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The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories
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1 Openanswers2 a Openanswers b ambassador,chiromantist,dean,duchess,duke,
lawyer,twins c carriage;armour;sword;candle3 a Pinkerton’sWonderStainCleaner b Smith’sRisingSunOil c DrDobell’sMedicine d Gardener’sGrassGrower4 a (foranAmerican):c,d,g,i,j,k,n b (foraBritishperson):a,b,e,f,h,l,m,o5 a largepillows b peasfrompeashooters c Theyputawhitesheetandahollowvegetableon
it,soitlookslikeaghost. d strings e butter f abucketofwater g BOO!6 a LordCantervilleistalkingabouttheCanterville
ghost. b WashingtonOtisistalkingaboutabloodstainon
thelibraryfloor. c TheCantervilleGhostistalkingabouttheterrible
modernAmericans,theOtisfamily. d VirginiaOtisisgivingadvicetotheghostabouther
family. e TheCantervilleGhost,SirSimondeCanterville,
istalkingabouthiswife,LadyEleanoredeCanterville.(Hekilledher!)
f TheghostistalkingabouttheGardenofDeath. g MrsLucretiaOtisistalkingaboutherdaughter,
Virginia,whohasreturnedtothefamilythroughasecretdoor.
h Virginiaistalkingabouttheghost,whoisnowdeadandrestsinpeace.
i MrHiramOtisistalkingtoLordCantervilleaboutthejewelsthattheghostgavetoVirginia.
j Cecil,DukeofCheshire,istalkingtohiswife,Virginia,DuchessofCheshire.Heissayingthathedoesn’tneedtoknoweverythingaboutVirginia’slifebeforetheirmarriage.
7 a Theghostputhisskeletonhandsonhershoulders. b Theghostsmiledatthemthroughthecurtainsof
theirsmallbedroom. c Theghostknockedathiswindowwithagreen
hand.
d Theghostburntthemarkofhisfiveskeletonfingersintoherwhiteskin.
e Theghost’slaughfrightenedthem. f Theghostappearedas‘RuperttheHeadlessLord’. g Theghostappearedas‘TheGhostoftheMoonlit
Murderer’.8 a Theghostplanstomakeghostnoisesathim,then
cuthisownthroattothesoundoflowmusic. b Theghostplanstoplaceanice-coldhandonMrs
Otis’sface. c Heplanstowhispertheterriblesecretsofdeath
intohisear. d Heplanstowhisperafewsoft‘Aaaaghs!’from
behindthecurtains,orperhapsmakeafeverishmovementoftheblanketwithhisghostlyfingers.
e Heplanstostandbetweentheirbedsandappearlikeagreen,icy-colddeadbody.Thenhewouldthrowoffthewhitesheetandmoveroundtheroominhisfamous‘SkeletonDance’.
9–12 Openanswers13 a LadyWindermere b LordArthurSaville c MrPodgers d DuchessofPaisley e SirThomas f SybilMerton g LadyClementina h LordSurbiton i DeanofChichester j Winckelkopf14 a 4 b 7 c 1 d 3 e 6 f 2 g 515 a TravellinginVenice-Ravenna-Venice b AtPestleandHumbey’s c AtLadyClementina’shouse d AtSybilMerton’shouse e Athisclub f AtLadyWindermere’sparty g AthomeinBelgraveSquare16 a Clocksseemaperfectplaceforhidingabomb. b RouvaloffisafriendofLordArthurSaville’s.He
knowsaboutbombsandwheretogetthem. c ThisisthefigurethatWinckelkopfputsonthe
topoftheclockwithabombinside.TheDeanofChichesterandhisfamilythinkitisontheclockbecauseoftheDean’sbook,What Is Liberty?
d ThisistheamountofmoneythatLordArthurSavillepaysWinckelkopfformakingtheclockbomb.
e JanePercyistheDeanofChichester’sdaughterandoneofLordArthurSaville’scousins.HeramusinglettergivesArthurtheinformationaboutthebomb.Itdidn’tworkandtheDeandidn’tdie.
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17 a Theirfortunes,accordingtoMrPodgers b Murder c Poison d Hetravelswithhisbrotherandwaitsfornewsof
LadyClementina’sdeath. e Aclockbomb f LordArthurSavillethrowshimintotheriverand
hedies. g ShethinksitissillyforLordArthurtobelievethat
hishappinesscomesfromchiromancy.18 Possibleanswers: a LadyWindermereiscleverandamusing.Sheis
confidentandincontrol. b LordArthurisnotveryintelligentandrathersilly.
Hebelievesinchiromancy.HemurdersMrPodgersbecausehethinksthathebelievesinduty.
19–21 Openanswers22 a Oxford b green c two d inacarriage e unmarriedandrich f doesn’tmeet g askhertomarryhim h herhandkerchief i no j London k three l pretendstohave23 a Possibleanswers(allaboutherbeautyand/or
mystery): LadyAlroyistallandbeautifulwithlonghairand
largesecretiveeyes.ShewearsveryexpensiveclothesandlivesinthebestpartofLondon.Herfaceisfullofmystery.Sheisabeautifulsphinx.AfterLordMurchisonseesher,hecan’tstopthinkingabouther.Sheislikesomethingfromadream.Whenhevisitsher,sheispleasantandmysterious.
b–c Openanswers24 a Hefeelspleasedtoseehisfriend,butheisanxious
andworried. b Hefeelsthatheisfallinginlove. c Hefeelspleasedandexcited.Hefallsmadlyinlove
withher. d Hefeelsunhappyandquiteconfused. e Hethinkssheisalwayspleasantbutmysterious.He
lovesher,butthemysteryaroundherworrieshimandmakeshimangry.
f Hefeelsconfused,andperhapsangry. g Hefeelscrazy–completelyoutofcontrol. h Hefeelsverysad.Heshutshimselfinhisrooms
andseesnobodyfordays. i Hefeelsunsure,confusedandsad.25–35 Openanswers
Discussion activities key1–5 Openanswers6 Possibleanswers: a Theyhavealotofmoneytobuybighousesin
Europeandeverythinginthem. b Theyarenotafraidofghosts.Theydonotbelieve
inthem. c Theyhavepracticalsolutionsforallproblems.7 Openanswers8 Possibleanswers: • Washington:heplannedtomakeghostnoisesat
himandcuthisownthroattothesoundoflowmusic.
• TheAmbassadorandhiswife:hewouldplaceanice-coldhandonherfaceandwhisperterriblesecretsofdeathintohisear.
• Thetwins:hewouldappearlikeagreenice-colddeadbodyinthemiddleoftheirbeds.ThenhewouldmovearoundinhisSkeleton’sDance.
Butnoneofthishappenedbecausehewasfrightenedbya‘ghost’madebythetwins.
9–16 Openanswers17 Possibleanswers: Examplesthatshowwhythisisa‘studyofduty’:Mr
PodgersreadsLordArthur’shandandtellshimhewillcommitamurder.SoLordArthur,whohasastrongsenseofduty,setsouttokillsomeone.ThissenseofdutymakesLordArthurdoallsortsofthings:giveLadyClementinapoisontocureherstomachache,sendaclockwithabombtotheDeanofChichesterandwhenhefailstodohisduty,thatistosay,tokillarelative,inordertodohisdutyhethrowsMrPodgersintotheriver.Itisalsohisdutynottomarryuntilthishasbeendone.
18 Openanswers19 Possibleanswers: TheSphinxisanimageofalionwithahumanhead
inEgyptianandGreekmythology.Thiswordisalsousedtodescribeamysteriousperson.
20 Openanswers21 Possibleanswers: – WhenLordMurchisontoldherhehadseenher
inBondStreet,LadyAlroybecamepaleand,inalowvoice,askedhimnottotalksoloudly,asifshedidn’twantanyonetoknowshehadbeenthere.
– Shespokeinalowvoice,asifafraidofsomething.
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– WhenLordMurchisonaskedifhecouldvisither,shelookedaroundtoseeifanyonehadheardhim.
– WhenLordMurchisonvisitedheratthetimetheyhadarranged,LadyAlroywasnotthere,shehadjustgoneout.
– LordMurchisongotaletterfromLadyAlroyaskinghimnottowritetoherhouseagain.
– LadyAlroyaskedLordMurchisontosendherletterstotheWhitaker’sLibrarytoaMrsKnox.
– LordMurchisonwaswalkingtoPiccadillyonedayandtookapoorlittlestreet.JustinfrontofhimwasLadyAlroy,herfacehiddenbyalargehat.Whenshecametoahouseshetookakeyfromherbagandwentin.
22–23 Openanswers
Activity worksheets key1 a bloodstain b haunted c skeleton d Ambassador2 a 3
b 3 c 7TheOtissaytheycomefromaverymodern
country. d 3
3 MrsUmneylookedafterthehouse.(Aftershefainted,)shegotaraiseinsalary.
VirginiaOtiswaskindtotheghostandhelpedhimfindpeace.Shegotvaluablejewelsasapresent.
TheTwinslikedtoplaytricksonpeopleandwereoftenpunishedforit.
TheDukeofCheshirewasinlovewiththeOtisdaughter.Whentheymarried,heletherkeephersecret.
SirSimonkilledhiswifeandafterwardsdisappearedmysteriously.
4 a Becausethesuitofarmourfelloffandhewasinpain.
b Nobodywasafraidofhisnoisesorappearancenow. c Inthe‘GardenofDeath’. d Becauseshewasplain,shewasuglyandshecouldn’t
cook. e Hewaslefttodieofhunger.5 a 3 b 1 c 4 d 2
6 LadyWindermere:c;e LordArthurSaville:f;j;m;o;s MrPodgers:k;n;p;q;r SirThomas:a;d;h;i TheDuchess:l;t7 a Becauseallherguestsdidwhatshewantedthemto
do. b BecauseLordArthurwouldsendhimachequeto
hisoffice. c Becausehehadnorighttomarryheruntilafterthe
murder. d Becausehehadtochoosewhohewouldkill. e Becausehewantedhertotakethepoison.8 a 7TheyspenttwoweeksinVenice. b 3
c 3
d 7TheoldladydiedinhersleepafterdinnerwiththeDuchess.
e 3
f 7Shefounditbutdidnoteatit. g 7Hewasveryunhappybecausenowhehadtoplan
anothermurder.9 LadyAlroywasshorttallandbeautiful.Shehadlong
hairandsmalllargesecretiveeyes.ThefaintsmileonthelipslookedverymuchlikethesmileoftheGreekEgyptianSphinx.Herhatsclotheslookedveryexpensive.
LadyAlroywasawidow:herhusbandhaddied,andshelivedinabeautifulhouseinthemostexpensivepartofParisLondon.
10 a Becausehewasveryangryandwantedtogetaway. b AboutLadyAlroy’sdeath. c Becausehehaddoubts.Hewantedinformation. d Nobody. e Shehadnosecrets.Sheonlyrentedasittingroom
toreadandkeepamystery.11 a 3 b 3
c 7LadyAlroyaskedLordMurchisontosendletterstoaMrsKnoxattheLibrary.
d 7Hedecidedtoaskhertobehiswife,butheonlywroteaskinghertoseehimthefollowingMonday,atsixo’clock.
e 3
12 Openanswers
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Progress test key1 a 2 b 3 c 1 d 3 e 22 a True. b True. c False.TheGhostaskedhertoprayforhimtosleep
andhavepeace. d True. e False.ShewentwiththeGhostnearthechurch
andshedidnotcomebackfortea.Herfamilywasworried.
3 a 4 b 7 c 1 d 6 e 3 f 8 g 5 h 24 LordArthurSavillewasaffectedbyLadyClementina’s
deathandheblamedLadyWindermereMrPodgersforherdeath.Beforeshedied,LadyClementinamadeherwill:sheleftherLondonhouseandallherhatsfurnituretoLordArthur.
OnedayLordArthurandSybilweresortingburningoldpapersinLadyClem’shousewhenSybilfoundalittlegoldsilverbox.ShelovedthelittleboxandaskedArthurifshecouldhaveitandifshecoulddestroyeatthesweetinthebox.Arthurwentwhite:LadyClementinaneveratethecapsulewiththeaconitineliquid.Shehaddiedanaturaldeath!
5 a LadyAlroy’sface. b LadyAlroyandLordMurchison. c LadyAlroy’shandkerchief. d LadyAlroy’sletter. e ThesittingroomwhichLadyAlroyrentedin
CumnorStreet.