SYNOPSIS

(Storytelling or Reading activity before coming to the theatre)

The story begins in Central Park, New York. Mrs. Gossip, a cheerful beggar,
complains about her next-bench neighbours, Mr. and Mrs. Penniless, who
quarrel all the time as Mr. Jasper Penniless is never willing to work hard. He
feels always dissatisfied and keeps on begging. One day, two gentlemen from
Lawyers Company come to the city, Mr. Senior Law, old and very British, and
Mr. Junior Year, young, stiff and shy. They are eager to find Mr. Penniless to
inform him that he has inherited his great-uncles castle in Chester, England as
well as money to keep it. The following day Jasper and his wife, Edna, get on a
ship and travel to England However, the castle turns out to be a very special one
with a ghost included. As Mr Ghost feels the master
of the house he tries to frighten his new heirs away by provoking situations that
may cause fear or laughter.
Will Edna and Jasper go on living in the castle? Will they sell it?
Join this hilarious and peculiar story into the world
of suspense, humour and revenge.

MORAL
Money is never so simple to make, you should work hard
and never depend on others

VOCABULARY

(Its essential to teach or revise these words before coming to the theatre)

Adjectives
haunted - deaf poor rich - fool hungry unrefined mad polite

Nouns
castle - bench ghost beggar gossip neighbours lawyers law
ancestor heir butler maid servants relative blood stain
will (as a testament) hell screen hunter armour skull

Verbs and Expressions

beg gossip inherit haunt owe sell greet scream hunt grab drag
dont care a damn to pull someones leg to send someone to jail
to be brought up to give orders family affairs to give someone a fright
to laugh at someone

ACTIVITIES
This time the workpack is divided into different levels, taking into account learners age
and level of language acquired. Activities are designed based on the
COUNCIL OF EUROPE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK.

LEVEL 1
BEFORE GOING TO THE THEATRE

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PLAY:

Haunted

ACTIVITY 1
BRAINSTORMING!!!
In groups, write down some ideas that come to your mind related to Ghost Stories.

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PLAY:

Haunted

ACTIVITY 2
GET FAMILIAR WITH THESE WORDS BEFORE WATCHING THE PLAY!!!
Write the correct spelling below each picture. Use your dictionary if necessary:

C_____

G____

B____
B_____

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PLAY:

Haunted
AFTER WATCHING THE PLAY

ACTIVITY 3
A SONG from the play. The stanzas are in disorder.
Listen to the song and put them in the correct order.
SONG 3
WE ARE RICH / THE METAL SOUND

BOTH:
Hello England, here we come
We are rich now
So good bye, dear Central Park!
Yes!

EDNA:
Jasper dear, we are rich!
So, good bye bench number six
Central Park, USA
We will not come back again

EDNA:
Hello, England, here we come
Jewels and diamonds I will have,
Edna will be the best dame
No one will say shes a fake!

JASPER:
Edna dear, we are rich
No more begging on the streets
Everybody will exclaim
Here come the millionaires!

BOTH:
Click, click, click, tinkle, tinkle
Make the coins falling down
Love to hear the metal sound
As the money is for us!

JASPER:
I will look just like a star

JASPER:
Good meals and fine cigars
Polished nails, refined hair style
We will have servants to call
We wont be hungry anymore.

EDNA:
Jewels and diamonds I will have

BOTH:
Click, click, click, tinkle, tinkle
Make the coins falling down
Love to hear the metal sound
As the money is for us!

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PLAY:

Haunted

ACTIVITY 4
After listening to the SONG.
Underline all the VERBS that you can find and transcribe them below:

ACTIVITY 5
Are these sentences RIGHT or WRONG?

> Mr. Ghost does not like the new heirs in his castle.
> Carmencita and Perkins live in the castle
> The story begins in England
> At the end, Jasper and his wife run away very frightened
> Mr. Ghost feels that he is the master of the house
> Jasper gets on well with Edna

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