The Canterville ghost

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Oscar Wilde

The Canterville Ghost Do you believe in ghosts? Well, the Otis family didn’t until they met the Canterville Ghost.

This is a story of life and death and love … of a ghost trapped in the present because of the bad thing he did in the past and how a young girl helps him to move on.

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Tags The Supernatural

Stage 3 O. Wilde, The Canterville Ghost J. Cadwallader, Uncle Jack and the Meerkats J. Cadwallader, Uncle Jack and the Emperor Penguins J. Cadwallader, Uncle Jack and the Bakonzi Tree J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

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The Canterville Ghost

by Oscar Wilde Retold, activities and poem by Jane Cadwallader Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali ELI Readers Founder and Series Editors Paola Accattoli, Grazia Ancillani, Daniele Garbuglia (Art Director) Graphic Design Sergio Elisei Eli Design Department Diletta Brutti

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The Canterville Ghost

- Games and language activities - An audio recording of the story - A picture dictionary

Stage 2 L.F. Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of OZ J. Cadwallader, PB3 and Coco the Clown J. Cadwallader, PB3 and the Vegetables J. Cadwallader, PB3 and the Jacket

My name is Gustavo.

I live in a very big city, Buenos Aires.

I have been drawing all my life, ever since I was a child as I didn’t have a TV. I enjoy most of all drawing comic strips and picturing myself and my kids in the illustrations that I create.

Oscar Wilde

The Canterville Ghost

Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) was from Ireland. He was famous for his clever sense of humour. He mostly wrote plays and poems but he also wrote some stories for children.

These often have a message that is useful for everyone.

Stage 3 OSCAR WILDE

Vocabulary areas Time, family and friends, the home, weather

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M

r Otis was a businessman from America. He wanted to buy Lord Canterville’s house but Lord Canterville said, ‘I have to tell you Mr Otis, there is a ghost in this house.’ ‘A ghost?’ asked Mr Otis, ‘But my dear Lord Canterville there are no ghosts!’

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‘Well …,’ Lord Canterville started to say, but Mr Otis said, ‘Don’t worry Lord Canterville, I will buy your house and your ... hm ... ghost,’ and Mr Otis bought the house.

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Mr Otis was married and had four children, a son called Washington, a daughter called Virginia and two happy noisy twin boys.

Mr Otis said, ‘Lord Canterville told me there was a ghost in the house!’ ‘A ghost! How exciting!’ said the twins.

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Mrs Otis pointed to the floor by the bookcase.

‘What is that?’ she asked. ‘Oh!’ said Mrs Umney the housekeeper, ‘That is the blood of Sir Simon Canterville’s wife. He killed her right here in 1575.’

‘Oh dear Mrs Umney!’ said Mr Otis, ‘In 1575?

That’s impossible!’ ‘Yes!’ continued Mrs Umney, ‘And ... Sir Simon disappeared soon after ... but then he came back as the Canterville Ghost.’

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Mr Otis’s son, Washington, took a small black crayon from his pocket. ‘Pinkerton’s special cleaner will clean this,’ he said … and it did.

‘Look! The blood is disappearing!’

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But the next morning at breakfast THE BLOOD WAS ON THE FLOOR AGAIN! ‘How did that happen?’ asked Mr Otis. The boys danced and sang ‘It was the ghost!’ ‘Don’t be silly!’ said Mrs Otis.

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Activity Pages 1 Circle the correct words to tell the story.

1 Sir Simon killed his brother / wife.

2 The brothers / sisters of Sir Simon’s wife chained him to a wall.

3 He died of hunger / anger.

4 The Otis family were / weren’t afraid of the ghost.

5 Sir Simon was a happy / an unhappy ghost.

6 Virginia helped / didn’t help the ghost.

7 Virginia went with the ghost to find the Angel of Death / Lady Canterville.

8 Sir Simon helped Mr Otis / Virginia to learn about love and death.

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2 Look at the poem on page 11.

Colour the words that are in the poem. ghost

jump

businessman morning

house ill

shouting

behind

years

see

wind night

find

wife sheet

3 Now use the words to fill the gaps in the poem. ghost I am the _____________ of Canterville I’ll make you _____________ or make you _____________.

For 300 _____________ I’ve been around _____________ and clanking on the ground.

So be careful and don’t look _____________ You never know what you could _____________!

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