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VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR TASKS

1. Give the Russian equivalents of following:

2.Translate the sentences into Russian:

1.The next morning, however, they found the terrible stain of blood once again on the floor.

2.I don’t think it can be the fault of the Pinkerton’s Champion.

3.One night all doubts about the ghosts were removed forever.

4.All the lights were out.

5.It sounded like the clank of metal.

6.I really must insist on your oiling those chains.

7.He went down the corridor emitting terrible green light.

8.Using the Fourth Dimension he vanished through the wall.

9.All his proud came back to him again.

3. Fill on the gaps with the words from the text:

In front of him was an old man of … aspect. His eyes were red as … coals, long grey … fell upon his shoulders, his antique … were dirty and … from his wrists and … hung heavy … chains.

3.Complete the sentences with the prepositions:

1.He rubbed … the stain a second time.

2.The library had been locked … … night … Mr. Otis himself.

3.… eleven o’clock the family retired and all the lights were ….

4.He put … his slippers and opened the door.

5.… reaching a small secret room, he began to think … his position.

6.He thought … the Dowager Duchess whom he had frightened … a fit as she stood … the glass, … the candles which he had blown ….

7.And … all this, some modern Americans came and offer him the Rising Sun Lubricator, and throw pillows … his head!

4.Rewrite the sentences in Passive Voice:

1.The found the terrible stain of blood once again on the floor.

2.I have tried the Pinkerton’s Champion with everything.

3.Then Mr. Otis heard the sound of footsteps.

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4.In front of him he saw, in the moonlight, an old man of terrible aspect.

5.I have brought for you a small bottle of the Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator.

6.I shall leave it here for you by the bedroom candles.

7.The ghosts had frightened Dowager Duchess into a fit as she stood before the glass.

8.He had blown out the candles.

5.Rewrite the sentences in Active Voice:

1.The library had been locked up at night by Mr. Otis himself, and the key carried upstairs.

2.The whole family was interested.

3.One night all doubts about the ghosts were removed forever.

4.Sometime after, Mr. Otis was awakened by a curious noise in a corridor, outside his room.

READING COMPREHENSION AND DISCUSSING TASKS

1.Answer the questions:

1.What did the family find when they came for breakfast?

2.Why did Washington decide that it was the ghost?

3.What happened next morning and in the third morning?

4.Who locked the library?

5.Where did he keep the key?

6.Why did the family go out for a drive?

7.When did they return home?

8.What did the conversation turn upon?

9.When did the family retire?

10.What noise awakened Mr. Otis?

11.What did he do then?

12.Whom did he see?

13.What did Mr. Otis bring for the ghost?

14.Why did the ghost throw the bottle on the floor? 15.What happened after that?

16.How did the ghost vanish?

17.What did he think in a secret room?

18.What came back to him again finally?

2.Tell what you have known of the ghost from Chapter 2.

3.Make up the dialogue to second chapter.

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Chapter Three

The next morning when the Otis family met at breakfast, they discussed the ghost. The United State Minister said. “I don’t think it is polite to throw pillows at him”. After these words the twins laughed. “On the other hand,”, he continued, “if he does not want to use the

Rising Sun Lubricator, we shall have to take his chains from him”. For the rest of the week the only thing that took any attention

was the renewal of the bloodstain on the library floor. This was very strange, as the door and the windows were locked at night by Mr. Otis. Some mornings it was red, then vermilion, after that rich purple, and once when they came down they found in bright emerald-green. These kaleidoscopic changes naturally amused the party very much. The only person who did not enter into the joke was little Virginia, who, for some reason was always distressed looking at the bloodstain.

The second appearance of the ghost was on Sunday night. Suddenly they woke up after a fearful crash in the hall. Downstairs they found that a large suit of old armour had fallen on the stone floor, while seated in a high-backed chair was the Canterville ghost. The United States Minister covered him with his revolver, and called upon him to hold his hands! The ghost started up with a wild cry and swept through them like a cloud switching off Washington Otis’s candle as he passed, so leaving them in darkness.

On reaching the top of the staircase he recovered himself, and decided to give his famous demonic laughter. This he had very useful.

It had turned Lord Raker’s hair grey in a single night. He laughed his most terrible laugh, hill the old roof rang and rand. Suddenly the door opened, and Mrs. Otis came out in a light blue dressing-gown.

“I am afraid you are far from well,” she said, “and have brought you a bottle of Dr. Dobell’s tincture. If it is indigestion you will find it a most excellent remedy.”

The ghost looked at her in fury, and began to make preparation for turning himself into a large black dog. He chose Friday for his appearance.

The evening a violent storm of rain came on, and the wind was so hign that it shook all the windows and the doors in the old house and moaned round the house like a lost soul. The ghost stepped with an evil smile on his wrinkled mouth, and the moon hid her face in a

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cloud as the passed the great window, where his own arms and those of his murdered wife were dressed in gold.

The clock struck the midnight and he felt the time came. He turned the corner, but as soon as did so, he fell back and hid his terrible face in his long, bony hands. Right in front of him was standing a horrible spectre, monstrous as a madman’s dream! Its head was bald; its face round and fat and white. From the eyes streamed rays of scarlet light, the mouth was full of fire. On its breast was a placard with strage writing.

Never having seen a ghost before, he was terribly frightened, and flew back into his room. After all he decided to go and to speak to the other ghost. But something happened with another ghost. He was along the rolled on the floor. And he found a white bed-curtain, with a sweeping-brush, and a kitchen cleaver! In the grey morning light, he read the words:

Chapter Four

The next day the ghost was very weak and tired. For five days he kept his room, and at last he decided to give up the point of the bloodstain on the library floor. If the Otis family did not want it, they did not deserve it.

But it was his duty to appear in the corridor once a week. For the next three Saturdays he walked along the corridor as usual between midnight and three o’clock, trying not be heard or seen. He put off his boots, wore a large black cloak, and was careful to use the Rising Sun Lubricator fir oiling his chains. One night, while the family was at dinner, he slipped into Mr. Otis’s bedroom and carried off the bottle.

But he was not left unmolested. Strings were continually across the corridor.

At last he decided to visit the young Etonians the next night in his celebrated character of Headless Earl. On coming to the room of twins he found the door just a little open. Wishing to make an effective entrance, he made it open wide, when a heavy jug of water fell down right down on him. Tide shock for his nervous system was so great that he flew back to his room. The only good thing for him was the fast that he had not brought his head with him.

He now gave up all hopes of frightening this rude American family. It was clear that his feelings were so wounded that he would

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not appear. Mr. Otis finished his great work on the history of the Democratic Party. Mrs. Otis organised a wonderful clambake. The boys took to lacrosse, euchre, poker, and other American national games.

And Virginia rode about the lanes on her pony accompanied by the young Duke of Cheshire, who spent the last week of his holidays at Canterville chase.

Notes

1.clamebake [׳klæmbeik] – пикник на морском берегу с приготовлением блюд

2.lacrosse [lə׳krɒs] – американская игра в мяч на травяном поле, типа хоккея

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR TASK

1 Give the Russian equivalents of the following:

Weak and tired Kept his room Give up

Did not deserve it Once a week Black cloak

Left unmolested Etonian Headless Earl

Effective entrance

2 Complete the sentences using Participle I or Gerund:

1 For the next three Saturdays he walked along the corridor as usual between midnight and three o’clock, ...

2 He rut off his boots, wore a large black cloak, and was careful to use the Rising Sun Lubricator for…

3 … to room of twins he found the door just a little open.

4 …, he made it open wide, a heavy jig of water fell down right down on him.

5 He now gave up all hopes of…

3 Pick up the words connected with American lifestyle.

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READING COMPREHENSION AND DISCUSSING TASKS

1. Answer the questions:

1 Why was the ghost very weak and tired?

2 What did he decide at last?

3 What was his duty?

4 What did he do to be not heard or seen?

5 He was not left unmolested, was he? Prove it. 6 How did he decide to visit young Etonians? 7 Why did he made the door open wide?

8 What happened next?

9 Where did he flow after that?

10 What was the only good thing for him?

11 What kind of hopes did he give up?

12 What did Mr. Otis finish?

13 What did Mrs. Otis organize?

14 Whom was Virginia accompanied when she rode about the lanes?

2.Retell Chapter 4.

3.Make up the role-playing game using the images of the characters.

Chapter Five

A few days later this, Virginia and her curly-haired young Duke of Cheshire went out riding on Brockley meadows. On her return home, she decided to go up by the back staircase. The door was open and she saw someone inside. She thought it was her mother’s maid and looked in. To her great surprise, it was the Canterville Ghost himself! He was sitting by the window, watching the ruined gold of the yellow tress fly through the air, and the red leaves dancing madly down the long avenue. His head was leaning on his head, and his whole attitude was one of the extreme depressions. So much out of repair did he look, that little Virginia was filled with pity.

“I am sorry for you,” she said, “but my brothers are going back to Eton tomorrow, and then, if you behave yourself, no one will trouble you”

“It is absurd asking me to behave myself,” he answered.

“I must rattle my chains, and groan through keyholes, and walk about at night, if that is what you mean. It is only reason for existing.”

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“It is no reason at all for existing, and you know you have been very wicked. You killed your wife.”

“My wife was very plain, and knew nothing about cookery. However, I don’t think it was very nice of her brothers to stave me to death, though I did kill her.”

“Starve you to death? Oh, Mr. Ghost, I mean Sir Simon, are you hunger? I have a sandwich in my case. Would you family”.

“No, thank you, I never eat anything now. You are much nicer than the rest of your horrid, rude, vulgar, dishonest family”.

“Stop!” cried Virginia, “it is you who are rude, and horrid and vulgar. And as for dishonesty, you know you stole the paints out of my box to repair this silly bloodstain in the library. First you took all my reds, then you took the emerald green and chrome-yellow, and finally I had nothing left but indigo and Chinese white, and could only do moonlight scenes, which are always very sad to look at, and not at all easy to paint.

“Well, really,” said the ghost. “What was I to do? It is very difficult thing to get real blood nowadays. And your brother began it all with his Paragon Detergent.”

“The best thing you can do is to immigrate. Once in New York, you will have a great success,” said Virginia.

“I don’t think t I should like America,” answered the Ghost. “I am so lonely and so unhappy. I want to go to sleep and I cannot.”

“There is no difficulty all about sleeping.”

“I have not slept for hundred years,” he said sadly. “And I am very tired. You can help me. You can open for me the doors of Death’s

House, for Love is always with you, and Love is stronger than Death is.”

“I will ask the Angel to have mercy on you,” she said firmly

He rose from his seat with a cry of joy, took her hands and kissed them. His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not fear as he led her across the room. When they reached the end of the room he stopped and said some words she could not understand. She saw the wall slowly fading away like a mist, and a great cavern in front of her.

“Quick, quick”, cried the Ghost, “or will be too late”.

And in a moment the Tapestry Chamber was empty.

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VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR TASKS

1 Give the Russian equivalents of the following:

Curly-haired Tapestry Chamber Behave yourself Wicked

Knew nothing about cookery Starve somebody fox death Only reason for existing Moonlight scene

Horrid, rude, vulgar, dishonest family

2 Complete the sentences using Participle I or Gerund

1Virginia and her curly-haired young Duke of Cheshire went out…on

Brockley meadows.

2 It is absurd …me to behave myself.

3 It is only reason for…

4 There is no difficulty at all about….

5 She saw the wall slowly …away like a mist, and a great cavern in front of her.

3 Fill in the gaps with preposition:

1 …her return home, she decided to go ……. The back staircase. 2 She thought it was her mother’s maid and looked….

3 So much…… repair did he look, that little Virginia was filled …pity. 4 I have not slept…hundred years.

5 And as…dishonesty, you know you stole the paints …… my box to repair this silly bloodstain…the library.

6 Moonlight scenes are always very sad to look…. 7 Virginia did not fear as he led her…the room.

4 Translate the sentences into Russian:

1 The door was open and she fancied she saw someone inside. 2 To her great surprise, it was the Canterville Ghost himself!

3 He was sitting by the window, watching the ruined gold of the yellow tress fly through the air, and the red leaves dancing madly down the long avenue.

4 His head was leaning on his head, and his whole attitude was one of the extreme depressions.

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5 I must rattle my chains, and groan through keyholes, and walk about at night, if that is what you mean.

6 My life was very plain, and knew nothing about cookery.

7 First you took all my reds, then you took the emerald green and chrome-yellow, and finally I had nothing left but indigo and Chinese white, and could only do moonlight scenes, which are always very sad to look at, and not at all easy to paint.

8 He rose from his seat with a cry of joy, took her hands and kissed them.

9 His fingers were as cold as ice, and his lips burned like fire, but Virginia did not fear as led her across the room.

10 You can open for me the doors of Death’s House, for Love is always with you, and Love is stronger than Death is.

11 I will ask the Angel to have mercy on you, she said firmly.

5 Copy the dialogue in Reported Speech:

“I am sorry for you,” she said, “but my brothers are going back to Eton tomorrow, and then, if you behave yourself, no one will trouble you.”

“It is absurd asking me behave myself,” he answered. “I must rattle my chains, and walk about at night, if that is what you mean. It is only reason for existing.”

“It is no reason at all for existing, and you know you have been very wicked. You killed your wife.’

“My wife was very plain, and knew nothing about cookery. However, I don’t think it was very nice of her brothers to starve me to death, though I did kill her.”

“Starve you to death? Oh, Mr. Ghost, I mean Sir Simon, are you hungry? I have a sandwich in my case. Would you like it?”

“No, thank you, I never eat anything now. You are much nicer than the rest of your horrid, rude, vulgar, dishonest family

READING COMPREHENSION AND DISCUSSING TASKS

1 Answer the questions:

1 Where did Virginia find the ghost?

2 why did she look in?

3 whom did he see there?

4 How did the ghost look like?

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5 What did he do?

6 Why was Virginia filled with pity?

7 What was the reason for Ghost’s existing?

8 Why did he kill his were?

9 Who started him to death?

10 What did Virginia offer him?

11 Did the Ghost take it? Why?

12 Why did he steal Virginian’s paints?

13 what advice did she give to the Ghost?

14 Did he accept it? Why?

15 What did he want?

16 Whom did he ask for help?

17 Did Virginia fear the Ghost?

18 Where did they go?

19 What happened when they reached the end of the room?

2 Tell what you have known about the Ghost from Chapter 5. 3. Make up the dialogue to the fifth chapter.

Chapter Six

About ten minutes later the bell rang for tea, but Virginia did not come down. Mrs. Otis sent the boys out to look for her, but they could not find any trace of their sister anywhere. They were all now in the greatest state of excitement, and did not know what to do.

Mr. Otis suddenly remembered than some days before a band of gypsies had camped in the park. On arriving there, however, Mr. Otis found that the gypsies had gone. Ha ran home and sent telegrams to all the police inspectors in the country, telling them to look out for a little girl. Then he rode off down to the Ascot Road with a groom.

Soon he heard somebody galloping after him, and, looking round, saw a little Duke coming up on his pony, with his face red and no hat.

“I’m awfully sorry, Mr. Otis,” said the boy, “but I can’t eat any dinner as long as Virginia is lost. You won’t send me back, will you? I can’t go!”

The Minister could not help smiling at the handsome young boy and they galloped on to the railway station. And after riding all around they turned their horses’ heads towards the home, and reached the Chase about eleven o’clock. Not any trace of Virginia was discovered.

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