COLEGIO NACIONAL RAFAEL HERNANDEZ

5º año 2009 ENGLISH READING TIME

Full name: ……………………………………………………….Course:……………………………
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THE TURN OF THE SCREW

• This story is about

• It is set in in (time and place)

and they also made a with it
• The characters are

• is the author and you can find

information about him

• The “glossary” (special dictionary) is on page/s

CHAPTER 1: BLY

1- Who tells the story in the first part?

2- Who is “I” from page 2 on?
3- Look at the photos on pages 1, 2 and 3: What are the people saying or thinking? Use
dialogue forms when possible
4- The family looks ideal in the eyes of the new governess but she changes her mind
(has a different opinion) Why is that?
5- Draw mind maps about the people in the story. Include physical and emotional
description, etc..
6- The strange man in the tower is

MATCH AND REORDER THE RESULTING SENTENCES TO TELL THE STORY IN THIS
CHAPTER

1- Douglas and some more people a- teach Flora and Miles _____

2- Miles, the little boy, b- when the Master told them _____

3- One long summer evening c- from up the tower _____

4- First she met Flora because d- was expelled from school _____

5- The family knew about the governess’s death e- ,as usual, the governess went for a walk ____

6- the mysterious man was looking down at her f- were telling ghost stories by the fire _____

7- The new governess started to g- Miles was at school _____

In your opinion, is there any idea missing? Include it!

IMAGINE WHAT THE NEW GOVERNESS WROTE IN HER DIARY…

 1- When she learnt* about the last governess’s death. (*se enteró)
2- After she saw the man in the tower

Why is the time and place in the story so important? Could this happen
nowadays? Explain.