William Wilson

Part I

ANALYTICAL READING

Answer these questions according to the reading:

1. In the third paragraph William acted like a Wild:

A Fool

B Animal

C Intelligent Person

2. Depending on the previous answer, this word means:

A A person who has many skills and knowledge

B A person who can think quickly

C A person who has a weak mind, who cannot think well

3. Fill the next gaps with the most suitable word. Use the words which are in the chart

below.

remember old little Known

1 I am one of a family well Known for their busy minds.

2 My father and mother, weak* in body and mind, could do little to hold me back.

3 I remember my first school

4 All of the houses there were very old.

WORD COLLECTOR ACTIVITY

*Look for at least two synonyms for each word and underline the stress part.

-afraid: frightened, startled

-knife: coulter, chopper,

-Deep:  intimate, heavy

-Decay: decline, decadence

-Soft: mild, gentle

*Write the unknown words and know the corresponding meaning

-Degrees: One of a series of steps in a process, course, or progression

-Desires: To wish or long for

- delightful: Greatly pleasing

SOUND DEALER ACTIVITY

*Read the following paragraph according to the phonetic symbols

/ˈðɪs ˈtrəbəld ˈmiː ˈgreɪtliː/ ˈaɪ ˈtraɪd tə ˈmeɪk ðiː ˈəðərz

ˈθɪŋk ˈðæt ˈaɪ ˈdɪd ˈnɑt ˈker/ ðə ˈtruːθ ˈwəz ˈðæt ˈaɪ ˈfelt əˈfreɪd əv ɪm/ ˈaɪ ˈhæd tə ˈfaɪt tə

əˈpɪr ˈiːkwəl ˈwɪð ɪm, ˈbət ˈhiː ˈiːzliː ˈkept ɪmˈself ˈiːkwəl ˈwɪð ˈmiː/ ˈjet ˈnoʊ ˈwən ˈels ˈfelt/

əz ˈaɪ ˈdɪd/ ˈðæt ˈðɪs ˈpruːvd ɪm ðə ˈbetər əv ðə ˈtuː/

*Write the unknown words with their phonetic symbols, and practice their pronunciation.

-neighboring ˈneɪbərɪŋ

-fields ˈfiːldz

-indeed ɪnˈdiːd

-dared ˈderd