: ‘ “| es D Onerew haste is cated River Cettge ‘Well, it's not Now. Tes feo etd, Te used te bea fare worker's We've gotan exctea bedroem. Why dent Lisa was realy pleased when she got the letter from ther Aunt Jennie in Devon. The summer holidays were long and abit boring and she ted her aunt and Uncle When she atved atthe cottage, her aunt took her upstairs! hope you tke your room. You'e the fist person to sleepin iter aunt said Usa noticed ‘a picture on the wall "Who's that lady inthe picture?’ she asked she looks very sad” "\ dont know her name Aunt Jenne said We found ‘the picture when we were painting the bedroom. She tsed to live here in iver Cottage. Her young husband died inthe Great War” Aunt Jennie continued, People say she woe a gold locket with her husband's photo Int everyday forthe rest of her ie They say she often comes back to the cottage, Aunt Jennie laughed, but | don't believe in hosts Let's go and have some supper E) tat ight Lisa read and then fll asleep. An hour later she woke suddenly. The room was very cold How strange twas August! The bedroom door was ‘open. That's funny! sure closed it’ thought is. She was getting out of bed to close the door when she saw a woman in the corner of the room. The woman was looking for something ina cupboard After fen minutes she disappeared,9s lie cor wosrien wrcrsen ce é ites adeom ued to have Ded ras en as your age her aust But Lisa thought sou he woman aly Who ws het Why ma she ing ‘re cphoud Ls went he bedroom and opened the dor of the capoard hat asin thre? Sh ted evened echt found tn the bck conse the cupboards sel lc. Ile aso photopaph ce hanome Yeung man iano an the eres for Wen isa wert bad that evening, she pt he gtd locket on he ol et tothe bed a el seg The next mong when she woke up the sun war shining andthe rom ts warm Se lke tthe tale Toe lcet wast there FEN ( ) | The Night Visitor ‘Complete the following activities. J —— 1 (3) Listen and read 2 Check Correct the statements. 1 River Cottage is a hundred years old Aver Cottage is two hunared yeors ol. 2 It used to be an artist's cottage. 3 Lisa's aunt and uncle found the picture of the oman when they were cleaning the house ‘The woman used to work in River Cottage, Her husband died when he was an old man ‘The woman always wore 3 gald ring 3 Write Answer the questions. | Why id Lisa wake in the middle ofthe night? Because the room wes cold 2 What did she see while she was getting out of bea? 3 What was the woman doing? 4 What did Lisa find at the back ofthe cupboard? 5 What was inthe locket? 6 Where did Lisa put it? 7 What was different when she woke the next morning? 4 Speak Discuss these questions. 11 Why do you think Lisa's bedroom was cold? 2 What do you think happened to the locket? 3 Do you believe in ghosts? 1