SUMMING-UP ACTIVITIES 1 Summary. Fill in the blanks. Mr Otis, a rich ....................................... , buys Canterville Castle from Lord Canterville. He and his family go ....................................... the castle and they learn that there is a ....................................... in the house of Lord Canterville, but they do not ....................................... in ghosts. One night, ....................................... one o clock, Mr Otis sees the ghost and gives him some oil for his ....................................... . When the ghost understands that the Americans are not afraid ......................................... him, he decides to frighten them. He makes terrible ....................................... , he makes frightening groans, he wears an old suit of ....................................... , but the Otis family is not frightened. Only Virginia respects him, so the Canterville Ghost asks for ....................................... help. In the end he will have peace with the help of the sweet girl. 11 2 Now listen and check your answers. 3 Put the events in the correct order. The first one is given. a. The Otis family finds the skeleton of Sir Simon de Canterville in a secret room. b. Mr Otis decides to buy Canterville Castle. c. The twins throw their pillows at the ghost. d. Mrs Umney welcomes the family to their new house. e. Mrs Otis sees a blood stain on the library floor. f. Virginia marries Cecil. g. Mr Otis sees the ghost in the corridor. h. The Canterville ghost asks for Virginia s help. i. Washington cleans the blood stain. j. Virginia has a long conversation with the ghost about his life and his family. 4 c 1 c c c c c c c c c Complete with the missing information. a. The Otis family s father s name. .................................................................... b. Mrs Umney s job. ................................................................................................... c. Virginia s mother s name. .................................................................................... d. The twins names. ................................................................................................... 59