Activities for The Monkeys Paw

1. Pre-Reading activities. Prediction questions: a. What do you think about the title? b. Why do you think the author chose a monkeys paw and not a human hand, or any other animal? Do you know anything about Hindu Mithology? c. Do you know the story? Could you give a summary of the version you know? d. In the story, we have four characters, Mr. White, Mrs. White, Herbert White and Sargeant-Major Morris. Which is the relationship between them? e. In your opinion, Who brings the monkeys paw? f. Has the monkeys paw any particular effect? 2 .While reading Pay attention to the following: a. Where does the family live? b. Who is Sargeant-Major Morris? c. Where did Sargeant-Major Morris get the monkeys paw? d. Whats Sargeant- Major Morris attitude regarding the monkeys paw? e. What does the family do with the monkeys paw? f. What happens with Herbert White? g. Which are the three wishes? 3. After reading activities: Answer the following questions: a. Where your predictions correct? b. What do you think about the choices Mr. White makes? c. What do you think about Mrs. White attitude? d. What do you think may have happened to Sargeant- Major Morris?

e. What do you think may have happened to the first man who got the monkeys paw? Order the events: a. Mr White asks the monkeys paw to bring his son back. b. Mrs. White is knitting. c. Mr. White asks his third wish. d. Sargeant- Major Morris arrives at the Whites House. e. The Monkeys paw moves for the first time. f. Herbert White dies. g. Mr. White and his son are playing chess. h. The Whites have the money they asked for. i. Mr White asks the monkeys paw to bring him money. j. Sargeant-Major throws the monkeys paw to the fire k. Herbert is knocking at the door. l. Someone comes to the house to say that Herbert had died. m. Mrs White rushes to open the door n. Sargeant- Major drinks whisky with Mr. White o. Sargeant-Major leaves the house p. Mr. White cries in horror when the monkeys paw moves Complete the sentences with a word from the box (You may need to use a dictionary) Parlour wintry perils burly shuddering stumbling

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a. We had a .....................weather until the end of August b. Peter had a ...................body. He was tall and had a great strength. c. In my house, we use the ................... to receive our visitors d. Mia was so upset, that I tried to calm her down by talking ..................... to her. e. I woke up in the middle of the night ......................as if I were drunk. f. Teenagers dont realize that by drinking excessively, they are putting themselves into innecessary..................

g. After watching The exorcist I was .....................as if i were sick or cold. Re-write the story, using the same title (The monkeys paw) but describing what has happened to Sargeant- Major Morris with the monkeys paw.