PRACTISE READING COMPREHENSION
1) What is the nature of the document ? Look at the picture and make hypothesis.
W:
Then I was fifteen, I went on a school
trip to Dundee. One night, we were all
staying in an old mansion and I was
sharing a room with a girl named Suzy.
In the middle of the
night, I woke up when I
heard the door opening and there, standing in
the doorway, was a woman - well - the shadow
of a woman... I grabbed my mobile and used the
flashlight and... there was nothing therel So I
said to myself: "Fiona, calm down, breathe...
there are no such things as ghosts!" and I tried
to go back to sleep.
Later, the door opened again and I saw the
woman again. But this time, she was sitting
on my bed. I completely freaked out and
screamed at the top of my voice. Suzy woke
up, jumped out of bed and turned on the light
and there was... noone, no woman, nothing!
The next morning, at breakfast, Suzy
was telling the whole group what had
happened and they were all making fun of me when
an old crooked man came up to us and said: "Hush,
children! Your friend has seen the Lady in Grey, don't
make fun... it's bad luck!"
2) Read the text and give information :
- Who?:
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- Where ? :
- When ? :
- Who do these pronouns refer to ?
«I> (1.1) ;
she » (1.14):
« they » (1.21):
3) Is Fiona scared / brave / worried ? Justify by quoting the text :
4) Divide the text into 4 parts and give a title.
BEGINNING RISING ACTION
CLIMAX
ENDING
From line
... to line ...
Title