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by An ne Stanmore NTENTS

Introduction
Bu rli ngton Books
P. O. Box 544 11 T e Gho_ ts 01 Dodson Hal
3721 Limassol Chapter 1: Dodson Hall 11
Cyp rll S Chapter 2: Ghosts! 10
Burl inglOIl Books is an imprinl of Danos Books Ud. Chapter 3: At Night I1
Chapter 4: The Explanation Ir.
Th e plIb lis hcr gralcflllly ack now ledge s lhe fOllowin g fOl" prov id ing
phologrilphs:
Th Pr -st Hole
Shulterslo('k: cover ( room); PholOs.com/Jupit cr Im agcs: 12
Chapter 1: The Priest Visits
cover (gi rl) , pages 64, 65
Chapter 2: The Boys Laugh at Harry .! 1
Chapter 3: The Priest Is Angry
lile pub li shcr wauld likc [o Ih.1nk Ihe fo ll owillg pcoplc:
Caslcll,lno: Pedro José Rivas Za nca rró n Chapter 4: Nobody Believes Harry
Ca tala: Maria Estevc Serraviiial s Chapter 5: The Truth I.?
Eus ka ra: Chapter 6: The Priest Finally Rests )I
Edurn e Azkll e Urrest illa
Gulcgo: Hamó n Nicolás Rodríguez
"11 "l New House
Chapter 1: The Room in the Attic In
Chapter 2: The Girl in the Mirror 1.'
AIJ righl s rcs crvcd by Ihe publishcr. No pilrl 01' Ihis publica¡ion may Chapter 3: Conversations with Mum and Dad I1
be rcproduced, storcd in a retrieval systclll 01' [ra l1 sm incd in any Chapter 4: Annie la
form or by any I11cans - c1ectronic, mcchJn ical. pholocopying 01' Chapter 5: Sarah Speaks to Annie 10
olherwisc - wilhollt pcrmi ssion in wri ting from Ihe publi shcr. Chapter 6: A T ransformation ,-
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 PRE-R ADING ACTIVITIES

Write the words under the correct pictures.

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2 a. Look at the picture on page 8. What can you se e?

b. Imagine you are one of the children in the picture on

page 8. Describe how you feel.

Sally
Brown ~rrr.":
 En Tite Chasis oi DodsOll Hall, Sa lly Brow n es evacuada de un
Lond res deva stado por la guerra a u na gra n casa e n el ca mpo. Una
vez a ll í aparece n dos ni ños busca ndo a lgo. ¿So n reales o no? ¿So n
fa nt as ma s? ¿Qué q uieren encon trar?
I-I arry Yo rk, el pro tago n ista de The Pries! Ho/e, va a un internad o
nu evo y en s u primera noc he a parece un sace rd ote m iste ri oso q ue le
o rdena sa li r de la cama y ponerse a rezar. Na di e má s puede verlo así
q ue todos piensan q ue Ha rry se lo está irnag in c1n do.
En la h isto ria de Sarah 's New ¡-¡ollse, Sa rah Mil/ er se m uda a una
casa nueva. En el desvá n encu ent ra un prec ioso ves ti do de e ncaje y
se lo pone por dela nte, pero cuando se ill ira al espejo pa ra ve r cómo
le queda se lleva un susto es pantoso. Una ch ica ext raña la m ira por
e nci ma del ho mb ro pero al gi rar la ca beza no ve a nad ie.
A Tite ChOSls o[ Dodso/1 Hall, la Sall y BroIV n és evacua da d' un
Lo ndres deva sta l per la gue rra c1 una g ra n casa a l ca m po Un ca p
aH a a pa re ixen do s nen s buscan l a lgun a cosa . Só n rea ls o no ? Só n
fanta sll1 e s? Que hi va len troba r?
En Ha rry York, el pro tagon ista de The Priest Hole, va a un inl c rnal
nou i a la se va primera ni t a pa reix un sace rdolm isteriós q ue I'o rdena
sortir de l Hit i posa r se a prega r. Nin gú més el p01 ve ure a ixí q ue
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to tho m pe nsa que e n Harry s' ho esta imag ina n\.
A la h istoria de Sarah's Ne IV HOlise, la Sarah Millcr es m uda a una
ca sa nova. A les golfes troba un ves li l preciós de pu n tes i sc' l posa
per so bre, pero q ua n es m ira a l mira ll per veure com li q ueda té un
en surt es pa n lós . Una no ia eSlra nya la 1l1ira per da m unt de I'cs pa tll a
pero q uan gira el ca p no veu n in gú .
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71te CItosls ol Dodso/1 Hall isto rioan ge rra k su nl situ la ko Lo ndre stik
a lera e la land ako etxe handi ba lera eram a n d u te Sally Brow n. Han
dagoda, bi um e age rtu dira ze rba ilcn biJ a. Bene La koa k al dir a?
Ma m uak a gia n? Ze r aur ki tu na h i dU le?
Harry York, The Pries! Hole ipu ineko prolago nista, ba rne tegi berri
ba lera joan da. Lehen e ngo ga uean a pai z m islcriot su ba t agc nu za io
e la o hcl ik a tera eta o toilZ eg il en ha sl.eko a gindu dio. Besle ino rk ez in
du apa iza ik us i, e ta Ha rry ren irud ipena ci c la pe n t.satzen du te denek.
Sa rah 's New HOllse kon laketa n Sa rah Miller e lxe be rri balera joa n
da bizil ze ra, eta ga nbara n pa rpaila zko soi nc ko zoraga rr ia aurkit u
d uo Soinea n ja rr i eta ispilu a urrcra joan da nola gcldilze n za ion
ikus teko, bai na seku lako sustoa ha n u du : ncska bilxi ba t iku si d u
sorbald a rc n gai ne tik beg ira d uela . Bu ru a j iralu du e nean, o rd ea, ez
d u ino r a urkitu.
En Tite ChasIs o[ Dadsa/1 Hall, Sa ll y Brow n é evacua da d un Lo ndre s
deva sta do pala guerra a un ha g ran ca sa no ca m po. Un ha vez alí
a parecen dous neno s á procu ra de al go . So n reai s ou non? Son
pa ntas mas? Que q ue re n ato par?
I-I a rry York, o prota gon ista de The Priest Hale, va i a un in ternado
novo e na súa pr imei ra noite aparece un crego m isterioso q ue lI e
orde na sa ír da ca m a e poñe rse a prega r. Ni ng ué n m áis pode velo de
m anc ira q ue todos pensan qu e I-Iar ry o es tá J imax inar.
Na historia de Sarah 's Nnv House, Sa ra h Mill er múda se a u nha
casa nova. No ra iado a to pa un fermoso ves t ido de e ncai xe e pano por
di a nle, mai s ao se m ira r ao espell o para ve r co mo lI e q ueda leva u n
s usto a rre pia lllc. Unh a ra pa za e strañ a m íraa por riba do ombro ma is
ao xira r a ca beza no n ve a n ingué n .
 _ Ir is 1940 and IIle Geflna ns are bombing lhe b' .. .
Enala nd Sall B . Ig Clr les 111
Y rown IS 12 years ol d Sh .
. ~ e go~s w llh some
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child re n from her school ro st

. , ay 111 ofllck vlllage, in Ihe
co unlIy. 11 s safe Ihe re for Ihe ch ildren .

Sa lly pulS he r bag in her bedroom a nd decid es 10 explore Ihe

house . She wa lks around the cald, quiet room s. Everyth in g is
e1cga nt anc! beautifu l, but Sa lly is sad because she wa nt s ro be
with her family in Lonclon . It's lone ly in Dod son Hall beca use
she ha sn' t gOl any childre n 10 play with.
Suclden ly, Sally hea rs laughter. "C hild re n!" she lh inks.
" Happy children ! Who are t hey? 1'11 go downs tairs and find
lhem ."
Sall y is going 10 slay in Miss Dod son' h . Sally e nlers lhe kitche n. A girl and boyare runnin g out o f lhe
in Dod son Ha ll a b' Id h s Olise. Sh e " ves alon e door inlO the garden . "Wail .. " she sho urs. " Don'l go!"
. , Ig, o ouse near rhe village
MISSkDocl 'son
., says , m an o Id woman and 1 can't
" 1' . look after The girl srops and looks ar he r in sur prise. "Mee Lee?" she
~O U .. I, no w Ir s lonely an d chi ldren are ba red here. I'm son say s. The n she turn s a nd run s ou tsid e. Sally is pe rplexed .
ut Ir s bell er lhan London w ith lhe b b y, "who were lhe children?" she lhinks. "Wh y did they run from
lO your bedroom ." om s. Lel me take you
the kitche n? And wh al is Mee Lee?"

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 CHAPTER 2 . " sa s Miss Dodso n. "Slccp well ." il
(; "od I1Ighl, dear, Y . wl She takcs a candlc and
,>,!lly gocs up lhe stalrs slo y.
I hrows shadows o n lhe wa ll.
Mi ss Dodson and Sa lly have dinner rogelher. Miss Dodson
lell s Sall y abo ur her life in Norrick and Sa lly talks about her
fa mily in Londo n.
"There we re children in lh e kilchen [oda y," says Sally. "Who
were they?"
"ehildren ) " sa ys Mi ss Dodson. "N o, dear. There are no
children in Dodson Hall ."
" BUl! saw them ... " says Sa lly. "A boy and a g ir/."
"You're imag ining ir, dear," says Mi ss Dod son. "It's beca ll se
you miss you r fri end s from London. Maybe ot her ch ildren
from yo ur schoo l are sta ying near here. Why don't you try and
find lhem tomo rrow?"
!t's lare and Sa lly is lired. "!t's rime to go lO bed," she sa ys.

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m A glrl l . 'e. It' s lhe gir! [rom
llel
Sally enlers h er b croo. d 'l bed "Where is ir?"
the kitchen and s h e ' s Io oking un er l le .

she says qu ietl y. 11 She's very curious abolir the

"Where's wha/?" asks Sa y.

gir/. SI goes silenrly to rhe

The girl Sland s u p immediarely. le

window. . I t The gir! disappears. "]'m

"Wa it " says Sa IIy. But It' S too a e. h t i"
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not .Imagmmg 'h'" thinks Sally. "She's a 9 os .
t IS,

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 ~~nd four adjectives below. Then write ~ Match A and B to form sentences.
e correct adjective under each picture.
A B
alo n eel ga ntb .... a. run inlO lhe ga rden .
l. Miss Dodson
2. Sally's mothe r and rath er ... b. appears in Sa lly's bcdroom.

3. Sally .... c. are in Landan.

4. The girl fm m the kitch en .. d. hears children laughing.
.. e. lives in a big, old hOllsc.
5. The girl and boy

I Match the sentences from activity 3 to the correct pictures.

2 :~~d:i~ words 'I'n the puzzle. Then use the

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o comp ete the sen ten ces.
l . Tllere's a room at the IOp o / lhe ..
2. We (ook in lhe .............. ................................
3. Lcr's ............................................. th e rooms in [kr n ~w S ! e I ti
lhe old hOllse.
m a g ;~
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4. Irs very dark in here. Plea se ligh l n h ~ o ,,>: ('

a c rd o l anpy
5. Ca n yO ll ........................................ ... Iire u !;. I s y el At t he start of World War 11 in 1939, nearly three mili ion people
in Britain moved frcm the big towns and dties. Mest were
withoul elec tric ity? p n o d
schoolchildren. Their parents sent them to safe places. away frcm
6. The ....................... .................. di sa ppeared bombs. In September, 1940, the Germans began bombing London.
IhrOllgh lhe wa ll. h e n and bombs fell for 57 nights.

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 CHAPT R 3 Sa l1 y sirs up in bed . Sh e's
Il ervous, bul she wa nts lO talk
In lhe ghoSlS.
The wee ks pa ss and Sa lly is slill al Dod son " Helio," sh e says . "Who are
Hall. Sh e sees her ghoslS man y limes, bul she you?Wha t do you wan l ?" .
doesll ' l lell Miss Dodsoll . Someli mes rh e g hosls The boy looks l"righre ned.
are in lh e kirehe n, orher limes lhey're in lh e I{e goes 10 lhe window
bed roollls. One day it's jusI lhe boy, an ol her a n d di sa ppears. The g irl
lime it's lh e girl. Th ey open drawers alld look a pproae hes Sa l1 y. "' Mee Lec,"
under la bies. They'rc always Irying lO fi nel she says. "Where is il?"
some lh ing. "Wh ere's what?" ShOLl I'
"Whal are they tryi ng to ¡inel?" says Sally. She's fruslraled . "'Tdl
Sally. "Maybe 1 ca n help t hem ." me - ma ybe 1 ca n help yo u."
Al night Sa ll y !i es in beel anel hea rs the "Th e locketl " an swe rs lh e
ghosls. "They're lalki ng," she th ink s. " W hy do n' l they gh os l. " I'm des pe rale. Hel p
la lk lO me?"
me!"
Sa ll y closes her eyes. The ghoslS think ,he', sleep ing . Sa lly gels oul o f bed and
They en ler he r roo m . trie s 10 lOueh l he ghosl.
There' s nOlhing lhere!
Now lhe roo m is very eold
anel Sa lly sl arts 10 lrembl e.
She looks OU lside, bu l rhere's
n obody lhere.
Sud el enl y, Ihe doo r opens
and Mis s Dud son enl e rs lhe
roo m . "Are yo u OK, dear?"
sh e says. "You shou led."
"There were gh osls in m y
room!" Sall y ex plain s. "Picase
believe me, Miss Dod son."

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 "Nancy broke her locker one day," says Miss Dod son. "She
was ve ry sael because her dead mOlher's photo was inside ir.
"They're tryino f" 1 wa nted ro repa ir il for he r. But the fj re happe ned lhal nigbt.
" b lO md someth ing here " Sall .
And lhey saya slrangc w ' l ' , y COnttn ues. 1 never saw her aga in ."
. . . ole - Mee Lee'. What's thap"
MISS Dodson IS surprised "M L . "Let' s leave rhe locker for her on lhe kilchen rab ie," says
M Y name is Amefia, bUI in . th . ee ee?".
she says "Th '
.' al s me! Sa lly.
Mee Lee." e pa SI, some chliclren calfed me "Good idea," says Miss Dod son. "Then she alld Tim can rest
"Which childrenJ" asks Sa lf in peace."
"N . y,
ancy aod TllTI," allswers Mi ss D f . .
was Our gardener alld l ' O( .Ion, sa dly. "Their falher
friend s." we P ayed IOgelher. Th ey we re my

"And what happened lO them ?" asks Sa ll y , .

, llllpallenliy.

A tragedy. There was a terrible fire

In thelf house and they died.

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Mi ss Dod son and SaLly pur rhe lockel 011 lhe kitchen table.
They leave a note, too. lt says, "Th is is yours, Naney. 1 repaired il
'Tve srilf gor somelhing of rhei rs " M' . Jor you. Mueh lave, Mee Lee" .
"I"kee p ir to remember lhem. Jt's ~ 10c~s:t~Od son says, qu ietly, Then they re tum lO their bedrooms.
A locket?" asks Sally. She's excited " . In the morning, there is norhillg 00 rh e ki tchen tableo The
the locket She's el . 1l0W, The glrf wanls locket and note mys teriou sly disa ppea r. And the ghosts never
. espera te. How did you gel iP" .
vi sir Dodson Hall agaio.
] Write the words under the correct pictures. 2 Who says it? Match the peo ,le to the speech bubbles.
tremble fire frightened desperate repair broke
.. .... 1. Who are you? What do you wan!?
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... 2. Help me!

.. .... 3. That's me! My name is Amelia .

......... 4. I keep it to remember th em .

Oo n' l pUL yOUf ha nd s in tile He must ............................... .... the
wblc.
......... 5. Let's leave it on the rabie (or her.
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;{ Choose the correct picture to answer the questions.
l. Whcrc did l he ghoslS
try to find the loc ket?
HELP! I' m .. She sees two g hos!s and sh e
01' dogs . Slarl s lo ..

2. Wl10 was lhe

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childrcn' s fath er? e-
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3. Who di ed in lhe [ire? m

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l'm .. Oh, no! 1 ..
1 need money lo bu y rood. Lh e chair.

Lockets became popular in Victo rian times and are still popul~
today. People give them as presents to somebody t hey lave. You
can open mese lockets and put photographs of special people like
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1 4. WhaL wa s in sid e
the locket?

a boyfriend or girlfrjend. a parent 01' a chHd instde them.

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 Write the w o rds under the correct pictures,
10/. pries! ske/eton wake h¡d.

:! Complete the sentences with the words below,

space angry mys!erious secre! inVIsible
1. Don't lell anybody. Irs a ..
Harry
2. I'm sorry. Picase don'¡ be .... . ...... wilh me.
Simoll
3. Vou ca n't see me, because 1'01 .. ,..
4. Where did Ihis co me I'rom? 11's vc ry ..
5. There's a 101 01' . ............ on this shelf. Pul your c10lhes he re.

'~ Match the sentences to the correct pictures,

l . Sil down. We m us l talk. 3. I wo n't li sten 10 you.
2. He is very st ran ge. 4. You must help me.
We can' l be his rrien d.

HUl'ry's teacher

Mr Field

Harry Yo rk is 13 years olel. He's going 10 a boarding school
bcca Ll sc hi s parents are going 10 work in a diffcrenL coLlnLry.
Hi s falher lakes him lO lhe boardi ng school in hi s car. Harry is
nervous bccause he eloes n'l know anybody ¡hcre.
"Oon'l worry," says his fa lh cr.
"Yo Ll '11 Soon ha ve ncw friends ."
Harry mecrs Si mon anel PaLlI.
Th ey' rc a lso ncw studcnts a l lhc
school. Sim on, Pau l an d Harry a re
go in g lO sleep in Ihe sa me room.
"1 Iike Si mon a nel PaLlI, " Ihink s
Harry. "Maybe we'lI be fri e nel s.
Tha l will be nicc."
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I'm happy to meet yOLl.
A rrefect comes. He lakes lh e lhree boys lo Ih eir room.
"YOLl can pUl your c10lh cs in Ihe cLlpboa rd ," says Ihe prekct.
"Oinner is al six o'clock. "
In rhe night. lhe ¡h ree boys are slceping . A
pries l e nlcrs Ihe room and wakes Harry.
"Did you pray IOnigh l, Harry?" asks Ihe
priesl.
" How do you know my name?" Harry asks.
"That' s nol important." says lhe pri cs l qLl ielly.
" 1 neeel yOLlr help. Plea se kneel on Ih e fl oor
and pray 1'01' Ih e priesl."
"Wha l priest?" as ks Harry.
"Oon' l. ask qLlesl ions," answe rs Ihe pries l..
" In Ih is room, yOLl mLl st pray lo Iincl l hc priesl. "
J-1arry gels OLlI 01' becl anel prays. 'He's
fri ghle necl 01' ¡he pri esl. anel he's
Good boy, Harry!
very confLl seel .
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oy Lau h t a r
The priesl visit s every v ighl and Harry gels OUI of bed, kneels
on Ihe noor and prays for Ihe mys lerious priesl.
One nig hl, Simon and Paul aren'¡ sleeping. They see Harry.
He's lalking 10 somebody, bUI Ihey ca n'l see anybody Ih ere.
They are ver y su rpri sed, and Ih ey laugh ar Harry. But Harry
docsn' l pay attention lo Ihem. "Th ey don'¡ unde rstand," he
Ihinks. "1 mu st help Ih e priesl."
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Simon and Paul lel! the olber
boys abour Harry.
" He talks lO somebody, bul there
isn' t any body in the room ," Ihey
sayo " He's crazy. "
" Harry is a strange boy," the orher
boys sayo "We ca n' t be hi s friend."
Harry is lonely and sad.
One day he ta lks to hi s teacher.
tr uco 1 lalk to som ebody," Harry says. "A
Slrange pries l com es lO my room al night.
J mu sl gel oul o f bed, kneel on Ihe floor and pravo
The prieS I wanls Ihis. 1 don ' l kn ow wh y."
" Don'l wo rry, Harry," lhe leacher says.
" Many new boys imagine stra nge Ihin gs al lhe
beginning. You've gor a ve ry good imagina lion,
lbal' s a ll. "
Harry isn' l surp rised by lhe leacher' s words.
"Nobody can understand Ihis," he think s. " ll' s
m y problem."
 CHAPTER 3 Arte r thei r showers, lhe 11feeI boy.s re l.u rn 10 lhe roo m .
They're ve ry su rprised. Th e roo m is in chaos. Books a re on lhe
rloor anct some bocty broke Ihe winctowS.
One evening, lhe pri eS l co mes a l halr pa Sl nin e. Harry is ti re d " Look a l lhe m irror!" Simon says, su dd e nl y . "There's a
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and angry.
m essage on il ' " I I 7" 1
"Go away!" he sh outs al lhe pri es t. Pa ul rcads lhe messa ge. ''/'I/I Itere! Wlty don '1 yO /l le p me.
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The pri es l beeomes angry a nel I-I a rry is sorry. He lri es lo
apologise, bul lh e priesl wo n' l li sIe n. He shoul s al Harry.
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"You mu sr he lp me. The pries l is hcre in Ihis roo m . I-Ie ean'l
res t. Pra y ror him."
Harry CQvcrs hi s CclfS and ShOULS, "Nu, 1 won'!. listen to you! "
Simon and Paul are surpriscd. "J-Ia rry is shouting a l JIl
imagillJry pcrsoll again ," Ihey sayo

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S .IJ11 0n a ll eI Pa l! II 00 k al
(. Harry
(. . " Who d id lhis, I-Iarry? Do you

k 11 0W.7" (.asks. Palrl

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" It's a frighl e ni ng messa ge."
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" 1 didn' l do it," a nsw ers Harr.y. " lt"s lh e I) ries t . W hy oesn ¡
any body be lieve me?"
) "We can'¡ believe yOll.
"Wc never sce a priest," says S ·I ITIOI.
A prefect e nlers rhe room a nd says, " Yo u mu sr have Is he in visible?"
your s howers no w." Harry lakes hi s lowe l and runs " 15 he a ghost?" asks Paul. .' . "
q ui ck ly from ¡he rOOI11. "1 don ' l know," says Hany. " BlII I' m no l im aglmn g Il.
 I Match each picture to a sentence below. :l Tick (,1) the sentences true (T) or false (F).
T F

1. Hany goes 10 a boardin g school. .J

2. The priest vis its Harry every morning. J .J
3. Simon and Paullaugh al Ha rry. J W
4. Harry does n't te l! anybody abolll lhe pries L J
5. The pries t breaks lhe wi ndows in. Harry's room. .J
Look at the pictures. What happens next?
Tick (,1) the correct answer.

a. The boys play foo tbal! .

l. J'm ve ry ti red. 4. l' m ve ry angry. b. The boys go 10 lhei r rOOIll.

2. 1'111 ve ry surprised. 5. I'm rea ll y confused.
3. The wri t.in g is a lmost invisible. 6. I'm nOI lonely nQw.
a. Harry prays.
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2 Complete the sentences with the words below.
message cupboard ImaglnatlOn towel covers b. Harry wak cs lhe other boys.
l. Harry put his clolhes in the ..
2. Nobody answe red the phone so I left a ............................................. .
3. Vou must ha ve a good ............................................. 10 w rit e slories. a. The boys help Harry.
4. He .... .......... hi s ea rs beca use he docsn' t want lo liSIen.
b. The boys don' t hel p Hany.
5. Don' t for gcl lO take your .......... .................. ".......... with yO ll lO ha ve a shower.

)wdems in boarding schools li ve and study at their 5chool. They

u In 1 ctll"'lng room an d sleep in dormito ríes. They usually go home
a. The boys sce their room in chaos. J
h I '" strnas. summer lnd term holidays. There are more (han
1I I}() Iltiren in boarding schools In the United Kingdom today.
b. The boys see lhe priesl.
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The prcfeCI en lers lhe room "gain. He looks al Harry. " Did
yo u do Ihis?" he asks.
"No'" says Harry. "1 was in Ihe balh room. 11 was lhe pries t."
"Di d yo u see anybody?" Ihe prefec l asks Paul and Si mon.
"No, we didn'I," t hey a n swe r. "We neve r see any body."
"We don'r beli eve you, Ha rry," says Ihe prefecl. "You're a
very strange boyo YOLl IJlk 10 an imag in ary persono You sce an
invisible pries l. You ge l ou l 01' bed al nighl lO pray ... "
" Bur ... " says Harry.
" Liste n, Harry!" said lhe prcfecl. " You need hclp ! Why don'l
yo u lalk 10 Ih e headmaster? Maybe he can help you."
In Ihe m orn ing, Ha rry goes lO Ihe heaclmas te r's o ffi cc. He's
n ervous. "Will M r Ficld , the headma sle r, be angry? Will he
bclievc m e?" he think s.

He knock s on lhe door and Mr Ficlcl sa ys, "Com e in!" Harry

en lers lhe room timidl y.
"Ah, Ha rry," says Mr Field. "Sil clown. Yo u and 1 mu st lalk."
Harry is trembling, but he sil S down. Then, he lell s rhe
hea clmaste r about lhe priest.
Mr Fielcl li slens 10 every word. He' s not a ngry with
Harry - he wants lO help him.
 The builders come to rcdeeorale Harry' s old room. They 1I

take lhe old waJlpaper from lhe wa Jl s. They find a wooden

panel und er lhe wa ll pape r. There is a skelelon in a smalI space 11
"The other boys and Ihe prefeel don'l believe me," says Harry. bchind the panel. They can'l belicve il!
"[ believe you, Harry," says Mr Field. "Ma ny years ago, [
was a boy in this sehool. [ Slcpl in you r room. And [ also saw
a priest."
Harry is surprised, bUI he's also hap py. "F inall y, so mcbod y
Why is rhis ske/eton here?
beli eves me!" he says.
"The priest never spoke lo me," says Mr Field . "B ul [ saw
he was sa d. ¡ was frightencd of lhe pries l but [ didn'l tell
anybody about him," lhe headma sler eonlinues. " It was my
lerrible secrel ... un til now."

"You mu st ehange rooms," lhe hea dmas ler continues. 'Tm

going to redeeorale th at room and it' 1I be a lelevision room.
No body will sleep there again."
Si mon, Paul and Harry ehange 10 another room. They're
happy there. The priest doesn't appear aga in at night.
"[ can sleep well now," thinks Harry. "There won't be any
more strange visitors at night!"
"The poli ce must investigale," says Mr Field. "We ne ed an
explanation for Ibis."
Tbe poliee examine the skelelon. "Thi s skeleton is ver,! old,"
lhey sayo "You muSI bring forens ic scienlisls. Maybe they can
hclp you."
 Two foren sic scienlisls come lO [he school a nd study lhe
skelclon. They find more smaU spaces in the walls.
"The spaces were ' pri est
holes'," they explain. "This
building is frolll lhe lime of
Quecn Eli zabet h I. Roman
Ca tholics didn'l pray in pub lic
lhe n beca use lhe Queen didn't
permit it. Bul [he Catholics
made secret places lO hide
ami pray in - priesl holes. The
Queen's soldiers searched
for lhe priesls. This skelelon
was one o f lhose priests. He
died in lhis pricsl hole ami
his skelelon stayed here for
cenluries. Why did he die?
We don'l know."
"Thank you for your help,"
Mr Ficld says lO lhe scie nlisls. "Wc muSI bury the skcleton and
give him a Catholic funera l. He doesn' l need a ny more help. We
found him, finaUy. "
A Ca lholic priest buries lhe skclelon nea r lhe chu rch.
Harry is famous in the schoal beca use he saw a ghosl a nd the
ghost spoke LO him.
" We werc cruel lO you beca use we didn'l u ndersland," say
Simon a nd Paul. "We're sorry. Ca n we be fricnd s?"
"Yes! !t's OK," says Harry, happil y. "We can all be friends now.
And don'l worry -1 won'[ lalk ro any more ghoslS al night!"

,
 Complete the puzzle. The pictures are the clues. ;~ Write the letter of the correct person next to each question.
Down
1.

"

2.

Wh o ...
.... ... l. ( a me lo cha nge Harry's roo m into a TV room?
2. 4. 5. 3. ......... 2 . lha n ked the fore nsie scie ntisls?
..... 3. wa nted 10 hel p Harry?
......... 4. beca me famo u s in school?

1 .. 5. fOll nd som elhing behind lhe panel?

......... 6. slept in Harry's room yca rs ago?
Match each word to its definition.
Circle the correct answer .
......... a. eerem ony to bu ry a body
......... b. hund reds or yea rs l . The pre reel advises Harry to go LO Harry's room / M.r Field's office .
2. Mr Field lell s Harry abo ul a priest / queen in the sehool ma ny years aga .
. . ..... c. with a ul conridence
3. Alte r he la lks lo Mr Field, Ha rry is nervous / happy .
......... d. cha nge lhe a ppca ran ce 01' a room
4. The poliee / boys come a nd exami ne the ske le lOn .
......... e. You don ' t tell olher people lhis .
......... r. horrib le 5. The e a lholie pries l buries the ske lclon nea r lhe chureh / offiee.

Queen Elizabeth I ruled England from 1558 to 1603. At first, she

wasn 'c cruel to Catholics. She started to persecute them after
sorne Catholics tried to murder her and put her Catholic cousin.
Mary, Queen af Sects. on che throne .

....
 '1

Look at the picture. Write the number of each word in the

correct place.
l . cheSl of drawe rs 3. dress 5. mi rror 7. key

2. blankel 4. box 6. su itcasc

2 What room can you see in the picture in Exercise I?

Choose the correct answer.
a. ki lchen
b. ba lhroom
c. atlic
d. li vin g room
 H T R t
Sarah Miller and her parenls are
moving in 10 a new house.
"There are lhree bedroom s," says
Sarah' s mother. "Go and ehoose you rs."
Sarah goes up lhe slairs and looks in
all lh e rooms. There's a ba lh room, her
parenls' bedroom , and lwo bedrooms,
one purple and one blue. Al lhe end 01'
lhe hall, there's a door, but ir's loeked.
Sa rah ehooses rhe pu rple bedroom and
she pulS her sui leases lhere. There' s a ehesl of drawe rs in
lh e room. lt looks very old. " Did lhe la sl people forgel lhal?"
lh inks Sarah. She opens all lhe drawers. In one drawer she
fin ds a key.
Is (his key for (h e locked door?
Sa rah goes ro rhe door al lhe end 01' rhe haU. She uses rhe
key and opens rhe door.
There are stairs going up to an atrie at l he LOp of lhe house.
Sarah goes up rhe slai rs. lt's dark lhere. There are IwO windows
bUllhey're ve ry dirty. Sarah opens a window. Lighl enlers ¡he
room and now she can see.
In lhe comer, there's an old mirror wit h a gold frame. There
are many old boxes in lhe a ui e. Sara h opens one of lhe boxes.
11: is fu ll 01" clothes. She lakes a d ress a nd look s al il. Tt's long
and il'S gO llols of lace on il. " ll's beaul il"ul," lh inks Sarah. "Is
il my size?"
 "Who's lhere?" she whispers.
Bul lhere isn'l anybody behind
her. Sarah looks in lhe mirror
Sarah goes lo lhe corner of lhe auic. She holds lhe dress in again. "Did [ imagine lhal?" she
fronl of her and looks in lhe mirror. She sees anolher girl in lhe lhinks.
mirror with her! rhe girl is looking over Sarah's shoulder. Sarah ilolds lhe dress in fronl of
Sarah is su rprised and frighlened. She drops lhe dress and her and looks in lhe minor again.
quickly turns around. She's nOl imagining il. She sees
lhe girl again.
Sarah quickly lurns around
again. "Who are you?" she shoulS,
bul lhere isn'l anybody lhere. This'
lime, Sarah doesn'l drop lhe dress.
She looks in lile mirror again. The
girl is lhere, and she's laughing.
Tile girl's laugh isn'l happy.
ll's a cruel laugh, and Sarah is
frightened. Il's gOl a strange echo
and il's loud. "She's laughing al
me," lhinks Sara h. "BUl why?"
Sarah drops lhe dress 011 lhe
floor aga in and runs down lhe
sta irs. She hears footsteps
behind her. "Is she following
me?" she lhinks.
She puJls lhe door open
and runs into the hall.
She locks lhe door
behind her.
.. /'m no! returning
, !o !ha! attic!

, , .

Sa rah runs into her bedroom. Her bed a nd other fllrnitll re
are now in the room. Sa rah pulS the key in lhe drawer again
and sits on her bed. Mrs Miller wa lk s imo lhe rOOI11.
Sarah sta rts to take some things from lhe sllitcase. Then she
hears her fath er. He's calling from downstairs.
"Sa rah, I'm going to lown. Do yOll wa nt to come wilh me?"
"Yes, Dad," Sarah shouts. She's very happy ro ¡eave lhe
hOllse. She runs downstairs 10 the caL
In Ihe ca r, Sara h asks her father some questions. "Who lived
in Ihe hou se befare us?"
" It was empty for many years," her father explains. "We
bOllghl il from an old man called Mr Ross. His grandmother
lived in t he house, but she died 50 yca rs ago."
"Do yo u know anything else abo ul th e hOll se?" asks
Sara h.
"No, bllt you can ask Mr Ross . We're going LO see him now. J
mu st sign so me papers and he's got some more keys for m e."

"Yes, it is, and 1 found the key lO the attic here," says Sa rah.
"Fantas tic," says her mother. "Let's go and explore il. "
"No!" says Sa rah qu ickly.
"Why not?" asks MlI l11. "Js there a problcm?"
"No," answers Sarah. She doesn'l lel l her mOl her abollt the
girl in the mirror becau se she feds stllpid. "1 wem up there a
minute ago. There's nothing there, just some old boxes and a
mirrar."
'T lllook al the mirror later," says Mrs Mi1ler. "Now you can
organise your room."

íi
 ,I

I Complete the chart. :~ Choose the correct picture to complete each sen ten ce.
stG/rs old loud roor bed beauti(ul (urmture empty 1. Sa rah chooses ...
2. Sarah finds a key in ....

In lhe Hause 11
Dcseribing Things

2 Write the words and phrases under the correct pictures.

In the comer behind in (ront o( downstairs
at the end o( at!he top o(

3. Sara h sees Lhe girl in lhc mirror. 4. Sarah and her dad are going
lO ser ....
Sarah is .

Pl

1 Correct the mistakes in bold in the sen ten ces.

In anejent times. people used pieces of metal as mirrors. Then in
the 16th century. workers in Ven ice . ltaly started to make mirror s
from glass. Many people th ink it's unlucky to break a mirro r
beca use ie brings seve n years of bad luck.
1. There is a dress in Sarah's new bedroom ......... .
2. Sarah find s a key 10 open lhe suitcases . .. ..
3. Sarah holds lhe dress in rroOl or the window ... .... .
4. Sarah le lis her mother about lhe chest of drawers ...
5. An ald lady lived in the Millers' house ten years ago.
 CHAPT 4

Mr Ross inviles Mr Miller and Sa rah lO have a Clip a f lea.

They si l in Mr Ross' living room and he lalk s aboul lheir new
house.
"My grandmolher never left lh ar house," he says. "She
d idn 'l wanl to leave Annie a lone."
"Who was Annie?" ask s Sa rah.
"She was my granclmolher's old er sisler. She was on ly 14
years old when she died."
"D id she die in lhe house?" asks Mr Miller.
"No, she died in hospital and lhey buried her in t he loca l
cemelery. My grandmolher lived in lh e past. She wan ted 10
live w ith lhe memories of her sis ler."

They return home and Sara h goes 10 her bedroom. Sudden ly
she's shocked. The minar from the a tlie is in her room. Mrs
Miller is c1ea ning lhe ehesl oI drawers.
"1 found lhe key 10 lh e altie in lhi s drawe r," says her mum.
"You need a mirror in your room an el lhi s is lhe sa me colour as
Ihe ehesl of dra wers. lllook s lovcly in here."
Mrs MUler goes elownslairs.
Sudden ly, Sarah hea rs lhe horr ible laughler aga in . Now she
knows thi s is Annie's ghost. Sara h looks in t he mirror, but she
only sees her own faee.
"Whe re are you, Annie?" she asks. The lau ghter conlinues .
Sa rah pulS a blankel on Ihe mirror a nd lhe laughter stops .

I
 Oh, no! The door shut Am I
The blankel is always on Ihe mirror now. Every lime Sa rah locked in here with Annie?
moves the blanket, she hears a horrible, cruel la ugh . It
frighlens her. Only she can hear il.

11

Sa rah wa nlS LO relurn lO her bed room, bul firsl she ]11Usl
speak lO Ann ie. She goes inlo lhe altiC. l he long dress isn'l on
lhe floor and all lhe boxes are closed.
"Mum pUllhe dress in one of lhe boxes," she lhinks.
The re are a 10 1 of boxes. Sara h ope ns one of lhem and finds
lhe long dress. She takes il and holds il in fronl of her. She
lurns LO lhe minar, bUl il isn' l lhere.
"1 mu sl do somelhing," she lhinks. " 1 ca n' l live with lhis. J "Oh, I forgot!" she lhin.ks. "The mirror is in my room."
mu sl speak lO Annie. Maybe she wiU lalk to me in lhe ani c." Suddenly, she hears a voiee. "You don' t need lhe ¡Din or,
Sa rah lakes lhe key from lhe drawer a nd goes lO lhe a nie Sa rah. You wiU look beaulifu l in that dress. Bu l it's my dress!"
door. She's very frig hlened. She opens lhe door and slart s lo go says Ihe voiee. Then it begins to la ugh. "1 can see you all lhe
up lhe Slairs. Suddenly, she hears lhe door shut loudly. time. 1 can see you in every room in Illy house ."
 HAPT R
"lt's nOI yaur house, it's aur hou se!" shouls Sarah.
"No! lt's my house, because 1 was lhe oldesl child in lhe
family," ShOUIS the ghost.
"BU l you died and your sisler got the house," says Sarah.
"Her grandson sold it to us and now il's ours."
"Her grandson can't seU my hou sc!" ex claims the ghost.
"Ol<, Annie," Sarah says. "But we're here now. What can
we do?"
Now lhere's silen ce and Sarah starts lo see Annie very
c1ea rly.
"You can slay in my house a nd look a [ter it for me," answers
Annie.
"Bul in the future I' Ulive in a different ho use," says Sara h .
Annie laughs louder. "Oh no you won't! You must live he re
all your Iife. "
"You ca n' l control my life!" shouts Sa rah.
"1 don' l want to control your Iife," says Annic. "There is no
you. I'm yau ... and yau're mer"
Thcn, Sa rah [eels somethin g sl rangc . Her c10thes are
tran sform ing into An nie's c1olhes. Her hair is tra ns formin g
into Annie's hair. "Am I a ghos l now?" she lhinks. She's very
fri ghlened. "A m I Annie?"
Suelelen ly, Sarah hears bcr mOlh er' s vo icc. "Wake up, Sarah!
Il's latc. We're moving lO the new bousc lOday."
Sa ra h opens ber eyes. Sbe's in hcr bed in lh e old 110use. Her
bcd room is full of boxes. "Wow! 11 was all abad dream," she
lh ink s.
" Dad and 1 were al lhe new housc la Sl night, Sa rah," her
mOlher says. "Look at lh is lovely e1rcss. We found it in tbe
all ic ... Sa rah? ... What's wrong?"
1 Unscramble the words and use them to complete the :i N umber the pictures in the correct order.
sentences.
oev;c ;nc/see ceaf opths/;a m
l. Nobody spoke. There was .......................... ................. in the room.
2. We lakc il l people lO Ihe ..
3. Lis ten lO her sing. Shc's gOl J beauliful ........................................ .
4. Shc's go t a happy ex prcssion on her ..

2 Find five words in the puzzle and write them under the
correct pictures.
m
r--

r--
s n L g e s q x
h 1 g u d n e
u j I P I o b
l d r e a m p
-
k j w s n d I

b I a n k e 1 Write the name of the correct person next to each question.

r--- -
h a i r r i e Mrs Miller Annie's ghost 5arah
Who ...
l. clca ns lhe cheSl of drawc rs? ...
2. laughs crueU y? ..
3. gocs lO the au ic again? .. . .
4. says, " BUl it's my dress!"? . .. .
5. !'c els so mclhing strange? . ..
6. wa kes Sa rah? ....

People have many dreams each night but they remember the las!
dream mes! dearly. Mast people have bad dreams, or nightmares.
from time to time. People have nigh tmares if they're worried or
stressed about things in their ¡ives.

_ _ _ _ _"1;_ _
 GLOSSARY
The Ghosts of Dodson Hall

believe cree en (rc u en

believe sinets iezadazu ere en
drawers cajones ca laixos
drawers kaxoiak ca ixóns
excited enlocionada emocionada excited zirrara z belela emocionada
laughter risas rialles laughter algarak risos
leave dejar dcixar
leave laga, utzi deixar
locket guardapelo, colgan te meda lió, penjoll per locket medailoi colga nte para
para guardar foto s guarclar-h i fotos ga rd ar fOlOS
lonely solitario, solo sol ita ri, sol lonely bakarti scnlleiro, só
look after cuidar de tenir CUfa de coidar de,
look after za indu
ter canta de
miss echas de menos a enyores nliss -en ralta su matu ras / botas de
menos a
rest descansar descansar
rest alseden hartu descansar, acouga r
safe seguro segu r
safe seguru seguro
stay quedarse, permanecer quedar-se, estar
stay egotcra fi ca r, permanecer
throws arroja sombras I l an~a ombres
throws zalamzak SO rlze n ditu cleita sombras
shadows
shadows
village pueblo poble village herrixka vil a

I
 GLOSSARY
The Priest Hole

apologise disculparse d isculpar-se apologise barkamena dcsculparse

eskal u
boarding school internado intc rnat boarding school barneteg i internado
bury en terrar enterra r bury lurperalu soterrar
crazy loco bo ig crazy zoratuta tolo
did you pray rezaste ha s pregat did you pray otoitz cgin zenuen prcgaches
go away! ¡vete] vés-te'n ! go away! alde hemendik', va itc!
have your duc haros dU lxa r-vos have your zoaztc ducha rvos
showers showers d utxalzera
headmaster d ireClor director headmaster zuzenda ri director
kneel a rrodüIale agc noll a't kneel belaun ika zai tez axeón llate
knocks 011 lIa ma a pica ti knocks 011 jo du peta na
prefect mon itor monitor prefect tutore mon itor
searched for buscaban a bu sca ven searched for bila ibi li zi ren procuraban a
wooden de madCfJ de fu sla wooden egurrezko de madeira
----------------------- ------- --

LOSSARY
Sarah's New House

anything else algo má s a lguna cosa més anything else zerbail gchiago a lgo máis
are moving se mudan es mud e n are moving aldatzera doa z múdanse
drops deja caer dcixtl ( Jure drops erorlzen utzi deixa caer
footsteps pasos pa ssos footsteps oinkadak pasos
frame marco marc frame marko marco
hall pasillo pa ssadís hall korridore corredor
lace encaje punta lace parpaila enca ixc
locked cerrada (con lla ve) lan cad a (am b c1au) locked (gillzaz ) ilx ila pechada
(con chave)
looking over m irando por mirant per looking over gainetik begira a mi rar por
en cima de da mun l de riba de
memories recuerdo record memories oroitzapenak le mbrama,
recordo
pulls tira de estira de pulls -i liralu lurra d e
shocked sorprendida sorpresa shocked h arrituta sorprend id a
sign nrmar signar sign izenpetu asinar
size talla ta lla size neurri ta ll a
turns around se da la vuella es gira turns around jiralU da dá se a volla
what's wrong? ¿qué pasa' qu e pa ssa? what's wrong? zer gerlat ze n da ? que ocorre'
whispers susurra xiu xiueja whispers xuxurlatu du bis ba, moumea

L
 EXCERPT FROM A CHRISTMAS CAROl Match A and B to make correct sentences. Then write the
BY CHARLES DICKENS
letters of the answers in the boxes below.
A Christmas Corol is one of the most famous ghost stories in history. It te 115 A B
the story of Scrooge, a rich, lonely o ld man, and how three ghosts visit him ........ a. he sces a ghusl si tLin g
1. Scrooge walches lhe
and help him to change his future.
dock beca use on the sofJ.
SCENE 4 - The Ghost of Christmas Present 2. Scroogc is wo rri ed bcca usc ......... b. it is dccora ted for Christmas.
Scroogc: Whcn wil] my ncx l visitar come? I wan t Lo be prcparcd thi s time. 3. Scroogc gCls out 01' bcd bcci.1uSC ... c. a voice ca ll s to him.
Narrntor: Scrooge wa/ches Ihe clock. 4. Scroogc cnters Lhe nex t ....... d. he's cx pecting a visitar.
roo m becau sc .... e. his visitor doesn't arrive
Scroogc: ri vc mi n ut es ... ten mi nutes ." quartc r 01' an hou r ... hcllf an hOUL
Why docsn'( lhe visi tOf come? 5. The room looks diffcrenl beca use for hall' an hOllr.
Na rralor: SlIddenly Serooge sees a slrauge lighl. He gels 0111 of hedo 6. Scroogc is surpriscd beca use ......... f. he sees él slrange light.

Scroogc: What is Ihis slrange ¡ight? Whe re is il com ing frolll?

Narra LOr: Scrooge follolVs lile lig/¡(. The lighl is eOlllillg frOI1/ Ihe nexl roolll.
a 11 D a El
Suddellly he hears a voiee.
Vo icc: Scroogc, picase come into lhe room. Come and meel me! I'm 2 Now complete the sentence below about another part
waiting fol' yO U. of A Christmas Carol. Use the boxes aboye to find the
correct letters in the grid. Circle each letter and find
Na rrator: Scrooge s/ar/s lO open the daor.
the missing name.
Scroogc : Tl1at's stran gc! Thi s room is
The fir sl ghost to visil Scrooge is Ihe
dilTcrcnt. now. I t is dccoratcd for
ghost 01
Chri slmas . Thcre's a big fire and
a IOl 01' faad - turkey, vegeta bies, , b e d e
cakcs an d I'ruit. Who madc this

' el~
p m
changc lo my room?
2 e a
Na rrator: Scrooge is surprised. A gigan/ic figure "
3 u k ,
is siuillg 011 a sofa inlhe lIIiddle oflhe
d , s
ro0111. He's wearing a green robe al1d 4

he's gOl a lorclt in his hand. 5 w g o z

Figure: ¡'m lhe Ghos t of Christmas Present. 6 n u y q

COl11e in. Don'l be frightened!

turkl'Y ga l! di ll di indinil.lI
 EXCERPT FROM HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK :l Answer the questions.
BY WILLlAH SHAKESPEARE
----- 1. Whal happened lO Ham lel's falher?
In Hamlet, King Hamlet's
brother, Claudius, kills him 2. How does Hamlet find out abollt Ihe ghos t?
and takes his place on the
throne. The dead king is 3. Whcre a nd when docs lhe ghost a ppcar?
furious and he appears to
his son Hamlet as a ghost,
4·. Describe the ghost.
to ask for his help.

5. Whal does l he ghosl do?

6. Why does n'l Ha mlcllislen lO lhe guard ?

One night, Hamle t's fricnd, Horat io, lclls him el ghosl is walking 011 Ihe wal1s
aro und Ihe Glst le. The ghost appea rs cvery nighl .lnd f-I oratio .lnd Ihe guards
are SlIfC it's J-Iaml ct's fa lhc r.

The fo llowi ng ni ght, ¡hey wa it on ¡he vva ll s. Sud dcnl y, al midn ighl, ¡hey
sec el pa fe lig h! Jl10ving in thcir di rec ti on . fCs Ihe rorm of an old ma n in batt lc
c1othcs. The ghosl co mes closer a nd Ha mlc l sees ils sword, hclmet. beard an d
kind eyes. Ii 's his fa lher, Ihe dead king'
" Fat hc r '" ?" says Ha mlct in él quiet voicc. "Why o • • whal a re yOl! doin g hefe?
Why don' [ yO l! reSI in peacc in yO Uf g rave?"
The ghosl offers Hamlc t a luminous ha nd and ca ll s lo hi m.
"h wan ls LO ta ke you wit h it," says Horal io.
A guard pUI S h is ha nd on Hamlet's a rmo " Don't go, si r!"
" 1 will go:' says Ha mlel. "This is my fa the r. He wa nl s 10 lal k lo me. "

~ word ...·.. ¡Md,1 l..'''p.1'',1 ""'P.:1I·1 c.. p.ld,l

hel mel \dl1lo clm
kind eyes t1\ir,1d,l .llL'rIU{l ...l mirada dfn.llHl,.l
"J""o
1q,:irJ¡I.1.1ddl,U
1
l'hno
(lll.ld.l g,lriIlHl',l
grave Il1mb.1 lo mh" hilohi \llIllha