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The Secret GardenSummary-based Activities

by Kenneth Brodey

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Read the summary of Chapters 1-3 below.Choose one of the words from the box to write in each space. Thereare five words you do not need to use. The first one has been done asan example.

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(0)…..............…….. Mary Lennox’s parents die, she moves from India toEngland. She goes and lives (1)…..............…….. her uncle, ArchibaldCraven, at Misselthwaite Manor. Her uncle’s wife is dead. The(2)…..............…….. morning Mary walks out to the gardens. She seesMrs Craven’s garden (3)…..............…….. a wall around it. It is a secretgarden. One evening, after dinner, Mary says to Martha, a youngservant, ‘Do you hear (4)…..............…….. child crying?’ ‘No,’ saysMartha. One day (5)…..............…….. the garden, Mary sees a robin.Mary looks down at the robin (6)…..............…….. sees a key. Mary thensees a small door in the wall of the garden. She (7)…..............…….. thedoor with the key and walks inside. That evening she talks withMartha (8)…..............…….. gardens. ‘My brother Dickon can help,’ saysMartha. One day, Mary (9)…..............…….. Dickon. She likes him and helikes her, so Martha (10)…..............…….. him to her garden.

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The Secret Garden Chapters 1-3

Scrambled word cloze

Read the summary of Chapters 1-3 below.Choose one of the words from the box to write in each space. The firstone has been done as an example.

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Multiple choice cloze

Read the summary of Chapters 1-3 below.Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space. The first one has beendone as an example.


0 A When B Then C Next

1 A by B from C with

2 A next B after C then

3 A has B got C gets

4 A this B the C a

5 A on B at C in

6 A but B and C so

7 A opens B pushes C pulls

8 A of B about C on

9 A knows B learns C meets

10 A takes B carries C holds

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Scrambled word cloze with distractors (ii)

Read the summary of Chapters 1-3 below.Choose one of the words from the box to write in each space. Thereare ten words you do not need to use. The first one has been done asan example.

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H Mary then sees a small door in the wall of the garden.

I That evening she talks with Martha about gardens. ‘Mybrother, Dickon, can help’ says Martha.

J The next morning Mary walks out to the gardens. She sees MrsCraven’s garden has a wall around it. It is a secret garden.

Correct the mistakes!

This is an oral activity, so do not give the students any photocopies.Tell them you are going to read a summary, but with some mistakes.When they hear a mistake they should correct it.

In the summary below there are 10 mistakes to read out, all writtenin italics. As a quick reminder to you, the correct version is given inbrackets.

When Mary Lennox’s friends (parents) die, she moves from India toEngland. She goes and lives with her brother (uncle), Archibald Craven,at Misselthwaite Manor. Her uncle’s sister (wife) is dead. The nextmorning Mary walks out to the sea (gardens). She sees Mrs Craven’sgarden has a wall around it. It is a public (secret) garden. One evening,after dinner, Mary says to Martha, a young teacher (servant), ‘Do youhear a child crying?’ ‘No,’ says Martha. One beautiful day in thegarden, Mary sees a dog (robin). Mary looks down at the robin andsees a key. Mary then sees a small window (door) in the wall of thegarden. She opens the door with the key and walks inside. Thatevening she talks with Martha about gardens. ‘My brother, David(Dickon), can help’ says Martha. One day, Mary meets Dickon. Shelikes him and he likes her, so Martha takes him to her school (garden).

Rub out

On the board / the interactive whiteboard, copy a short paragraphfrom the summary. Gradually, rub out individual words and even two-and three-word phrases. Begin by rubbing out some of the importantcontent words. After each time you rub out some words get the wholeclass to read out the text, supplying the missing words from theirmemory. Eventually, when all the words on the board have beenrubbed out, the class will – amazingly! – remember all the text.

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Complete the summary of Chapters 1-3 below. Write ONE word foreach space. The first one has been done as an example.

(0) …..............…….. Mary Lennox’s parents die, she moves from India toEngland. She goes and lives (1 )…..............…….. her uncle, ArchibaldCraven, at Misselthwaite Manor. Her uncle’s wife is dead. The (2) …..............…….. morning Mary walks out to the gardens. She seesMrs Craven’s garden (3) …..............…….. a wall around it. It is a secretgarden. One evening, after dinner, Mary says to Martha, a youngservant, ‘Do you hear (4) …..............…….. child crying?’ ‘No,’ saysMartha. One day (5) …..............…….. the garden, Mary sees a robin.Mary looks down at the robin (6) …..............…….. sees a key. Mary thensees a small door in the wall of the garden. She (7) …..............…….. thedoor with the key and walks inside. That evening she talks withMartha (8) …..............…….. gardens. ‘My brother Dickon can help,’ saysMartha. One day, Mary (9) …..............…….. Dickon. She likes him and helikes her, so Martha (10) …..............…….. him to her garden.

Put the sentences in order

The sentences A-J of the summary of Chapters 1-3 are in the wrongorder. Put them in the right order and number them 1- 10.

A When Mary Lennox’s parents die, she moves from India toEngland.

B One day, Mary meets Dickon. She likes him and he likes her, soMartha takes him to her garden.

C She goes and lives with her uncle, Archibald Craven, atMisselthwaite Manor. Her uncle’s wife is dead.

D One beautiful day in the garden, Mary sees a robin.

E She opens the door with the key and walks inside.

F Mary looks down at the robin and sees a key.

G One evening, after dinner, Mary says to Martha, a youngservant, ‘Do you hear a child crying?’ ‘No,’ says Martha.

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Dictogloss

Sit the students in groups of two to five. Tell them that you are goingto read out a summary of Chapters 1-3 of The Secret Garden twice, andthat they may note down key words or short phrases. Read the textonce at normal speed, pause for a minute, then read it again.

Tell the students to work together in their groups and use their notesto write a text which is grammatically and lexically correct but whichdoesn’t have to be the same as the original: the aim of their writing isto produce a correct text, not to show they have perfect memories!

Then students compare their written texts. Groups should try to pointout any errors in the texts of other groups.

Finally, show or give the students the original text; ask them toidentify any differences with their own texts, and ask them if theythink the differences are important.

Cut it down

Put the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen/highlighter or access tocomputer. Tell them that they must cut 15 words from the summary:their shortened version must still be grammatically correct. They canchange punctuation, but they mustn’t add any words.

When they have finished, they should compare their shortenedversions. They should decide which are the best cuts, and why.

Build it up

Put the students in groups of two to five. Make sure that each grouphas a copy of the summary and a red pen or access to computer. Tellthem that they must add two details, which they must choosethemselves, to the summary. Tell them that the details they add canbe words, phrases or even sentences. Tell them they shouldn’t writefewer than five words, and that there is no upper limit, but theyprobably won’t need more than about 25 words.

When they have finished, they should compare their versions. Theyshould decide which are the most interesting added details, and why.

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Rewrite it

Tell the students to rewrite the summary changing some of theinformation. They should use their imagination to add details – whichcan be words, phrases or sentences – and change some of the wordsand phrases that are already there.

SUMMARY

When Mary Lennox’s parents die, she moves from India to England.She goes and lives with her uncle, Archibald Craven, at MisselthwaiteManor. Her uncle’s wife is dead. The next morning Mary walks out tothe gardens. She sees Mrs Craven’s garden has a wall around it. It is asecret garden. One evening, after dinner, Mary says to Martha, ayoung servant, ‘Do you hear a child crying?’ ‘No,’ says Martha. Oneday in the garden, Mary sees a robin. Mary looks down at the robinand sees a key. Mary then sees a small door in the wall of the garden.She opens the door with the key and walks inside. That evening shetalks with Martha about gardens. ‘My brother Dickon can help,’ saysMartha. One day, Mary meets Dickon. She likes him and he likes her,so Martha takes him to her garden.

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1, 2, 3, 5: 1 with; 2 next; 3 has; 4 a; 5 in; 6 and; 7 opens; 8 about

9 meets; 10 takes

4: 1 C; 2 A; 3 ; 4 A; 5 C; 6 B; 7 A; 8 B; 9 C; 10 A

6: 1 A; 2 C; 3 J; 4 G; 5 D; 6 F; 7 H; 8 E; 9 I; 10 B

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One evening Mary hears (0) …..............…….. crying. She looks around(1) …..............…….. then finds a boy. His name is Colin and he is tenyears (2) …..............…….. ‘I think I am (3) …..............…….. to die. I amvery ill – I am going to be hunchback,’ says Colin. They (4) …..............…….. friends. One (5) …..............…….. day Mary tells Colinabout Dickon. The next day Mary tells Dickon about Colin. They thinkthat the (6) …..............…….. air can help Colin.‘Let’s (7) …..............…….. the garden beautiful,’ says Dickon. (8) …..............…….. she returns home, Colin is angry with her. ‘You (9) …..............…….. stay with me. I am going to be a hunchback and die,’says Colin. Mary looks at Colin and then she looks at his back. ‘You’reback is (10) …..............…….. . You’re going to live,’ says Mary.

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One evening Mary hears (0) …..............…….. crying. She looks around(1) …..............…….. then finds a boy. His name is Colin and he is tenyears (2) …..............…….. ‘I think I am (3) …..............…….. to die. I amvery ill – I am going to be hunchback,’ says Colin. They (4) …..............…….. friends. One (5) …..............…….. day Mary tells Colinabout Dickon. The next day Mary tells Dickon about Colin. They thinkthat the (6)…..............…….. air can help Colin.‘Let’s (7) …..............…….. the garden beautiful,’ says Dickon. (8) …..............…….. she returns home, Colin is angry with her. ‘You (9) …..............…….. stay with me. I am going to be a hunchback and die,’says Colin. Mary looks at Colin and then she looks at his back. ‘You’reback is (10) …..............…….. . You’re going to live,’ says Mary.

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One evening Mary hears (0)…..............…….. crying. She looksaround (1)…..............…….. then finds a boy. His name is Colin and he isten years (2)…..............…….. ‘I think I am (3)…..............…….. to die. I amvery ill – I am going to be hunchback,’ says Colin. They(4)…..............…….. friends. One (5)…..............…….. day Mary tells Colinabout Dickon. The next day Mary tells Dickon about Colin. They thinkthat the (6)…..............…….. air can help Colin.‘Let’s (7)…..............…….. the garden beautiful,’ says Dickon.(8)…..............…….. she returns home, Colin is angry with her. ‘You(9)…..............…….. stay with me. I am going to be a hunchback and die,’says Colin. Mary looks at Colin and then she looks at his back. ‘You’reback is (10)…..............…….. . You’re going to live,’ says Mary.

0 A some B anyone C someone

1 A and B but C then

2 A age B time C old

3 A going B getting C becoming

4 A become B are C turn

5 A rain B rains C rainy

6 A open B fresh C new

7 A do B make C take

8 A as B then C when

9 A must B has C got

10 A straight B direct C line

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One evening Mary hears (0)…..............…….. crying. She looksaround (1)…..............…….. then finds a boy. His name is Colin and he isten years (2)…..............…….. ‘I think I am (3)…..............…….. to die. I amvery ill – I am going to be hunchback,’ says Colin. They(4)…..............…….. friends. One (5)…..............…….. day Mary tells Colinabout Dickon. The next day Mary tells Dickon about Colin. They thinkthat the (6)…..............…….. air can help Colin.‘Let’s (7)…..............…….. the garden beautiful,’ says Dickon.(8)…..............…….. she returns home, Colin is angry with her. ‘You(9)…..............…….. stay with me. I am going to be a hunchback and die,’says Colin. Mary looks at Colin and then she looks at his back. ‘You’reback is (10)…..............…….. . You’re going to live,’ says Mary.

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One evening Mary hears someone crying. She looks around and thenfinds a woman (boy). His name is Colin and he is four (ten) years old. ‘Ithink I am going to die. I am very intelligent (ill) – I am going to behunchback,’ says Colin. They become friends. One rainy day Mary tellsColin about Martha (Dickon). The next day Mary tells Dickon aboutColin. They think that the fresh fruit (air) can help Colin.‘Let’s make the house (garden) beautiful,’ says Dickon. When shereturns home Colin is angry with her. ‘You must sing (stay) with me. Iam going to be a teacher (hunchback) and die,’ says Colin. Mary looksat Colin and then she looks at his teeth (back). ‘You’re leg (back) isstraight. You’re going to live,’ says Mary

Rub out

On the board / the interactive whiteboard, copy a short paragraphfrom the summary.

Gradually, rub out individual words and even two- and three-wordphrases. Begin by rubbing out some of the important content words.After each time you rub out some words get the whole class to readout the text, supplying the missing words from their memory.Eventually, when all the words on the board have been rubbed out, theclass will – amazingly! – remember all the text.

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One evening Mary hears (0) …..............…….. crying. She looks around(1) …..............…….. then finds a boy. His name is Colin and he is tenyears (2) …..............…….. ‘I think I am (3) …..............…….. to die. I amvery i l l – I am going to be hunchback,’ says Colin. They (4) …..............…….. friends. One (5) …..............…….. day Mary tells Colinabout Dickon. The next day Mary tells Dickon about Colin. They thinkthat the (6) ….. . . . . . . . . . . . .…….. air can help Colin.‘Let’s (7) ….... . . . . . . . . . .…….. the garden beautiful,’ says Dickon. (8) …..............…….. she returns home, Colin is angry with her. ‘You (9) …..............…….. stay with me. I am going to be a hunchback and die,’says Colin. Mary looks at Colin and then she looks at his back. ‘You’reback is (10) …..............…….. . You’re going to live,’ says Mary.


The sentences A-J of the summary of Chapters 4-5 are in the wrongorder. Put them in the right order and number them 1-10.

A They become friends.

B You’re going to live,’ says Mary.

C One rainy day Mary tells Colin about Dickon.

D ‘Let’s make the garden beautiful,’ says Dickon.

E She looks around and then finds a boy. His name is Colin andhe is ten years old.

F Mary looks at Colin and then she looks at his back. ‘You’re backis straight.

G The next day Mary tells Dickon about Colin. They think that thefresh air can help Colin.

H ‘I think I am going to die. I am very ill – I am going to behunchback,’ says Colin.

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Dictogloss

Sit the students in groups of two to five. Tell them that you are goingto read out a summary of Chapters 4-5 of The Secret Garden twice,and that they may note down key words or short phrases. Read thetext once at normal speed, pause for a minute, then read it again.




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SUMMARY

One evening Mary hears someone crying. She looks around and thenfinds a boy. His name is Colin and he is ten years old ‘I think I am goingto die. I am very ill – I am going to be hunchback,’ says Colin. Theybecome friends. One rainy day Mary tells Colin about Dickon. The nextday Mary tells Dickon about Colin. They think that the fresh air canhelp Colin.

‘Let’s make the garden beautiful,’ says Dickon. when she returnshome, Colin is angry with her. ‘You must stay with me. I am going tobe a hunchback and die,’ says Colin. Mary looks at Colin and then shelooks at his back. ‘You’re back is straight. You’re going to live,’ saysMary.

KEY

1, 2, 3, 5: 1 and; 2 old; 3 going; 4 become; 5 rainy; 6 fresh; 7 make; 8 when;

9 must; 10 straight

4: 1 A; 2 C; 3 A; 4 A; 5 C; 6 B; 7 B; 8 C; 9 A; 10 A

6: 1 J; 2 E; 3 H; 4 A; 5 C; 6 G; 7 D; 8 I; 9 F; 10 B

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The next day Dickon (0) …..............…….. with his animals. Colin likes (1) …..............…….. and Dickon. Dickon (2) …..............…….. him to thesecret garden in his wheelchair. Colin thinks it is magic. ‘You can growstrong here,’ say Mary and Dickon. They (3) …..............…….. to work inthe garden. Colin (4) …..............…….. strong. He is happy (5) …..............…….. his friends. Mary also becomes happy. Now she likespeople and people like her. Mr Craven is (6) …..............…….. Italy in thisperiod. (7) …..............…….. night he dreams about his wife. She is in thesecret garden. He (8) …..............…….. to return home (9) …..............……..he returns home, he goes out to the secret garden. He thinks he hearschildren in his wife’s garden. Suddenly a tall boy runs out. His father is(10) …..............…….. surprised. It is Colin. They are all happy now. It isthe magic of the garden.

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The next day Dickon (0) …..............…….. with his animals. Colin likes (1) …..............…….. and Dickon. Dickon (2) …..............…….. him to thesecret garden in his wheelchair. Colin thinks it is magic. ‘You can growstrong here,’ say Mary and Dickon. They (3) …..............…….. to work inthe garden. Colin (4) …..............…….. strong. He is happy (5)…..............…….. his friends. Mary also becomes happy. Now she likespeople and people like her. Mr Craven is (6) …..............…….. Italy in thisperiod. (7) …..............…….. night he dreams about his wife. She is in thesecret garden. He (8) …..............…….. to return home (9) …..............……..he returns home, he goes out to the secret garden. He thinks he hearschildren in his wife’s garden. Suddenly a tall boy runs out. His father is(10) …..............…….. surprised. It is Colin. They are all happy now. It isthe magic of the garden.

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2 A pushes B carries C hits

3 A begins B start C starts

4 A becomes B goes C arrives

5 A at B by C with

6 A at B to C in

7 A An B One C Single

8 A decides B thinks C considers

9 A Then B When C AS

10 A must B very C lot

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I Colin likes them and Dickon. Dickon pushes him to the secretgarden in his wheelchair.

J Suddenly a tall boy runs out. His father is very surprised. It isColin. They are all happy now. It is the magic of the garden.




The next day Dickon comes with his toys (animals). Colin likes themand Dickon. Dickon pushes him to the secret store (garden) in hiswheelchair. Colin thinks it is magic. ‘You can grow strong here,’ sayMary and Dickon. They start to work in the theatre (garden). Colinbecomes strong. He is sad (happy) with his friends. Mary also becomeshappy. Now she likes people and people like her. Mr Craven is in Russia(Italy) in this period. One night he dreams about his brother (wife). Sheis in the secret garden. He decides to return home. When he returnshome, he goes out to the secret garden. He thinks he hears cows(children) in his wife’s garden. Suddenly a tall doctor (boy) runs out.His father is very surprised. It is Martha (Colin). They are all happynow. It is the magic of the bedroom (the garden).

Rub out

On the board / the interactive whiteboard, copy a short paragraphfrom the summary.

Gradually, rub out individual words and even two- and three-wordphrases. Begin by rubbing out some of the important content words.After each time you rub out some words get the whole class to readout the text, supplying the missing words from their memory.Eventually, when all the words on the board have been rubbed out, theclass will – amazingly! – remember all the text.

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The next day Dickon (0)…..............…….. with his animals. Colin likes(1)…..............…….. and Dickon. Dickon (2)…..............…….. him to thesecret garden in his wheelchair. Colin thinks it is magic. ‘You can growstrong here,’ say Mary and Dickon. They (3)…..............…….. to work inthe garden. Colin (4)…..............…….. strong. He is happy(5)…..............…….. his friends. Mary also becomes happy. Now she likespeople and people like her. Mr Craven is (6)…..............…….. Italy in thisperiod. (7)…..............…….. night he dreams about his wife. She is in thesecret garden. He (8)…..............…….. to return home (9)…..............……..he returns home, he goes out to the secret garden. He thinks he hearschildren in his wife’s garden. Suddenly a tall boy runs out. His father is(10)…..............…….. surprised. It is Colin. They are all happy now. It isthe magic of the garden.


The sentences A-J of the summary of Chapters 6-7 are in the wrongorder. Put them in the right order and number them 1-10.

A Mr Craven is in Italy in this period. One night he dreams abouthis wife.

B He thinks he hears children in his wife’s garden.

C The next day Dickon comes with his animals.

D Colin thinks it is magic. ‘You can grow strong here,’ say Maryand Dickon. They start to work in the garden.

E Colin becomes strong. He is happy with his friends. Mary alsobecomes happy. Now she likes people and people like her.

F When he returns home, he goes out to the secret garden.

G He decides to return home.

H She is in the secret garden.

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Sit the students in groups of two to five. Tell them that you are goingto read out a summary of Chapters 6-7 of The Secret Garden twice,and that they may note down key words or short phrases. Read thetext once at normal speed, pause for a minute, then read it again.




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SUMMARY

The next day Dickon comes with his animals. Colin likes them andDickon. Dickon pushes him to the secret garden in his wheelchair.Colin thinks it is magic. ‘You can grow strong here,’ say Mary andDickon. They start to work in the garden. Colin becomes strong. He ishappy with his friends. Mary also becomes happy. Now she likespeople and people like her. Mr Craven is in Italy in this period. Onenight he dreams about his wife. She is in the secret garden. He decidesto return home. when he returns home, he goes out to the secretgarden. He thinks he hears children in his wife’s garden. Suddenly atall boy runs out. His father is very surprised. It is Colin. They are allhappy now. It is the magic of the garden.

KEY

1, 2, 3, 5: 1 them; 2 pushes; 3 start; 4 becomes; 5 with; 6 in; 7 one

8 decides; 9 when; 10 very

4: 1 C; 2 A; 3 B; 4 A; 5 C; 6 C; 7 B; 8 A; 9 B; 10 B

6: 1 C; 2 I; 3 D; 4 E; 5 A; 6 H; 7 G; 8 F; 9 B; 10 J

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Step Two The Secret Garden - Vicens Vives · The Secret Garden twice, and that they may note down key words or short phrases. Read the text once at normal speed, pause for a minute,