COLEGIO NACIONAL RAFAÉL HERNÁNDEZ

Sección Inglés - 5to Año - 2009

READING TIME: THE TURN OF THE SCREW - Chapter 7 – Flora.

1.- The chapter begins with the apparition of Miss Jessel by the lake.
Describe each of the character’s reaction to that. How did they feel?
a) The new governess:
b) Mrs. Grose:
c) Flora:

2.- Complete with the name of the characters:

a) said the name ‘Miss Jessel’ in front of
for the first time.
b) was standing in the same place as once before and
felt quiet and happy.
c) was there in order to find and
.
d) was not staring at she was looking at
, who had a shock because of this.
e) gave an angry look to .
f) pointed across the lake to but even
though wanted to help and wanted to see her, she couldn’t
see anything.
g) was winning and was losing.
h) changed from being a beautiful, little angel into a hard and
ugly child. She shouted at and said she didn’t like her
anymore.

3.- Imagine a conversation between Miss Jessel and the new governess
after Mrs. Grose takes Flora back into the house.

4.- According to the governess, that night at Bly had a ‘strange sadness’.
Why? Explain.
5.- Match the first and second part of these sentences:
a) Miles sat next to the
governess… 1) …Flora will never speak to her again.
b) Mrs. Grose announced… 2) …a plan
c) The governess feels… 3) …without speaking or moving.
d) Flora has not… 4) …said a word about Miss Jessel.
e) The governess believes… 5) …more bad news to the governess: Flora was ill.
f) The governess comes up 6) …Flora will speak to her uncle and then she’ll
with… have to leave Bly.

6.- What’s the governess plan?

7.- Why does the governess say “thank goodness!” by the end of page 44?

8.- The governess wrote a letter to the children’s uncle. Can you imagine
what she wrote?

Dear Master,

9.- Mrs. Grose finds an explanation for Miles expulsion from school. What
does she believe?