COLEGIO NACIONAL RAFAÉL HERNÁNDEZ

Sección Inglés - 5to Año - 2009

READING TIME: THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

CHAPTER 5: Poor, poor ghost!
1- Who says these statements? Think of a suitable (apropiada) response to each .

1. It’s my only reason for being alive………………………………………………………………..

2. It’s very wrong to kill someone…………………………………………………………………

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3. You’re much nicer that the rest of your nasty, rude, dishonest family. ………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………..

4. You Americans don’t understand anything.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2- What horrifies Virginia about the ghost’s past life?

3- The Ghost describes the perfect place for him to sleep. What is it like? Do you agree?
Which is yours?

4- Look at the poem on page 33. What does it mean?

5- The character of Virginia is chosen to save the ghost and give some peace. Why? What
is she like?

6- Many years have passed by and Virginia is a mother now. Imagine the conversation
she has with her children about the events at Canterville Chase.

7 – Do the two activities on page 47 in the reader. Type or write here the complete
questions
in the first activity.