THE CANTERVILLE GHOST AND OTHER STORIES
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10/1/2012
The Canterville Ghost
INFORMATIO ABOUT THE BOOK Title: The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories. Author: Oscar Wilde. Publishing House: Richmond(Secondary Readers). Main Characters: -Mr. Otis: He is the husband of Lucretius R and father of 4 children. He was (the) (republican) secretary in E.E.U.U. He is a very calm man. -Mrs Otis: She is a very handsome woman with an extraordinary vitality. -Washington Otis: He is the major, blond son, it had reputation of being a good bailarin. Together with his minor brothers they were putting traps to the ghost and reian of him. - Virginia Otis: She was a very handsome and enterteining young woman of approximately 15 years. It was she that I help to the ghost to liberate his soul. - The twins: Also called (stars and stripes), they are two very naughty twins who put traps to the ghost. -Mr Simon: He is the ghost and principal personage of the story. This one killed his wife and because of it he strolls around for the house until someone helps him to save his soul. -Mrs Ummey: Es the housewife of the Otis, Ummey is afraid to the ghost. -Lord Canterville: He is the former owner of the mission. He is a very sincere and honest man since it does not conceal from the family Otis the existence of the ghost. -The duke of Chesire: He is the boyfriend of Virginia, of this whom madly inspired love. Later he was marrying Virginia.
VOCABULARY
Chapter 1 Effort
Esfuerzo
You've all made a huge effort to get here.
Beaten
Vencido
The Spanish army was beaten, alon with the Frenah army, by the English army in the Battle of Trafalgar
Upset
Alterar
Jamie is really upset about your behavior.
Lead
Conducir
incompetent politician have led us to the edge of bankrupt.
Rest
Resto
I've lost the rest of my work
Housekeepe r
Ama de llaves
The housekeeper has been in charge of the house the whole.weekend
Soft
Suave
The sheets of my bed are very soft
Rooks
Torres
The archers watched from the towers of the castle
Chapter 2 Whole
Todo
I have done whole they sent me
Neighbours
Vecinos
The neighbor's kids would not stop nagging and make noise.
Case
Caso
Detectives have been unable to resolve the case
Kindly
Amablemente
The clerk has treated me kindly
belong to
Pertenecen a
These houses belong to the man
Reach
Llegar
The soldiers arrived at the battlefield while Japanese planes bombed the aircraft.
Chapter 3 Trouble
Problema
We managed to solve the math trouble
Bellow
Bramar
The boxer bellow with anger after the first bout
Unwell
Indispuest o
I'm not going to school because I am unwell
Wild
Salvaje
I like wild animals
Chapter 4 Frighten
Asustar
I do not like to scare people
Knife
Cuchillo
I use the knife to cut meat
Barn owl
Lechuzax
My best friend is keeper of owls.
Bed sheet
Sábana
The lions live in the bed shet
Brush
Cepillo
Yesterday I went to buy a brush for the hair
Lifted
Levantado
Today I lifted very early
Laughing
Reir
The jokes make me laughing
Chapter 5 Take off
Quítese
Take off your cup in the school
Lo que es peor
Maybe in the game rain or snow worse
Amplia
You wide ther image see for best
Worse Wide
Chapter 6 Above
Por encima de
Untroubled Sin problema
The dog jumped above the fence and has fallen I've done the test untroubled
Chapter 7 Unkind people
Gente desagradable
Liars are Unkind people
Paint box
Caja de pinturas
Yesterday I went to buy a box of paints for art project
Weakly
Débilmente
The tramp moved weakly in the streets of the
city Knelt down
Se arrodill贸
The subjects knelt before the Great Khan of Mongolia
Church
Iglesia
In the church my parents were married
Almond
Almendro
My grandfather has an almond tree in his country house
Chapter 8 Husband Marido
The husband gave her a diamond ring to his wife
Gypsies
Gitanos
The gypsies were dancing to the music in the house opposite.
Hidden
Oculto
I found a note hidden in the street
Chapter 9 Pulled
Tirado (por caballos)
The horses pulled the wagon with great bravery
Seat
Asientos
Car seats broke last week
Jewels
Joyas
The thieves stole all the jewels in less than 20 minutes.
SUMMARY The author tells the story of the Otis family, composed of six persons the father, Mr. Otis an American minister, his wife Mrs. Otis and four children: Washington, Virginia to and the twins, who decided to live in England. The family buys a house called Canterville although the former owner had warned them that a ghost (Mr. Simon) in the house, who had killed his wife. Seeing the house
realized that there was a blood stain on the library and erase Washington, but the next day reappeared. From here the Otis family and their maid, Ummey had many strange situations, the ghost to see him disgraced and humiliated ever decided not to frighten the family. Virginia finally helped the ghost of Mr. Simon to save his soul.
PERSONAL OPINION In my opinion this one is a great book. I Have Been With The setting charmed the author to That Given to the work, Also the author raises the Situations That They Are very surrealistic as for example the attitude of Both twins and Washington Before the ghost. CONCLUSION In this one is a great book That shows us the society of the nineteenth century with great detail. I recommend everyone to read it is wonderful.