AULA ESCOLA EUROPEA

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

OBLIGATORY SUMMER READING

1 ESO

TO THE STUDENT

To strengthen your English read NORTH AND SOUTH, Elizabeth Gaskell, Pearson
Longman, Penguin readers, level 6, ISBN 978-1-4058-8268-2
The book has an accompanying CD which you must listen to while you are reading. To
develop your reading skills and consolidate vocabulary use your English dictionary.
When you are familiar with the story, listen to it once a week to refresh your pronunciation
and fluency. Practise reading parts of the book out listening to the CD.
Download the work guide (Moodle) and do the exercises.
Organize your work sensibly so that you can have time to rest do a little work every
week.

Be prepared to:
1. talk about the story.
2. show that you understand the new language.
3. answer some questions.
4. comment on quotations taken from different chapters
5. participate in a discussion about the story

SUMMER READING WORK GUIDE FOR NORTH AND SOUTH

I. Use your dictionary to define these words in English. Write in your notebook.
Chapter 1
1. to regret
2. a neighbour
3. to remain
4. amused
5. handsome
6. to be cross with smb
7. a cousin
8. a wedding
9. to fill
10. comfortable
chapter 2
1. discontent
2. to give up
3. a luxury
4. trade
5. mutiny
6. stiff
7. a manner
8. to greet
9. to hesitate
10. to annoy
chapter 3
1. a landlord
2. shy
3. haughty
4. wallpaper
5. a pupil
6. miserable
7. suitable
8. wages
9. a worry
10. glad
chapter 4
1. to try smb in court
2. to treat smb
3. a mill
4. an owner
5. dull
6. unlimited
7. a battle
8. to earn
9. to owe
10. to support

chapter 5
1. a strike
2. to have a contempt for smb
3. desirable
4. sensitive
5. to deserve
6. proud
7. to puzzle
8. to enquire about
9. less
10. exaggerate
chapter 6
1. to call on smb
2. the news
3. gently
4. the truth
5. scornfully
6. sorrowfully
7. a burden
8. to recover
9. to delay
10. a water-bed
chapter 7
1. to notice
2. to be absorbed
3. thunderous
4. a crowd
5. a stone
6. to hide
7. unconscious
8. to despise
9. to reject
10. to be grateful to smb
chapter 8
1. a declaration
2. to beg
3. to deny
4. a wish
5. to allow
6. a leader
7. a troublemaker
8. a basket
9. to reveal (feelings)
10. to offend

chapter 9
1. kindness
2. relief
3. strength
4. selfish
5. loss
6. reward
7. gladly
8. carelessly
9. promotion
10. witness
chapter 10
1. to prevent
2. to fear
3. support
4. grief
5. to attend
6. a funeral
7. inquest
8. to assure
9. an alibi
10. a duty
chapter 11
1. upset
2. truthful
3. harm
4. behaviour
5. rude
6. to blush
7. to insult
8. to care for
9. grace
10. pride
chapter 12
1. seldom
2. astonished
3. to be fond of
4. fashionable
5. to suffer
6. to provide
7. sale
8. to inherit
9. a niece
10. stony

chapter 13

1. to remain
2. to remind
3. to miss
4. to avoid
5. aimless
6. to postpone
7. pale
8. a regret
9. to join
10. persuasive
chapter 14
1. despair
2. gloomy
3. to make a success
4. ashamed
5. a payment
6. nobleness
7. to fail
8. a tenant
9. an appointment
10advantageous

II. Learn to answer the questions. You may take notes in your notebook.
1. How did Margaret feel returning home to her parents after living in London for a few years?
2. What did she think of Henry Lennox?
3. Why did Margaret refuse Henrys offer of marriage?
4. Why did Mr hale decide to leave the Church of England?
5. Who had to organise the move to Milton-Northern?
6. Why was it difficult to choose a house in Milton?
7. Who is Bessy?
8. Why didnt Margaret like Mr Thornton?
9. Why was Margaret worried about her mothers health?
10. Why couldnt Frederick return to England?
11. What did Dr Donaldson tell Margaret?
12. How did Mrs Thornton and Fanny behave when they visited the Hales?
13. What did Nicholas Higgins tell Margaret about the workers?
14. What was Mr Thornton going to do if the strike continued?

15. How did Mr Hale learn the truth about his wifes illness?
16. Why did Margaret beg Mr Thornton to speak to the workers?
17. Why did Mrs Hale want to see her son?
18. Who surprised Margaret by arriving one evening?
19. Who was Leonards?
20. What happened to Leonards?
21. Who saved Margaret from appearing in court?
22. Who feared being despised for lying?
23. How can we see that Margarets feeling for Mr Thornton change?
24. What did Mr Thornton think of Margarets lie?
25. Why did Mr Thornton offer Higgins a job?
26. Where and when did Mr Hale die?
27. What did Mr Bell write in his letter to Margaret?
28. Who told Mr Thornton about Frederick?
29. What did Frederick say in his letter to Margaret?
30. What happened when Mr Bell died?
31. Who came to Ediths dinner party?
32. How did Margaret offer to help Mr Thornton?
33. What did Mr Thornton show Margaret? Why do you think he had it?
34. How do you feel about Henry Lennox?
35. How does Margaret change in the story?
36. What social issues are described in the story?