EES 24 5toA TP7

The Canterville Ghost

Chapter 4
Task 1
What were the regular job of the Canterville ghost?
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Task 2
Answer the following questions.
1) How much did the ghost rest?
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2) When did the ghost walk along the passages?
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3) What did the ghost think about the Tammany’s Sun Oil?
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4) Why did the ghost become ill?
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5) What did Mrs Otis do after they didn’t see the ghost again?
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6) From where did the ghost know the Duke’s family?
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7) Why didn’t the ghost leave his room?
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Task 3
True or false? Decide whether the statements below are true, false or don’t know.
1) … One night the twins put nutshells on the top stairs, so the ghost went crashing down the
stairs to the bottom.
2) … The ghost wanted to frighten the boys as a Horseman of Death.
3) … Mr Otis wrote a book.
4) … The ghost could see the bloodstain in the library.
5) … The ghost carried an old gun because he wanted to kill the twins.
6) … There was fire in the fireplace.
7) … The Duke stayed at Canterville Chase.
8) … The ghost didn’t stop his ghostly work.

Task 4
Look for … 3 examples.
1) adjectives
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2) adverbs of manner
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3) adverbs of time
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4) adverbs of place
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Task 5
Which one was earlier? Circle the correct letter or underline the correct sentence.
1) A) The ghost stayed 5 days in his room
B) He got wet.

2) A) The ghost took the bottle of oil from Mr Otis’ room.

B) Mr Otis began to work again on his book.

3) A) The ghost was wet.

B) The ghost was dirty.

4) A) The ghost didn’t appear again.

B) Mr Otis wrote to Lord Canterville.

5) A) Mrs Otis gave parties.

B) The ghost appeared as the Horseman of Death.