Write these sentences in the Simple Past.
1)When Mr Otis....(buy)Canterville Chase ,he ...... (know)that it ...... (be) haunted by a ghost .Lord Canterville himself. ....... (tell)him immediately that his ancestor,St . Simon, had lived there for centuries .As soon as the Otises ..... (arrive )at Canterville Chase, they. ...... (find) a red bloodstain on the floor of the library. In the following days,the ghost ..... (try)to impress the family with his old tricks,but every attempt. ..... (be)a failure Finally the gost ...... (give )up every attemp to frighten the American family. Virginia. ..... (help)him to rest forever.
2)Complete the sentences with the past perfect.
1)When the Otises arrived at Canterville Chase, the ghost. .... (haunt)the place for theree centuries.
2)Sir Simon was tired because he (not to sleep)for a very long time.
3)When she finally appeared again, Virginia. ... (be)with the ghost in some secret place.
4)When she married, Virginia wore the jewels that the ghost. ...... (offer)her.
5)The Otis ..... (search )for Virginia desperately when she suddenly appeared at last.
3)Tick the right answer.
1)The first sign of the ghost they found in the hous was a blood .....on the floor of the library.
a)pipe
b)stain
c)donor
2)The twins are very .....boys.
a)nice
b)disciplined
c)bad.
3)The ghost is very ...when he sees another ghost in the house.
a)upset
b)happy
c)busy.
4)Mr Otis is not easily. ...to keep the jewels.
a)irritatied
b)convinced
c)interested
5)Virginia and the Duk of Cheshire are...couple.
a)a perfect
b)an elderly
c)an ill - assorted.
4)Do you remember the characters
in the story? Link the name with the definition.
1)She is fifteen years old.She is a very nice girl.
2)He falls in love with Virginia.
3)His family has owned Canterville Chase for centuries.
4)She is the old housekeeper of Canterville Chase.
5)They are young naughty boys.
6)She is a very handsome middle-aged womann
7)He decided to buy Canterville Chase in spite of the ghost.
8)She was killed by her husband centuries ago.
9)He is a handsome young man.
10)His name is Sir Simon.
a)Lord Canterville
b)Mrs Ummey
c)Virginia
d)Mrs Otis
e)Mr Otis
f)Lady Eleanore de Canterville
g)the twins
h)the Duke of Canterville
i)the ghost
j)Washington
5)What does Virud discover in the course of the story?
First that the ghost is........then that he would like to .......
6)The ghost is the great protagonist of "The Canterville Chase ".
How does he behave in the course of the story?
Fist he tries to the Otis family in every way,then he
becomes. .......
7)The Otis family are not at all scared by the ghost and contrast him in many ways . Which of these means do they use?
a)ghostbusters
b)a special stain remover
c)a spray against ghost
d)a lubricator for his chains
e)a real ghost
f)a fake ghost
g)a remedy for indigestion.
P.S. Тот кто читал Кентервильское привидение поймет.
Зарание огромное, спасибо