The Canterville Ghost Pages 1-19

A. Warm up Use your own experience to answer the following questions. There is no right or wrong answer. Be ready to talk about your answers in class.

Do you live in a large or small house? How are Americans different/same to British people? What is a housekeeper? Do you believe in ghosts? What things make you scared? Have you ever played a practical joke?

Has anyone played a practical joke on you?

B. Vocabulary Look at the following words from the story. Do you know what they mean?

ghost stain chains twin/s

countryside blood servants midnight

museum frighten/ed hallway

housekeeper library medicine

thunderstorm afraid horrible

C. Comprehension Please answer the following questions about the text.

Think about the conversation when Mr. Hiram B. Otis visits Lord Canterville. 1. What is their first conversation about? 2. Please describe Canterville Chase 3. Why was Mrs. Umney afraid of the bloodstain being removed? 4. Please describe the ghost 5. Why was he a very unhappy ghost? 2008 Steven Mondy YMCA

6. What happened when he tried to put on the suit of Armor? 7. What did the ghost plan to do the twins? 8. What did the twins do? D. Yes/No questions Please circle Yes or No for the following statements.

1. Yes 2. Yes 3. Yes 4. Yes 5. Yes

No No No No No

Mr. Hiram B. Otis was a rich American from New York. Canterville Chase was the owner who wanted to sell the house. Mr. Otis believes in ghosts. Mrs. Umney, the housekeeper, lives in Canterville Chase. Lord Canterville told Mr. Otis about the ghost before he sold the house.

E. Points of Understanding: Please complete questions 1~25 on page 59~60 (They may be on your book test)

2008 Steven Mondy YMCA

The Canterville Ghost Page 20~28

A. Warm-up Use your own experience to answer the following questions. There is no right or wrong answer. Be ready to talk about your answers in class.

What things are you responsible for at your home (cleaning, cooking, etc)? What things make you sad? Angry? What do like to do when you are lonely? Can you sleep easily? Can you explain what happens in a Japanese (or your country)

funeral? B.Vocabulary and Phrases Look at the following words/phrases from the story. Do you know what they mean?

cant you leave this poor ghost alone. the angel of death will let me rest fetch my father weep supper Sir Simon starved to death

C. Comprehension Please answer the following questions about the text. 1. He took off his head to scare the twins, but what happened? Why was he unhappy? 2. Why was Virginia Otis angry with the twins? 3. What bad thing did the ghost do? 4. How did the ghost die? 5. Who did the ghost kill? 6. How long has it been since the ghost slept? 2008 Steven Mondy YMCA

7. Please read the poem on page 22. What does it mean? 8. What did Virginia do with the ghost? 9. What did Virginia bring back with her? 10. Where did she take the family? 11. What happened in 1575? 12. Why do you think they had a funeral for the ghost? (You really need to think about this question). D. Agree or Disagree Please circle A (agree) or D (disagree) for the following statements. Be ready to give a reason for your answer in class.

1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A

D D D D

Virginia really cares for the ghost. The ghost deserved his punishment. The funeral was important. The ghost is finally forgiven for killing his wife.

2008 Steven Mondy YMCA