Episode 1 Before Reading 1 Look at the pictures and the title. How do you think they are related? 2 Which of these things can you see in the pictures? • top hat • table • windows • reflection carriage candles • flowers dressing table • carpet • beard chair waistcoat • chimneys gown • perfume bottle • tree mirror While Reading 3 Read or listen to the episode and mark the sentences as T (true) or F (false). 1 Mr Otis is from Europe. 2 Mr Otis wanted to sell Canterville Chase. 3 Lord Canterville thinks there is a ghost at Canterville Chase. 4 The ghost frightened Lord Canterville's uncle. 5 The Reverend Augustus Dampier went to Oxford University. 6 The ghost is two hundred years old. 7 Mr Otis doesn't believe in ghosts. After Reading 4 Discuss in pairs. • Do you believe in ghosts? Why (not)? • Why do you think some people believe in ghosts? • Would you like to visit a haunted house? Why (not)? • What do you think is going to happen in the next episode?