Ethan Frome introduction and chapter one.

Before Reading
I think it will be a serious story.
I think Ethan will leave his wife.
I do not think Ethan will marry Mattie.
I think it will end sadly.

While Reading
Read Chapter 1. Match these people with the sentences.
Ruth Hale I Denis Eady I Harmon Gow I Ethan Frome I the narrator (the
person telling the story)
Harmon Gow told the narrator about Ethan Frame's accident.
The narrator was staying in Starkfield because of his work.
Ruth Hale lived in the finest house in the village.
Denis Eady was a successful Starkfield businessman.
Ethan Frome drove the narrator to the station in his sleigh.

At the end of Chapter 1, the narrator knew the answer to only

one of these questions.
Which one? Can you guess the answers to the other two?
1. Why was Ethan's body so damaged?
Because Ethan had an accident, nearly 24 years ago. This is the
question that has answer.
2. Why did Ethan's face have a sad, grim look all the time?
I guess because he was unhappy with his wife, maybe angry with the
life.
3. Whose was the whining voice in Ethan's house?
Maybe it was his wife voice caused by her own ill health.
After Reading
1 Choose the best words to complete this text about Zeena.
tall I lively I young I silent I shining I cold I thin I soft I milky white I
grey I dark I yellowish I whining I sweet I smiles I complains I her own
ill health I the beauty of nature

Zeena is a cold, silent woman, with dark eyes and thin lips. Her hair is
grey, and her skin is yellowish. Zeena has a whining voice, and she
complains a lot. She loves talking about her own ill health.