Grosero
She is very rude with me.
Anger
Ira
The anger of the good is coming now.
Pain
Dolor
The pain that I felt was very strong.
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VOCABULARY CHART Name Víctor Fernández de Cora Quijano
CLASS 3ºC
Title The Canterville Ghost
Date 9/2/2012
Chapter The TerribleTwins
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
String
Cinta
I have in my head a string.
Jug
Jarra
Can you bring me a jug of water?
Howled
Aullar
The wolf howl all the night.
Fool
Dejar en ridículo
He fooled me in the meeting.
Scream
Chillar
She scream when she's afraid.
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VOCABULARY CHART Name Víctor Fernández de Cora Quijano
CLASS 3ºC
Title The Canterville Ghost
Date 9/2/2012
Chapter Virgina Meets the Ghost
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
Lonely
Solo
He was lonely when the ghost appears.
Blow
Golpe
The ghost receive a blow in the corridor.
Mend
Arreglar
They mend the dishwasher.
Torn
Rajado
He don't want to do anything, so he is a torn.
Ugly
Feo
He is very ugly when he is angry.
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VOCABULARY CHART Name Víctor Fernández de Cora Quijano
CLASS 3ºC
Title The Canterville Ghost
Date 9/2/2012
Chapter The Garden of Death
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
Nightingale
Ruiseñor
The nightingale sing all the night.
Lip
Labio
Her lip is very cold.
Whisper
Cuchichear
They whisper when I was teaching them.
Spreud
Tender
The twins spreud a trap to the ghost.
Soft
Blando
The ball is very soft
Pray
Orar
The priest was praying at 8:00!!
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VOCABULARY CHART Name Víctor Fernández de Cora Quijano Title The Canterville Ghost
CLASS 3ºC Chapter The Flowering Tree
Date 9/2/2012
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
Dish
Plato
You have to clean the dish
Necklace
Collar
He gives a necklace to his mother
Grave
Tumba
The ghost is buried in the grave
Blushed
Sonrojarse
She blushed because she arrive late
Beside
Al lado
The supermarket is beside the library
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