ATTIVITÀ DI LETTURA

 

1. TITLE: Seven Stories.

2. PUBLISHING HOUSE: Oxford University Press.

3. GRADE: Four.

4. NOVELIST: H.G Wells.

5. CHARACTERS: a) Hapley and Pawkins; b) Clayton, Wish and Sanderson; c) Gibberne; d) Wallace and the narrator; e) Mr Coombes, Mrs Coombes and Jennie; f) a stranger; g) Fotheringay, Mr Maydig and Mr Beamish.

6. SETTINGS: England (for all the stories).

7. TOPPICS: a) the remorse that a dead can cause; b) the signs that bring the dead back, as ghosts, into the world of living; c) a scientific and important discovery; d) the imagination can make bad tricks; e) the changement of a life; f) the fruit of the knowledge; g) miracles can have catastrophic effects.

8. THEME: a) ghosts; b) ghosts; c) discoveries; d) the meeting of a ghost; e) a life can change quickly; f) the fruit of knowledge; g) miracles.

9. MESSAGE: a) ghosts can send messages; b) the imagination can make bad tricks; c)the discoveries can be very dangerous; d) the regret of the youth; e) a man's life can change positively; f) the knowledge is a wish that everybody have; g) miracles can be wonderful or terribles.

    

10. NEW VERBS, WORDS AND IDIOMS:

CLUMSY= maldestro LIAR= bugiardo

SKILFUL= abile STUFF= roba

HATRED= odio TO WARN= avvertire

FILLED= to fill= riempire STIFF= indolenzito

FIERCE= feroce TO PERFORM= esibirsi

SHADE= ombra TO MANUFACTURE= fabbricare

TO CRAWL= gattonare GLEAMING= luccicante

BEHAVIOUR= comportamento WRAPPED= to wrap= avvolgere

WHISPER= bisbiglio TO CHEAT= copiare

TIGHTLY= stretto TO DECEIVE= ingannare

TO RUSH= precipitarsi LOSS= perdita

TO HEAL= guarire DAMP= umido

SERVANT= servo NASTY= cattivo

GLAD= contento WISE= saggio

KIND= tipo HARM= danno

TROUBLE= problemi SPITE= nonostante

STAIRCASE= scala LUMP= pezzo

STOOD= to stand= stare in piedi

TO SPREAD= stendere

CHIN= mento

DREADFUL= rumore

FAINT= debole

TO HAUNT= aggirarsi per(fantasmi)

LACK= mancanza

FAILURE= fallimento

WEIGHING= to weigh= pensare