A meeting, a death and a reconciliation BEFORE READING 3 Chapter 1 Read the title of the next chapter and try to guess who the protagonists of the next actions will be, and what these actions will consist of. a. Who do you think is going to meet who? b. Where is this meeting going to take place? c. Who is going to die? d. Why is he/she going to die? e. Who is going to break the news about his/her death? f. Who is going to quarrel? g. Why are they going to quarrel? h. How are they going to be reconciled? 2 Two new characters are about to enter the scene: Miss Prism, Cecily s governess, and Dr Chasuble, the canon of the area. What kind of people do you imagine them to be? What do you think is or should be their role? ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 The next chapter is set in the country and one of its main protagonists is Cecily. Write down all the nouns and adjectives that you would normally associate with the country and a young girl living there. ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 Write a sentence to say what Cecily is like and what you think she usually does when she s at home. ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... Reese Whiterspoon as Cecily Cardew in the film production of 2002 directed by Oliver Parker 38