Frances Hodgson Burnett

a cura di S. Coletto
 Young Mary Lennox is an orphan and is sent to live with her widowed uncle in a cold manor in Yorkshire. She is mostly left on her own but she is a resourceful and inquisitive girl.
 So she soon makes two exciting discoveries: first she finds an overgrown secret garden, the favourite place of her aunt, locked up since her death; second, that she has a cousin, Colin, a sickly boy who must remain in bed out of the daylight at all times.
 But Mary and another new friend, Dickon, bring the garden back to life and decide that Colin must see it, a decision that will change several lives...
 The reader contains inserts on manors, India and Yorkshire. 
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Summing-up Activities
 
 Rimasta orfana, Mary Lennox viene mandata dall’India in Inghilterra da suo zio, vedovo. Si trova a vivere in una grande ma fredda casa di campagna ed è quasi sempre sola.
 Ma Mary è una ragazzina intraprendente e curiosa e fa due scoperte molto intriganti: uno dei giardini è abbandonato e nessuno vi può accedere: perché? Suo cugino Colin è costretto da tanto tempo a letto: è davvero malato?
 Mary e il suo nuovo amico Dickon riportano in vita il giardino e decidono che Colin lo deve vedere: una decisione che cambierà i destini di molti.

Chapter 1 – Miss Mary Quite Contrary

Extension: Yorkshire food

Chapter 2 – The ring

Extension: Enjoy brilliant Yorkshire!

Chapter 3 – Are you a ghost?

Extension: The Jewel of the Crown

Chapter 4 – New friends

Extension: Castles and manors

Chapter 5 – A new family life

Extension: A Yorkshire family: the Brontë sisters

Summing-up activities

Glossary

5 A new family life Chapter BEFORE READING 1 KET What does each character do? For questions 1-5 write a letter A-H next to each person. There are three extras phrases. Then read Chapter 5 to check your answers. A. is not proud of Colin. 1. Colin 2. Susan B. writes a letter to Mr Craven. 3. Dr Craven C. doesn t inform Mr Craven. 4. Mr Craven D. looks like Colin. 5. Mrs Craven E. comes back from abroad. F. has a big breakfast every day. G. takes Mr Craven to the garden. H. doesn t follow Colin s instructions. 2 Colin wants to get well and live a long time. Tick what you do to be healthy. Sit and watch TV 5-6 hours a day. Have breakfast every day. Smoke. Go to bed early. Drink a lot of water. Eat fast food regularly. Sleep 7-8 hours at night. Exercise regularly. Eat a lot of vegetables and fruit every day. Have fizzy drinks every day. 3 Complete the table below according to your choices. IF I WANT TO BE HEALTHY, I MUST  4 IF I WANT TO BE HEALTHY, I MUST NOT  Ask a friend:  What about you? What do you do to be healthy?  Use the ideas in Activity 2 and compare your ideas with a friend. 46 

The ASecret new familyGarden life BEFORE READING 47 

Narrativa inglese, livello A1 principianti. Mary Lennox, orfana e curiosa, scopre un giardino segreto e trasforma la vita di suo cugino Colin.

The secret garden - Collana RAINBOWS

Level A1 • Beginner - Collana RAINBOWS

The secret garden

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