Choose whether you prefer to read from a paper copy, or at ESL -Bits, where you are able to both read and listen to the story.
Section I
Vocabulary
Look up the following words:
haunted –
punctilious –
honour –
dress for dinner –
rector –
parish –
purchase –
a belle –
refinement –
peerage –
Duke –
propose –
guardian – housekeeper – curtsey –
Tudor –
stained glass –
Discuss in groups of three or four,
- Washington is fond of the peerage. What does that mean, and why is that regarded as a weakness?
- What is Pinkerton’s Champion Stain Remover and Paragon Detergent and what impression is conveyed to the reader of the label?
Write down you answers and make a brief summary of the story behind the ghost at Canterville Chase.
