Class Work

The Canterville Ghost 

                                                              

 I When the American, Mr Otis, bought Canterville Castle, everyone told him that this was very foolish, as the place was haunted. But Mr Otis answered, 'I come from a modern country, where we have everything that money can buy. And if there were such a thing as a ghost in Europe, we would have it at home in one of our museums.' A few weeks later, on a lovely July evening, Mr Otis, his wife and their children, Washington, Virginia and the twins, went down to their new home. When they entered the avenue of Canterville Castle, the sky suddenly became dark and a spooky stillness was in the air. Mrs Umney, the housekeeper, led them into the library of the castle, where they sat down and began to look around. Suddenly, Mrs Otis saw a red stain on the floor just by the fireplace and said to Mrs Umney, 'I am afraid something has been spilt there.' 'Yes, madam,' said the old housekeeper in a low voice, 'blood has been spilt on that spot.' 'How terrible,' said Mrs Otis; 'I don't want any blood-stains in my sitting-room. It must be removed at once.' The old woman smiled and answered, 'It is the blood of Lady Eleanore de Canterville, who was murdered on that spot by her husband, Sir Simon de Canterville, in 1575. Sir Simon disappeared seven years later. His body has never been found, but his ghost still haunts the Castle. The bloodstain is a tourist attraction now and it cannot be removed.' 'That is all nonsense,' said Washington, the eldest son of the Otis family, 'stain remover will clean it up in no time,' and he took a bottle of stain remover out of his pocket and cleaned the spot. But as soon as the blood-stain had disappeared, a terrible flash of lightning lit up the room and a fearful peal of thunder made the whole building shake.


Author: Oscar Wilde

Lesson plan

STAGE	AIM	PROCEDURE TEACHER/STUDENT ACTIVITIES	Time of interaction
Lead in	Have children get involved with the class	·         Welcome everybody ·         T. willsing a song related to the body parts. ·         The Ss. Will sing the song at the same time.	30 Seconds
Introduction	Teacher will make Ss. To now the objective of the class	T. will write the objective of the class on the board.	30 Seconds
Material presentation, interaction with the topic	Ss. Will get familiarized with the new topic and vocabulary.	T. will write the vocabulary related to the body parts on the board. Then, T. will pronounce each of the words. Later T. will make Ss. Repeat the pronunciation. T. will match the pictures with the vocabulary.	4 minutes
Practice	Ss. Will practice what they have learned.	·         Drawing of the human body where the children identify the parts of the body . ·         Point out every parts of your body in English. ·         Tell your partner that you touch the parts of the body that you pronounce in English.	4 minutes
Evaluation	To check Ss. Understanding	T. Will send some Ss. To the board to match the pictures with the parts of the body with the vocabulary.	30 Seconds
Follow up	Ss. Will practice what they have learned.	Oral and written parts of the body examination.	30 Seconds

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