Work with a partner to put these sentences in order:

1. Bram by was Dracula written Stoker. .

2. famous horror a Dracula is story. .

3. story vampire Dracula a is about a. .

4. who drink creatures vampires are blood. .

5. powers vampires special have. .

6. in was 1897 Dracula written. .

7. the main Jonathon is Harker character. .

8. London Jonathon in lives Harker. .

9. lives Dracula in Count Transylvania. .

10. in Eastern is Europe Transylvania. .

11. now is called Transylvania Rumania. .

12. Castle Carpathian the was Dracula in Mountains. .

 Pronouns
Pronouns are words like it, he, she, their, them, our, us etc. Underline all of the
pronouns in the text below. Then draw a circle around the noun it relates to and
link it with an arrow.

Dracul
a
Dracula is a famous horror story. It was written in 1897 by Bram Stoker. It tells the

story of Count Dracula. He is a vampire. He lives in his castle in Transylvania. This is

now called Rumania. It is in Eastern Europe.

People in Transylvania were afraid of vampires. They believed that vampires did not die.

Vampires rested during the day and hunted at night. They attacked people and drank

their blood. They were able to change into animals or birds.

Jonathon Harker is a character in the book. He is a lawyer. He lives in London. He is

going to be married soon. His fiance is called Mina. She has a friend called Lucy. Lucy

is bitten by Count Dracula. She becomes a vampire. She is killed by her husband and his

friends. They put a wooden stake through her heart. This is the only way to kill a

vampire.
 Pronouns
Put the correct pronoun (he, it, his, they, this, she, her) in the following text:

Dracula is a famous horror story. _______was written in 1897 by Bram Stoker.

_______tells the story of Count Dracula. _______ is a vampire. ________lives in

________castle in Transylvania. ___________is now called Rumania. _______ is in

Eastern Europe.

People in Transylvania were afraid of vampires. ____________believed that vampires

did not die. Vampires rested during the day and hunted at night.

_____________attacked people and drank their blood. ___________were able to

change into animals or birds.

Jonathon Harker is a character in the book. ___________is a lawyer.

____________lives in London. __________ is going to be married soon.

_________fiance is called Mina. _________has a friend called Lucy. Lucy is bitten by

Count Dracula. ____________becomes a vampire. ________is killed by ________

husband and ________friends. _______put a wooden stake through _______heart.

__________is the only way to kill a vampire

 Prepositions
These are words like: in, at, to, from etc. Put the correct preposition in the

following sentences:

1. Dracula was written _______1897 _______Bram Stoker.

2. The book tells the story _______Count Dracula.

3. He lived _____his castle _____Transylvania.

4. Transylvania is _______Eastern Europe.

5. People _______Transylvania were afraid ______vampires.

6. Vampires rested ________________the day and hunted _______night.

7. Vampires were able to change _____________animals or birds.

8. Jonathon Harker is a character ______ the book.

9. The story is told ____________ Jonathon Harker.

10. Lucy is a friend _______________ Mina.

11. Lucy is married ___________ Dr. Arthur West.

12. Dr. Van Helsing put garlic ___________________ Lucys neck.

13. Lucy is bitten _______Count Dracula.

14. She is killed _______her husband and his friends.

15. They kill Dracula_______ putting a wooden stake ______________his heart.

16. Vampires could climb _______ and _________ high walls and fly ______the air.

17. Vampires could be turned _________________ _______a holy cross.

18. People thought that praying ______ God would protect them ________vampires.

19. They cut __________ Draculas head.

20. People believed strange things _______________ vampires.

21. Transylvania is now part _____________ Rumania.

22. Transylvania is not marked __________ maps today.

23. A vampires reflection cannot be seen __________ a mirror.

24. People like to be frightened ____________ horror stories.

25. Jonathon escaped ______________ Castle Dracula.

26. Jonathons letters _______ Mina ______Castle Dracula were short and strange.

27. Mina was worried _____________ Jonathons letters.

 Relative Pronouns
Who for a person.

Which for a thing.

Where for a place.

e.g Van Helsing was a doctor who studied vampires.

A coffin is a box which contains a dead person.

Transylvania was a place where many vampires lived.

1. Dracula is a famous horror story _________was written in 1897 by Bram Stoker.

2. It tells the story of Count Dracula. _______________________is a vampire.

3. Jonathon went to Transylvania _____________________he met Count Dracula.

4. Jonathon Harker is a lawyer ___________________________lives in London.

5. He is going to be married soon to his fiance________________ is called Mina.

6. She has a friend called Lucy ___________________is bitten by Count Dracula.

7. They put a wooden stake through her heart_____is the only way to kill a vampire.

8. Jonathon was a prisoner in the castle _________________Count Dracula lived.

9. Mina travelled to Hungary ______________________Jonathon was in hospital.

10. Holy bread is bread _______________________has been blessed by a priest

11. Bram Stoker , ___________wrote many horror stories, wrote Dracula in 1897.

12. The innkeeper gave Jonathon a cross ____________was meant to protect him.

13. Mina went to Hythe ____________________she stayed with her friend Lucy.

14. Lucys husband was in Amsterdam ______________________he was studying.

15. Dracula lived in Transylvania.______________________is now called Rumania.

 Direct and Indirect (Reported) Speech

Direct speech: Jonathon thought, Kiss me.

Indirect speech: Jonathon wanted the woman to kiss him.

Direct speech: Take care Dracula said

Indirect speech: Dracula told Jonathon to take care

Direct speech: Was it an English ship? asked Lucy

Indirect speech: Lucy asked if it was an English ship

Direct speech: We must go to Hythe at once, Mina, said the Professor

Indirect speech: The professor told Mina that they must go to Hythe at once

Turn these sentences from direct into indirect speech:

1. It was a Russian ship, the woman replied.

2. Arthur is in Amsterdam, Lucy wrote.

3. I shall be happy to help, Jonathon said

4. How can we help her, asked Mina

5. I can answer that, Jonathon said.

6. We have begun our work Van Helsing said to Jonathon,But we have not finished it.

7. You cannot stop me, cried Dracula

8. I know the danger, Professor, Mina replied

9. Can you hear the children of the night? the Count said.

10. There will be kisses for us all, said the woman.

 Dracula Internet Assignment

Use a search engine (e.g Google) to find answers for the following questions.

(Search under Dracula, vampires, Bram Stoker, Vlad the Impaler) to find answers

to these questions:

1. List some films (movies) have been made about Count Dracula?

2. List some films that have been made about vampires? (e.g The Little Vampire,

Fearless Vampire Killers etc). Give the dates when these films were made?

3. List some books written about vampires. Give the names of the writers and

dates when they were written.

4. List some other books written by Bram Stoker.

5. Who was Vlad the Impaler ? Where and when did he live? (to impale is to spear

someone with a sharp wooden stake). Why did Vlad get his nickname, the

Impaler?