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PLOT:
The story is about a cat, called Tobermory, who is Lady Blemeleys
pet. His owner is an aristocratic woman that likes organise parties
with important people. In one of these meetings, Cornelius Appin
shows his most important discovery: a speaking cat, Tobermory.
Nobody believes hum until Tobermory starts to speak. That is a big
surprise for all the guests who start to ask him. At first the
conversation is about intelligence, but in the end Tobermory reveals
people secrets. That is the reason why the guests plan to murder the
cat but his enemy kill him before.
MAJOR THEMES
The hypocrisy of aristocratic people, the revenge...
SETTING
The story takes place in Lady Blemleys house during a few days.
ACTIVITIES
BEFORE YOU READ
1. Which of the adjectives below best describe cats and which best
describe dogs? Write them in the appropriate column. Can you
think of any others?
Cats: independent, wild, selfish, elegant.
Dogs: servile, tame, loyal, intelligent, faithful.
2. Look at the picture on page 88.
a. How would you describe the expression on the cats face?
He is bored but he seems happy. Some members think that he is
annoyed.
b. The title of Part One is A great Discovery. What role do you think
this cat has in the great discovery?
c. We think that Tobermory is one of the most important characters.
3. Listen to the beginning of Part One and chose the best answer A, B
or C.
1. Lady Blemley always invited people to her parties who had
certain talents.
2. People said that Cornelius Appin was clever
3. Cornelius said that Tobermory was very intelligent
1. Part Two has been divided into eight sections. Choose the most
suitable heading from the list (a-I) for each section. There is one extra
heading which you do not need to use.
A. He has seen and heard all! 5
B. Boring but at least you eat well. 6
C. A grave mistake. 3
D. The long, long wait. 8
E. I knew he was right. (extra)
F. Better dead that talking. 7
G. And humans think theyre more intelligent than us. 2
H. What do you say to a talking cat? 1
I. Even cats are worried about their health. 4.
2. For questions 1-8, complete the second sentence so that is has a
similar meaning to the first sentences, using the word given. Do not
change the word given. You must use between two and five words.
1. I have been working whit cats for seven months.
2. There are no better animals than cats for my work.
3. He said that he would come when he wanted to.
4. Tobermory, is it difficult to learn to speak?Asked Miss
Resker.
5. Lady Blemley apologized for spilling most of the milk on the
carpet.
6. He might have taught his girlfriend.
7. He was killed by his enemy, the big tomcat.
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5.
cats that appear in the literature, in the cinema or in the TV, we write
about: Garfield, Salem, Sylvester, Tom (Tom and Jerry), Don Gato,
Puss in boots, Rasca, Felix the cat, and Isidoro.
PLAY SCRIPT
H. H. Munro was born in Akyab, Birmania 1870. He was Charles
Augustus Munro son and his mother was Mary Frances Mercer who
died in 1872 gored for a cow, an event which had very influence in his
stories. Then he went to live with puritan family with strict
personality, something that changed his character forever, and this
also reflects it for example in one of his stories called Sredni Vashtar
He studied at Pencarwick School in the town of Exmouth, and in
the Bedford Grammar School. Then he went to the First World War
where he died in 1916 in a fight in Beaumont Hamel.
After he died, his sister Ethel, destroyed all his literary work and
she wrote again the family history with her particular way.
Saki is well-known with his short stories in which the characters
are described with many details and interesting plots. The main
themes are the Victorian middle social class and their strict way of
life. For that he received good opinions about them. He wrote many
tales, The Open Window was the most famous. Also his dramas are
very important, for example "The Unbearable Bassington", and finally
he wrote satiric novels like The Westminster Alice or When William
Came".
The title of the story is also a city in England. The Isle of Mull
and the neighbouring Island of Iona lie just off the west coast of
Scotland, in the United Kingdom. Tobermory was built as a fishing port
in the late 18th century and is now the main village on Mull. The
village has a good variety of shops, hotels, and other accommodation
as well as being the administrative centre for the island. The Isle of
Mull and Iona are ideal places to base yourself for viewing the wildlife
of Scotland.
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ignores him or they dont understand his intentions and this is the
cause of a bad relationship between them.
Master Cat, or Puss in Boots is a French literary story written, at
the close of the seventeenth century, by Charles Perrault. The story is
about a miller of a kingdom, whose son inherit only a cat. The others
two brothers are better lucky but, the small brother keeps the cat and
listen him. The cat says that if he rely on him and he achieve a pair of
boots and a sack, they will get a lot of money. The cat will meet the
King, because he is very brave and clever and, his owner will become
in rich. Finally, the miller fall in love a princess and marry her. In the
film Shreck, this character appears in a different and current version.
He goes along with Shreck and the donkey in theirs adventures. He
seems the character of Antonio Banderas in the film The fox.
Rasca is a chatarcter of a serie Rasca y Pica in the programm of
Krusty the Clown, in The Simpson. He is a black cat, whit bulging
eyes. Rasca is always killled by Itchy and, in every chapter, he
revives. That is the reason why we can say he have got more than
nine lifes, typical in United Satates.
Felix the cat is a character of silent film. He is a black, with
white eyes and a wide smile. There is a dispute between several
people because everybody assert they are their makers. He was one
of the most popular characters of the cartoons until the appearance
of Mickey Mouse.
Isidoro is a character of a story created by George Gately in
1973. Isidoro the previous character of Garfield. They are similar in
the physical aspect (both are tripped and orange) but they have
different personality: Isidoro is more active and silent. He have a....
daino.
Doraemon is Japanese cartoon, who is one of the most popular
manga in the History. He is created in 1969 by two japaneses
painters. He is a cosmic robot cat who come through the future to
help Nobita Nobi with his magics invents. He have a pocket in the
belly where are all the objects. He tries to take Nobitas family out of
poverty.