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In this reader you will find nine of Edgar Allan Poes most famous stories of
mystery and suspense. They range from Gothic historical stories such as The
Pit and the Pendulum, through to detective fiction like The Murders in the
Rue Morgue and an early science fiction tale - A Descent into the Maelstrm.
Ghostly mysteries such as Ligeia and The Fall of the House of Usher are also
in the collection along with Poes masterpiece study of madness The Tell-Tale
Heart.
In this reader you will find:
- Information about Edgar Allan Poes life
- Focus On sections: Themes & Symbols, CLIL Meteorology,
Great Detectives in Fiction
- Glossary of difficult words
- Comprehension and extension activities
- Final test
- First (FCE) Activities in British English
STAGE 4
Tags
Classic literature, Mystery, Suspense
Elementary
600 headwords
A1
STAGE 2
Pre-Intermediate
800 headwords
A2
Key (KET)
STAGE 3
Intermediate
1000 headwords
B1
Preliminary (PET)
STAGE 4
B2
First (FCE)
STAGE 5
Advanced
2500 headwords
C1
Advanced (CAE)
STAGE 6
Proficiency
Unabridged Texts
C2
Proficiency (CPE)
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B2
Stories of Mystery
and Suspense
Adaptation and activities by
Janet Borsbey and Ruth Swan
Illustrated by
Simone Rea
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Contents
6 Introduction to this Poe Collection
8 Before you read
10 One
The Tell-Tale Heart
18 Activities
22 Two
The Masque of the Red Death
30 Activities
34 Three
The Pit and the Pendulum
42 Activities
46 Four
The Premature Burial
54 Activities
58 Five
A Descent into the Maelstrm
66 Activities
70 Six
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
78 Activities
82 Seven
The Stolen Letter
90 Activities
94 Eight
Ligeia
102 Activities
106 Nine
The Fall of the House of Usher
116 Activities
118 Focus on
120 Focus on
122 Focus on
124 Focus on
126 Test yourself
127 Syllabus
128 Other Titles
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stop
Set in a prison in
Toledo, towards the
end of the Spanish
Inquisition.
The Premature
Burial
Ligeia
Another mystery
solved by amateur
detective, C.
Auguste Dupin.
A man remarries
after the death of
his much-loved first
wife.
1 A mainly
B readily
C certainly
D definitely
2 A better
B former
C after
D before
3 A although
B since
C then
D despite
4 A
like
B good
C much
D such
5 A
evidence
B exercise
C example
D entry
6 A
latest
B last
C latter
D late
7 A
compared B of
C that
D than
Vocabulary
2 Reporting Verbs. Solve these anagrams to find verbs we can use
to report speech. Then fill the gaps to complete the sentences
with the Past Simple of the verbs.
1 sak
2 masrce
3 lyper
4 erwnas
5 miexcal
6 ryc
7 ousth
8 eirwphs
3 The
candle
terror
wise
possession
spider
bird
pale
free
anger
gun
Now read the story and check your answers.
One
2 Its TRUE! Im nervous very, very nervous. I have been very nervous
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12
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15
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17
AFTER-READING ACTIVITIES
Are the statements true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false statements.
T F
1 The narrator is certain that he isnt mad.
_____________________________________________
2 The narrator had always had problems with the old man.
_____________________________________________
3 Every night, about midnight, the narrator went to talk
to the old man.
_____________________________________________
4 On the night of the murder, the old man was asleep
when the narrator shone the light on his eye.
_____________________________________________
5 The police officers came to the house, because
the neighbors had heard screaming.
_____________________________________________
6 The narrator could hear the sound of the old man
crying under the floor.
_____________________________________________
Word-building
2a Complete the table using words from The Tell-Tale Heart.
noun
adjective
sharp
bravery
furious
careful
wisdom
evil
dullness
clever
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4b You have to give evidence at the narrator's trial. Use your notes to
write a full report for the court.
4c Role
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Vocabulary
5a Explain the difference between the words below.
1 a watch and a clock
2 to groan and to scream
3 a thumb and a finger
4 a lantern and a light
5 a shadow and shade
6 to knock and to ring
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
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PRE-READING ACTIVITY
Listening
6a The next story is called The Masque of the Red Death. What do you
a sickness or disease
a long journey
a ball or party
a murder
6b Listen to the first part of The Masque of the Red Death. Are these
T F
21
FOCUS ON
CLIL
Science
Meteorology
In The Fall of the House of Usher, Roderick and the narrator are both aware of a strange glow in
the sky and around the lake. Light and weather conditions could cause such similar effects.
Rainbows
We all know about the colors we see in a
rainbow. Can you remember why they happen?
First of all, you cant see a rainbow unless the
sun is shining behind you. There also needs to be
humidity in front of you. We see rainbows when
the light of the sun is refracted through a drop of
rain (or lots of drops of rain): see diagram.
aurora borealis
Mirage
Fog or Smog
Task
Internet research
Have a look on the Internet. Find out more about smog.
What are its causes and what are its effects?
Write a paragraph about it.
125
TEST YOURSELF
2 Find
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SYLLABUS
Level B2
This reader contains the items listed below as well as those included
in previous levels of the ELI Readers syllabus.
Verbs:
tenses with This is the first ,
Present Perfect Continuous,
Past Perfect Continuous,
perfect infinitives, Future
Perfect, a wide variety of
phrasal verbs, complex passive
forms, wish/if only
Types of Clause:
type-three conditionals,
mixed conditionals, relative:
embedded, defining
Modal Verbs:
might, may
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READERS
STAGE 4
In this reader you will find nine of Edgar Allan Poes most famous stories of
mystery and suspense. They range from Gothic historical stories such as The
Pit and the Pendulum, through to detective fiction like The Murders in the
Rue Morgue and an early science fiction tale - A Descent into the Maelstrm.
Ghostly mysteries such as Ligeia and The Fall of the House of Usher are also
in the collection along with Poes masterpiece study of madness The Tell-Tale
Heart.
In this reader you will find:
- Information about Edgar Allan Poes life
- Focus On sections: Themes & Symbols, CLIL Meteorology,
Great Detectives in Fiction
- Glossary of difficult words
- Comprehension and extension activities
- Final test
- First (FCE) Activities in British English
STAGE 4
Tags
Classic literature, Mystery, Suspense
Elementary
600 headwords
A1
STAGE 2
Pre-Intermediate
800 headwords
A2
Key (KET)
STAGE 3
Intermediate
1000 headwords
B1
Preliminary (PET)
STAGE 4
B2
First (FCE)
STAGE 5
Advanced
2500 headwords
C1
Advanced (CAE)
STAGE 6
Proficiency
Unabridged Texts
C2
Proficiency (CPE)
www.elireaders.com
With free
downloadable
Booklet
ELT B 2
S e
ER ens
AD sp
l. RE u -3
.r. I S 92
I s EL and 15
EL LT ry 36U te -5
AD ys 88
G M 8N f 7
U so N9
YOorie ISB
St
STAGE 1
ELT
B2
YOUNG ADULT
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