Charlotte Bronte

J ane Ey re

Te xt adaptation and n ot es by Jenny Pereira

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Ed itors: Rebecca Raynes. Claudia Plocco
Desig n and art directio n: Nad ia xtacsrrt
Co mputer gra phics : Ma ura Santi ni
Contents
Illustration s: Franco Grazioli
The Life of Char lotte Bronte 5
o 200 1 Black Cat Publis hing, The Times of Charlotte Bronte 9
an imprint of Cidcb Editrice . Gen oa. Canterbury
Jane Eyre
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pa rt ONE childhood 13
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Victorian Houses 12 2 The Life of Charlotte Bronte

C harloue Bron te was born in Thorn ton. Yorksh ire, in the North of
Eng land in 18 16. She was the third daug hte r of Pat ri ck Bronte. a
INTERNET PRO J E C T 1 26
EXIT TEST 1 27 clergym an. I and of Maria Bran well. The family moved to Hawo rth
KEY TO EXIT TEST 1 28 Parsonage 2 in No rth Yorkshire in 1800. The couple had five daug hters
and o ne son. When Cha rlotte 's mot her died in 182 1. the children's
aunt. Elizab et h Bra nwell. we nt 10 live with the famil y. Th e children
had only each othe r for compa ny. They all loved reading. and they
create d a magical wo rld of their ow n, based on the stories that they
P Cambridge Preliminary English Test-style exorcises read . They took as a stun lug poi nt th eir bro th er Branwel l' s toy
T: GRAOES 5/6 Tri nity-style exerci ses (Grades 5 /6)

Th is story is rec or de d in fu ll.

1. d ergyman : pri"sl.
T h e s e sy m b o ls in d ica te t h e b eg in n i n g and o n d
2. pa rson age : hOll. " whuru lh" pr i"s l lin d h i ~ furnily live .
of the extra cts lin ked to t he lis te ning ac tiviti es.

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soldie rs. and they invented school at Haworth wit h her sister. Emily (author of lVlltherillg Heights.
their own fan tasy 1 lands publi shed in 1847).
of Angria and Gonda!. They In 1842 Cbarloue and Emily went to st udy lang uages at a schoo l in
wro te h is torie s a nd Brussels. the Pensionnat Heger. During her stay. Charlotte fell deeply in
new s pa pe rs for t he se love with Monsieur Heger. the director. He didn't return her love. and
imag inary countries. never rep lied to the tellers that she se nt him afte r she re turned 10
In 1824. the four eldes t girls Hawort h. Charion e later used this experience in he r no ve l villene
were se n t to a boa rd i ng (published in 1853).
school! at Cowan Bridge. Charlo ue's first novel. The Professor. was rejected I by the publisher.
whic h Charlot te later used but she then wrote l ane Eyre. which was a great success. and for which
as a mode l for Lo wo od she is really famous.
Sc hool in Jane Eyre. Th e Both Charlene and her sisters. Anne and Emily. published their work
har sh 3 co nd itio ns at t he under male pseudonyms. 2 as people did not respect women writers a t
sc hool were pa rt ly resp - that time. When the public realised that Jane Eyre was writte n by a
ons ible fo r the de at hs of woman. some critics accused Jane of being coarse 3 and unfeminine. 4
Charlotte's sisters. Elizabeth Til e Hm ll l i! Sisters (e I H3.l) Charlo tte Bronte's family life was not happy. Her beloved sisters. Anne
and Maria. who both died in by their brother Patri ck Brnnwc!l B ru nk . and Emily. both died while still you ng. and her brother. Patrick. died of
From 111.: Idl : Anne, Emi ly ;IIlJ Chnrhutc.
t he sa me ye ar. 18 25 . alcoholism after living a wasted S life. In 1854 she agreed 10 marry her
Charloue herself was never father's curare. 6 Mr Nicholls. but the marriage was short-Jived. Charlotte
completely healthy after her difficult time as a pupil at the school. Bronte d ied in March 1855. at the age of thirty-n ine. o f an illness
Charle ne was much happier at her second schoo l, Roe Head. There connected with childbirth.
she made one or two lifelon g 4 friends who appeared in her novels in Jane Eyre has survived to thrill t and intrigue modem readers as much as
various guises . s Shc later return ed (0 the schoo l as a teacher. She was. it did when it was !in;t published in 1847.
for a short time. governess 6 to two families. and then opened her ow n

1. n~j "':t ed : nut m;t:lIpt",1.

2, pseudonyms b u:d:Ollll11/ l : nUllt"s
3. h a rs h : Slwe re , hnnl. which wr ile rs us" instendnf th llir
1. fan l ll ~Y :imagill<lrY. cruat",t in 5. wlls lml lwc rsll d ] : futile ,
IIIl! irnllgbtlltlo ll. -I. li felo ng : las ting for a IifHtill1 u. real nnme. ln s ign ificnn t.
2. buardin g st huu l : Sdluo l III 5. guises l!lilll.II] : f(}rnl ~ . J. coa rs e lku:s) : \UJ!lilf. unrnflnnd. I;. uurn te Ikjo:o r :O l ] : nss ls tant to til "
whi t:h Iho P tJ llil~ Ih 'u tlu rill g tha 6 . gove m ess : wornlln who lilll.'\hl 4. ueferutnln e : wil h quafirlus not priest.
st:houllorm. s mall c llil dfml (lrh "t tl1r . typlcn l o f womuu. 7. thrtll: Ihere ] gil'u p lellsUfo to.

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D Fill in the d ale s in the following sentences and then put them in The Times of
the cor rect orde r to h ave a ch ron ology of Charlotte Bro nt e's
lire. Charlotte Bronte
a. 0 Eli zabet h an d Ma ria bo th d ied in .
Charlotte Bronte was born at a time of great c hange in Bri ta in .
b. 0 Ch arlott e fell in love with Monsi eur Heger
in ................... Alt hough she died at the you ng age of thirty-nine. she lived through
c. 0 Cha rl oll e di ed in March .................... . the reign s I of fou r mo na rchs. The last of these was Queen Victori a.
d. 0 Cha rl olle was born in . who was mad e quee n in 1837. During thi s time. Bri tain was a ric h
e. 0 Villette wa s published in . and ve ry stro ng nati on . It had ma ny indu stri es. great wr iters and
artists. and a large empire.
r. 0 Charlo tt e and Emily went to Bru ssels to s tu dy
lan guages in . Thi s was the g reat age o f th e ra ilways. Th eir rise was rapid an d
g. 0 She went to boarding sc hool with her three sis te rs cha nged the lives of many people who had previou sly been unable
in . to travel far fro m home. Roads were dangerous and uncomfort able
h. 0 Jane Eyre wa s published in .. . to travel on by horse and carriage. especially in bad weather.
i. 0 Charlo tt e ma rried Me Nic ho ll s. a cu ra te . in As indu str y grew. and the railways opened up the country. peop le
mo ved fro m t he country side int o the big ci ties such as London.
Manchester. Birmin gham and Glasgow 10 find work .
Th ere were many rich families in Bri tain at this lime. So me were
EJ A nswer the roll owing questi ons. la ndo wne rs wh o ow ned g re a t e sta te s . :2 Others we re owne rs o f
factories and mines. who mad e their mo ney from the new. growing
a . Who were Charlo lle Bront e's pare nt s?
indu stries.
b. How d id t he Bron te chil dren p lay together?
For poor people, life could be very hard. T here was little help if you
c. What d id Cha rlotte us e as a mod el for Lowood Scho o l'!
had no j ob or friend s to he lp you. Disease s like cho lera spre ad J
d . What experi ence d id Charlo tte writ e about in her no vel
becau se of poor living co ndition s. There we re riot s 4 against un fair
Vill etl e?
taxes. a and again st new machines which deprived people of their jobs.
e. Why did t he Bront e sisters usc men 's names to pub lish
their work s'?
f. Why wa s Charlott e' s ma rriage to Mr Nicholls sho rtlived ' 1. re igns lrctn z] : I"' ri mls w h'Hl n kin!: or ' llI.lIJll h ilS I'UII' IlT.
2. es ta tes : InrWl llTulis of lund.
3. s p re a d : inf:nmsl!'l.
oj. ri ots : revolts, rnlmJlin lls.
5, taxes : II10 llUY w hic h hns III lIu pllid lu Illu ll11v" rn m mIL

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 sic k with dise ases such as ch ole ra . You may know the st ory of
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (published in instalmen ts between
1837-9 ), in which the young hero is brought up In an o rphanage
very similar to the one de scribed in June Eyre.
JUli e Ey re is a s to ry whic h com bi ne s rom an ce , myst e r y and
adve nture.
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I hope that you enjo y it.

D Match the sen ten ces a-d w it h t he sente nces 1-4.

a. 0 Britain was a prosp erou s nation .
b. 0 T ravelling was diffi cult be cause roads were dangerous
and un comfortable.
c. 0 People began mov ing into Ihe big cities.
d. 0 Life wa s very hard for the po or .

1. Th ey li ved in po or cond iti ons an d there were a 101 of

Tile Railway SUI/jim ( 1862). detail. by William Powell Frith. disea se s.
2. It h ad many in du str ies.
3. Thi s was due to th e ra ilways wh ich opene d up th e
Most peop le du ring Cha rlotte Bronte 's tim e had stro ng religio us
cou ntry.
be li efs. Ma rriage a nd c hu rc h-go ing we re tho ug ht to be ve ry
4. The rise of the ra ilways mad e peop le mo re mobil e.
importan t. Divor ce was almo st unk nown.
In J (l1/(' Eyre Charlene Bronte used some of her own exper iences of
life and love. and also re flected on I some of the inj ustices of her
tim e. Orph aned chi ldren ofte n had a terrible life in such i ~ s l itul ion s
as Lowood School. They were half-starved. .2 co ld and easily became

1. r" n"c lo,d on : domonstruted. n'I ,wducml.

2. h lllf.sl arv ml : notgiven IIllull!Ch \0 c al,

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 Jane Eyre
Jan e Eyre had a mise rab le chi ldhood . She lived with her aun t and
cou sin s in the ir big co untry house. Her aunt. Mrs Reed . did not like
Jane. and se nt her away 10 schoo l. Lowood Schoo l was cold and the
Part ONE
girls d id not ge l enough to eat. Many of the girls died of an illness
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I whi ch spread becau se o f bad living conditions.
BUI Jane worked hard and became a teacher at the schoo l. When she
was eighteen. she left to work for Mr Rochester at Thorn field Hall . a
grea t house in Yorkshi re . She taught the litt le g irl. Adele . She also ~-
lo ved Mr Roch e ster. and wa nted marr y him . But Ja ne soon
childhood
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rea lised that there was a terri ble secret in Th orn field Hall. Only Mr
Roch ester knew what it was . and he said not hing...

o y n a me is Ja n e Eyre a n d m y story rea lly

beg in s wh e n I was t en yea rs old . I w as
li ving with my au n t. Mrs Reed . because m y
mot h e r and fat her w ere bo th d e a d . M rs
Re ed w as \'e ry rich a nd h er ho us e w as large a nd bea u tiful.
but I was no t ha p p y th e re . My th ree cousi ns . Eli za . Joh n and
Geo rg iana , w ere o lder than me. The y teased 1 me . an d ne ve r
wan ted to p lay w it h me . Some times th ey were very c ru el. z I
w as afra id of th em .
Most o f a ll , I wa s afra id of Joh n Reed . He liked to frtgh ten
me and he ma d e me ver y u n happy. I o fte n h id from h im in a

Rochester 1/1/(1 J II II ' Eyre ( 1840 5) 1. leased ; dn lil",rulul y IInlluY'" l llJul lllnha rrllss", 1.
hy Freder ick w alker. 2. c ruel : lIuk ind a nd unplousunt.
J. Irtgb ten : inlillli <ln l" . Inrrnris" .

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small room. I liked to look at th e pic ture s in the big books he p ick ed u p 1 a la rge, heavy book .
from the library there. At first I didn 't know what he was going to do. Th e n he
I fell happy and safe in my li ttl e room that day. because I lifted his arm and I realised th at he was going to th row the
kn ew th at John a nd his sisters book at me . I tried to get out of the way , 2 but I was too late. He
w e r e w ith th e ir m o th e r . Bu t th re w th e book straight at me , it hit me on the head , and I fell.
t h e n Jo h n go t bored a n d 'You wicked 3 an d crue l boy ,' I shouted . 'Why do you want
deci ded to look for me. to h u r t me? ' I to uc he d m y head . T he re was hl ood s on it.
' Wh e r e ' s Ja n e Ey re?' h e ' Look wha t yo u ha ve done! ' I crie d.
sho u te d. I ke pt ve ry qui et a nd My wo rds just made John Reed ang r ier. He ra n ac ross the
h op ed he wo u ld n ot fin d me , roo m towar ds me , and began to h it me again an d again . I was
as h e wa s not a cl eve r I bo y. But his si s ter. El iza . soon found very frt gh te ned . so I hit him bac k.
whe re I was h id in g. J don 't know w ha t I d id to Joh n Reed , bu t it hu rt hi m. He
' He re s h e is ,' s he calle d . a n d I h a d t o co me ou t. John s tar te d to call for hi s mo ther.
grinned 2 unple asant ly w he n he saw me. Mrs Reed h ea rd the no ise a n d h urr ied :' into th e roo m. She
'Wha t do yo u wa nt? ' I as ked him. d idn 't seem to see the blood which ran down my face.
He made me sta nd in front of him. He sta red a a t me for a 'Ja ne Eyre, yo u are a bad girl !' s he cr ied . ' Why a re yo u
lon g time. and then . su dden ly. he hit me. 'Now go and stand hitt ing poor Joh n , w ho is always so good to you? '
by the door: he said. No one listened when r tried to say what John had done to
Now I was really frigh tened . I knew that Joh n was going to me. Mrs Reed told two servants 6 to take me away ,
hurt s me . 'Ta ke her to the red roo m and loc k the doo r,' she told them .
I wen t an d stood nea r the do or. The re d room was co ld a nd dark, A serva nt had to ld me
'I'll teach yo u to take our property,' S sa id John Reed, a nd tha t Mrs Reed 's h us ba nd had d ied in the room, Nobody ever

I. pi ck ed ull : tuok In hi.~ band .

1. ch,\,er : intelltgunt. 2. gel o ut " ft h" wily : 11101'0.
2 . g rin ned : smiled. 3. wickedIwsk ull: IHld. terrible.
:I. stare d : look ed for n lu ng tlnw. -I. hillod [bl.ull : rut! liqui d wh ich flow s insid" YUllr hody.
-I. hu rt : in jure. 5. hu rri ed : ClL lllll quickly.
5. pro pe rly : so nwlhi llg which Iwlon gs 10 II per son. 6. se rvants : people who li re paid to work in II huu s" .

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wen t there at n ig h t.
I was v ery fr igh te ned. I c ri e d for h e lp , bu t nobod y came.
' Please h elp me! ' 1 sho ut ed. 'Don' t leave me here alone !'
Nobo d y came. I crie d for a long time. I wa s more te rrified
with eve ry m in ute that went by 1. Th en ever yth ing s udde nly
we nt black . and I think that I fain te d. 2 I rem em bered not hing
afte r that.
W h e n I w o ke u p . I w as in my ow n be d . My h e ad w a s
hurt in g. The doct or wa s s itt ing beside the bed . I felt very glad J

that someone who was not part of the Reed family wa s in the
roo m wit h me. ' Wha t ha ppen ed to me?' I as ked h im.
' Yo u ar e ill , Jane,' th e do ct or ans we re d. 'The servan t says
that you have c ried a lo t. Why d id yo u cr y so much ?'
'I cry because I am mi serab le ,' I rep lied .
Th e doc tor loo ke d puzzled . .. ' Wha t mad e her ill yest erday?'
he a sked the se rva n t.
'S he fe ll. s ir,' w as t he r e pl y . I c o u ld n ot wa ste .~ thi s
opport unity. I wa n ted the doctor to kn ow the truth abou t my
life with Mrs Ree d and my co us ins . 'I wa s kn ock ed down.' I
said . ' But that did no t make me ill. I wa s shut up in a dark,
cold ro om unt il after da rk.' 6

The doc to r se nt th e se rva nt away , a nd th en he as ke d me ,

1. we nl b~' : pa ssed .
2. fai n ted : los l co nscio u sn l!ss.
J. gla d : beppy.
-I. puzaled : coufusod. 1I1l111J 1" to undor stund.
5. west e : n ol ta ke a d vantage o f.
6. after d ark : niJ:hl tim...

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l ane Evre: ,/
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R E;r II What happened in Part One? For each question, mark the letter
next to the cor rec t answer - A, B, e or D.
'Are you unhappy here with your aunt and cousins?'
'Yes, I am,' I told him. 'I'm very unhappy.' 1. Why did Jane Eyre live with Mrs Reed?
A D Because she liked her.
The doctor looked at me kindly. 'I see,' he said . 'Would you
B D Becau se she did n't like her own horne.
like to go away to school?'
e D Becau se her parents were dead .
'Oh yes, I think that I would,' I answered. D D Because she didn't have any brothers or sisters.
The doctor looked at me again for a long time, and then 2. What were the names of Jane's cousins?
went downstairs to speak to Mrs Reed. Much later, Mrs Reed A D Eliza, George and Maria.
came to see me and told me that she had decided to send me B D John, Eliza and Georgiana.
to school. e D Joseph, Georgina and Lizzie .
A few days later, I left my aunt's house to go to school. I D D Lisa, Jack and Giorgia.

knew that Mrs Reed an d my co usins were glad to see me leave. 3. Why was Jan e unhappy?
They did not want me to go back for holidays . I had lived with A D Because she couldn't go to sc hool.

them for as long as I co uld remember, but I was not really sad
B D Becau se she was ill.
e D Because Mrs Reed and her children were cruel to her.
to leave. 'Perhaps I'll be happy at school,' I thought. 'Maybe D D Because Mrs Reed was cruel to her.
there will be so meone who likes m e. I could find some friends
4. What did John Reed do to Jane?
there.' A D He locked her in a room.
B D He didn't give her any food.
e D He tore her book.
D D He hit her.
5. Why was Jane so frightened in the Red Room?
A D It was cold and dark.
B D It had no window.
e D She heard a voice.
D D It was dark and hot.
6. The doctor asked Jane two questions . What were they?
A D Are you afraid? What is your name?
B D Howald are you? What happened?
e D Are you happy? Would you like to go to school?
D D Are you sad? Would you like to go to school?

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P E"1" EI Read the text bel ow a n d cho ose the correct word fo r each space. II Jane liked bo oks . Look at t he books on the libra r y s he lf. Ea c h
For each qu esti on. mark t he leit er nex t to the correct wo r d - A. bo ok t it le is a n a nag ra m o f an a dject ive . Fi n d th e co r r ec t
B, C or D. ad jective to fill the ga ps in the follo wi ng sentences.

Dear Emily,
I am writ.ing W I you t.hat J am very unhappy. I do not.
like 2 here wlt.h Mr5 Reed and 3 children.
Mrs Reed, 4 is my aunt . does not like me, and her
children are often cruel to me. Here is what 15 .
yestt:rday.
I wae reading quietly in t.he Iivr<1ry 6 my cc uem. J ohn.
hit. me 7 my head st.:lrted we .
Mn; Reed did not. care t hat. I W<1 5 hurt. She 9 me in a
cold, da rk room. No 10 came near me all night .
r hope t hat. I will leave here soon.
a , Mrs Rood wa s very .
Love from Ja ne
b . Her house wa s a nd beautif ul.
c. My cousins w e re some ti mes to me.
d . Joh n gri n ne d w he n
l.A say B tell C s peak n told h e sa w me.
2. A li ve B li ving C lived n to li ve e. ' You : and c r ue l bo y! ' I shou ted.
3. A hoc B the ir C your n his I, T he Red Roo m was and .
4 .A whi ch B that C w ho n whoso
5. A has happ e ned B h a pp en ed C hapened n hap pen s
B.A w hen B as C bu t n unti l a Th e sente nces bel ow a ll cont ain a n e rror. Sometimes the words
are in t he wro n g orde r . so me times a w ord is in corre ct a n d
7. A as so on as B u nt il C w hen n ;
sometimes a w ord is miss ing. T ry a nd correct t he sente nces.
8. A bl ood B bled C bleed n b loody
9 .A loc k B brought C lock ed n br ing a. . : Wh ere Jan e Eyre is ?
10 . A wher e B th ing C limo D one Wh.X...i ~ .J M .J;Y.r<.?.. ..
b. . : Here is s he.
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c. . : What yo u do want?
II Find and underline the following words in Part One. Then write
(d) , (t) or (rd) n ext to the word.
d. .. : Now go by and st an d the d oor. You ca n check you r answers by listening to the beginning of Part
One again.
e. . : You wicked and coo l boy.
a . tease d .... ... .............
b. wanted . ... ......... .... .. .
f. : Jan e Eyre, you are b ad gir l.
c. liked ..... .... ......... ..
d. d ecided ........... .........
g. .. : Tak e h er to th e Red Room and lock ed the
door. e. shouted .... ..... ...........
f. hoped ... .... .. .... .. ... ..

h. .. : Pl ease h el p m e! Don 't live me h ere. g. call ed ...... .. ...... .... ..

h . grinned ...... .. .. .. ........
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i. : You are ill , Jan e. The servant te ll s that you i. aske d ..... ....... ... ... ..
h ave crie d a lot. j. stared .................. ..
k. pi cked ... ... ........... ...
1. lifted ............... .....
A Now listen to the recording of Part One and write the name of the m. realised ........ ........ ....
person who said the words above. n. tr ie d ... .. ........ .... ... I
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Grammar -----, II Discuss the following questions with a partner. Compare y ou r

answers with the rest of the class.
We pron ounce the -ed end ing in three di ffer ent ways:
a. Wh y d o yo u think Mrs Reed is so crue l to Jan e?
1. (d ) after verbs en d ing in voice d co ns onan t sounds b. What do we learn about the Reeds fro m their be h av iour
except (d ) and afte r vowe l so u nds tow ar d s Jan e?
am used play ed sh owed s urprise d c. Mrs Reed thin ks that Jan e is a 'w ick ed girl ' . Do you agr ee ?
2. (t) after ve rbs ending in unvoi ced consonant sounds Give reason s for yo ur answer.
excep t (t) d . What does the doct or think abo u t Jan e an d h er life with the
kicked p assed stop ped la ugh ed Reed family?
3. (td) after verbs en d ing in (d )
def en ded landed wanted spotte d

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water beca use I was thirs ty. but I was 10 0 tir ed to ea t any th ing.
Afte r s uppe r I wen t up stairs to bed with th e othe r girls . T he
teacher took me into a very larg e ro om with ma ny beds in it.
All the girls sle pt in th is one room a nd there we re two gir ls in
p a rt TWO every bed .
It wa s ver y e a r ly when I wok e up ne xt mo rn ing .
It was dark outside and the big room wa s very cold. We had to

LowoodSchool
~ I s la rte d my journ ey 10 Lowood Schoo l in
Ja nuary. Th e wea the r was col d , windy a nd
rainy and it w a s d a r k w hen I a r r ived .
Lowood School wa s very lar ge . but it was
very different from Mrs Reed 's house. It was co ld
and forbiddin g. 1 A teach er look me into a wid e.
long room which was full of girls. There were
about e ight y o f them . Th e ir ag es were from
abou t nine to tw enty. They all wore ugly brown
dresses.
It was time for sup pe r. 2 Th ere was only wa ter 10

dri nk , and a sm all piec e of bread to ea t. I dra nk some

I. forbiddi ng ; frighlt'n in ll. luhospuablc.

2. s Ullpe r , s OIa llllll!III1111 h'll in llw '-Ie n ing.

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w as h oursel ves in ice -cold I water, and then p ut on ou r brown pay for th is meal myself,' Miss Tem pl e told us . The girls were
d resse s. Then we went d o w n stai rs to t he cl assroo m for th e all delighted. 1
start of the early morning lesson s. Aft er we ha d eaten our lunc h , we went ou t into the garde n .
I was very hungry and it seemed a long tim e befor e it was It was very col d, and our brow n sc hool dresses we re to o th in 2

time for breakfa st. Th ere wa s a terrible sme ll of burn t 2 food . to keep us warm in th e win ter wea ther. Nearl y a ll of th e girls
All of th e gi rls were hungry. but the food wa s too badly burnt looke d cold and unhap py. Some of them looked ve ry ill. I
for u s to ea t. We all left the dining room wa lked aroun d the ga rden a nd h op ed t ha t som eon e would
feeling cold and m ise rable. speak to me , bu t no one d id .
Les son s bega n ag a in at nin e o 'cl oc k. I On e girl was reading a book ,
looked at th e other gi rls and th ou gh t how and I d ecid ed t o t r y to b e
s tra nge t hey see m e d in th e ir ugly b row n fri endl y with her . ' Is yo ur
dresses. So me of th e girl s were almost book inter est ing?' I asked .
yo ung wom en , a nd th e dresse s looked
even mo re odd 3 and ou t of place 4 on
these bi g girls. I did not lik e th e te achers . They seemed to be
vcr y strlct s and unfriendly.
Miss Temple. the head teac her , 6 ca me in to see us at twe lve
o'clock. Her face was very pretty , an d she seemed to be kinder
than th e ot her tea ch ers. ' I ha ve somethi ng to say to you all,'
she sa id . ' I kn ow th a t you c ou ld n ot eat you r br ea kfas t thi s
m orni n g, so I h a ve d ecided tha t you w ill have b read a n d
cheese for lu nch .' Th e ot her teachers look e d surprised. ' I' ll

1. jr:"(:o ld : fn""dn K' ns cold as icc.

2. bu r nt : l:nokud for too loug un trl hlnck.
3. utld : h lt-nrtn. sttllllKu.
4. UU . of pi lice : Ilns ui ' uhl" . luappr uprtate.
5. s tnc t : M'V"W, mnk hl ll ,h" Kirls k",,1' 10 thn rules. 1. d eli ghte d : extremely happ y.
6. he a d te a c he r : prtncfpul o f th" sc h uol. 2. thi n: [he relIight.

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'I like it,' she replied.
'Does Miss Temple own the school?' I asked.
'No, she doesn't,' the girl answered. 'A man called Mr
Brocklehurst owns the school. He buys all our food and
clothes.'
This girl was called Helen Burns. I liked her immediately,
even though she was older than me. I knew that she would be
my friend.
I asked Helen a lot of questions about the school. She told
me that some of the girls were ill because they did not get
enough to eat, and they were always cold . Mr Brocklehurst
was not a generous man. He bought clothes for the girls which
were not warm enough for the cold winter, and there was
never enough food to eat. Only very strong girls could stay
well when they had to live in these harsh 1 conditions.
In the spring of that year, many of the girls became ill. They
had a disease 2 which was infectious 3 and some of them died .
Lessons stopped, and we girls who were well spent most of
our time outside in the fields near the school. The weather
was now warm and sunny, so it was a happy time for us . My
friend, Helen Burns, was not with us . She was so ill that she
had to stay in bed.
Miss Te m p le moved He len into her own room, and one
evening I went to see her. I felt great sadness when I saw how
thin she was , and how pale her face had become. When she
spoke to me, her voice was so low that I had to lean 1 close to
her to hear what she said.
'Jane,' she said, 'it's so good to see you. I want to say
goodbye.'
'Why, Helen?' I asked her, 'Are you going away from here?'
'Yes , I am, Jane,' Helen replied. 'I'm going far away. '
I stayed with Helen through the night to comfort her, and in
the morning I found that she had died.
As a result of so many pupils dying at the school, there was
an inquiry 2 into the conditions which had caused the disease.
When people knew about the poor food, the dirty water and
.light clothing which the children were given, they gave money
to improve 3 the lives of the girls. Lowood School was a much
happier and healthier place from that time on .

1. harsh: hard, difficult. 1. lean: move the top part of my body.

2. disease: illness. 2. inquiry : official investigation.
3. infectious: can be passed from one person to another. 3. improve : m ak e better.

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a What happened in Part Two? Grammar

Read through the text again. Work with a partner to put the
following sentences in the correct order. Write the number in
the box beside the sentence. The first one has been done for you.
II When there is more than one adjective, we usually place them in
this order:

a. D I did not like the tea chers. They se emed to b e very strict
and unfriendly. Value Size Age Origin Noun
b. IT] I started my journey to Lowood School in January. an important large new American school
c. D Aft er w e had eaten our lunch, w e w ent into th e garden. ..... ............... ............ ... ............... ............... ...............
d. D Miss Temple, the head teacher , came in to se e us at ..... ............... ............... ............... ............... ...............
twelve o 'clock. ..... ............... ............... ............... ............... ...............
e. D This girl was called Helen Burns. ..... ............... ............... ............... ............... ...............
. D It was very early when I woke up next morning. ..... ............... ............... ............... ............... ...............
g. D One girl was reading a book. I decided to try to be
friendly with her.
h. D In the spring of that year, many of the girls became ill. Unscramble the d es criptions of the following schools by putting
i. D I stayed with Helen through the night to comfort her , and the adjectives in their correct order in the table above.
in the morning I found that she had died.
a. boring - school - a/an - old
j. D A teacher took me into a wide, long room which was full b. famous - a - Catholic - eighteenth-century - school
of girls.
c. old-fashioned - big - international - school - a/an
k. D After supper, I went up to bed with the other girls. f
d. fri endly , m oa ern -vsohool - a
1. D It was dark when I arrived at the school.
e. village - a - school - small

II Think about your first day at a new school. What was the school
like? How did you feel?

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II This is a letter from Mrs Reed to Miss Temple at Lowood School. 1. a . place b. right c. ex ac t d. the exact
She is asking questions about the school. The second letter is 2. a. au n t b. uncl e c. n ep h ew d. niece
Miss Temple's reply to Mrs Reed. Fill in the gaps in the second
3. a. se ve re b. strict c. ti ght d. m ean
letter from the list of words below.
4. a. gi rl b . boy c. w om en d. girl s
Dear Miss Temple. 5. a. if b. until c. w he n d . as
I want to f ind a sc ho o l f or my niece . Jane Eyr e. She is ten 6. a. house b. school c. college d . h ome
years o ld. and she is not a we ll- be haved little g irl. 7. a. much b. a lot of c. lots of d. m an y
I wan t her t o go t o a sc hoo l w here she w ill learn t o do as 8. a. fro m b. of c. in d. at
she is t ol d. She must under stand that she has t o earn her 9. a. lot of b. few c. much d. little
own liVing when she leaves sc hool. 10. a. allow b. let c. ask d. tell
Please w r ite and let me kno w if your sc ho o l is the right one 11. a. m ost b. more c. a lot d. some
f o r Jane.
Your s sincer ely
Mrs Reed II Imagine that Helen Burns wrote to Jane before Jane went to Lowood
School. Here are some of the things that Helen told Jane. Fill in the
gaps with must / have to (obligation) or might (possibility).

Here is the letter from Miss Temple to Mrs Reed. Rememb er that we do n 't:
u se to in fron t of th e ve rb must
Dear Mrs Reed, I must do my homewo rk .
I t hink th at Lowood S chool is ju st 1 f or you r add -s or -ing or -ed to the verb after mu st
2 , J an e. The t each ers here are very 3 .
He must go home.
us e will or other m od al verbs w ith must
Most of the 4 will work 5 they leave the
S he must do it tomo r ro w.
6 , as 7 of th em a re 8 fami lies
with 9 money. a . You w ill wear a brown dress .
b. You be hungry.
Please 10 me know if there is 11 that you
need to know. c. You do w hat the teachers te ll yo u.
.. d. You no t like Mr Brocklehurst.
Yours sincerely
e. You w ill get u p ea rly .
Miss Temple
f. You w ork h ar d in cl ass.
Headm istre ss
g. You w ill wake up ea rly .
h. you make fr ie n ds w it h the other girls.

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A III Listen to the recording of Part Two. As you listen, write the
positive (good) things that Jane remembers about her time at
Lowood in the first column, and the negative (bad) things that
she remembers in the second column.

Positive Negative
part THREE

Thor#e/d Hall
stayed at the school until I was eighteen, and for the

I last two years I was a teacher. I then d ecided that I

T: GRADES 5/6

II Topic: School wanted to see more of the world, an d so I advertised 1

How has school life changed since 1847 and June Eyre? Lowood
School was a charity school paid for by Mr Brocklehurst. It was
a single sex boarding school; that is to say the girls also lived
there.
Describe your school using the following questions to help you:
Is your school 'p ublic' or privately paid for?
Is it single sex or do bo ys and girl s study together?
How many hours are you at school? What time do you start in
th e morning? And go home?
Do you eat at school? If so, what?
in a newspaper for a job.
In my advertisement , I said that I was a young teacher
who wanted to work as a go v erness to a famil y. I waited a
long time for an answer. Then , at last, I r eceived a letter from
a lady, Mrs Fairfax , who lived at a place called Thornfield
Hall. She wanted a governess for a little girl. I packed all m y
things into a small bag, and set out to start a n ew life .
I was very excited when I first saw the house in which I
was going to work. It was very large , but it seerried very

1. advertised : (her e) announced publicly.

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qui et. Mrs Fairfax was waiting for me at the d oor. She was an
old lad y with a kind face.
' I am plea sed to see you, Mi ss Eyr e .' said Mr s Fai rfax .
' You m ust be tired afte r such a long journey . Sit down an d
rest. You will meet Ade le late r:
'I s Ad ele my st uden t?" I asked .
.....
' Yes , sh e is nin e yea rs old . She is a little French girl. and
Mr Roch est e r want s you to tea ch her Engli sh .'
' Wh o is Mr Roches ter?' I as ke d .
'Mr Roch este r owns Th ornfi eld ,' sh e re plied. ' I only work
here. I a m th e housekee per.' 1
' Where is Mr Roc hest er no w?' I as ke d .
' He is away ,' she said . ' He does not co me ve ry of te n to
Th ornfiel d . I neve r know when he will retu rn .'
Next da y I me t Adele. She was a ve ry pre tt y li ttl e girt. and
at first 1 ta lked to h er in French . I bega n to tea ch her Engli sh .
and I was glad th at she enjo ye d her less ons .
I liked Adele and I li ked Mrs Fairfax.
t o o . I w a s happy a t Thornfi eld .
alth oug h it wa s ver y qu i e t.
So me ti mes I was a littl e bored . but
everyon e wa s very ki nd to me.
On e a fte rno o n I walked to th e
vill ag e 10 p o s t a lett er for M rs
F a i rfax . It was w in ter . and t h e
w ea th er wa s ve ry c o ld . There was
ice 2 on the roa d . As I walked ba ck to
Th ornfi eld Hall , I heard the sound of
a hor s e on t h eir o a d b ehin d me. I
1. h uus ck eeper : scmoonc wh o is paid to lo ok after
u house.
2. tce : frn1,"1l wate r.
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stoo d asid e I 10 let the horse go pa st. The ri d er d id not see
me. He was a str a nge r Z with d ark hair. Sud de n ly th e horse
sli pped and fell down on th e ice. The man was lying in the
ro ad. As I ra n forward 10 help . he s truggle d J to ge l u p.
'Are yo u h urt. si r? ' I as ked.
For a momen t , th e st ra nger w a s not a ble to a ns wer me .
Then he loo ked a t me in surp rise.
' Can I d o a ny thi ng to help?' J a sked agai n .
' You ca n s ta nd o n one s ide w h il e I ca lc h m y horse : he
rep lied .
But th e ho rse man aged to ge l up by itsel f. a nd I rea lised
th at it was th e stra nger hi mself who was hurl. He tri ed
sta n d up . b ut his inj ure d leg wa s hurting too mu ch . I hel ped
h im to ge t ha ck o nto h is horse . a n d he ro de away w it ho ut
th anki ng me.
' Who is he j " I as ke d my s elf. ' He is not very hand some a nd
n ot a t all polit e , but h e looks int erest in g. I woul d li ke to
kn ow h im :
Wh e n I a r r ived ba c k a t Th ornfi el d . e veryo ne wa s very
ex cited and busy. I as ked Mrs Fairfax wha t wa s happenin g.
' Mr Ro ch est er ha s re turne d,' s h e sa id. ' Bu t h e ma y go
away again soon. He wa nt s to see yo u and Ad ele . Miss Eyre.
Go a nd pu t on you r best d ress . He wi ll see you after d inner.'
Aft er di nne r, I took Ade le to see Mr Roch es ter in hi s roo m .
I . llsid ,, : Ihuro] on Ilw si d" of Ilw road. III nnt1 sid".
2. s lrlln!:" r : I'"rsnll YUU have neve r mel b"fofc.
3. s lrllggl"d : tr!...1 v"ry hurd.
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_ Tnomtle/d Hall
When I en tered the room. I stoppe d in surprise a nd stare d a t
the man w ho wa s s it ti ng in the ch ai r. It was the man wh o
had fall en from hi s ho rse . Th e inte res ting s tra nger was Mr
Roch est er!
Mr Roch ester decid e d to stay a t Thornflal d for a wh ile. I
He was busy a ll day . but some ti mes h e talked to me in the
ev e ning . He did n ot sm ile or lau gh ve ry ofte n. but he was an
interesting man . an d I was h a p py w hen I wa s with him . I
like d my life at Th orn field Hall.
O n e n ig ht . lo n g a fte r I h ad go ne to b ed . I w ok e up
sudden ly. It was very ea rly in th e morning. I thought that I
10 h eard so methi ng un us ua l. Every t hi ng was s ile n t, b u t I
li st en ed very ca refu lly. and I h e ard th e so u n d ag ai n.
So meone was moving about outsi de my room.
' Is a nyo ne th e re?' I ca lled. T here was no a ns we r. I felt
worried a nd very fr ighte ned. But the hou se was silent aga in.
an d after a wh ile . I tried to go back to sleep. But then I heard
a lau gh . It was a te rri ble. c rue l sound . wh ich made me quit e
cold with fear . 2
Th ere was a so u nd of foo ts te ps wal kin g a way. and goi ng
up th e s teps to the a tt ic. I coul d not s lee p afte r that. I pu t on
my cl oth es and wen t to fi n d Mrs Fai rfax . I hea rd n oth ing
n ow . but s ud de n ly I reali se d tha t I cou ld s mell s moke. It was
c om ing fro m Mr Roc hest e r 's bed roo m. I ru n into the room
lind sa w tha t h is be d was on fire. I tr ied to wa ke h im . bu t h e
l. a . vh jl " : II p l,t i",1 " f tiUlU.
2. fc a r : Ilw [coH n!: you furl'v whun yUH thi n k YlllllHtl in danger: lIJ.:itn tin n.
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did n ot mo ve . I l oo ked a r ound the ro om , loo kin g for I rem emb e red Gra ce Pool e. She wa s a la rge ,
so me th ing to pu t ou t the fire . sil e nt woman wh o d id not spea k 10 the
I s aw a la rge jug 1 of wa ter on a s mall table . I p icked it u p a nd o ther se rvants in the house. Pe rh a ps it
th re w the w a ter ont o th e bu rning be d . Th e n . Me Roche st e r wa s Gr a c e P o o l e w ho w a n de r e d I

woke up . around th e house a t night. a nd laughed

'Wha t's happening?' he cr ied. 'Is th at you . Ja ne? Wha t is out side my doo r?
w r on g?' In th e eveni ng , wh en Ad el e had
' You m us t get up . Mr Roch ester: I said. ' You r bed wa s on fi ni sh ed h er les s o n s , I we nt to
fire. hUI I ha ve put it out 2 now: ta lk to Mrs Fa irfax .
He got out of bed quickl y. The wa ter was everyw he re a nd "M r Ro c h e s le r le ft t he
there wa s still s moke fro m the fire. h ou se ea rl y tod a y .' s he to ld
' Jane . yo u ha ve sa ved m y li fe ,' h e s a id. ' Wha t ma d e yo u me . ' He says th at h e is going
wake u p? How d id yo u kn ow a bo u t the fir e?' 10 stay wi t h fri e nd s . He
I told him about th e noi se I had heard outs id e my ro om , d id n 't say wh en h e wil l
and th e stra nge lau gh . come back.'
Mr Roch ester loo ked u pse t J a nd angry. '1 mu st go up sta irs Th e h o u s e wa s ve r y
to th e a tt ic: h e lo ld me. ' Stay here a nd wail for me . Do not q ui e t wh il e h e wa s awa y .
leave the room , Don't tell a nyone wha t has ha p pen ed .' Mr Roche st er s tay e d wi t h
I wa ited in the roo m for a long ti me. AI last. Mr Roc he s ter h is frien ds for a few weeks ,
ca me ba ck. 'Go ba ck to bed now, Jan e .' he said. ' Eve ryth ing is an d I c o n t i n u e d t o te a c h
all right. You a re quite safe.' Adele her lessons. I d id not
Nex t da y, I ask ed Mrs Fa irfa x, ' Who li ves in th e a ttic? ' h e ar th e s t r a n ge la ugh
'A woman ca lled Grac e Pool e .' s he an sw ered . 'She is on e agai n .
of th e serv a nts. She 's a litt le stra nge. ' Wh en ret u rn ed from a
wa lk o ne d ay , I foun d Ihal
Mrs Fairfa x nud th e se rva nts
I. jUK : con ta in!!r Ll~", 1 fo r ho ld in g liquid.
2. p u t it ou l : extt nguts hed It.
3. u ps ..t : ..... o rri ..d a nd unha ppy. I. w .ndf!~ ..d : mn n ,d aroun d w ithou t any c ltmr di rec tio n.

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J ane Evis.: _
a What h appened in Part Three ? Answer th e follow ing questions.

were very exc it ed. Mr s Fairfax a. Who was waiting for Jan e whe n she arrived at Thornfi eld Hall?
sh owed me a letter which s he b. Wh at was th e n am e of Jan e 's st udent?
had re ceiv ed from Mr c. What happened wh en s he wa s returning h om e from th e
Roche st er . ' He is comin g village one day?
back tomorrow ,' she said . d . What d id the ma n look like?
' H e i s bring i ng some of e. What did she di sc over when she got hom e?
hi s fr iend s w it h him . We r. Wh at did Jan e h ear when s he wok e up one n ight?
a re going 10 be very bu s y g. Wh al did Jane se e wh en she went to Mr Roc hester 's roo m?
with s o m any visitors in the h. Mrs Fa irfax said t hat a wo man li ved in the attic. Wh at was
her name?
hou se . Mis s Blanche Ingram is
i. Mr Roc hester went aw ay from Thorn field for a few weeks.
co m i ng, t o o . She is ve r y
Wh om d id h e bring w ith hi m when he ret urned?
beautiful an d very ri ch ,'
Mr Roch ester and hi s fri end s
arrived th e ne xt da y . Mrs Fairfax II Jan e'slife ch a nged wh en sh e went 10 live at Thornfie ld Hall .
wa s ri ght whe n she sa id th a i Miss In gra m Can you list those cha nges?
was bea utifu l. But s he was pro ud 1 loa , an d di d n ' t seem to
notice me.
I was too poor and un im portan t. But she was very interested
in Me Roc hester . Th ey tal ked a lot tog et her. and often went
horse-riding. Now, make a list of th e th in gs Ih at hav e cha nged your life (I.e.
' I think that Mr Rochest er m ight marry Mi ss Ingr am ,' I n ew school, new brothers or sisters , mov ing house, meeting new
sa id to Mrs Fai rfax . Friends, jo in in g a n ew dub etc.I a n d then co mp are th em with
yo ur p artner.

1. p ro ud : a rr oga nt an d \...ry pl eased wl th he rs e lf.

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 II Lis ten 10 Pa r t T hree again a ndu se will, might or co ul d to w r -it e II Jane Eyre w a s very b r av e wh en s he sa w a n d h e a rd ma ny
a lis t of predi cti ons a bou t what might ha ppen to l a n e in t h e m yst e ri ous th ings at T ho rnfield H all. lIow b ra ve a re you ? In
futur e. pairs . ask each ot he r the following q uestio ns .

a . I thi nk Jan e find a no ther job.

b. Perhap s Mr Rochest e r marry Miss Ingram . 1. If you woke up an d heard
c. Mr Roc h est e r s tar t to like lan e. terrible laughter . would you:
d . Ma ybe Mr Rochest er go away agai n. a. D get up to see what was
e. Jane he ar the terr ibl e laugh aga in. happen in g?
r. Ja ne see Grace Pool e. b. D call for help? 2. If you found a sma ll fire in the
c. D hide under tho bed'? room , wo uld yo u:

l an e he rs elf lell s Mrs Fairfax th at s he thinks !\If Rocheste r will

a, D call the Fire Brigad e?
ma rry Miss Ingram . Wh at d o yo u th ink?
b. D put out the fire yourse lf!
c. D run away an d lei
someo ne else decide'!
p II Look al the intervi e w form . Some inform a tion is missing. You
will hea r pari of a conv ersation about a job .
For e a ch qu e s t inn , fi ll i n th e missin g information i n th e 3, What w ould you do if you we re left alone in a room
numbered space . wh en the re w as some so rt of danger upstairs?
a. D go upstairs 10 find ou t what was ha ppe nin g?
b. D lock the door a nd wait for help?
Name: .....!?!!'!~..?mj~h . c. D call your mo ther'!
Positio n a pp lie d for : I II .

JOB EXPERIENCE
Worked in w h ic h kind of sc ho ol: [2 ) ..

Length of time stayed: Ill .

\Vor ked as : (-II . -I, If someone had a bad accident in your house ,
Nome of e m p loyer: [5 1 wo u ld you:
\Vhe n availa ble: 16 1 .
a.D try 10 he lp while you wa ile d for the doctor?
b.D call the doctor. but not try to help because
you mig ht make th ings worse'!
c.D keep aw ay becaus e you d on'tlike to see
blood?

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5. If you are at home alone on a dark night. do you:
a. 0 lock all the doors and windows. but go to bed at
your usual tim e. and turn off the lights?
b. D stay up very lale watchi ng TV because you're
scared to go 10 bed?
c. 0 hide under the lable every time you hear a
P a rt FOUR
noise?

6. You are in bed . reading a book before you

go to sleep. There is a large spider on the
ceili ng, above your bed . Do you :
a.0 ignore the spider. finish your book.
and go to slee p?
A Mysterious Visitor
b. 0 try to calch the spider and pu t it
out or your room ?
c.0 scream for help?
6J n e evening. ano the r visitor ca me to Thornfi eld
Ha l l. He was a w e ll -dr e ss e d you ng m an wit h
da rk ha ir. He said th a t h is na me was Mr Mason .
Chec k you r a nswers with you r pa rln er .
a nd that h e a nd Mr Ro ch ester were o ld fr ie nds .
Mostly a a ns wers - You are very brave . bu t perhaps you shou ld Bu t Mr Ro che ste r looke d a larmed I when h e s aw h im . Hi s
be a li tt le mo re careful.
face turned 2 whi te .
Mostl y b a nswers - Quite brav e . bu t also sen sible. Yo u thin k
Mr Ro che st er a n d Mr Ma so n tal ke d for a lo ng ti me th a t
before yo u do things.
ni ght. They w en t to bed very lat e . I w oke u p su d den ly a nd
Mostly c answers - You need to try a bit har der. How abou t
taking classes in self-de fence or Kung-Fur h eard a te rrib le sc rea m fro m th e roo m a bove m y be d ro o m .
Th en th ere wa s a lot of n o ise . a s if peop le were figh tin g.
Ta lk about you r answer s with the rest of your cl ass . Is it bett er Th er e was anot her lou d sc re a m.
to be brave. even if you might be in danger ? Is it more se ns ible
to be ca reful wh en you kn ow th ere is d a nger? Is it safer to r un
away so th at you don't get hurt?
'l . a la rme d : nfrnid nnd wcrrted.
2, turn ed : (hllf") 1>1l1:1I111 11.

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l ane E yre .; ..:....-""------- ---

' He l p !' I heard a v o ice shout.

' Roc he s te r ! Come quickl y! Help
m e! '
I h eard doors op ening and ."
r
th e sound of someone running.
I put on m y cl oth es and
op en ed my door. All the
visitors were awake and
standing outside their doors.
' W h a t 's happened?' they
c ri e d . ' Is there a fire? Who
screamed?'
Mr Rochester came down
th e stairs from the attic. His
"...
friends crowded around
him, asking him questions.
' Eve ryth in g is all right ,' he
told them.
'But what has happ ened ?'
someone asked.
'One of the servants had
a nightmare , that is all.
Sh e 's a very n ervous
p erson . She thought that
she saw a ghost, and so she
screamed. There is no ne ed
to worry . Please go back to
bed now.'
 J ane Ey D
re"------ _
One by one , Mr Rochester 's friend s went back to th ei r
ro om s . I a l so w e n t back to m y ro om , h ut soo n
afte rwards. someon e knock ed a t my d oor . I
opened it a nd saw Mr Rochest er.
' Ja ne. c a n yo u c o me w ith
me?' he as ked . I kn ew from
hi s voi c e t ha i so met hi ng
was very wrong.
' Yes, of co urse ,' I said .
a nd I fo llo wed him do wn
t he co rri dor a nd up th e
s tai rs to th e attic . He
u nl o ck e d t h e d o o r of th e
a tt ic a nd w e e n tere d th e
-'-_ .~
room .
' Wa it h er e . ' he sa id . I
s tayed ou ts id e th e d oor o f
a noth er ro om , w hil e h e
un lo ck ed it an d we nt
in sid e.
T h e n from b ehi nd t h i s
d o or I he ard a ter r i b l e
sound . It s o u n d e d li ke a
w ou n de d t a n i m al, c r y in g
with rage . 2 O n c e aga in I
1. wound ed [wu tndrdl: in ju re d.
2. rage : g ree t e nger.
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h eard th at c rue l, fright en in g lau gh . \Vas Grace Poole ins ide
th at roo m? Mr Roch est er ca me out a nd lock ed the door agai n.
'A re yo u afra id of th e s ight o f bloo d . Ja ne?' h e as ked me.
'I don 't think so: I re p lied ,
'Then co me in to th e roo m w ith me: he said .
I e ntered the room and sa w tha t Mr Mason was lying on a
la rge bed . His face wa s pa le , and h is ey es we re cl osed. His
white shi rt was covered in bl ood .
' Is he dead ?' I asked .
'No: Mr Rochester replied . ' He isn 't bad ly hurt, but I mu st
go and ca ll a docto r for h im. Will you s tay wit h h im u ntil I
re tu rn ?'
Mr Maso n moved and tried to spea k. Mr Roc hester sa id to
hi m. ' Don' t tr y to talk , Mason . You mu st no t spea k to Jane
while I a m away .'
Mr Roch este r le ft me alone wit h the in jure d man . He wa s
aw ay for a long t im e a nd I was very frighte ned , Gra ce Poole
wa s in th e ne xt room . a nd a t a ny moment she mi gh t come in
a nd tr y to hu rt Mr Mason or me .
Arter a very long tim e. Mr Roc hester ca me ba ck with th e
d oct or. Mr Rocheste r sa id to me. 'T ha nk yo u for your h elp .
Ja n e . Ma son i s n ow go in g to lea v e T hornfi e ld Ha ll. The
doctor will tak e h im away to be ca red for in a sa fe p lace .'
I he lpe d Mr Roches ter a nd th e d oc tor to ge t Mr Maso n
down the sta irs an d out of the house.
'T a ke care of h im , d oc tor ,' said Mr Roc h es te r. ' Soon he
wi ll be well e nough to go ba ck to the West Indi es.'
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But befor e h e g o t into th e carriag e , Mr M ason said
s om ething ve ry strange. ' Loo k after h er , Roch ester. Promis e
to look after her. '
' Yes,' said Mr Rochest er , and his face was ve ry sad. 'I will
always look after h er. '
I wanted to go ba ck to th e hous e and to m y b ed, but Mr
Ro chester put his hand on m y arm.
'Don' t go yet ,' h e said. ' Walk with me for a whil e .'
We walked tog ether in the garden .
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A Mvsterious Visitor
' W h at a n ight th at w as,' Mr Roch est er s a id . ' W er e yo u
afrai d, Jan e?'
' Yes , I w as ,' I replied. ' Wh il e I waite d for you in the -attic ,
I heard so me th ing in the n ext r oom ... I h eard a t errible laugh.
Was it Grace Pool e , Mr Rochester ? Will she go away now? '
' Don 't wo rr y abo u t Grace Poole ,' h e sa id. He did not lo ok
at me as h e s p oke . ' She will not h arm 1 yo u. It is Mason I
fear. I will not be happ y until he is back in the West Indies .'
' B u t Mr Mas on is a quiet and g entl e 2 m an , ' I s aid ,
. surprised. 'I'm sure that he will do what you t ell him.'
'No , he'll not hurt m e deliberately ,' Mr Rochester replied.
' Bu t he might s ay s omething without m eaning 3 to, which
wou ld do me gr eat h arm .'
I was surpris ed when I heard th is . ' The n y ou must tell
him to be careful ab ou t what he says ,' I said .
Mr Ro chester turned to look at m e , and he laughed. ' It is
not that simpl e , Jan e ,' he said. We w ent back into th e house
together.
1. harm : (here ) cause p hys ical injury .
2. gentle : ca lm an d kind .
3. m ean in g : (h er e) in ten d ing.
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PET a Look a t the statemen ts be lo w a bout what h a p pe ned in Part Four.
Deci de if each st at em ent is cor rect or incorrect. If it is correc t ,
EI Transform thes e sen tences by using un til.
mark A. If it is in correc t ma r k B. Example: I'll go out when she cc mee.
I'll stay at home until ehe co mes.
A B
1. M r Roch ester was p leased to see Mr Mason . D D a . I' m not going to stu dy aft er I pass the exam.
I'l l .
2. Thai n ight . lane heard a sc rea m from above D D
he r bedroom . b. She 's no t going to be happy afte r he ari ng the ne ws.
J . Mr Rochest er said tha t on e o f th e guests ha d D D She ' II .
s ee n a gho s t.
c. Mi ke will become a profess ional a t h le te w h en he fini sh es his
4 . Jan e w e nt upsta ir s to the atti c w it h Mr Rochest er . D D train in g.
5. Mr Rochest er told Jan e that Mr Maso n was dead . D D He 'll .
6. The d oct or took Mr Mas on aw ay . D D d. He w ill love h er for as lo ng as he lives.
7. Before he got into the car riage, Mr Mason as ked D D He wi l l .
Mr Rochest er to look after h imself.
e. I'm going to lea ve h om e aft er s he comes.
8 . Mr Rochest e r sa id that h e w ou ld n ot be h appy D D rII .
until M r Mas on w as back in the Wes t Indies.

No w re w rite the Incorrect st a te me n ts.

@ D List en (0 the recordin g of Part Fou r. As you list en . fill in th e ga ps

with the appropriate ad jective.

Gra.mmar ---, a . He \vas a - , you ng man wi th ..

hair .
b. I woke u p s ud de n ly and hear d a sc re a m.
'1 will not be happy until he re bac k in t he Wet:>t Indiet:>.'
We use until + Present Sim p le w hen we are waiting for so me th ing c. ' She's a ve ry po rson .'
to ha ppen : d . O nc e aga in I hea rd that la ug h .
The wedding won't begin unt il the cloc k str ikes nine.
e. He w as awa y for a long ti mo, a nd I was ve ry .
r. ' So on h e w ill be e n ough to go back to the We s t
In d ies.'
g. ' Bu t Mr Maso n is 1I an d .. " man.'
h . 'It is not that , Ja ne.'

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~ II Did you k no w th at Roches ter is a pl ace in Engla nd? It is south of III Use t he wor d give n in br ack et s at th e en d of each sen ten ce to
London in Kent. form a wo rd t ha t fit s in t he space in th e same line.
No w li sten to th ese pla ce names wit h -es ter end ings then using a
good ma p of Engla n d m ark Ih em on th e map bel ow. Example : I like ani ma ls, bu l I J~.~.I... nervous wh en
I me et a big d og. (feeli ng)

a . In th is game you d on 't kill t he enemy. you hi m .

(woun ded )
Ch iches ter Lei cest er b. Plea se leave th e d oor .
Man ch es ter (lock)
Winchester Col ch ester c. He tried s mi li ng at her so that he could h ide his .
Glouces ter Worcester (nervo us )

Dorch est er d . T he fir e was st arted .

(d eliberate)
e. Help! Ca me .
(quick)
f. The room was ve ry There were a lot of
people shouti ng.
(crowd)
g. ' Are you afraid of th e of s p ide rs?' he as ke d.
(see)

T;GRAOES 5/6

III To pic: Travel

' Soon he will be well eno ugh to go back to the West In d ies.'
In th e tim e of l a n e Eyre lon g d is tan ce t ra vel wa s a lo ng an d
d ifficult bu si ness taki ng weeks by boat to make a journ ey li ke
th is.

Find a p ictu re of a me thod o f tran sp ort , eit he r mod ern or old

In pairs te ll each other wh ere t he places are , and br ing it in to class .
Example : Dorches ter is in the sout h-wes t of Englan d , Descri be you r pl nturn. What ca n you SHO'? What is th e selling'?
when did you lnstt rnvcl on ho lid ay'? Wher e di d you go? How
did you ge t Iherll'? Te ll your partner.

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 There were sc hoo ls for many years before Queen Victoria 's time.
Victorian Schools but very few of the se were fo r the ch ild re n of poor parents. The
grea t Public Sc hoo ls. I such as Eto n. Harro w and Rugby were
When Jane Eyre went to Lowood School . she was very unhap py at expensive place s for the children of rich parents. There were al so
first. There was not enough food for the gir ls to cal. thei r clothes the old Grammar School s. 2 many of them founded in the sixteenth
were not warm enoug h for the cold win ter weat her. and the teach ers century. These school s were for the sons of merchants and 01 her
were "ery strict. Not all schools at tha t time were as bad as Lowood. we ll-to-do 3 fami lies who co uld afford " to pay the fees . Willia m
but life in a Victorian sc hool was still very d iffer ent from life in Shake speare. who was born in 15M. was a pupi l at the Gram mar
most modern schoo ls. Schoo l in Strat ford- upon-Avon.
Ma ny ch ild re n o f ric h fa m ilies
did not go 10 school. They were
taught ur horne by a governess or
tutor in a special sc hool room.
There were few schoo ls for girls.
Us ua lly g i rl s ha d to le a rn at
home how to look afte r a house.
how 10 cook . and how to sew.
T here were man y children who
had no lim e for learning a t a ll.
The y had 10 work in factorie s s
from a very youn g age. Some of
the ch urc he s started sc hoo ls so

I. Pu bli c S<: ho o ts : lin Brita in o nly)

f".. ril ~in g . p rivlIte sc hoo ls.
2. Gra nJma r Sl:houls : sc hoo ls fo r
~" l "" , ,,<I . c1""lIr uhlldreu.
:1. ", .,1I1odo : ri ch.
4. a ffo rd : IHl\ 'U enough mon oy.
A f)llll1 (' hy Thomas Webster.
Schoof (C. 1 8~ O )
5. f" l:1 or l"s : buildings wh er o
Dame schools were small. often in rural areas. where children lI1"d 11n" s orn u",,,J 10 nJokol 'lrgu
were taught by a woman of advanced years. usually in her home. ljuollW ius o f goods.

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that poor children could lea rn to read and wri te, and to learn abou t 2. What is a Gramma r Sc hoo l? Is it
relig ion . By the time Victo ria was Queen. many more schoo ls wer e a, 0 a sc hoo l which onl y teaches grammar?
started for poor children. In 1870 a law was made which said that b, 0 a sc hoo l for po or ch il d ren'!
children aged five to th irteen must go to schoo l. c. 0 a schoo l for se lec ted , clever ch ild re n?
Ma ny sc hoo ls were now buill. but they were very d ull I pl aces.
3. Who taught ch il d re n of rich fami lies who d idn 't go to
compared to modern schools. T here were 60 to 80 children in each sch ool? Was it
cl ass. with only o ne teac her and a helper to loo k after them . T he a, 0 th eir mother?
teacher sat at a high desk so that he could watc h all the children. He b: 0 gove rn ess es and tut ors?
was very strict and hit the children wit h a ca ne ~ when they made a c. D serva nts?
mistake .
4. What law was passed in 1870? Did it say th at
At fi rs t. poor pa rent s didn 't like thei r c hi ldren going to sc ho o l
inste ad o f wo rking to earn mone y for th e family. Wh en bu ilders
a, D all ch ild ren must go to sc hool?
b. 0 ch il dre n sho u ld go to sc ho ol H th eir par ents
came to put up schools in poor areas. they we re often chased away '
agreed?
by angry pare nts! c. D all ch il dren bet ween the ages of five an d thirteen
mu st go to sc hool?

5. Why did th e teache r s it at a high d esk in a Victorian

Victorian School Quiz classroom ? Was it because
a. D he co u ld see all of the ch il d ren?
D In gro u ps , a nswer th e fo llowi ng qu esti ons a bou t Victorian b. D he wa s not ve ry la ll?
schoo ls. Com pa re yo ur a ns wers with ot he r grou ps. c. D he dld n'tlikc stand ing u p ?

I, What , in Britain , is a Public Sch ool ? Is it 6. Why did angry pare nt s chase away the build ers who came
a. 0 a schoo l paid for by th e go ve rn ment? to pu t up t he new schoo ls? Was it becau se
b. 0 a fee-payi ng. priva te schoo l? a. 0 Ihoy di d n ' t wan t their childre n to lea rn to read
c. 0 a sc hool for anyon e? an d wrt tu?
b. D they wan ted their children 10 ea rn money for the
fam ily '?
c. 0 thoy did n ' t liko now bui ld ings?
I. d ull : unlnturesrln g. bnrfn g.
2. 1:1111" : ~ ---:l
3. c:hllsml o WII Y : f" feud to Ilo a way.

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 I looked a t the dat e on the lett er . ' But Mrs Reed : I said ,
' th is le tt er wa s sent three ye ars ago . Why d id n ' t you te ll me
about it before?'
' I never li ke d you , Ja ne Eyre .' my aunt replied . ' I wrote a
Part FIVE letter to your uncl e. and I told him that you were d ead. 1 told
him you died at Lowood Sc h ool. Now go away and leave me .'
A few days afterwards . 1 Mr s Reed died . 1 felt sad that sh e
h ad disliked me until her death , and 1 felt glad to leave her
hou se and return to Th ornfie ld Ha ll.

Mr RochesterProposes
~ L a te r t hat day . I rece tv ed a le tt er wh ic h greatly
s urprised me. Mrs Reed . my aun t, was dying. and
sh e want ed me to go and vis it her. I set off a t onc e
on a lon g journey to her home. When I go t there . I
was to ld tha t my co us in John had died . My aunt was very ill.
At first s h e cou ld nol s pe ak to me . Bu t one day . as I wa s
sitt ing by her bed . s he s howed me a lett er . It was from my
fath er's broth er. who li ved in Mad e ira. T his is what it sa id.

Dear Mrs Reed.

I am looking (or IIltl brollier's daughter. J alle Ell'e~ I am /lO W
a riell mall, and I Iwve 110 children of Hili OW Il. f want Jane
Elve to live with me. Call 1/01/ 11clp lIl e to (i,uJ III/Ill iece?
Yours sincerelt/
Joh/l E~ re 1. afler wn rds : IUI"r,

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 -- ---e.-
'-. J ane E.y-'re
--'"---- _ Mr Rocherter Prop0.fer
It was s ummer. a nd th e field s ar ound Thornfield were very
g reen a nd fu ll of flowers. Fo r me . it wa s th e mo st beautifu l
pl ace in th e w orld . because it wa s no w my hom e.
' I know that Ad e le will be pleased to se e me : I th oug h t.
' Bu t w hat about Me Roch est er? I want to see him so mu ch. but
how does he feel ab out me? Perhaps he is alre ady married to
Blanch e In gra m? What if they are going to marry soo n? What
w ill I do?' I felt unha ppy when I though t abou t Me Roch ester
and Blanch e Ingram. ' I ca n ', stay here when th ey are married,'
I tho ug h t. ' I m us t leave Ih is h ouse , w h ich I lo ve , a nd I w ill
never see Me Roches ter again .'
Wh en I came near the ho use . I sa w Me Roch est e r. He wa s
pleased to see me . a nd so were Mrs Fairfa x and Ad ele . I rea lly
felt thai I had come ba ck ho me.
On e e venin g, a few weeks a fterw ards , I went for a
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wal k in the ga rden a fte r I h ad fin is he d te ac h ing Adel e. Mr
Rochest er saw me th ere. 'Co me and talk to me , Jane.' he sai d .
' He 's go ing to te ll me tha t h e is go ing to marry Blan ch e
Ingram ,' I th ou ght.
'Are yo u happy here , Jane?' he as ke d.
' Yes , Mr Roch ester, I am very hap py .' I re pli ed .
' Yo u 'll be sad to leave here ,' he sa id .
I co uld no t look a l h im. ' He is go ing to tell me that I must
leave be cau se he 's getti ng ma rr ied .' I thou gh t.
' Yes , I w ill be very sad 10 lea ve.' I said .
' But yo u must lea ve , Jane ,' Mr Roches ter sa id .
' Mus t rt I aske d. 'Wi ll it be soo n? '
' Yes, it wi ll be soon .' he sai d.
' Is it because you are going to get married ?' I aske d .
' Ye s , Ja ne , I a m go in g to get marri ed , Adele m u st go 10
sc hoo l. a nd yo u mu st find a ne w job. I w ill he l p yo u. It
will be fa r from here , tho ug h , my littl e frie nd:
'T hen I sha ll never see yo u agai n?' I cried .
' You'll soon forget me wh en you are far awa y.' he
a nswe red .
' Bu t I w ill neve r fo rge t yo u,' I thought. ' You
ma y forget me , wh en I a m no t here. but I will
neve r forget yo u , Mr Roch ester .'
I co u ld h a r dl y s pe a k. Tea rs w e re in m y
ey es , and all tha t I co uld soy was , ' Never!'
He look ed at me fo r a lo ng time , and th en , at
la s t. h e s po ke. ' Pe rh a p s yo u d on ' t n eed to go ,' he
said. ' Perha ps yo u ca n stay he re w hen I a m married .'
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 - .....
' .~.t~:\_
0,,"",' - ~
l ane E vre .., '--''''-- - -- - - - - -
..,
I felt an gry no w. Did this ma n think I wa s mad e of stone? I

Did he not know how I felt? Did h e even care how mu c h hi s

wor ds hurt me?
'I could never stay: I to ld him. When Miss Ingram is yo ur
wife. I mus t go. I know tha t I am not ric h and beau tiful lik e
her. I am poor and un impor tant. Bu t I sti ll feel sa dness. lf yo u
ma rry Miss Ingra m . I mu st leave here:
I was surprised wh en Me Rochester smiled. ' But I do n't want
you to go, Jane,' he said . 'I am not going to ma rry Miss Ingra m.
Please stay he re wit h me. because it 's you 1 wa nt to marry:
I hea rd wha t he sa id but I co u ld not be li ev e it. ' You are
laughing at me.' I sai d . ' How can you be so cruel?'
' I am not la ug hi ng at you, Jan e,' he a ns wered. 'It is you I
want to ma rry. a nd no t Miss Ingram. Jane. will you ma rry me ?'
He looked at me so ten derly a th at I had 10 believe h im. Mr
Rocheste r really d id want to marry me ! He wan led me, Jane
Eyre, to be h is wife!'
'Yes : I said qui etly, 'I will mar ry you:
'We will be happy , Jane . No one is going 10 s lop us. ' he lai d
me, wi th a s tra nge loo k in h is eyes . w hi c h 1 did n ot qu ite
under st an d . But I wa s 100 happy at that mom en t to think abo ut
it for long.
It bega n to ge t dar k. T he wea the r ch a ng ed. a n d a st ro ng
w in d s ta r ted to b low . Rain sta rted to fa ll as we wa lked ba c k
to th e hou se to geth er.

1. wn~ m ade c f s tu nu : ha d 11<1 r"I!Jing~ .

2. I" nd erl y : with much 10\'0.

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 A c T I v I T I E s A c T I v I T I E s

a What happened in Part Five? Read the text again, and then put II Jane Eyre tells us that she has no money, and that she is not very
the following events into the correct order to make a summary. pretty. Mr Rochester is a rich man, and is admired by many
women. Here are some questions about Jane and Mr Rochester.
a. 0 Jane returns to Thornfield Hall.
Tick the answer that you think is the most true.
b. 0 Mrs Reed shows Jane a letter from her father's brother.
1. Why do you think Mr Rochester wanted to marry Jane?
c. 0 Mr Rochester asks Jane to marry him.
a. 0 Because she was beautiful.
d. 0 Mrs Reed dies. b. 0 Because he thought she might have a lot of money.
e. D Jane goes to visit Mrs Reed, who is dying. c. 0 Because he loved her.

f. 0 Jane thinks that Mr Rochester is going to marry Miss 2. How will Jane 's life change when she is married?
Ingram. a. 0 She will go to many parties.
b. 0 She will live with someone who really cares for her.
c. 0 She will buy expensive clothes.
R lEI Read the text again. Look at the statements below and decide if 3. Why might Jane be happy when she is married?
each statement is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, mark A. If
it is incorrect, mark B.
a. 0 Because Mr Rochester loves her.
b. 0 Because she can send Grace Poole away.
A B c. 0 Because she won't have to work again.
1. Jane's aunt was pleased to see her. 0 0 4. Why might Jane be unhappy when she is married?
2. Mrs Reed showed Jane a letter which she had 0 0 a. 0 Mr Rochester is much older than she is.
received three days before.
b. 0 She has no money of her own.
3. John Reed was dead. 0 0 c. 0 She might be bored because she doesn't have a job.
4. Mrs Reed told Jane's uncle that Jane was in 0 0
Madeira. There are no right or wrong answers. Discuss your ideas with
the rest of your group.
5. Jane was glad to leave her aunt's house. 0 0
6. Mr Rochester told Jane that she must find a 0 0
new job.
7. Jane told Mr Rochester that she would soon 0 0
forget him.
8. Mr Rochester asked Jane to be his wife. 0 0

Now rewrite the incorrect statements.

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 A c T I v I T I E s A c T I v I T I E s

Grammar ------, R ;;r III Imagine that you work for a magazine problem page. Jane Eyre
has sent you a letter to ask for your advice about her marriage
'Perhaps you don't need t o go,' he said . to Mr Rochester. Read the reply to the letter and choose the
correct word for each space. For each question, mark the letter
We use need to talk abo u t something which is or isn 't urgent or
next to the correct word - A, J}, C or D.
n ecessary :
He needs to borrow s ome money. (= it is necessary fo r him)
S he doesn't need to pass th e exa m. (= it isn 't n eces sary for h er) Dear Jane Eyr e ,
Do t hey need t o rent th e car? (= is it necessary for them?)
I am happ y to h ear that your em p loyer h as 1 you to
marry h im. You say 2 h e is 3 older than yo u,
but this n eed not 4 if you really love 5 ..
II Fill the gaps in the sentences using need. other.
It worries me to 6 that you think he has a secret
a. I to do m y homework.
from you . I don't think that you 7 marry him until
b. She's really very rich , she to work.
you know more about his past.
c. .. you to sp eak to h er ?
You will soon get to know his friends, and learn
d . We usually go on holiday in August, that' s why w e
how 8 talk to them ,
.... ............ .. .. .. .. . to book now.
Yours sincerely
e. He to stu d y, h e 's so cl ev er.
Aunt Maria
f. Jane has got such a go od memory for numbers she
... .......... ....... .. .. . to write them down.
g. You to p ay a supplement for the intercity trains .
1. A told B asked C ask D sa y
2.A which B who C when D that

~ EI Listen to the recording of Part Five. When you hear the following 3. A much B many C some D lot
words press pause and repeat the words as they are said, then 4. A worry B matter C im p orta n t D min d
match them with their definitions. 5. A eac h B one C every D all
6. A listen B talk C sa y D hear
1. niece a. have no feelings
7. A might B would C sh all D should
2. afterwards b. didn't like
8. A to B for C and D be
3. disliked c. th e daughter of one's brother or sister
4. be made of stone d. with much love
5. unimportant e. something which do esn't matter
6. ten derly f. later

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T: GRADES 5/6 found Mr Rochester's bed on fire. He thanked her for saving his
II Topic: Celebrations life and went up to the attic to investigate the strange noises.
Mrs Fairfax, the housekeeper, told Jane that a strange , qui et
In Part Five Mr Rochester asks Jane Eyr e to marry him. What woman called Grace Poole lived upstairs .
do you think the w edding ceremony will be like? One day, 10 .. ........ .. visitor called Mr Mason came to Thornfield.
Find a picture, a photograph or a painting of a traditional Late that night Jane heard 11 ............ from upstairs and found Mr
wedding in England or in your country and then describe it to Mason 12 ........ .. .. on a large bed in the attic , covered in blood.
the class. Mr Rochester w ent to get a doctor. Mr Mason was taken away and
Jane and Mr Rochester discussed Grace Poole . Mr Rochester
Now consider what you think of marriage. Is it n ecessary? Do
seemed very worried.
you want to get married in church or in a registry office? What
Mrs Reed was dying. Jane went to see her and discovered that her
would like to wear? Describe your ideal day with a partner.
uncle had 13 ............ to contact her from Madeira. Mrs Reed had
told him that Jane was dead. Jane returned to Thornfield and
prepared 14 ............ leave. She was sure that Mr Rochester
REW III Read the text below and choose the correct word - A, B, C or D. wanted to marry a beautiful woman 15 .. .. .. .. .. .. Blanche Ingram.
Instead Mr Rochester wanted to marry her. She accepted.
At the beginning of the story Jane Eyre was ten years old and
lived 0 .... .1:\ ..... her aunt, Mrs Reed , and her three cousins, Eliza, o. @ w it h B by C at D to
John and Georgiana in a beautiful, big house. Both her parents D were
1. A have B are C had
1 died.
2. A took B taken C take D taked
Her cousins were cruel to her and one day John hit her. Jane was
2 to a cold and dark room where she became ill. The 3. A at B by C for D to
doctor asked her if she would like to go away to school. 4. A that B which C who D when
Jane's first school was Lowood, owned 3 Mr Brocklehurst. 5. A Many B Much C Lot D Few
He was an unkind man 4 did not buy enough food and
6. A had B has C reach D was
clothes for the eighty girls that lived there. Jane made a very good
friend at Lowood called Helen Burns who died because of the 7. A teaches B teaching C teach D taught
harsh conditions. 5 other girls died and so an inquiry 8. A to B through C across D from
was made. The government sent money to Lowood and the 9. A his B her C its D it's
school improved. B an C one D the
10. A a
Jane left Lowood when she 6 eighteen. She took a job
11. A shoutings B screamings C scream D screams
7 a French girl , Adele, in a house called Thornfield
Hall. One day when Jane was out in the village she saw an 12. A lying B laying C laid D lay
interesting looking man fall 8 his horse. She tried to help 13. A tryed B train C tried D trained
him but he refused. When she got back to Thornfield she 14. A for B to C a D with
discovered that the stranger was 9 employer Mr
15. A call B name C called D naming
Rochester. One night Jane heard noises outside her room. She

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The Wedding
11
8 e weddin g d ay wa s a mo nt h
later. I was bu sy an d happy as
go t read y for th e marriage.
T wo ni gh ts before the we dd ing. I
wa s asleep in my room . My wedd ing dress
w as in t h e r oo m w it h me . T h e n igh t was
windy . a n d t he w in d mad e a s t ra n ge n o is e .
S u d d e n l y. I wo ke u p . T h er e w as a li g h t in my ro o m. I thick . Sh e wa s dressed in a lon g, wh it e garme nt. I I cou ld not
thought at fir st th at it was morning. but whe n I looked at th e se e her face . She h eld my wed d ing dress an d veil up in fron t
win d ow I sa w th at it was still dark out si de. of her. Sh e looked at her refl ecti on in th e mirro r and it wa s
Som eo ne was in m y ro om . \Vas it Mr s Fa irfax or Gr ace th en that I saw h er face ! It was the mos t ter rible face . Sh e
Poo le? It was a woman, but a wo ma n I had n ever see n before. h ad la rge , red eye s and h er s kin wa s pu rpl e . Sh e look ed
She was big, ta ll an d s tro ng. Her bl ack ha ir wa s long an d angry and dan gerou s. I felt great fea r.

1. gar ment : Hum of d " lblnK.

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--'"'---- _ The Weddillg

Then she took my veil , and tore 1 it to pieces. She threw A ll th e p eopl e in th e c h u rc h turn ed t o see w h o wa s
th e p ieces down on the floor a nd went over to look out of the speaking . It wa s Mr Mason , th e vi s ito r fro m th e West In di es.
wi ndow. Th en s he turned and s ta rted to come towar ds my wit h two o ther m e n . Wh at wa s h e ta lki ng
bed . I was so fright ened that I was unable to move. I couldn 't about? How co uld Mr Rocheste r be married ?
e ven sc rea m for help . 'She is going 10 kill me: I th ought. But My h ear t turned cold . I cou ld not h elieve
the n th e light di sapp ea red . and the room was dark once more . tha t thi s wa s happenin g on m y w e d ding
I woke up in th e mornin g. The s un was sh ining in th rough day .
th e window . an d at on ce I rem embered th e stra nge woman. I ' Bu t wh e re is Mr Roch est er ' s wife ?'
th ought a t fir st that I had had a bad dr eam . The n I sa w my asked th e clergyman . 'Why hav en 't
ruin ed a veil . lying on th e floor. torn to pi eces. It was tru e ! we see n h er?'
The s tra nge woman was real! 'She liv es at Thornfi eld Hall ,'
Me Roch est er looked ve ry worried and wa s s ile n t for a Mr Mason replied . 'She is aliv e. I
lon g time when I told him about the w oman . but he just sa id . saw her rec e ntly .'
' You had a bad dream , Jan e. It wa s probably Grace Pool e wh o M r Ro ch e st er s t r ug g le d to
to re your veil , but you d reamt that it was a str anger : s p ea k . Hi s fa ce wa s w h ite a n d
I co u ld no t believ e tha t th e strange woman had been jus t a d ist res sed . 1 At last he said . ' It is
dream , bu t I sai d not h ing. Th a t ni gh t, th e n ight befor e the true. My wife is liv in g a l
wedding, I slept in Adele 's ro om . T hornfi eld Hall. We were marri ed
The ne xt day , we went to the c hu rc h for the wedding. In fi ft ee n yea rs ago in th e Wes t Ind ies ,
th e c h urc h, whil e th e clerg yma n J was spea king , some o ne when we were bot h yo ung. Her na me is Bertha Mason , and she
threw open th e c hurc h d oo r and sai d, 'St op the wedd ing! It is Maso n 's sister. Soon a fter we were marri ed , s he c h anged .
ca n not go o n . 4 M r Ro ch e st er al read y h a s a wi fe . He is She beca me ve ry s tra nge , a n d then she became ma d 2 a nd
ma rri ed 10 my s ister!' dangerou s. She att acked me. a nd anyone who came near her.
Last April, she tried to kill her ow n brothe r.

1. to ro : rip ped . Jlull ",) "PH I.

2. ruin ed : so dallln g"d It c ould not be rep a ir ed .
3. cle rgymen : pri es t. 1. dba ress ed : agi lnlml, lorn"'nl",l .
4. go on : co nt in ue. 2. mad : m"nlnll y ill .

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J ane Ey -'-'re"'-- _
P ST a w hat happen ed in Part Six? Read Ihe text an d qu estions below.
For eac h qu esti on . mark the letter next 10 t he correct a ns wer
' S he h as a nurse. I Grac e Po ol e. who looks a fte r her at A. B. C or O.
Thorn fiel d. I have to ld no o ne e lse that sh e is my wife . This
1. Wh at hap pen ed two nigh ts before the wedd in g?
yo ung w om an . Jan e Ey re. kn ow s noth in g a bo u t h er . ' Mr
A 0 Mr Mason arrived at Th orn fie ld .
Roch ester's face w a s sad. 'Co me with me , and I will ta ke you B 0 Someone tore Jan e's vei l.
to see her.' C 0 Mr Roc hester went away .
We were all silent as we wal ked from the c h urc h ba ck to D 0 So meone to re a newspa per.
Th ornfi eld Hall . Me Roch est er look u s up to th e a rti e and z , Wha t d id Mr Roch est er sa y to Jan e wh en she tol d h im th at a
u nl o ck ed the door. Gra ce Poo le was the re . a nd in the ro om . s tranger to re her ve il?
too , wa s the frigh tenin g. te rrib le wom an th at J h ad se en in A 0 He sa id t hat it wa s a b ad dream .
my be d room . She wa s th e person who had the cr uel lau gh . B 0 He told h er no ll o be silly.
She wa s th e one who had set fire to Me Roc hes te r's bud . who e 0 He said th ai he would buy hu r I new dr ess.
D 0 He told her s he would gel a new vei l.
had tr ied 10 kill Me Mason , an d who had ru in ed my ve il. Yes ,
s he wa s ma d , bu t she wa s a lso Me Roches ter's wife. I knew 3. Who interrupted th e wedd in g?
th at I co u ld not marry him . A 0 The clergyman .
A lt h ough I fe lt sorry for M r Roc hes ter. I knew thai I mu s l B 0 Grace Poole.
le ave my h o m e . Th ornfi eld Hall . for e ve r. I put a few cl o thes
eO Mr Mason .
D 0 T he pr ies t.
i nt o a s m a ll b ag . I t o ok a little m on e y. and q ui etl y l e ft
T horn fie ld Hall earl y th e next morning. I laid n o o ne th at I 4. Wh y cou ldn't Mr Rochest er marr y Jane?
wa s goi ng . an d no o ne saw m e leave. A 0 Becaus e he forgot th e ri ng.
B 0 Becau se he was already married .
C0 Because he wanted to mar ry someone else.
o0 Because he d idn 't love h er .

5, Who was Mr Roch est er's wi fe?

A 0 Mr Mason 's sis ter.
B 0 Adel e's mot her.
e 0 Miss Ingram 's fri end .
D 0 Mr Maso n 's sisler -in-lnw .

1. nU ~I! : p etso n who cares rut ilI l'''0 l' lll.

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 6. Wh y was Mr Roche st er's w ife locked up in the att ic?
Grammar ----,
A 0 Becau se Mr Rochester d id n 't lik e h er.
B 0 Beca use Mr Rochester wa n ted to marry Jan e. We u se eit her/or and n ei th er/ nor w here there is a cho ice to be
e0 Becau se she was mad . made.
D 0 Beca use she was shy. I ca n tra vel to school either by t rai n or bus.
(Affi rmative sentenc e]
7. Wh o loo ked after Mrs Rochest er?
My prather is only two years old , so he can neit her read nor write.
A 0 Mrs Fai rfax . (Negative sentence)
B 0 Mr Mas on .
e0 Grace Po ole.
DO Nobody:
II Fill in t h e ga ps in th e foll ow ing se nt ences with either/or, or
n either/n or.

EI Mat ch th e following wo rds w ith t he ir d e fin i li o n s . Use you r a , Jan e th ou ght th at a s tr anger was in her ro om.
di cli on ar y ( 0 hel p , ......................... it was Grace Pool e.
b. Mr Roc hester to ld Jan e that she had seen a
a d ream . pleasant thoughts that you ghost a real person , but that she had just had
have while yo u ' re awa ke a bad d ream.
a nigh tma re . an Imagin ary place c. I' ll come to see you on Sun day
a day dream . frightening or ve ry upsett ing ..... .... .... ........ .... on Mond ay ne xt week .
ev en ts that ha p pen w h ile d . Tell Carla I' ll len d her " "." .. my d ic tiona ry
you s lee p .... " .." my course bo ok again. Sh e forgets to re turn
a dre am wo rld . , im agin ed even ts th at h ap pen w h ile th e th ings th at sh e borrows.
yo u sleep e. Tell , yo ur par ent s yo ur
teacher if you have prob lems at sc ho ol.
Hav e ) 'OU ever had a bad d ream? Wor k in p a irs. a nd des cribe
yo u r d rea m to your pa r tn er . Tak e it in tu rns to des cribe yo u r
p artner 's d re a m to the r est o f t he cl ass.

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PS T II Here is a re p 01'1 of Jane a n d !\IT Ro chester's wedding from the II Here are si x se n te nces from Part Six . Put them in the order in
lo cal newspaper, Read th e lette r and c hoose (h e correel word for which t hey a p pear in th e s tory ,
eac h s p ace. For each quest ion. mark th e letter ne xt to the cor rec t
wo rd - A. B. C o r D. a. 0 Mr Roches ter look ed ve ry wo rr tedan d was s ile n t for a
long t ime when I tol d h im about the wo man .
Shock Ending to Wedding b. 0 ' But where is Mr Roch ester's wife?' ask ed th e cl ergym an .
o f Wealth yLocaI Man ' Wh y ha ven 't we seen her?'
Th e wed d ing of wea lth y Mr Rochester I .
c. 0 Alt ho ugh I felt sorry for Mr Roches ter. I knew tha t I must
Thornfield Hall to a member 2 . . .. . . hi s staff, Miss leave my ho me , Th orn field Hall . for ever.
Jane Eyre, a gov ern ess, en d ed d ramatically in the vill age
d. 0 T hen s he took my vei l. and tore it to p ieces.
ch urch l week. Miss Eyre, t ..... . .. . .. . .... looked
rad ia n t in a dress of p lain whit~ sa tin. w a s 5. .
e. 0 ' It is tr ue. My wife is li ving at Thornfie ld Hal l.'

about to ag ree to ma rry the handsome, rich owner of f. 0 Tw o nig h ts before th e weddi ng , I was as le e p in my room.
Tho rn field Hall. when 6 . . . a s t ranger entered the
ch u rch . and sa id tha t the marriage cou ld not go
7. . Mr Rochester an d Miss Ey re then le ft th e iii Correct t he words that are und erlin ed .
ch u rc h. w it h their gues ts. Mr Rocheste r and Mi ss Ey re h ave
a . You had a goo d dream.
not been 8. s ince th e wedd ing.
./
b. Start t ho wed di ng!
I.A at 0 of C for 0 10
2. A from 0 of C at D on
c. Bu t wh ere is Mr Roch es ter 's husba nd ?
3. A before 0 next C las t D s ince
4. A w ho 0 that C w hich D were
d . She is de ad I saw her recently.
5. A jus t 0 o nly C as soo n as 0 u nt il
6. A qu ickly 0 s ud den C q uick D s ud denly
e. It is false My wife is living at Thorn field Hal i.
7. A nn 0 tip C d own D ba ck
8. A sa w 0 s ec C seen D look
f. She ha s a dar-tor Ornco Po ole . w ho looks a fter
h er at T horn fiel d .

Now chec k your answers h)' list enin g to Part Six agai n then write
th e name of the speaker in th e s p ac e hel ow the wo rds,

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 Victorian Family Life gardeners. Once the ho use was cleaned in the early morning , ready for
whe n the family got up. the se rvants would stay 'down stairs' in the

Charlotte Bronte. who wrote Jane Eyre. was a yo ung woman of twe nty- basement. I until one of the family rang a bell to call them ' upstairs".

one when Queen Victoria took the throne. The story of Jane I:.)'re show s T he sons of the family had 10 work hard at school so tluu they could

the high va lue 1 that Vict orian s pUI upo n marriage. famil y life and succeed in their careers 2. but young women had to learn 10 sing: play

religion. When Jane discovers that :'lolr Rochester is already married. she the piano and prod uce fine sewing. The only 'career' for most well-off

know s immediately that they cannot be toeet her; and that she must leave yo ung wome n was a good marriage. So me poor gi rls with a be tter
Thornfi eld for ever. educa tion sometimes wo rked as governesses or com pani ons 10 olde r

For ric h families. family life was comfortable and plea sant . Servant s women. Whe n a young man and woman liked each other, the man asked

were cheap and every family had at lea s t one maid . In a large house like the girl's father for permission 10 visit her. The young couple co uld only

Thornfield. there was probably a butler. Z many maids. a cook. and
meet if an older perso n was with them as a 'c haperone" . 3 After a while.
the man woul d ask if he could marry the gi rl. Her father would ask him
abo ut his job. his money. and his future plans before he would agree to
the marriage.
Th e family followe d a reg ular da ily routine. Meals were at the same
times eac h day, and children were told off J if they were lute. They had
to eat up ull their food. If they didn't. it would be there again at the next
mea l. In the evening in win ter. childre n would play indoor gam es. In
summer they might play in the garden or go for a bicycle ride.
victorians liked inviti ng guests to the ir homes. and they gave large,
expensive parties. During the summer months. most families went on
holiday. So me times they we nI (0 the seas ide . and a few. very rich
fam ilies went abroad 10 countr ies like France or Switzerland.

MtlllY 1I111'I'Y Returns of the /JI/.I' ( [ R56)

by W illiam Po wel l Fr ith. I. hasemeut : floo r of 0 h uilding which is llurll y undergru und.
2. ca r" " rs : juh ".
I. \'1II UI' : illlll" rl " lll:t. 3. c h ul" ,rulI" ; nhlt,r person wh u s upurvtses "O IlW Ul llO yOllll!\" r.
2. butler : mill" hmul ",n'Bnl. 4. tuld orr : rd mk",l, " IlUkUll \0 uug rily .

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P E;r fJ Work with a partn er. T a ke it in turns to be a Victoria n fa t her
and the young man asking to marry his daugh ter. Here a re
a Im agin e t h a t yo u It ve in a r ich Vic torian fa mily . Here is a so me ideas for qu est ions an d a ns we rs.
pa ge from yo ur diary. Read the e nt ry for [uly 15 th , 18 41 a nd
c hoos e the correct w ord for eac h s pace. For ea c h question . Fa t he r: Are you sure that you love my daughter?
ma r k the letter n ex t 10 the cor rect word - A. B. C or D. You ng man: I love h er with all my hea rt.
Father: You do n 't look old e no ug h to he married . How old a re
Thureday. July 15, 1841 you?
I o:l0t ' at. e>even o'clock. A but.ler 2 me some Young man: I' m twe nty-one yea rs old . sir.
Fathe r: What kind of wo rk do yO ll do ?
hot. water 50 t.hat I could have a wash 3 my bedroom.
Young man: I work in a ban k.
At 5even-t.hirt.y we -4 breakfaer. I had b<icon, e99s <ind
Father: Do you earn enough mon ey 10 bu y a hou se for my
a 91ass 5 mille. At ei9htt.hirt.y I start.ed le550n5
d au ght er ?
6.. . ~ my gover nes s, Mi55 Eyre. At eleven-t.hlrt.y we had Young man : No, s ir . hu t my fa m ily w il l lend me th e mOlley.
our lunch and 11 all my food. If I leave a , then Fa ther: I wan t my d au ghter to live nea r her mo ther and me.
Mama 9 make me eat. it. 10 rhe next meal. In Young man: I don 't want to tak e he r a way from her family , s ir.
tbe afternoon, it rained, so we 5tayed indoo r5 and played
Now repea t the same scene acco r di ng to th e film d irector's
games. 11 when Papa came home. we san9 50n95 while
in structions:
Ma ma played t he piano. At eight c'ctcck I went to bed.
a. Young, h ippi e fat her - very se rio us you ng me n .
b. Ol d sick father - ve ry s hy a nd s tup id you ng ma n.
l.A up 8 across C a lo ng 0 out c. Young. a th letic Father - ea s y-going you ng man
Z. A bring 8 took C brought 0 take d . Old-fash ioned, narrow-m inded father - clever yo ung man .
3 . A ou 8 at C 10' 0 in
4. A ha ve 8 had C ha vi ng 0 hal ve
5. A a 8 of C an 0 some II l\Ia tc h th e words a-j below with their opposites ] 10.

6 . A with 8 by C buy 0 on
7 . A eal 8 eaten C ate 0 eat s a. high I. succeed l. disagree 6. low

8 .A a ny 8 man y C mu ch 0 some b. togeth er g. olde r Z. sma ll 7, expe ns ive

!1. A wo n't 8 going C w ill 0 10' c. chea p h. agttJll :1. fail 8, earl y

10 . A Ior 8 on C al 0 by d. hu ge i. late a pa rt 9. you nger

11. A Aft e r 8 Be fore C Between 0 Lat er e. downstairs j. play 5. work 10. upstairs

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 d ,
New Frielld,.

You ca n ' t stay here .' She c ame ba ck and gave me th e brea d ,
a nd sa id , ' Now go a way .'
But I was too tired to move. I sat down outside the door of
\ the house. 'There is no one to help me: I sa id. ' I wiII die here .'
Part SEVEN

NewEr/ends
@ I wan ted to tra ve l as far aw ay from T h orn fie ld as I
co u ld. so I s pe nt all my mon ey on a jou rney which
took tw o da ys and ni ghts. I arrived al a place wh er e
th ere were no to w ns o r villag es. There were ve ry few
hou se s. I had no mon ey. a nd I wa s c old. ti red and hungr y.
It was d ark nDW, a nd I co uld see a light in the window o f
a ho use . I lo ok e d th ro ugh the w indow . There were two )'o u ng
wo me n in the roo m. I t hough t th at th ey looked kin d . so J
knocked on the doo r. It wa s open ed by a se r van t.
' Who are you?' s he as ked . 'What do you want'? '
' I' m al one in th e wo rld . an d I have no money or food ,'
lo ld her. 'I'm tired an d h un gry . Plea se. ca n you help me? '
T he se rvant s tared at ru e. She d id not loo k very frie ndly .
'I' ll give yo u so me bre ad .' s he said . ' But th en yo u mu st go.

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I didn 't know that someone was watching and listening to
me .
'You are not going to die,' a voice said. A tall , handsome
young man was looking down at me. 'Who are you? ' He
knocked on the door and the servant opened it again.
' Wh o is this young woman, Hannah?' he asked .
' I don't know , sir ,' the servant replied . 'I gave her some
bread and t ol d her to go away.'
'She can't go away, Hannah,' the young man said . 'She is
too ill. We must take her inside and help her.'
They took me into the house, where it was warm and
comfortable . The two young women asked me m y name. 'I am
Jane Elliott,' I told them . I didn't want to tell them my real
name in case Mr Rochester tried to find me. I wanted to start
a new life.
My kind new friends took me upstairs 1 to a bedroom,
where I slept for a very long time. When I woke up , I felt
much better.
I was soon well enough to talk to the people who had been
so kind to me . The names of the two young women were
Diana and Mary Rivers. The young man was their brother,
and his name was St John Rivers. He was a clergyman . He
had fair 2 hair and blue eyes, and was very good l o ~ki n g .
his face was always serious, and he did no t often laugh or
smile. He planned to go to India to work.
1. upstairs : to th e next floor of a building.
2. fair : blond. light coloured.
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Diana an d Ma ry we re mu ch frien d lier than their brother,
but I d i dn' t w an t to t ell them about Mr Rochest er. ' I h ave n o
famil y of m y own ,' I sa i d . ' My p ar ents are dea d . I we n t t o
Low ood School , and after I left I wen t t o work as a governess.
I h ad t o l ea v e s u dde n ly, bu t I h av e do ne no th i ng wrong.
Please believe m e. '
'Don't worry, Jane , we b elieve yo u,' sai d Dian a. 'Don't ta lk
any m or e n ow. You are tired .'
. 'You w ill w an t to fin d some work ,' said St John .
'Y es , an d as soon as possibl e ,' I replied .
'G ood ,' h e said. ' Then I will h elp you.'
Diana an d Mary wen t back to wo rk at their te ach ing job s
in the so uth of En gland soon afte rwar ds . St John asked m e t o
t ea ch th e ch il d re n who li v ed ' n ear h i s ch urc h . Th e sc hoo l
w a s very small a nd th e c h ildre n we re ve ry po or , bu t I
en joyed my w or k.
I lived in a small cottage n ear the schoo l. I d id no t have
mu ch m oney , an d I saw very few peop le, but St John ofte n
came to see m e , an d gave m e b ooks to read . My life was very
quiet , but I was h appy , ex cept for w h en I though t ab out Mr
Rochester. I knew that I w ou ld always lo ve him.
But
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a What happened in Part Seven? Put the sentences in the correct f. The two young women asked me name.
. .
order to make a summary.
g. I was soon well enough to talk to the people who had been to
a. D The you n g man and his sisters looked after Jane because me so kind.
she was ill. ...............................................................................................
b. D The servant told Jane to go. h. The school was very small, and the children were very poor,
c. D Jane said that her name was Jane Elliott. but I enjoyed my working.
. .
d. D Jane left Thornfield Hall.
e. D A young man found Jane on the doorstep.
f. D Jane knocked on the door of a house.
g. D Jane felt better and talked to the Rivers family. Grammar -,
h. D She still loved Mr Rochester.
They took me into the house.
i. D Jane taught children at the village school.
Note the difference:
j. D Diana and Mary went back to their teaching jobs. We use bring when we transport something to a place where
the speaker or the listener is.
Bring rne the box.
w fJ Here are some sentences from Part Seven, but each sentence
contains a mistake. Correct the mistakes, then listen to Part Seven
The postman brought three letters today. (= to my home)
I'll bring you the money tomorrow. (= to you)
again to check your answers. My sister brought a fr iend home from university. (= to our
home)
a. I wanted travel as far away from Thornfield as I could. We use take when we transport something away from the
place where the speaker or the listener is:
b. I arriving at a place where there were no towns or villages. Take the box to her. (= away from here)
Please take this letter to the post office. (= away from here)
The ta xi took Tom from his home to the airport.
c. I thought that they looked kind, so I knock on the door.
(= away from there)

d. 'I'm alone in the world, and I have not money or food.'

e. I didn't know that someone was watching and listen to me.

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II Using the information in the table below fill the gaps in the - We wonder if .
sentences with bring or take . Do you think .
Is it possible .
Butler Sue and Bob Pete Maggie Vicky
For example: Do you think that she's running away?
study parlour bedroom di ni ng cellar
roo m
books n ews papers violin lam p suitcase II Here is a short summary of Part Seven. It is written in the Present
Simple tense. Rewrite it , using the Past Simple or Past Continuous,
as appropriate.
The Butler is speaki ng to the se rvants :
a. To Sue : Please the newspape rs to me in the st u dy. Jane leaves Thornf ield. S he trave ls a long way, t o a place where
b. To Magg ie : Pl ease the lam p to Vicky. there are no towns or villages. She feels too t ired and hungry to
c. To Pe te: I'll your b ooks tomorrow. walk a ny f urther, so she stops outside a house. She looks t hro ugh
d. To Vicky : the book s fro m the study to the parlour. t he window a nd sees t he two young women who a re living there . The
servant sends her away, but a yo ung man, St John Rivers, sees
e. To Pete: Do you want the newspape rs? Tell Sue to .
that she is ill, and ta kes her into the house. St John and his
yo u the on es from the parlour.
sisters look after Ja ne unt il s he fe els bette r. J a ne says t hat her
name is Jane Elliott, as s he doesn't want Mr Rochester to find
her. Jane wants to work, so St John finds her a job as a teacher in
II The Rivers family must have been very surprised when Jane a school fo r poor ch ildren. Jane likes her new lif e, but s he sti ll
came to their house. Work in groups of three and pretend you loves Mr Roc hester.
are Mary , Diana and St John. Talk to each other about Jane.
Here are some of the things you might discuss:

Who is she?
Where h as she co me fro m?
Why is she al one?
Why d id she come to this h ous e?

Compare your questions and answers with other groups , using

some of the following phrases of conjecture.

- We think she mi ght.. .

- Maybe she...
- It's p ossible that. ..

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51 Joh n sat down besid e th e fire

a n d s a i d n othin g for a lon g
tim e . 1 won d e r ed 1 wh at
had ma de him come to
Part EIGHT s ee m e on s u c h a
cold. d ark n ight.
At l ast . he
spoke.
'Jane. I know
you r story,' he
Jane Makes a choice to l d me . ' I
kn ow a bo u t
your parents ,
and Mrs Reed.
c:mt ne even ing, 5 1 John ca me to my h ou se to see
r kn ow ab out
m e wh en I was j u st fi nis h i ng p aintin g a
y o u r tim e a t
p icture. He looked closel y a t some of my othe r
Lowood and abou t
p ictures. Th en he tore a pi ece of p ap er o ff th e
Mr Rochester, I also kn ow
bott om of on e o f th e pi ctur es a n d put it in hi s po cket. I
ab ou t Mr Roc h est er 's w if e. 1 know
w ait ed for hi m to sa y so me th ing . bu t h e remained s ile n t.
why you ca me he re wit h no money . Mr Rochester mu st be a
' How stra nge h e is ,' l though t.
very had man ,' he sa id.
Even tho ugh it s nowed next day , and th e weat her was very
' No, no !' I cri ed . 'He isn' t bad .'
cold . 51 Joh n ca me 10 see me aga in. I wa s ve ry s urpr ise d 10
' I have h a d a le tt e r from a m a n in Lo n d o n , ca ll ed Mr
se e him .
Briggs, who is looking for someo ne ca lled Jan e Eyre ,' St John
' W h y are yo u he re ?' I as ked h im . ' Ha s s o me t h i ng b ad
sai d . 'You say tha t yo ur name is Jane Ellio tt , bu t 1 kn ow tha t
hap pen ed ? Are your sis ters all righ t?'
' Don' t worry: he said. 'Diana and Mary ar e bo th well.'

1. wend..r" d ; as ked IIl Y~ llJf.

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you are Ja ne Eyre. Look!' He sh owed me th e piece of paper Dian a and Ma ry ca n come hom e, and we ca n a ll live together.'
from th e bottom of my pa in ti ng. My real na me , Jane Eyr e . II was goo d to have money, aft er being poor for all of my
w as on it. life , bu t it was eve n be tte r to know th at I had three cousins.
' Does Mr Briggs kn ow a n yth ing Di a n a a nd M ar y ca me h o m e just before Ch r is t mas . I
a bo u t Mr Ro ch e st e r ?' I ask e d . work ed happily to make their old house com fortable . ' I kn ow
' Doe s he know h ow Mr th a t Diana and Mary will like it ,' I thought. 'Bu t wha t will St
Roc he st er is? ' I c o u l d Joh n thin k? He is suc h a s tra nge man. He 's h ar d an d co ld ,
on ly think about Mr like a s tone. Even th ou gh he 's pl ea sed to see hi s si s ters, he
Rochest er. beca use does not look really happy.'
I sti ll loved him . I s oo n r eali s e d th a t S t Jo hn wa s not conte nt with just
' Mr Bri ggs sa i d h av ing mon ey . He st ill wan ted to go to Indi a. I was h a pp y
n oth ing abo ut Mr li v ing with Diana and Mary , but I s t i ll tho u gh t abou t Mr
Roc hes ter ,' sa id Roch es t e r every day. Wa s h e still at T h o rn fi e l d ? Was h e
5 1 Jo h n . ' H is happy? I had to know. so I wrote to th e lawye r, I Mr Briggs . Mr
letter was about Bri ggs re p li ed t ha t h e kne w nothing about Mr Roc hes ter . I
you r uncl e. Mr Eyre of Mad e ira. Mr Eyre is dead . He le ft you wrot e to Mrs Fairfax a t Thornfie ld Hall . b ut th ere wa s no
all hi s money. You are very rich . Jan e: reply. When a lette r ca me for me at last . it was from Mr Bri ggs
I was so s urpr ise d tha t I wa s unable to spea k for a long abou t the mon ey, I wa s so d isappo int ed that I sta rte d to cry.
ti me . I did no l fee l e xcite d or happ y. Ins tea d . I won dered St John ca me into the room wh ile I was cry ing. ' Inne . come
what it would mean to be ri ch . for a wa lk wit h me,' he sa id . 'I want to talk to yo u.'
' I d on 't u n de rs ta nd ,' I sa id. w he n I wa s a b le t o speak We wa lked together besi de th e rive r. St Joh n was ver y qui et
agai n. ' Why did Mr Briggs write to yo u?' at first, bu t then he turne d an d sai d to me, 'Jane . I' m goi ng to
' Bec a u s e ,' sa i d SI John . ' M r Eyr e of Ma de i ra .w a s my Ind ia soo n , and I want you to come wit h me .'
moth er's brothe r , which me an s that he is a ls o our uncle.' I was very s urprised by what he sa id. w hy did he wan I me
'Then yOli an d your sis ter s are my cous ins,' I sa id, feelin g to go to In d ia wi th h im" How co u ld I he lp hi m? I wa s n ot
happy now. ' We can share I the money be tween the four of us.

I. sh are : d i\'i d" eq ua lly . 1. 18WYl!T [!:II;>') : member orlhe l,'!:a ] profes vlcn.

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strong like he was.

' I don 't think I would be a very good helper for you , sr
John.. .' I began to say.
'No, not as a helper. I want you to be my wife. If we get
married, we can work together in India. There are many poor
people there who need our help.'
It was hard to believe what St John was saying to me. I felt
sure that he did not love me . I knew that I did not love him,
and that I could not marry him. I still loved Mr Rochester.
'I can't work in India. I don 't know how to help the poor
people there. I'm not like you, St John.'
'That doesn't matter,' 1 St John replied. ' I shall tell you what
to do. You will soon learn. I saw how hard you worked in the
village school. I know that you will work hard in India, too. '
I said nothing while I thought about what St John had said.
He was my cousin and he needed my help. He was going to do
good and useful work in India. Maybe I should do as he asked?
'If I help you , then I must be free,' I said . 'You are like a
brother to me. I can't marry you.'
St John's face looked like stone. 'No, Jane, you must be my
wife, ' he said. 'I don't want a sister. I don't want you to marry
another man. I want us to stay together and work together until
we die.'
I turned away from St John so that he could not ' see how
upset I was. I remembered my love for Mr Rochester. He had

1. doesn't matter : isn't important.

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always been so kind and gentle when he spoke to me. 5 1 John love hi m. a nd I was sure th at he di d not love me . But maybe I
spo ke cold ly to me, and I kn ew that he did not love me at all. sh ou ld go to Ind ia? T he n ight was very qui e t. 1 cou ld hear
He was a good man , but I kn ew that I wo uld never love h im. noth ing in th e darkness.
What cou ld I say to him? Su d de n ly . I though t tha t I hea rd a voi ce. 'Jane !' it called.
' I a m goi ng away for two wee ks. to visit fri ends .' sa id 51 'Jane! Jane!'
Joh n. 'When I return. I will wan t to know yo ur ans we r. I hope It wa s Mr Roch ester's voice .
th at you will agree t to marry me. It is the righ t th ing for yo u to " a m he re . Mr Rochester.' I cried . 'Where are you ? Wh at is
do . Jan e. You can 't stay h ere forever. doing nothi ng: wro ng?'
I saw Diana wh en I went back to th e house . When she saw \Vas 1 d ream in g? Pe rhap s , bu t it d idn 't matter. So meh ow , 1
my unhappy face, she as ked. 'Wha t is wrong, Ja ne? You look so kn e w th a t Mr Roc he ster n eed ed me . ' I m u s t go to h im a l
pale an d u pset. Wha t has hap pe ned to yo u?' on ce ,' I I though t.
'S I John has asked me to ma rry him,' I sa id. mise rably. Th e next day. I left onc e more for Thornfie ld Hall. It was a
'That is wonderful ,' Dian a cried. ' If yo u ma rry hi m. he will long jou rney , an d J de cid ed to walk for the las t two m iles to
stay here in Eng land with us , instea d of going to Ind ia. ' the house.
' No ,' I sa id . 'He wants me to go to Ind ia with him.'
Dia na looked surprised . ' But yo u ca n't go to Ind ia,' she sai d.
'You 're no t stro ng Z enough .'
'I won 't go beca use 1 ca n 't marry hi m ,' I to ld her . 'I'm afraid
th at he 's ang ry wit h me. Dian a. I know tha i he's a good ma n. but
I do n' t thi nk th at he understand s how ordin ary peo p le feel.'
'Yes ,' Dian a sa id, serious ly. ' My brother is a very good man,
bUI so metimes he appears to be hard and co ld.'
I lay awa ke in my be d th at n ight , a nd I th ou ght about St
John . I could nol deci de what I should do. I kn ew that J di d not

I. a gre e : a ccept.
2. slrong : lh pra) in good health . I. a l onc e : immlld iatllly.

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c. Would you go to India without St John?

R Fr II What happened in Part Eight?
Look at the following statements and d ecide if each statement is d. Would you want to marry St John?
correct or incorrect. If it is correct mark A. If it is incorrect e. Would you go ba ck to Thornfield Hall now that you know Mr
mark B. Rochester has a wife?
A B f. What would you do if you did not go back to Thornfield?
1. St John went to see Jane to tell her that Diana 0 0
was ill.
2. Jane didn't agree that Mr Rochester was a bad man. 0 0 II The foll owing sentences all contain a n error. Rewrite them
correctly.
3. Mr Briggs was looking for someone called Jane Eyre . 0 0
4. St John knew that Jane's real name was Jane Elliott. 0 0 a. .. : 'Why you are here? Has something bad
5. Mr Briggs had left Jane all of his money. 0 0 happened? '
6. Jane discovered that Mary, Diana and St John 0 0
were her cousins . b. .. : 'I know why you came here with no
7. Jane cried when she received a letter from Mr 0 0 moneys .'
Rochester.
8. St John asked Jane to go to India with him. 0 0 c. . : 'Mr Eyre was dead. He left you all his
money.'
9. Jane said she couldn't marry St John. 0 0
10. Jane thought she heard St John's voice in the night. 0 0
d . .. : 'Jane, com ing for a walk with me.'
11. Next morning, Jane returned to Thornfield Hall. 0 0
Now rewrite the incorrect ones. e. .. : 'What is right, Jane? You look so pale and
upset.'

f. .. : 'My brother is very good man , but

II In Par t Eight, Jane has to
make some difficult decisions. Work sometimes he appears to be hard and cold.'
with another student and take it in turns to answer the
following questions about what you would do if you were Jane.
Give. reasons for your answers . Compare your answers with g. .. : 'I am there , Mr Rochester.'
other students.

a. Would you share the money with your cousins, or would you ~ Now listen to the recording of Part Eight. When you hear the
keep it for yourself? sentences , write the name of the speaker besid e each one.
b. Would you agr ee to go to India with St John ?

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R II Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space . II Complete the crossword. All the words have be en taken from the
For each question , mark the letter next to the cor r ect word - A, footnotes in the story.
B, C or D.
Across Down
1. Mentally ill. 7.
- ~

Dear Lizzie, 2. Tr ied ve ry h ar d. 8. Inj ured .

I have 1 interesting news 2 you. A young woman 3. Arrogan t and ve ry 9. A p erson yo u h ave never
is living with us. She D us that 4 name was p lease d w ith oneself. m et before.

Jane Elliot t but we now know that she is called Jane Ey re. 4. Peri od of time. 10. Uninteresting, boring.
5. Great anger. 11 .Rip p ed , pulled apart.
We all like Jane, and my brother has asked her 5 marry
him . I know that she likes St John, but I don't think that she
6. So da mage d it ca nnot b e 12. Blon de , li ght co loured.
wants to be his wife. I t hink t hat she may love 6 man.
rep air ed. 13. Asked onese lf.
My brot her wants J an e to go t o Indi a with him, but I do not thi nk
that she is strong enough. I wonde r what 7 happe n. 7

Please 8 soon and tell me you r news, 8 0

Your friend, 1000 o
Diana 9 0 0 10
2000000000
o 0 4130 0 000 0
1.A any B some C an D th e
300000
2. A for B of C by D to
o 0 0 0 11
3. A tell
4; A she
B tells
B he
C to ld
C his
D te lling
D h er
o 0 0 12 0
5. A for B too C to D and
5 0000 0 0 0
00 0 0
6. A other
7. A will
B a
B. going
C another
C wo n't
D the
D to o 6000000
8.A write B writes C written D wrote o 0
o

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 I hurried ba ck to th e village and asked a man to tell me what
had happen ed .
'Last aut um n, th e hou se burned down in the midd le of the
night : he told me.
P arI NINE
'H ow di d it happen ?' I as ked him .
'Peop le say th at Mr Roch ester 's wife sta rte d the fire ,' he
said. ' No one ever sa w the lad y, but they say that she was mad .
Th ey say she started the fire in the att ic, wh ere she lived. Mrs
Fa irfax was visiti ng friends when it happened, and the little

Return to Thor!!fleld girl , Ade le, was away at sc hool. '

I stared at the man. I could not believe what he was te lling
me.
'Mr Roch est er d idn 't wan t to see anyone at the ti me, ' he
sai d. 'It see ms he was very unha ppy. He wan te d to marry a
was so excited to th ink that I was going 10 see myoid

I
young gir l. but she ran away:
home again . T he trees and the road wer e jus t th e sa me
'Wh at happen ed wh en th e fire star te d?' I asked.
as wh en I left. I arr ive d at th e house. an d stood an d
'Mr Roch est er go t a ll the se rva nts ou t of the hous e ,' h e
looked .
conti nue d . 'and Ihen he we nI back in to save his wi fe. I saw her
I cou ld not be lieve wh at I s aw . My beautiful hom e was in
standi ng on the roof. She was wavin g her arms and sho ut ing.
ruin s! No o ne co u ld li ve h er e no w . I now kn ew w hy Mrs
Mr Rochest er trie d to h elp h er , bu t she woul d nol let him .
Fairfax never ans wered my letters. The wall s of th e hou se we re
Sudden ly, she fell from the roo f.'
still sta nding. but th e roof ha d gone. Th e windows wer e da rk
' Did she d ie?' I as ked.
and empty. The garde ns were neglected . I Th e wall s of the old
'Yes, sh e di ed al once,' he sa id. ' An d Mr Roch est er wa s
house we re black . Th ere was no sou nd except for th e song of
badl y in jured. When he came' out of the hou se, he was blind 1
birds and th e noise of the wind. Where was Mrs Fairfa x? Where
and he had lost one hand .'
wa s li ttl e Adele? An d where - oh where - was Me Roche ster?
I had been so afraid tha t the man was going to te ll me th ai

I . nl!gll!cl l!d : u ncared for .

1. bli nd : una bIll 10 SIIII.

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Jane E yre .." -=---==,- - - - - - - - - -

Mr Rochester was dead. I began to hope again. He was hurt, but

he was still alive!
'Where does Mr Rochester live now?' I asked the man.
'He lives near here, at a quiet little place called Ferndean,'
he replied. 'He can 't travel far since he was hurt. He lives with
just two servants. He never has any visitors.'
I went to Ferndean at once, and arrived there just before
dark. When I got near the house, I saw a man come out. I knew
at once that it was Mr Rochester. He looked so different from
the man I had known. He was still tall and his hair was still
dark, but his face was sad. He could not walk without help.
After a few minutes, he turned and went slowly back into the
house.
I knocked on the door and Mary, a servant, answered it. She
recognised me at once. I told her that I had heard about the fire
at Thornfield Hall , and about what had happened to Mr
Rochester.
'Go to Mr Rochester and tell him that he has a visitor,' I said
to Mary. ' Bu t don't tell him who it is .'
' He won't see you, Miss Jane, ' she said. 'He has refused to
see anyone since the fire.'
I went into the room where Mr Rochester was sitting.
'Is that you, Mary?' he asked. 'Answer me!'
' Will you have some water?' I said to him.
' Th at is Jane Eyre's voice,' Mr Rochester said. 'Jan e , is it
really you?'
'Yes . It is really me,' I said . 'I've come home to be with
you . I'll never leave you again.'
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'Oh Jane. why did you go?' he ask ed . ' Why d id you leave Three day s la ter , Mr Roch est er an d I were married.
so suddenly? Why did you not stay and let me help you ?' Dia na and Mary were de ligh ted when I wrote to tell th e m
' You know why I wen t,' I sai d. ' It was th e on ly th in g th at I the news . I also w rote to St John , but he never rep lied . He went
c ou ld do. But things have c ha nge d . I a m a ric h woman now.' to India and did much good work th ere, bu t he nev er married .
I told Me Rochester a ll ab out my co usins , and ab out my Littl e Ad el e ca me back to liv e with u s wh en s he had
n ew home. fin ished school. She is now a wo nderfu l friend to me.
'Th en yo u do no t need me now : he sa id. ' Will yo u reall y Mr Roche ste r and I have no w been married for ten yea rs .
stay with me?' Th ere wa s hope in hi s voice. I sm iled a t him. T wo years a fte r we were married , Mr Roch ester bega n to see
alth ough he co uld not see me. aga in with o ne eye. He ca n now se e me and our two c h il d re n.
'Of co urse r will .' I said . Ou r sto ry h as be en a stra nge a n d ter rible one . We bo th
'Bu t Y0t.I're so young.' he sa id. ' You don't wa nt to marr y me. suffe re d great ly be for e we co u ld he together, but now , at last,
I'm blind. an d I can't do anyt hing. You mu st marry a young man . w e a re h appy.
What is your cous in . St John Rivers. like? Is he youn g or old ?'
' He is yo ung a nd han dsom e,' I an swered .
' Do yo u like him?' h e as ke d .
' Yes. I do .' 1 a ns we re d . ' He 's a ve ry good man .'
' Does he li ke yo u?' he asked .
' Yes , h e does,' I answered . ' He wants me to marry hi m .'
' W ill you marry him ?' he as ke d .
'No. I don 't lov e h im .' I told h im .
Mr Rochester looked ha ppy . He h el d my ha nd , and h e wa s
s il e n t for a lon g time . Th en, at last h e s a id to me ver y
qui etl y, 'Jane , ma y I as k yo u aga in no w? Will yo u marry
. . me ?'
' Ye s, I will ma rr y y o u ,' I sa id . I s u d de n ly felt a g re a t
s urge 1 of ha pp ine ss . Mr Roche ster, too . loo ked h ap pi er than I
had ever seen h im.

I. eu rge : s u dd e n in crease .

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a Read Part Nine again and answer the following questions. II In the following sentences, put the verbs in the brackets in the
correct tense.
a. Wh y co u ld Jane n ot believe w ha t she saw when she returned
to Thornfiel d ? a. I was so excited to think I (go) to vi sit m y oId
b. Who told Jan e w h at h ad h ap p ened w h ile she was away? frie n d s again.

c. Who di d the m an think h ad starte d th e fire? b. Finally I (kn ow) w hy Mrs Fai rfax ne v er
answered m y lett ers.
d . How did Mr Rochest er 's wife die?
c. 'The h ous e (burn) do wn in the middle of the
e. What h app ened to Mr Roch ester ?
ni ght last su m mer.'
f. When [ane saw Mr Rochest er , how h ad h e changed?
d. ' (he/ want) to marry a you ng girl? '
g. What was the fir st questi on that Jane as ke d Mr Rochester?
e. ' She (stand) on the roof. '
h. What was the first qu esti on that Mr Rochester asked Jane?
f. 'He (refuse) to see anyone since the fir e.'
i. Who did Mr Rocheste r say that Jan e sh ou ld marr y?
g. Aft er she (finish) school little Adele came b ack
j, What happ ened at the en d of the story? to li ve with us.
h. Do you think our story (ha ve) b een a strange an d
te rr ib le on e?
;r 11 Read the text again. Look at the statements below and decide if
each statement is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, mark A. If II 'He li ves n ear h ere, at a quiet little pla ce calle d Ferndean ,' he
it is incorrect, mark B. replied. 'He can't travel far since h e was hurt. He li ves with ju st
A B two servan ts. He never has any visitors.'
Pretend you had to ask somebody questions to get the information
1. Jan e was w orried about seeing Thornfi eld aga in . D D concerning the above paragraph. Write down the appropriate
2. Mr s Fairfax told h er w hat h ad h app ened to D D questions.
Mr Rochester.
3. Mr Rochest er trie d to h elp his w ife. D D
4. A stra n ger opened the d oor to Jane. D D II In groups , imagine you are making a film of lane Eyre. Which
film stars would you use to play the people in the story? Why?
5. Mary to ld Jane that Mr Rochest er would b e D D Compare your answers with the other groups.
p leas ed to see h er.
6. Jane told Mr Rochester about h er n ew li fe. D D
7. Mr Rochester d idn 't wan t to marry Jan e. D D III Did you like the end of the story? Write another ending to show
8. Jan e an d Mr Rochester h ad three children. D D what you think should have happened. Compare your answers
with other students.
Now rewrite the incorrect statements.

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 Victorian Houses
Ho use s are important in the sto ry of Jan e Eyre . First of all Jane
lived OIl Mrs Reed's house. which she said was ' large and beautiful".
The next house that she lived in was. of course. Thornfield Hall. It is
clea r thai it was a very large hou se. and thai it belonged to a rich
man. Jane loved living at Thornfield. and she was very sad when she
returned in the last pan of the story. and discove red that it was in
rum s.
When Jane len Thornfi eld . she lived f OT a sha n time OIl 51 John and
his siste rs' hou se. Jan e do es not describe the hou se. bUI we ca n
imagi ne that it was much smaller than either Mrs Reed 's hou se or
Thornfie ld Hall. The hou se near the schoo l. that Jane lived in while
she was a teacher. was very small - probab ly a COllage.
What did a Victor ian ho use look like ? If the owne r had a lot of A drawing room.

money. the hou se was very comfortable. Hou ses in pleasan t parts of
cit ies were often built in terraces . 1 They mig ht have three floors and
a large cella r. 2 There were gardens at the front and back.
On the ground floor was a d ining room. where the famil y ate thei r
mea ls. There was a drawin g roo m. where peopl e sat in the evening
and played ca rds or listened to music. Vict orian familie s liked 10
sing togeth er. At the back of the house or in the basement was the
kitchen and scullery. where the washi ng up was done. Big houses
had breakfast rooms. and studies and so metimes libraries.
The bedrooms and nursery ~ were on the first floo r. The se rva nts
lived in the attics at the top of the hou se. The d ining room had a

1. teere ces : rows of ho uses. 3. n u r Nery : roo m ", hUN! s mllll

A dining room. 2. ce lla r : room u n der lhu hou se . c h ild ren play a nd Sllll'P'

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large ce ntral ta ble surrounded by wooden straight- bucked cha irs . D l.oo k a t this pi cture of a Victori an house. Read th e text aga in .
The father o f the house sat at the top end o f the table . He cu t up the a nd fi nd th e correc t wo rd s 10 n ame th e ro oms in th e house .
meat for the rest of the fam ily at mealtimes. T he drawin g room or
1 .
pa rlour had le ather ar mcha irs. a sofa . sideboard s and maybe a
gra ndfather clock . 2
1
=-
2 .
Th e roo ms had ope n fireplaces. The be ds wer e warmed at night wi th
a sto ne bot tle fill ed wi th h o t water. Becau se fe w people h ad
J . o l-
bathrooms. people was hed in the bedrooms. There was a washstand 4 . I
in each bed room with a large jug and basin . When the family had
5 .
bath s. a servant carried a small bath 10 the bed room . She fill ed it
with hot water which had to be brought up from the kitchen . Rich 6 .

people usually had an indoor toilet . but in poorer people's hou se s 7 .

the toilet was out side.
8 .
COllages. like the hou se that Jane lived in near the sc hoo l. were very
simp le . Somet imes there was j ust on e room dow nvtai rs which was a 9 . . . . . . . .. .
kit chen and living room combined. and a bedroom upstairs. Th e
10 .
floor mig ht be
mad e of sto ne. with 11.
no carpet in pour er
hom e s. T he wa te r
fo r the h o use was
b ro ugh t f ro m a
pu m p o r we ll .1
outside .

A Victorian Bed room .

1. st d..ho llrd l : 1'1'':l'H" r fu rnit ure ... ith cu pboa rd s. d r-.....e rs and 8hoh08.
"
2. Rra ndral h..r d oc k : dud :. in II Inllll .:astl which sla no'ls o n II... floor.
3. w"lI : tI.,,1' 1.,,1.. ill th .. grou nd fro m which wllt"r is nhtllhH.d.

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 E X I T T E ST

INTERNET PROJECT Check what you know

l ook at th is li st of books .
ht t o;/lbooks, gu3rdi an, co, ukl oews( ar t i cl es/ B,61B9, 9548a9, ee ,ht ml
a Did you enjoy l a n e Eyre? Here is a q u i z about th e st o r y .
Answer (he qu esti on s.

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JANE EYRE
e ll.. lollf 8 .o u i
They are all wrt tte n by women and were
vot ed the most popular by r eader s of The
Guardian newspaper i n ear l y 2ge3 . Jane Eyre
was vot ed t he second mos t popular book on
a . Wh at was th e na me of lane's au n t?
b. What was th e nam e of lan e's sch oo l?
c. Who wa s la ne's mal e cousin?
d. Wh o was h er bes t friend at school?
the l i s t.
e. Wh at was Jane's st ude nt's n am e?
How many do you know? f. What d id Jan e hear and s me ll very ea rly one morn ing?
Div ide t he class in to g. Wh o live d in the att ic?
f i ve grcups , h. Wh o said, ' Stop th e we d ding'?
Gr oup 1: fi nd mo r e
i, Who too k lane in w he n she was co ld, ti re d and h u ngry?
in f orma tion about boo ks
j. Wh ere did Ja ne work w hen s he recov ered from her i ll ness?
1-19 : When the y we r e
writte n ? Wha t do t he y k. Wh at made [a ne go back to Tho rn fie ld Hall?
talk about ? Wh ic h ones l. Wh at was the name of t he serva nt w ho let Jane in to Mr
are modern. Which ones are olde r? Rochest er's house?
Group 2: find mo re i nfor mation about m. How lo ng after lane's retu rn we re s he and Mr Roch es ter
11-29 ma rried?
Group 3: books 21-38 n . How long had lane been ma rr ie d to Mr Roch est er at t he
Group 4: books 31-48 end of the story?
Group 5: books 41-58
Now tell the c l ass about what you have learned . Did you find Writing
any books by the same author ?

Now on your own , choos e one book , find mo re detailed EI Im agin e yo u a re lane a nd are recording th e mos t importa nt
in format ion and write a short report about i t. ev en t of yo u r l ife in yo u r diary . Writ e betw een 120.180
words.

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 T 0 THE E X I T T EST
KEY

Exe rdse 1
a . Mrs Reed .
b . Lowood School.
c. Jo hn Reed .
d. Ilcl en Burns.
e . Adele.
I. She heard a te rrib le la ugh and then smell smoke.
g. Bertha Ma son . Mr Roch es ter's w ife .
h. Mr ~ia son .
i. SI Joh n Rivers and hi s sisters Diana an d Mary.
j. She tau ght p our chtl dren in a school.
k. On e n ight sh e h ea rd Mr Roch esters vo ice ca ll ing her.
I. Mar y.
m. Three da ys lat er .
n, Ten years.

Exercise 2
Open ans w er.

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