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 Chariotte Bronte

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 Contents
The Life o f Charlotte Bronte 5

The T im es o f Charlotte Bronte 9

fa n e E yre 12

Eart ONE ^nuuriuuu

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ACTIVITIES

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P a r t TW O Lowood School 24
ACTIVITIES 32

Eari.THREE Thornfield H all 37

ACTIVITIES 47
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P a r t FO UR A Mysterious Visitor 31

ACTIVITIES 58

m Victorian Schools 62

P a r t FIV E M r Rochester Proposes . 66

ACTIVITIES 72
 P a r t SIX ---- L i t tr rV.t-.lAM rM Ig 78
ACTIVITIES 85
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t/V v Victorian Fam ily Life 90
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Part SEVEN N ew Friends 94
ACTIVITIES 98
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P a r t EIGHT lane M akes a Choice 102
ACTIVITIES 110

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P a r t NINE Return to Thornfield 114
ACTIVITIES 120

Victorian Houses 122

INTERNET P R O JE C T 126
EXIT TEST 127
KEY TO EXIT TEST 128

PET Cambridge Preliminary English Test-style exercises

T: g r a d e s 5 / 6 Trinity-style exercises (Grades 5/6)

This story is recorded in full.

T h ese sy m b o ls in d ic a te th e b e g in n in g and end
of the extracts linked to the listening activities.
 C h a r lo tte B ro n te ( 18 5 0 ) b y G eo r g e R ich m o n d .

The Life of Charlotte Bronte

Charlotte Bronte was born in Thornton. Yorkshire, in the North of
England in 1816. She was the third daughter of Patrick Bronte, a
clergyman, 1 and of Maria Branwell. The family moved to Haworth
Parsonage2 in North Yorkshire in 1800. The couple had five daughters
and one son. When Charlotte’s mother died in 1821, the children’s
aunt. Elizabeth Branwell. went to live with the family. The children
had only each other for company. They all loved reading, and they
created a magical world of their own. based on the stories that they
read. They took as a starting point their brother B ran w ell’s toy

1. clerg y m an : priest.
2. p a rso n a g e : h o u se w h ere the priest and h is fam ily live.

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soldiers, and they invented
their own fantasy 1 lands
o f Angria and Gondal. They
w ro te h is to rie s and
n e w s p a p e rs fo r these
imaginary countries.
In 1824. the four eldest girls
w ere sent to a b o a rd in g
school - at Cowan Bridge,
which Charlotte later used
as a m odel for L o w o od
School in Jane Eyre. The
harsh 3 c o n d itio n s at the
school w ere partly re sp ­
onsible for the deaths of
Charlotte’s sisters, Elizabeth T he B ro n te S is te r s {c. 18 3 4 )
and Maria, who both died in by th eir brother Patrick B ran w ell B ronte.
F rom the left: A n n e , E m ily and C h arlotte.
the sam e y ear, 1825.
Charlotte herself was never
completely healthy after her difficult time as a pupil at the school.
Charlotte was much happier at her second school. Roe Head. There
she made one or two lifelong 4 friends who appeared in her novels in
various guises. 5 She later returned to the school as a teacher. She was,
for a short time, governess 6 to two families, and then opened her own

3. h arsh : severe, hard.

1. fa n ta sy : im agin ary, created in
the im agin ation . 4. life lo n g : lastin g for a life tim e.

2. b o a rd in g sc h o o l : sc h o o l in 5. g u ise s |g a iz iz | : form s.
w h ic h the p u p ils liv e d u rin g the 6. g o v ern ess : w om an w h o taught
sc h o o l term. sm all ch ild ren p rivately.
school at Haworth with her sister. Emily (author of Wuthering Heights,
published in 1847).
In 1842 Charlotte and Emily went to study languages at a school in
Brussels, the Pensionnat Heger. During her stay. Charlotte fell deeply in
love with Monsieur Heger, the director. He didn’t return her love, and
never replied to the letters that she sent him after she returned to
Haworth. Charlotte later used this experience in her novel Villette
(published in 1853).
Charlotte’s first novel. The Professor, was rejected 1 by the publisher,
but she then wrote Jane Eyre, which was a great success, and for which
she is really famous.
Both Charlotte and her sisters, Anne and Emily, published their work
under male pseudonyms, 2 as people did not respect women writers at
that time. When the public realised that Jane Eyre was written by a
woman, some critics accused Jane of being coarse 3 and unfeminine.4
Charlotte Bronte’s family life was not happy. Her beloved sisters, Anne
and Emily, both died while still young, and her brother. Patrick, died of
alcoholism after living a wasted 5 life. In 1854 she agreed to marry her
father’s curate,6 Mr Nicholls, but the marriage was short-lived. Charlotte
Bronte died in March 1855. at the age of thirty-nine, of an illness
connected with childbirth.
Jane Eyre has survived to thrill 7 and intrigue modern readers as much as
it did when it was first published in 1847.

1. rejected : n ot a ccep ted .

2. p seu d on ym s [su:dommz] : names
w hich writers use instead o f their 5. w a sted [w eistid] : fu tile,
real name. in sig n ific a n t.
3. c o a rse (ko:s] : vulgar, u n refined. (5. cu ra te [kjuaratj : assistan t to the
4. u n fem in in e : w ith q u a litie s not p riest.
ty p ica l o f w om en . 7. th r ill : (here) g iv e p leasu re to.

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| Fill in the dates in the following sentences and then put them in
the correct order to have a chronology o f Charlotte Bronte’s
life.

a. Q ] Elizabeth and Maria both died in ..........................

b. Q Charlotte fell in love w ith M onsieur Heger
i n ..........................
c. Q Charlotte d ied in M a r c h , ..........................
d. Q Charlotte was born i n ..........................
e. Q V illette was p ub lish ed i n ..........................
f. Q Charlotte and Emily w ent to Brussels to study
languages i n ..........................
g. Q She w ent to boarding school w ith her three sisters
i n ..........................
h. Q fa n e Eyre was p u b lish ed i n ..........................
i. Q Charlotte m arried Mr Nicholls, a curate, in

J Answer the follow ing questions.

a. Who were Charlotte B ronte’s parents?

b. How did the Bronte children play together?
c. What did Charlotte use as a model for Lowood School?
d. What experience did Charlotte write about in her novel
Villette?
e. Why did the Bronte sisters use m e n ’s nam es to publish
their works?
f. Why was C harlotte’s marriage to Mr Nicholls short lived?

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 The Times of
Charlotte Bronte
C harlotte Bronte was born at a time o f great change in Britain.
Although she died at the young age of thirty-nine, she lived through
the reigns 1 of four monarchs. The last of these was Queen Victoria,
who was made queen in 1837. During this time, Britain was a rich
and very strong nation. It had many industries, great writers and
artists, and a large empire.
This was the great age o f the railways. Their rise was rapid and
changed the lives o f many people who had previously been unable
to travel far from home. Roads were dangerous and uncomfortable
to travel on by horse and carriage, especially in bad weather.
As industry grew, and the railways opened up the country, people
moved from the countryside into the big cities such as London,
Manchester. Birmingham and Glasgow to find work.
There were many rich families in Britain at this time. Some were
la n d o w n e rs w ho ow ned great e state s. 2 O th ers w ere o w n ers of
factories and mines, who made their money from the new, growing
industries.
For poor people, life could be very hard. There was little help if you
had no jo b or friends to help you. Diseases like cholera spread 2
because of poor living conditions. There were riots 4 against unfair
taxes.5 and against new machines which deprived people of their jobs.

1. reig n s [reinz] : p eriod s w h en a king or q u een has p ow er.

2. esta tes : largo areas o f land.
3. sp rea d : in creased .
4. rio ts : rev o lts, reb ellio n s.
5. ta x es : m o n ey w h ic h has to be paid to the govern m en t.

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 The Railway Station (1862). detail, by William Powell Frith.

Most people during Charlotte B ronte's time had strong religious

b e l i e f s . M a r r ia g e an d c h u r c h - g o i n g w e re t h o u g h t to be very
important. Divorce was almost unknown.
In Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte used some of her own experiences of
life and love, and also reflected on 1 some of the injustices of her
time. Orphaned children often had a terrible life in such institutions
as Lowood School. They were half-starved, 2 cold and easily became

1. reflected on : d em on strated , rep rod u ced .

2. h a lf-sta rv ed : not given en o u g h to eat.

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sick with diseases such as cholera. You may know the story of
O liver Twist by Charles Dickens (published in instalments between
1837-9), in which the young hero is brought up in an orphanage
very similar to the one described in Jane Eyre.
J a n e E y re is a s to ry w h ic h c o m b i n e s r o m a n c e , m y s t e r y and
adventure.
I hope that you enjoy it.

Q Match the sentences a-d with the sentences 1-4.

a. Q Britain was a prosperous nation.

b. Q Travelling was difficult because roads were dangerous
and uncomfortable.
c. Q People began moving into the big cities.
d. Q Life was very hard for the poor.

1. They lived in poor conditio ns and there were a lot of

diseases.
2. It had m any industries.
3. This was due to the railways w hich opened up the
country.
4. The rise of the railways made people more mobile.

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 Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre had a miserable childhood. She lived with her aunt and
cousins in their big country house. Her aunt. Mrs Reed, did not like
Jane, and sent her away to school. Lowood School was cold and the
girls did not get enough to eat. Many o f the girls died of an illness
which spread because of bad living conditions.
But Jane worked hard and became a teacher at the school. When she
was eighteen, she left to work for Mr Rochester at Thornfield Hall, a
great house in Yorkshire. She taught the little girl. Adele. She also
loved M r R o ch ester, and w anted to m arry him . But Jane soon
realised that there was a terrible secret in Thornfield Hall. Only Mr
Rochester knew what it was, and he said nothing...

R o c h e s te r a n d J a n e E y re ( 1 8 4 0 -5 )
b y F red erick W alker.

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P a rt O N E

Childhood
y n a m e is J a n e E y re a n d m y s t o r y r e a l l y

M
b e g in s w h e n I w a s ten y e a rs o ld . 1 w as
liv in g w i t h m y a u n t, M rs R eed , b e c a u s e m y
m o t h e r a n d f a t h e r w e r e b o t h d e a d . M rs
R eed w a s v e ry r ic h a n d h e r h o u s e w a s large a n d b e a
b u t I w as no t h a p p y there. My th re e c o u s in s , Eliza, John a n d
G e o rg ian a, w e re o l d e r th a n me. T h e y te a se d 1 m e, a n d n e v e r
w a n te d to p la y w i t h m e. S o m e t im e s th e y w e re v e ry c ru e l. 2 I
w a s a f ra id o f th e m .
M ost of all, I w a s afraid of John Reed. He lik ed to frig h ten 2
m e a n d h e m a d e m e very u n h a p p y . I o fte n h id from h im in a

1. tea sed : d elib erately an n oyed and em barrassed.

2. cru el : un k in d and u n p leasan t.
3. frighten : in tim id a te, terrorise.

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 Jane 'Eyre_______
s m a ll ro o m . I l i k e d to lo o k at th e p i c t u r e s in th e big b o o k s
from th e lib ra ry th e re .
I felt h a p p y a n d safe in m y l ittle ro o m th a t d ay, b e c a u s e I
k n e w th a t Joh n a n d h is s is te rs
w ere w ith th e ir m o th er. But
th e n John got bored and
d e c i d e d to lo o k for me.
‘W h e r e ’s J a n e E y r e ? ’ h e
s h o u t e d . I k e p t v e ry q u ie t a n d
h o p e d h e w o u l d n o t f i n d m e,
as h e w a s n o t a c le v e r 1 b oy. B ut h is s is te r, E liza, s o o n f o u n d
w h e r e I w a s h id in g .
‘H e r e s h e i s , ’ s h e c a l l e d , a n d I h a d to c o m e o u t . J o h n
g r i n n e d 2 u n p l e a s a n t l y w h e n h e s a w me.
‘W h a t do y o u w a n t ? ’ I a s k e d h im .
He m a d e m e s t a n d in fron t o f h im . He s t a r e d 3 at m e for a
lo n g tim e , a n d t h e n , s u d d e n l y , h e h i t m e. ‘N o w go a n d s t a n d
by t h e d o o r , ’ h e said .
N o w I w a s re a lly frig h te n e d . I k n e w th a t Jo h n w a s g o in g to
h u r t 4 me.
I w e n t a n d s to o d n e a r t h e d oor.
‘I ’ll te a c h y o u to ta k e o u r p r o p e r t y , ’ 5 s a id J o h n R eed , a n d

1. c le v e r : in te llig en t.
2. grin n ed : sm iled .
3. sta red : look ed for a lon g tim e.
4. hurt : injure.
5. p rop erty : so m eth in g w h ic h b elo n g s to a person.

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 C hildhood

h e p i c k e d u p > a large, h e a v y book.

A t first I d i d n ’t k n o w w h a t h e w a s g o in g to do. T h e n he
lifte d h is a rm a n d I re a l i s e d th a t h e w a s go ing to th r o w th e
b o o k at me. I tr ie d to get o u t of th e w ay, 2 b u t I w a s too late. He
th re w th e b ook s tra ig h t at m e, it h it m e on the h e a d , a n d I fell.
‘Y ou w ic k e d 3 a n d cru e l b o y , ’ I s h o u t e d . ‘W h y do y o u w a n t
to h u r t m e ? ’ I t o u c h e d m y h e a d . T h e r e w a s b l o o d 4 o n it.
‘Look w h a t y o u h a v e d o n e ! ’ I crie d .
M y w o r d s just m a d e Jo h n R eed an g rie r. He r a n a c ro s s the
r o o m t o w a r d s m e, a n d beg an to h it m e ag a in a n d ag a in . I w as
v e r y f r ig h t e n e d , so I h i t h im back.
I d o n ’t k n o w w h a t I d i d to Joh n R eed, b u t it h u r t h im . He
s t a r t e d to call for h is m o th e r.
M rs R eed h e a r d th e n o i s e a n d h u r r i e d 5 in to th e ro o m . S h e
d i d n ’t se e m to see th e b lo o d w h i c h ra n d o w n m y face.
‘Ja n e E y re , y o u a re a b a d g i r l ! ’ s h e c r ie d . ‘W h y a r e y o u
h i t ti n g p o o r Jo h n , w h o is a lw a y s so g o o d to y o u ? ’
No o n e l i s te n e d w h e n I trie d to say w h a t John h a d d o n e to
me. Mrs R eed told tw o s e rv a n ts 6 to take m e away.
‘T ak e h e r to th e re d ro o m a n d lock th e d o o r,’ s h e to ld them .
T h e re d ro o m w a s c o ld a n d d ark. A s e r v a n t h a d to ld me
th a t M rs R e e d ’s h u s b a n d h a d d i e d in th e room . N o b o d y ev e r

1. p ick ed up : took in h is hand.

2. get out o f the w a y : m ove.
3. w ic k e d Iwikid] : bad, terrible.
4. b lo o d [bhull : red liq u id w h ic h flo w s in sid e you r hody.
5. h u rried : cam e q u ick ly.
6. se rv a n ts : p e o p le w h o are paid to w ork in a h o u se.

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 Jane Hyre
w e n t th e r e at n ig h t.
I w a s v e r y fr ig h te n e d . I c r ie d for h e l p , b u t n o b o d y cam e.
‘P le ase h e lp m e !’ I s h o u te d . ‘D o n ’t leav e m e h e re a lo n e ! ’
N o b o d y cam e. I c rie d for a long tim e. I w as m o re terrified
w ith ev ery m i n u t e th a t w e n t by T T h e n e v e ry th in g s u d d e n l y
w e n t black, a n d I t h i n k th at I fa in te d . 2 I re m e m b e re d n o t h i n g
after that.
W h e n I w o k e u p , I w a s in m y o w n b e d . M y h e a d w a s
h u rtin g . T h e d o c to r w as s ittin g b e s id e th e bed. 1 felt v e r y g lad 3
th a t s o m e o n e w h o w as n o t p a rt of th e R eed fam ily w a s in the
ro om w ith me. ‘W hat h a p p e n e d to m e ? ’ 1 ask e d him .
‘You are ill, Ja n e ,’ th e d o c to r a n s w e re d . ‘T h e s e rv a n t says
th at you h av e crie d a lot. W h y d id you cry so m u c h ? ’
‘I crv b e c a u s e I am m i s e r a b l e ,’ I re p lie d .
T h e d o c to r lo o k ed p u z z le d . 4 ‘W h a t m a d e h e r ill y e s te r d a y ? ’
h e ask e d the serv ant.
‘S h e f e l l , s i r , ’ w a s t h e r e p l y . I c o u l d n o t w a s t e 5 t h i s
o p p o r tu n ity . 1 w a n te d th e d o c to r to k n o w the tr u t h ab o u t m y
life w ith M rs R eed a n d m y c o u s in s . ‘I w a s k n o c k e d d o w n , ’ I
said. ‘But that d id not m ak e m e ill. I w a s s h u t up in a dark,
c o ld ro om u n til after d a r k . ’ e
T h e d o c to r s e n t th e s e r v a n t aw ay , a n d th e n h e a s k e d me,

1. w en t by : p assed .
2. fainted : lost c o n sc io u s n e ss .
3. gla d : happy.
4. p u zzled : co n fu sed , u n ab le to u n d erstan d .
5. w a ste : not lake advan tage of.
B. after dark : night tim e.

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 Eyre_____
[I
‘A re y o u u n h a p p y h e re w i t h y o u r a u n t a n d c o u s i n s ? ’
‘Yes, I a m ,’ I t o l d h im . ‘I ’m v e ry u n h a p p y . ’
T h e d o c to r lo o k e d at m e k in d ly . ‘I s e e ,’ h e said. ‘W o u ld y o u
lik e to go a w ay to s c h o o l? ’
‘O h yes, I t h i n k t h a t I w o u l d , ’ I a n s w e re d .
T h e d o c t o r l o o k e d at m e a g a in for a lo n g tim e , a n d t h e n
w e n t d o w n s ta ir s to s p e a k to M rs Reed. M u c h later, M rs R eed
ca m e to see m e a n d t o ld m e th a t sh e h a d d e c id e d to s e n d m e
to scho ol.
A few d ay s later, I left m y a u n t ’s h o u s e to go to sch o o l. I
k n e w th a t M rs R eed a n d m y c o u s in s w e re g la d to see m e leave.
T h e y d i d n o t w a n t m e to go b a c k for h o lid a y s . I h a d liv e d w ith
th e m for as long as I c o u ld re m e m b e r, b u t I w as n o t re a lly sad
to leave. ‘P e r h a p s I ’ll b e h a p p y at s c h o o l , ’ I th o u g h t. ‘M ay be
th e re w ill be s o m e o n e w h o lik es m e. I c o u l d fin d s o m e frie n d s
th ere .’

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 A C T I V I T I E S

P E T Q What happened in Part One? For each question, mark the letter
next to the correct answ er - A, B, C or D.

1. Why did Jane Eyre live w ith Mrs Reed?

A Q Because she liked her.
B Q Because she d i d n ’t like her ow n home.
C Q Because her parents were dead.
D Q Because she d i d n ’t have any brothers or sisters.
2. W hat were the nam es of Jane’s cousins?
A Q Eliza, George and Maria.
B Q John, Eliza and Georgiana.
C Q Joseph, Georgina and Lizzie.
D Q Lisa, Jack an d Giorgia.
3. W hy was Jane u nhappy ?
A Q Because she c o u ld n ’t go to school.
B Q Because she was ill.
C Q Because Mrs Reed an d her child re n were cruel to her.
D Q Because Mrs Reed was cruel to her.
4. W hat did John Reed do to Jane?
A [ ] He locked her in a room.
B Q H e d i d n ’t give her any food.
C [ ] He tore her book.
D Q He hit her.
5. Why was Jane so frightened in the Red Room?
A [ ] It was cold and dark.
B Q It h ad no w indow .
C Q She heard a voice.
D [ ] It was dark and hot.
6. The doctor asked Jane two questions. W hat were they?
A Q Are you afraid? W hat is your name?
B Q How old are you? W hat h app ened?
C Q Are you happy? W ould you like to go to school?
D Q Are you sad? W ould you like to go to school?

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PET 0 Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, mark the letter next to the correct word - A,
B, C or D.

Dear Emily,
I am writing to 1...................you t h a t I am very unhappy. I do not
like 2 here with Mrs Reed and 3.................... children.
Mrs Reed, 4................... is my aunt, does not likeme, and her
children are often cruel to me. Here is w h a t5...............
yesterday.
I was re a d \r \q quietly in the library 6...................my cousin, John,
hit me 7.................... my head sta rte d to 8.....................
Mrs Reed did not care t h a t I was hurt. 5he 9.............. me in a
cold, dark room. No 10...................came near me allnight.
I hope th a t I will leave here soon.

Love from Jane

1. A say B tell C speak D told

2. A live B living C lived D to live
3. A her B their c your D his
4. A which B that c who D whose
5. A has hap p e n ed B hap p e n ed c hap en ed D happ ens
6. A w hen B as c but D until
7. A as soon as B until c w hen D if
8. A blood B hied c bleed D bloody
9. A lock B brought c locked D bring
10. A where B thing c time D one

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| Jane liked books. Look at the books on the library shelf. Each
b ook title is an an agram o f an a d je c tiv e . Find th e correct
adjective to fill the gaps in the follow ing sentences.

S ir '
t ■ —------------------------ i

Mrs Reed was v e r y ...........................

b. Her house w a s ............................... an d beautiful.
c. My cousins were s o m e t i m e s ................................to me.
d. John g r i n n e d .............................................................................. w h e n
he saw me.
e. ‘You .....'.............................. and cruel boy!’ I shouted.
f. The Red Room w a s ..........................a n d ............................

J The sentences below all contain an error. Som etim es the words
are in the w rong ord er, so m etim es a w ord is in co rrect and
som etim es a word is m issing. Try and correct the sentences.

a : Where Jane Eyre is?

Where .is .dane .Eyre?......................................................
b................................... : Here is she.

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c : W hat you do want?

d : Now go by and stand the door.

e : You w icked and cool boy.

f. : Jane Eyre, you are bad girl.

g................................... : Take her to the Red Room and locked the

door.

h : Please help me! D on’t live me here.

i : You are ill, Jane. The servant tells th at you

have cried a lot.

Now listen to the recording o f Part One and write the name o f the
person who said the words above.

G ram m ar______________________
We p ron o u n c e the -ed ending in three different ways:

1. (d) after verbs ending in voiced consonant sounds

except (d) and after vowel sounds
a m u sed p la y e d show ed surprised
2. (t) after verbs ending in u n vo iced conson an t sounds
except (t)
k ic k e d p a ssed sto p p e d la ughed
3. (id) after verbs ending in (d)
d efen d e d la n d ed w anted sp o tted

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j Find and underline the follow ing w ords in Part One. Then write
(d), (t) or (id) next to the word.
You can check your answ ers by listening to the beginning of Part
One again.

a. teased .......................
b. w a n ted .......................
c. liked ........................
d. decided ........................
e. sh o uted .......................
f. hoped .......................
g. called .......................
h. g rin ned .......................
i. asked .......................
j. stared .......................
k. p ick ed .......................
1. lifted ........................
m. realised .......................
n. tried ........................

] D iscuss the follow in g questions w ith a partner. Compare your

answ ers w ith the rest of the class.

a. W hy do you th in k Mrs Reed is so cruel to Jane?

b. W hat do we learn about the Reeds from their behaviour
tow ards Jane?
c. Mrs Reed thinks that Jane is a ‘w icked girl’. Do you agree?
Give reasons for your answer.
d. W hat does the doctor th in k about Jane and her life w ith the
Reed family?

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LowoodSchool
s t a r t e d m y j o u r n e y to L o w o o d S c h o o l in
January. T h e w e a t h e r w as cold, w i n d y a n d
r a i n y a n d it w a s d a r k w h e n I a r r i v e d .
L o w o od S ch o o l w as very large, b u t it w as
very d iffe ren t from Mrs R e e d ’s h o u s e . It w as cold
a n d fo rb id d in g . 1 A te a c h e r took m e in to a w id e,
lo n g ro o m w h i c h w a s fu ll o f g irls. T h e r e w e re
a b o u t e i g h t y o f t h e m . T h e i r a g e s w e r e fr o m
ab o u t n i n e to tw e n ty . T h e y all w o re ugly b ro w n
dresses.
It w as tim e for s u p p e r . 2 T h e re w a s o n ly w a te r to
d rin k , a n d a sm all p ie c e of b re a d to eat. I d r a n k so m e

1. fo rb id d in g : frigh ten in g, in h o sp ita b le.

2. su p p e r : sm all m eal eaten in the even in g.

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w a te r b e c a u s e I w a s th irsty , b u t I w as too tire d to eat a n y th in g .

A fter s u p p e r I w e n t u p s ta irs to b e d w i t h th e o th e r girls. T h e
te a c h e r took m e in to a very large room w i t h m a n y b e d s in it.
All the girls s le p t in th is on e ro o m a n d th e re w e re tw o girls in
ev ery b ed.
It w a s very ea rly w hen I w oke up n ext m o rn in g .
It w a s d a rk o u ts id e a n d the big ro o m w as v ery cold. W e h a d to

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w a s h o u rs e lv e s in ic e -c o ld 1 w a te r, a n d th e n p u t o n o u r b ro w n
d r e s s e s . T h e n w e w e n t d o w n s t a i r s to t h e c l a s s r o o m for th e
s tart o f th e ea rly m o r n in g lesson s.
I w as v ery h u n g r y a n d it s e e m e d a long tim e before it w a s
tim e for breakfast. T h e re w as a te rrib le sm ell of b u r n t 2 food.
All of th e girls w e re h u n g ry , b u t th e food w a s too b a d ly b u r n t
for us to eat. W e all left th e d in in g ro o m
feeling co ld a n d m iserab le .
L e s s o n s b e g a n a g a i n a t n i n e o ’c l o c k . I
lo o k ed at the o th e r girls an d th o u g h t h o w
stra n g e th e y s e e m e d in th e ir ugly b ro w n
d re s se s . S o m e of th e g irls w e re a lm o st
y o u n g w o m e n , a n d th e d re s se s look ed
ev e n m o re o d d 3 a n d o ut o f p la c e 4 on
th e s e big girls. I d i d n o t like th e te ac h ers. T h e y s e e m e d to be
v ery strict 5 a n d u n fr ie n d ly .
M iss T e m p le , th e h e a d t e a c h e r , (i ca m e in to see us at tw e lv e
o ’clock. H er face w a s v ery p re tty , a n d sh e s e e m e d to he k in d e r
th an th e o th e r te a c h e rs . ‘I h av e s o m e th in g to say to yo u a l l , ’
s h e s a id . ‘I k n o w th a t y o u c o u l d n o t eat y o u r b re a k fa st th is
m o r n i n g , so I h a v e d e c i d e d t h a t y o u w i l l h a v e b r e a d a n d
c h e e s e for l u n c h . ’ T h e o t h e r t e a c h e r s lo o k e d s u r p r i s e d . ‘I ’ll

1. ic e -c o ld : freezin g, as cold as ice.

2. burnt : co o k ed for too lon g u n til black.
3. odd : bizarre, strange.
4. out o f p la c e : u n su ita b le, inappropriate.
5. strict : se v ere, m aking the girls k eep to the rules.
6. h ea d tea ch er : p rin cip al o f the sc h o o l.

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p a y for th is m e a l m y s e lf,’ M iss T e m p le to ld us. T h e girls w e re

all d e lig h te d . 1
A fter w e h a d e a te n o u r lu n c h , w e w e n t o u t in to th e g ard en .
It w as v ery co ld, a n d o u r b ro w n s c h o o l d re s se s w e re too t h in 2
to k ee p us w a rm in th e w i n t e r w e a th e r. N e arly all of the girls
lo o k e d c o l d a n d u n h a p p y . S o m e o f t h e m lo o k e d v e r y ill. I
w a lk e d a ro u n d th e g ard en an d h o p e d th a t so m eo n e w o u ld
s p e a k to m e, bu t no on e did.
O n e g irl w a s r e a d i n g a b o o k ,
a n d I d e c i d e d to t r y to b e
f r i e n d l y w i t h h e r . ‘Is y o u r
boo k i n te re s tin g ? ’ I asked.

1. d elig h ted : ex trem ely hap p y.

2. th in : (hero) light.

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 ‘I like i t , ’ sh e re p lie d .
‘Does M iss T e m p le o w n th e s c h o o l? ’ I asked.
‘N o , s h e d o e s n ’t , ’ t h e g ir l a n s w e r e d . ‘A m a n c a l l e d M r
B r o c k le h u r s t o w n s th e sc h o o l. He b u y s all o u r fo o d a n d
c l o t h e s .’
T h is girl w as c a lle d H e le n B u rns. I lik e d h e r im m e d ia te ly ,
e v e n t h o u g h sh e w a s o ld e r t h a n me. I k n e w th a t she w o u l d be
m y friend .
I a s k e d H e le n a lo t of q u e s tio n s a b o u t th e sch oo l. S he t o ld
m e t h a t s o m e o f t h e g irls w e r e ill b e c a u s e t h e y d i d n o t get
e n o u g h to eat, a n d t h e y w e r e a lw a y s c o ld . M r B r o c k l e h u r s t
w a s n o t a g e n e ro u s m a n . He b o u g h t c lo th e s for t h e girls w h i c h
w e r e n o t w a r m e n o u g h for t h e c o l d w i n t e r , a n d t h e r e w a s
n e v e r e n o u g h fo o d to eat. O n ly v e r y s tr o n g g irls c o u l d s ta y
w e ll w h e n th e y h a d to live in th e s e h a r s h 1 c o n d itio n s .
In th e s p rin g of th a t year, m a n y of th e girls b e c a m e ill. T h e y
h a d a d ise a s e 2 w h i c h w a s in f e c tio u s 3 a n d so m e of t h e m died.
L e s s o n s s t o p p e d , a n d w e girls w h o w e r e w e ll s p e n t m o s t of
o u r t i m e o u t s i d e in t h e fie ld s n e a r th e s c h o o l. T h e w e a t h e r
w a s n o w w a r m a n d s u n n y , so it w a s a h a p p y tim e for us. My
frie n d , H e le n B u rn s, w a s n o t w i t h us. S h e w a s so ill t h a t she
h a d to stay in bed.
M is s T e m p l e m o v e d H e l e n i n t o h e r o w n r o o m , a n d o n e
e v e n in g I w e n t to see her. I felt great s a d n e s s w h e n ’I s a w h o w

1. h a rsh : hard, d ifficu lt.

2. d ise a s e : illn e ss .
3. in fe c tio u s : can b e p a ssed from on e p erson to another.

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t h i n sh e w a s, a n d h o w p a le h e r face h a d b e c o m e . W h e n sh e
s p o k e to m e, h e r v o ic e w a s so lo w th a t I h a d to le a n i clo se to
h e r to h e a r w h a t sh e said.
‘J a n e , ’ s h e s a i d , ‘i t ’s so g o o d to s e e y o u . I w a n t to s a y
g o o d b y e .’
‘W hy , H e le n ? ’ I a s k e d h er, ‘A re y o u go ing a w a y from h e r e ? ’
‘Yes, I am , Ja n e ,’ H e le n re p lie d . ‘I’m going far a w a y .’
I s ta y e d w i t h H e le n th r o u g h th e n ig h t to c o m fo rt h er, a n d in
t h e m o rn in g I fo u n d t h a t sh e h a d d ied .
As a r e s u lt of so m a n y p u p i l s d y in g at th e schoo l, t h e re w as
an in q u i r y 2 in to th e c o n d i t i o n s w h i c h h a d c a u s e d th e d isease.
W h e n p e o p l e k n e w a b o u t th e p o o r food, t h e d irty w a te r a n d
lig h t c lo th in g w h i c h th e c h i l d r e n w e re g iven, th e y gave m o n e y
to im p ro v e 3 th e lives of th e girls. L o w o o d S c h o o l w a s a m u c h
h a p p i e r a n d h e a l t h i e r p la c e fro m t h a t t i m e on.

1. le a n : m o v e th e to p p a r t o f m y b o d y .
2. in q u iry : o ffic ia l in v e s tig a tio n .
3. im p ro v e : m ak e b e tte r.

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] What happened in Part Two?

Read through the text again. Work w ith a partner to put the
follow in g sen tences in the correct order. Write the num ber in
the box beside the sentence. The first one has been done for you.

a. [ ] I d id not like the teachers. They seem ed to be very strict

an d unfriendly.
b. [T] I started m y journey to Lowood School in January.
c. Q After we h ad eaten our lunch, we w e nt into the garden.
d. Q Miss Tem ple, the head teacher, came in to see us at
tw elve o ’clock.
e. Q This girl was called H elen Burns.
f. Q It was very early w h e n I woke up next morning.
g. Q One girl was reading a book. I d ecided to try to be
friendly w ith her.
h. Q In the spring of that year, m any of the girls becam e ill.
i. [ ] I stayed w ith Helen throu gh the night to comfort her, and
in the m orning I fou nd that she h a d died.
j. [ ] A teacher took m e into a w ide, long room w h ich was full
of girls.
k. Q After supper, I w en t u p to b ed w ith the other girls.
1. Q It was dark w h e n I arrived at the school.

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] When there is more than one adjective, w e u sually place them in
this order:

Value Size Age Origin Noun

an im portant large new American school

Unscram ble the descriptions o f the follow ing schools by putting

the adjectives in their correct order in the table above.

a. boring —school - a/an - old

b. famous - a - Catholic - eighteenth-century - school
c. old-fashioned —big - internatio nal - school - a/an
d. friendly - m o d ern - school - a
e. village - a —school —small

] Think about your first day at a new school. What w as the school
like? How did you feel?
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| This is a letter from Mrs Reed to M iss Temple at Lowood School.

She is asking questions about the sch ool. The second letter is
M iss T em ple’s reply to Mrs Reed. F ill in the gaps in the second
letter from the list o f words below.

Dear Miss Temple,

I want to find a school for my niece, Jane Eyre. She is ten
years old, and she is not a well-behaved little girl.
I want her to go to a school where she will learn to do as
she is told. She must understand th at she has to earn her
own living when she leaves school.
Please write and let me know if your school is the right one
for Jane.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Reed

Here is the letter from M iss Temple to Mrs Reed.

Dear Mrs Reed,

1think t h a t Lowood School is j u s t 1....................for your
2.................... , Jan e . The teach ers here are very.3......................
M ost of the 4 will work.5.................... they leave the
6.................... , as.7..................... of them are.6 ..................... families
with 9..................... money.
Please 10..................... me know if there is 11......................t h a t you
need to know.
* I
Yours sincerely
Miss Temple
Headm istress

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1. a. place b. right c. exact d. the exact

2. a. au nt b. uncle c. n e p h e w d. niece
3. a. severe b. strict c. tight d. m ean
4. a. girl b. boy c. w om en d. girls
5. a. if b. u ntil c. w h e n d. as
6. a. house b . school c. college d. hom e
7. a. m u ch b. a lot of c. lots of d. m any
8. a. from b. of c. in d. at
9. a. lot of b. few c. m u ch d. little
10. a. allow b. let c. ask d. tell
11. a. most b. more c. a lot d. some

] Imagine that Helen Burns wrote to Jane before Jane went to Lowood
School. Here are some of the things that Helen told Jane. Fill in the
gaps with m u st / h a v e to (obligation) or m ig h t (possibility).

R em em ber that we d o n ’t:

• use to in front of the verb m u st
I m ust do my homework.
• add -s or -ing or -ed to the verb after m u st
He m ust go home.
• use w ill or other m odal verbs w ith m u st
She m ust do it tomorrow.

a......You w i l l ..........................w ear a b ro w n dress.

b. Y o u ...........................be hungry.
c. Y o u ...........................do w h at the teachers tell you.
d......Y o u ...........................not like Mr Brocklehurst.
e......You w i l l .......................... get up early.
f. Y o u ...........................w ork hard in class.
g. You w i l l ..........................w ake u p early.
h. Y o u ...........................m ake friends w ith the other girls.

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Q L isten to the record ing o f Part Two. As you listen , w rite the
p o sitiv e (good) things that Jane rem em bers about her tim e at
Lowood in the first colum n, and the negative (bad) things that
she remembers in the second column.

Positive Negative

T: GRADES 5 / 6

Q Topic: School
How has school life changed since 1847 and fa n e E yre ? Lowood
School w as a charity school paid for by Mr Brocklehurst. It was
a single sex boarding school; that is to say the girls also lived
there.
Describe your school using the follow ing questions to help you:

• Is your school ‘p u b lic ’ or privately paid for?

• Is it single sex or do boys an d girls study together?
• How m any hours are you at school? W hat time do you start in
the m orning? A nd go home?
• Do you eat at school? If so, what?

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^jg|^ s t a y e d at t h e s c h o o l u n t i l I w a s e ig h te e n , a n d for th e
m la s t tw o y e a rs I w a s a t e a c h e r. I t h e n d e c i d e d t h a t I
M w a n t e d to see m o re of t h e w o r l d , a n d so I a d v e r t i s e d 1
i n a n e w s p a p e r for a job.
In m y a d v e r t i s e m e n t , I s a i d t h a t I w a s a y o u n g t e a c h e r
w h o w a n t e d to w o r k as a g o v e r n e s s to a fa m ily . I w a i t e d a
lo n g t im e for a n a n s w e r. T h e n , at last, I r e c e i v e d a l e tte r from
a la d y , M rs F a irfa x , w h o l i v e d a t a p l a c e c a ll e d T h o r n f i e l d
H all. S h e w a n t e d a g o v e rn e ss for a l ittle girl. I p a c k e d all m y
t h in g s in to a s m a ll bag, a n d set o u t to s ta rt a n e w life.
I w a s v e ry e x c ite d w h e n I first s a w th e h o u s e i n w h i c h I
w a s g o i n g to w o r k . It w a s v e r y l a r g e , b u t it s e e m e d v e r y

1. a d v ertised : (h ere ) a n n o u n c e d p u b lic ly .

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q u ie t. M rs F a irfa x w a s w a it i n g for m e at th e d oo r. S h e w a s an
o ld l a d y w i t h a k i n d face.
‘I a m p l e a s e d to s e e y o u , M is s E y r e , ’ s a i d M rs F a i r f a x .
‘Y ou m u s t b e tir e d a fte r s u c h a lo n g jo u rn e y . Sit d o w n a n d
rest. Y ou w i l l m e e t A d e le l a t e r . ’
‘Is A d e le m y s t u d e n t ? ’ I a sk e d .
 T hornfield H a ll

‘Yes, s h e is n i n e y e a rs old. S h e is a l ittle F r e n c h girl, a n d

M r R o c h e s te r w a n ts y o u to te a c h h e r E n g l i s h . ’
‘W h o is M r R o c h e s t e r ? ’ I a s k e d .
‘M r R o c h e s te r o w n s T h o r n f i e l d , ’ s h e r e p lie d . ‘I o n ly w o rk
h e re . I am th e h o u s e k e e p e r . ’ 1
‘W h e re is M r R o c h e s te r n o w ? ’ I a s k e d .
‘H e is a w a y , ’ s h e s a id . ‘H e d o e s n o t c o m e v e r y o f t e n to
T h o r n f ie l d . I n e v e r k n o w w h e n h e w ill r e t u r n . ’
N ext d a y I m e t A d e le . S h e w a s a v e ry p r e tt y l ittle girl, a n d
at first I ta lk e d to h e r in F re n c h . I b e g a n to te a c h h e r E n g lis h ,
a n d I w as g lad th a t s h e e n jo y e d h e r le s s o n s .
I lik e d A d e le a n d I lik e d M rs F airfa x ,
to o . I w a s h a p p y at T h o r n f ie l d ,
alth o u g h it w as very q u iet.
S o m e tim e s I w a s a little b o re d , b u t
e v e ry o n e w a s very k in d to m e.

O n e a f t e r n o o n I w a l k e d to t h e
v illa g e to p o s t a l e t t e r f o r M r s
F airfa x . It w a s w in te r, and th e
w e a th e r w as v ery co ld . T h ere w as
ice - o n th e ro a d . As I w a lk e d b a c k to
T h o r n f ie l d H all, I h e a r d th e s o u n d of
a h o rse on th e ro ad b e h in d m e. I

1. h o u se k e e p e r : so m eo n e w h o is paid to look after

a h ou se.
2. ic e : frozen water.

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s to o d a s id e 1 to let th e h o r s e go p a s t. T h e r i d e r d i d n o t see
m e. He w a s a s tr a n g e r 2 w i t h d a r k h air. S u d d e n l y th e h o rs e
s l i p p e d a n d fell d o w n on th e ice. T h e m a n w a s ly in g in th e
ro a d . As I ra n fo r w a rd to h e lp , h e s tru g g le d 3 to get u p .
‘A re y o u h u r t , s ir?' I ask e d .
F o r a m o m e n t , t h e s t r a n g e r w a s n o t a b l e to a n s w e r me.
T h e n h e lo o k e d at m e in s u rp ris e .
‘C an I d o a n y t h i n g to h e l p ? ’ I a s k e d ag a in .
‘Y o u c a n s t a n d on o n e s i d e w h i l e I c a tc h m y h o r s e , ’ he
re p lie d .
But th e h o r s e m a n a g e d to get u p by itself, a n d I r e a lis e d
th a t it w a s th e s t r a n g e r h i m s e l f w h o w a s h u r t . He t r i e d to
s t a n d u p , b u t h is i n j u r e d leg w a s h u r t i n g too m u c h . I h e l p e d
h im to get b a c k o n to h i s h o r s e , a n d h e r o d e a w a y w i t h o u t
th a n k i n g me.
‘W h o is h e ? ’ 1 a s k e d m yself. ‘He is not v e ry h a n d s o m e a n d
n o t at a ll p o l i t e , b u t h e lo o k s i n t e r e s t i n g . I w o u l d lik e to
know h im .’
W hen I arriv e d back at T h o rn fie ld , e v e ry o n e w as very
e x c ite d a n d b u s y . I a s k e d M rs F airfa x w h a t w a s h a p p e n in g .
‘M r R o c h e s t e r h a s r e t u r n e d , ’ s h e s a i d . ‘B ut h e m a y go
a w a y a g a in so o n . He w a n ts to see y o u a n d A d e le , M iss Eyre.
Go a n d p u t on y o u r b e s t d re s s. He w ill see y o u a fte r d i n n e r . ’
A fte r d i n n e r , I to o k A d e le to see M r R o c h e s te r in h is room .

1. a sid e : (here) 011 the sid e o f the road, to o n e sid e .

2. stra n g er : person y o u h ave n ever m et before.
3. stru ggled : tried very hard.
__________ Thorn fie ld H a ll

W h e n I e n t e r e d th e ro o m , I s t o p p e d in s u r p r i s e a n d s ta r e d at
t h e m a n w h o w a s s i t t i n g in th e c h a ir . It w a s t h e m a n w h o
h a d fa lle n from h i s h o rs e . T h e i n t e r e s t i n g s t r a n g e r w a s M r
R och ester!
M r R o c h e s te r d e c i d e d to s tay at T h o r n f ie l d for a w h ile . 1
H e w a s b u s y all d ay, b u t s o m e t i m e s h e t a l k e d to m e in th e
e v e n in g . He d id n o t sm ile or la u g h v e r y o ften , b u t he w as an
in te re stin g m an, a n d I w as h a p p y w h e n I w as w ith him . I
lik e d m y life at T h o r n f ie l d Hall.
O n e n i g h t , l o n g a f t e r I h a d g o n e to b e d , I w o k e u p
s u d d e n l y . It w a s very ea rly in the m o rn in g . I th o u g h t th at I
h e a rd so m e th in g u n u s u a l. E v e ry th in g w as sile n t, b u t I
lis te n e d v e ry c a r e f u lly , an d I h e a rd th e s o u n d a g a in .
S o m e o n e w a s m o v in g a b o u t o u t s i d e m y ro om .
‘Is a n y o n e t h e r e ? ’ I c a l l e d . T h e r e w a s n o a n s w e r . I felt
w o r r i e d a n d v e ry fr ig h te n e d . But th e h o u s e w a s s ile n t ag a in ,
a n d a fte r a w h i l e , I trie d to go b ac k to s le e p . But th e n I h e a r d
a lau gh. It w as a te rr ib le , c r u e l s o u n d , w h i c h m a d e m e q u ite
c o ld w i t h fear. 2
T h e r e w a s a s o u n d o f f o o ts te p s w a lk in g a w a y , a n d go in g
u p th e s te p s to th e attic. I c o u l d no t s le e p afte r that. I p u t on
m y c l o t h e s a n d w e n t to f i n d M rs F a ir f a x . I h e a r d n o t h i n g
n o w , b u t s u d d e n l y I re a lis e d th at I c o u l d sm ell s m o k e . It w as
c o m i n g from M r R o c h e s t e r 's b e d r o o m . I ra n i n t o th e ro o m
a n d s a w th a t h is bed w as on fire. 1 trie d to w a k e h im , b u t he

1. a w h ile : a period o f tim e.

2. fear : the foolin g you h ave w h en you thin k y o u are in danger; agitation .

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d id n o t m o v e . I lo o k e d a r o u n d th e ro o m , lo o k in g for
s o m e t h i n g to p u t ou t th e fire.
I s a w a large jug 1 o f w a te r o n a sm a ll tab le. I p i c k e d it u p a n d
t h r e w th e w a t e r o n t o th e b u r n i n g b e d . T h e n , M r R o c h e s t e r
w oke up.
‘W h a t ’s h a p p e n i n g ? ’ h e c rie d . ‘Is th a t y o u , Jane? W h a t is
w rong?’
‘Y ou m u s t get u p , M r R o c h e s t e r ,’ I s a id . ‘Y o u r b e d w a s on
fire, b u t I h a v e p u t it o u t 2 n o w . ’
H e got o u t o f b e d q u ic k ly . T h e w a te r w a s e v e r y w h e r e a n d
th e r e w a s s till s m o k e from th e fire.
‘Jane, y o u h a v e s a v e d m y lif e ,’ h e s a id . ‘W h a t m a d e y o u
w a k e u p ? H o w d i d y o u k n o w a b o u t th e fire ? ’
I to ld h im a b o u t th e n o is e I h a d h e a r d o u t s i d e m y ro o m ,
a n d th e s tra n g e lau g h .
M r R o c h e s te r lo o k e d u p s e t 3 a n d ang ry . ‘I m u s t go u p s t a i r s
to th e a t t i c , ’ h e t o ld m e. ‘S tay h e r e a n d w a it for m e. Do no t
le a v e th e ro om . D o n ’t tell a n y o n e w h a t h a s h a p p e n e d . ’
I w a it e d i n th e ro o m for a lo n g tim e . At last, M r R o c h e s te r
c a m e back. ‘Go b a c k to b e d n o w , J a n e ,’ h e s a id . ‘E v e r y th in g is
all righ t. You are q u ite s a f e .’
N ext day , I a s k e d M rs F airfa x , ‘W h o liv es in th e a t t i c ? ’
‘A w o m a n c a lle d G race P o o le ,’ s h e a n s w e r e d . ‘S h e is o n e
of th e s e r v a n ts . S h e ’s a little s t r a n g e . ’

1. jug : co n ta in er u sed for h o ld in g liq u id .

2. put it out : ex tin g u ish ed it.
3. u p set : w orried and u n h app y.

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 Thorn fie ld H a ll

I r e m e m b e r e d G race P oo le. S h e w a s a large,

s i l e n t w o m a n w h o d id n o t s p e a k to th e
o t h e r s e r v a n ts in th e h o u s e . P e r h a p s it
w as G race P o o le w h o w a n d e r e d 1
a r o u n d th e h o u s e at n ig h t, a n d la u g h e d
o u t s i d e m y do or?
In th e e v e n in g , w h e n A d e le h a d
f i n i s h e d h e r l e s s o n s , I w e n t to
ta lk to M rs F airfax .
‘M r R o c h e s t e r left th e
h o u s e e a r l y t o d a y , ’ s h e to ld
m e. ‘He says th a t h e is going
to s t a y w i t h f r i e n d s . H e
d i d n ’t s a y w h e n h e w i l l
com e b ac k .’
The house w as very
q u iet w h ile he w as aw ay.
Mr R o c h e ste r sta y e d w ith
h is fr ie n d s for a few w e e k s ,
a n d I c o n t i n u e d to t e a c h
A d e le h e r le s so n s . I d i d n o t
hear th e stran g e lau g h
again.
W h e n I r e t u r n e d fro m a
w a lk o n e d a y , I f o u n d th a t
M rs F airfa x a n d th e s e r v a n ts

1. w andered : m oved around w ith o u t any clear d irection .

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w e re v ery e x c ite d . M rs F airfa x
s h o w e d m e a l e t t e r w h i c h sh e
had receiv ed from Mr
R o c h e s t e r . ‘H e is c o m i n g
b a c k t o m o r r o w , ’ s h e s a id .
‘H e is b r i n g i n g s o m e o f
h is fr ie n d s w ith h im . We
a r e g o i n g to b e v e r y b u s y
w i t h so m a n y v is ito r s in th e
h o u s e . M iss B la n c h e In g ra m is
co m in g , to o . She is very
b e a u ti f u l a n d v e ry r i c h . ’
M r R o c h e ste r a n d h is frie n d s
a r r i v e d th e n e x t d ay . M rs F a irfa x
w a s rig h t w h e n s h e s a id th a t M iss Ingram
w a s b e a u ti f u l. B u t s h e w a s p r o u d 1 too, a n d d i d n ’t s e e m to
n o t i c e me.
I w a s too p o o r a n d u n i m p o r t a n t . B ut s h e w a s v e ry in t e r e s t e d
in M r R o c h e s te r. T h e y ta lk e d a lot to g e th e r , a n d o fte n w e n t
h o rs e -rid in g .
‘I t h i n k t h a t M r R o c h e s t e r m i g h t m a r r y M is s I n g r a m , ’ I
said to M rs F airfax .

1. proud : arrogant and very p leased w ith h erself.

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 A C T I V I T I E S

| What happened in Part Three? A nswer the follow ing questions.

a. Who was waiting for Jane when she arrived at Thornfield Hall?
b. What was the nam e of Jane’s student?
c. What h a p p e n e d w h e n she was re turning hom e from the
village one day?
d. What did the m an look like?
e. What did she discover w h e n she got home?
f. What did Jane hear w hen she woke up one night?
g. What did Jane see w h en she w ent to Mr R ochester’sroom?
h. Mrs Fairfax said that a w om an lived in the attic. W hat was
her name?
i. Mr Rochester went away from Thornfield for a few weeks.
W hom did he bring w ith him w h e n he returned?

] Jane’s life changed w hen she w ent to live at T hornfield Hall.

Can you list those changes?

Now, make a list o f the things that have changed your life (i.e.
new school, new brothers or sisters, moving house, meeting new
friends, joining a new club etc.) and then com pare them with
your partner.

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 | Listen to P art T hree ag ain a n d use w ill, m ig h t or co u ld to w rite
a list o f p r e d ic t io n s a b o u t w h a t m ight h a p p e n to Jane in the
future.

a. I think J a n e ............................... find ano ther job.

b. Perhaps Mr R o c h e s t e r ..............................m arry Miss Ingram.
c. Mr R o c h e s t e r ............................... start to like Jane.
d. Maybe Mr R o c h e s t e r ..............................go away again.
e. J a n e ..............................hear the terrible laugh again.
f. J a n e ..............................see Grace Poole.

Jane h ers e lf tells Mrs F airfax that she th in k s Mr R ochester will

m arry Miss Ingram . W hat do you think?

PET Q Look at the interv iew form. Some in fo rm atio n is missing. You
will h e a r p a rt of a co nv ersatio n about a job.
' * F o r e a c h q u e s t i o n , fill in t h e m i s s i n g i n f o r m a t i o n in th e
nu m b ere d space.

Name: ..v!?!P£.Smith........................................................
Position ap plied for: UJ.................................................
JOB EXPERIENCE
Worked in w h ic h kind of school: (2>.........................
Length of time stayed: I3) ..............................................
Worked as: <4>....................................................................
Name of employer: l5l.....................................................
When available: Ol..........................................................

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 | Jane E yre w a s v ery b rave w h en sh e sa w and h eard m any
m ysterious things at T hornfield H all. How brave are you? In
pairs, ask each other the follow ing questions.

1. If you woke up and heard

terrible laughter, would you:
a. Q get up to see what was
happening?
b. Q call for help. 2 . If vou found a small fire in the
c. □ hide under the bed? ^ wouM you;
a. Q call the Fire Brigade?
b. Q put out the fire yourself?
c- □ run away and let
someone else decide?

3. What would you do if you were left alone in a room

when there was some sort of danger upstairs?
a - □ go upstairs to find out what was happening?
b. Q lock the door and wait for help?
c. Q call your mother?

4. If someone had a bad accident in your house,

would you:
a. Q try to help while you waited for the doctor?
b. Q call the doctor, but not try to help because
you might make things worse?
c. Q keep away because you don’t like to see
blood?

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5. If you are at home alone on a dark night, do you:
a * □ lock all the doors and windows, but go to bed at
your usual time, and turn off the lights?
b- □ stay up very late watching TV because you’re
scared to go to bed?
c-□ hide under the table every time you hear a
noise?

6. You are in bed, reading a book before you

go to sleep. There is a large spider on the
ceiling, above your bed. Do you:
a. [[] ignore the spider, finish your book,
and go to sleep?
b. Q try to catch the spider and put it
out of your room?
scream for help?

Check your answ ers with your partner.

M ostly a answers - You are very brave, but p erh aps you should
be a little more careful.
Mostly b answ ers —Quite brave, but also sensible. You think
before you do things.
M ostly c answ ers - You need to try a bit harder. How about
taking classes in self-defence or Kung-Fu?

Talk about your answ ers with the rest o f your class. Is it better
to be brave, even if you might be in danger? Is it more sensible
to be careful when you know there is danger? Is it safer to run
away so that you d on’t get hurt?

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P a rt FO U R

A Mysterious Visitor
n e e v e n in g , a n o t h e r v i s i to r c a m e to T h o r n f i e l d

O H a ll. H e w a s a w e l l - d r e s s e d y o u n g m a n w i t h
d a r k h air. He s a id th a t h is n a m e w a s M r M aso n ,
a n d th a t h e a n d M r R o c h e s te r w e re old frie n d s .
B u t M r R o c h e s t e r l o o k e d a l a r m e d 1 w h e n h e s a w h i m . H is
face t u r n e d 2 w h ite .
M r R o c h e s t e r a n d M r M a s o n t a l k e d for a lo n g t i m e t h a t
n ig h t. T h e y w e n t to b e d v e ry late. I w o k e u p s u d d e n l y a n d
h e a r d a t e r r i b l e s c r e a m fro m t h e ro o m a b o v e m y b e d r o o m .
T h e n t h e r e w a s a lo t o f n o i s e , as if p e o p l e w e r e f i g h t i n g .
T h e r e w a s a n o t h e r l o u d sc re a m .

1. ala rm ed : afraid and w orried .

2, turned : (here) becam e.

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Jan e Hyre

w \
‘H e l p ! ’ I h e a r d a v o i c e s h o u t .
‘R o c h e s t e r ! C o m e q u i c k l y ! H e lp

s
m e!’
I h e a rd doors o p e n in g and

• *hi
th e s o u n d of s o m e o n e r u n n i n g .
I put on my c lo th e s and
opened my door. A ll th e
v isito rs w ere aw ake and
s t a n d i n g o u t s i d e t h e i r d oo rs.
‘W h a t ’s h a p p e n e d ? ’ t h e y
c r i e d . ‘Is t h e r e a fire ? W h o

\
scream ed?’
M r R o c h e s te r c a m e d o w n
th e s ta irs from th e attic. His
frie n d s crow ded around
h im , ask in g h im q u estio n s.
‘E v e r y t h i n g is a ll r i g h t , ’ h e
to l d th e m .
‘B ut w h a t h a s h a p p e n e d ? ’
s o m e o n e asked.
‘O n e o f th e s e r v a n ts h a d
a n i g h t m a r e , t h a t is a ll.
i

S h e ’s a very nervous
perso n . She th o u g h t th at
\i

sh e s a w a g h o st, a n d so she
s c r e a m e d . T h e r e is no n e e d
\ I

to w o rry . P le a s e go b a c k to
bed n o w .’
 O n e by o n e, M r R o c h e s t e r ’s fr ie n d s w e n t b a c k to t h e i r
r o o m s . I a l s o w e n t b a c k to m y r o o m , b u t s o o n
a f te r w a r d s , s o m e o n e k n o c k e d at m y d o o r. I
o p e n e d it a n d s a w Mr R o c h e s te r.
‘J a n e , c a n y o u c o m e w i t h
m e ? ’ h e a s k e d . I k n e w from
h is v o ice th a t so m e th in g
w a s v e ry w ro n g .
‘Y e s, o f c o u r s e , ’ I s a i d ,
an d I fo llo w e d h im d o w n
th e c o r r id o r an d up th e
stairs to th e attic. He
u n lo c k e d th e d o o r of th e
a ttic a n d w e e n te r e d th e
ro om .
‘W a i t h e r e , ' h e s a i d . I
stay ed o u tsid e th e d o o r of
a n o th e r room , w h ile he
u n lo ck ed it and w ent
i n s id e .
T h e n fro m b e h i n d th is
door I heard a te rrib le
s o u n d . It s o u n d e d l i k e a
w o u n d e d 1 a n im a l, c ry in g
w ith rag e. 2 O n c e ag a in I

1. w o u n d ed [w u tn d id ]: injured.
2. rage : great anger.

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 A M ysterious V isitor

h e a r d th a t c r u e l, f r ig h t e n i n g la u g h . W as G ra ce P o o le i n s i d e
th a t ro o m ? M r R o c h e s te r c a m e o u t a n d lo c k e d th e d o o r ag ain.
‘A re y o u a f ra id o f th e sig h t o f b l o o d , J a n e ? ’ h e a s k e d me.
‘I d o n ’t t h i n k s o , ’ I r e p lie d .
‘T h e n c o m e in to th e ro o m w i t h m e , ’ h e said .
I e n t e r e d th e ro o m a n d s a w th a t M r M a s o n w a s ly in g o n a
large b e d . H is face w a s p a le , a n d h is ey e s w e re c lo s e d . His
w h i t e s h i r t w a s c o v e r e d in b lo o d .
‘Is h e d e a d ? ’ I a s k e d .
‘N o ,’ M r R o c h e s te r r e p lie d . ‘He i s n 't b a d ly h u r t , b u t I m u s t
go a n d call a d o c t o r for h im . W ill y o u s ta y w i t h h im u n til I
re tu rn ? ’
M r M a s o n m o v e d a n d tr ie d to s p ea k . M r R o c h e s te r s a i d to
h i m , ‘D o n ’t try to ta lk , M a s o n . Y ou m u s t n o t s p e a k to Jane
w h ile I am aw ay .’
M r R o c h e s te r left m e a lo n e w i t h t h e i n j u r e d m a n . H e w a s
a w a y for a lo n g tim e a n d I w a s v e ry fr ig h te n e d . G race P o o le
w a s i n th e n e x t ro o m , a n d at a n y m o m e n t s h e m ig h t c o m e in
a n d try to h u r t M r M a s o n or me.
A fte r a v ery lo n g tim e , M r R o c h e s te r c a m e b a c k w i t h the
d o c to r. M r R o c h e s t e r s a id to m e, ‘T h a n k y o u for y o u r h e l p ,
J a n e . M a s o n is n o w g o i n g to l e a v e T h o r n f i e l d H a l l . T h e
d o c t o r w ill tak e h i m a w a y to be c a r e d for in a safe p l a c e . ’
I h e l p e d M r R o c h e s t e r a n d t h e d o c t o r to g et M r M a s o n
d o w n t h e s ta irs a n d o u t o f th e h o u s e .
‘T a k e c a r e o f h i m , d o c t o r , ’ s a i d M r R o c h e s t e r . ‘S o o n h e
w ill b e w e ll e n o u g h to go b a c k to th e W e s t I n d i e s . ’

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 Jan e Eyre ____________________

B ut b efo re he got in to th e c a rria g e , M r M aso n said

s o m e t h i n g v e r y s tra n g e . ‘L ook a fte r h e r , R o c h e s te r . P r o m i s e
to lo o k after h e r . ’
‘Y e s ,’ s a id M r R o c h e s te r , a n d h is face w a s v e r y sad . ‘I w ill
a lw a y s lo o k a fte r h e r . ’
I w a n t e d to go b a c k to th e h o u s e a n d to m y b e d , b u t M r
R o c h e s te r p u t h is h a n d o n m y arm .
‘D o n ’t go y e t , ’ h e said . ‘W a lk w i t h m e for a w h i l e . ’
W e w a lk e d to g e t h e r i n t h e g a rd e n .

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‘W h a t a n i g h t t h a t w a s , ’ M r R o c h e s t e r s a i d . ‘W e re y o u
afra id , J a n e ? ’
‘Yes, I w a s , ’ I r e p li e d . ‘W h ile I w a i t e d for y o u in th e attic,
I h e a r d s o m e t h i n g in th e n e x t ro o m ... I h e a r d a t e r r ib le lau g h .
W as it Grace P o o le , M r R o c h e s te r? W ill sh e go a w a y n o w ? ’
‘D o n ’t w o r r y a b o u t G race P o o le ,’ h e said . H e d i d n o t lo o k
at m e as h e s p o k e . ‘S h e w i l l n o t h a r m 1 y o u . It is M a s o n I
fear. I w i l l n o t be h a p p y u n t i l h e is b a c k in th e W e st I n d i e s . ’
‘B u t M r M a s o n i s a q u i e t a n d g e n t l e 2 m a n , ’ I s a i d ,
s u r p r i s e d . ‘I’m s u re t h a t h e w ill do w h a t y o u te ll h i m . ’
‘No, h e ’ll n o t h u r t m e d e l i b e r a t e l y , ’ M r R o c h e s te r r e p lie d .
'B u t h e m i g h t s a y s o m e t h i n g w i t h o u t m e a n i n g 3 to, w h i c h
w o u l d do m e great h a r m . ’
I w a s s u r p r i s e d w h e n I h e a r d t h i s . ‘T h e n y o u m u s t t e ll
h i m to be c a re f u l a b o u t w h a t h e s a y s , ’ I said.
M r R o c h e s te r t u r n e d to lo o k at m e, a n d h e l a u g h e d . ‘It is
n o t t h a t s im p le , J a n e , ’ h e said . W e w e n t b a c k i n to t h e h o u s e
to g e th e r.

1. h arm : (here) c a u s e p h y s ic a l in ju ry .
2. g en tle : c a lm a n d k in d .
3. m ea n in g : (here) in te n d in g .

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P E T Q Look at the statem ents below about what happened in Part Four.
Decide if each statement is correct or incorrect. If it is correct,
mark A. If it is incorrect mark B.
A B
1. Mr Rochester was pleased to see Mr Mason. □ □
2. That night, Jane heard a scream from above
her bedroom.
□ □
3. Mr Rochester said that one of the guests had
seen a ghost.
□ □
4. Jane w ent upstairs to the attic w ith Mr Rochester. □ □
5. Mr R ochester told Jane that Mr Mason was dead. □ □
6. The doctor took Mr Mason away. □ □
7. Before he got into the carriage, Mr Mason asked
Mr Rochester to look after himself.
□ □
8. Mr Rochester said that he w ould not be h ap p y
until Mr Mason was back in the West Indies.
□ □
Now rewrite the incorrect statem ents.

Gram m ar___________________________
‘I will not be happy until he is back in the W est Indies.’
We use u n til + Present Sim ple w hen we are waiting for som ething
to happen:
The wedding won't begin until the clock s t r i k e s nine.

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] Transform these sentences by using until.

Example: I’ll go out when she comes.

I’ll s ta y a t home until she comes.

a. I’m not going to study after I pass the exam.

I’ll ..............................................................................................................
b. S h e’s not going to be happy after hearing the news.
S h e ’ll ........................................................................................................
c. Mike will become a professional athlete w hen he finishes his
training.
H e’l l ..........................................................................................................
d. He will love her for as long as he lives.
He w i l l .....................................................................................................
e. I’m going to leave hom e after she comes.
I’ll ..............................................................................................................

] Listen to the recording o f Part Four. As you listen, fill in the gaps
with the appropriate adjective.

a. He was a ..................... -....................... young m an w i t h ......................

hair.
b. I woke up su d d e n ly and heard a .......................scream.
c. ‘S h e ’s a v e r y .......................p e rso n .’
d. Once again I heard t h a t ..................... ........................laugh.
e. He was away for a long time, and I was v e r y .......................
f. ‘Soon he will b e .......................enough to go back to the West
Indies.'
g. ‘But Mr M ason is a ......................a n d ........................m an .’
h. ‘It is not t h a t ......................... Jane.’

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a H Did you know th at R ochester is a place in England? It is south of
L ondon in Kent.
Now listen to these place nam es w ith -ester endings then using a
good m ap of England m a rk them on the m ap below.

C hichester Leicester
M anchester
W inchester Colchester
Gloucester Worcester
Dorchester
A tlantic Ocean

North Sea
/
Irish Sea

Atlantic

English
Channel

In p a irs tell each oth er w here the places are.

E xam ple: Dorchester is in the south-w est of England.

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 | Use the word given in brackets at the end o f each sentence to
form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Example: I like anim als, but I nervous w hen

I meet a big dog. (feeling)

a. In this game you d o n ’t kill the enemy, y o u ............................him.

(w ounded)
b. Please leave the d o o r ..............................
(lock)
c. He tried smiling at her so that he could hide h i s ..........................
(nervous)
d. The fire was s t a r t e d ..............................
(deliberate)
e. Help! C o m e ............................
(quick)
f. The room was v e r y ............................... There were a lot of
people shouting.
(crowd)
g. ‘Are you afraid of t h e ..........................of spiders?’ he asked.
(see)

T: GRADES 5 / 6

Q Topic: Travel
‘Soon he w ill be w ell enough to go back to the West In dies.’
In the tim e o f fa n e E yre long d istance travel w as a long and
difficult business taking w eeks by boat to make a journey like
this.

• Find a picture of a m etho d of transport, either m odern or old

an d bring it into class.
• Describe your picture. What can you see? What is the setting?
• When did you last travel on holiday? Where did you go? How
did you get there? Tell your partner.

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 Victorian Schools

When Jane Eyre went to Lowood School, she was very unhappy at
first. There was not enough food for the girls to eat, their clothes
were not warm enough for the cold winter weather, and the teachers
were very strict. Not all schools at that lime were as bad as Lowood.
but life in a Victorian school was still very different from life in
most modern schools.

A D a m e S c h o o l (c. 1 8 4 0 ) by T h o m a s W eb ster.
D a m e s c h o o ls w e r e sm a ll, o fte n in rural areas, w h ere ch ild ren
w e re taugh t by a w o m a n o f a d v a n ce d y ea rs, u su a lly in her h o m e.

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There were schools for many years before Queen Victoria’s time,
but very few o f these were for the children o f poor parents. The
g re a t P u blic S ch o o ls, 1 such as Eton. H arro w and R ugby w ere
expensive places for the children o f rich parents. There were also
the old Grammar Schools, - many of them founded in the sixteenth
century. These schools were for the sons o f merchants and other
well-to-do 3 families who could afford 4 to pay the fees. William
Shakespeare, who was born in 1564, was a pupil at the Grammar
School in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Many children o f rich fam ilies
did not go to school. They were
taught at home by a governess or
tutor in a special school room.
There were few schools for girls.
U s u a l l y g i r l s h a d to l e a r n at
home how to look after a house,
how to cook, and how to sew.
There were many children who
had no tim e for learning at all.
They had to work in factories 5
from a very young age. Some of
the churches started schools so

1. P u b lic S c h o o ls : (in Britain on ly)

fee p ayin g, private sc h o o ls.
2. G ram m ar S c h o o ls : sc h o o ls for
se le c te d , clev er ch ild ren .
3. w e ll-to -d o : rich.
4. afford : h ave en ou gh m oney.
5. fa cto r ie s : b u ild in g s w h ere
m a ch in e s are u sed to m ake large
q u a n tities o f good s.

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that poor children could learn to read and write, and to learn about
religion. By the lime Victoria was Queen, many more schools were
started for poor children. In 1870 a law was made which said that
children aged five to thirteen must go to school.
Many schools were now built, but they were very dull 1 places,
compared to modern schools. There were 60 to 80 children in each
class, with only one teacher and a helper to look after them. The
teacher sat at a high desk so that he could watch all the children. He
was very strict and hit the children with a cane 2 when they made a
mistake.
At first, poor parents d id n 't like their ch ildren going to school
instead o f working to earn money for the family. When builders
came to put up schools in poor areas, they were often chased away -’
by angry parents!

Victorian School Quiz

| In groups, answ er the follow in g q uestions about V ictorian
schools. Compare your answers with other groups.

1. What, in Britain, is a Public School? Is it

a. Q a school paid for by the government?
b. □ a fee-paying, private school?
c. Q a school for anyone?

1. d u ll : u n in terestin g, boring.

2. ca n e :.
3. ch a sed a w a y : forced to go aw ay.

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2. W hat is a Gram mar School? Is it
a- □ a school w h ich only teaches grammar?
b. Q a school for poor children?
c. Q a school for selected, clever children?

3. Who taught ch ildren of rich families w ho d i d n ’t go to

school? Was it
a. Q their m other?
b.' □ governesses and tutors?
c. Q servants?

4. What law was passed in 1870? Did it say that

a. Q all child re n m ust go to school?
b. Q child re n should go to school if their parents
agreed?
c. Q all children betw een the ages of five and thirteen
m u st go to school?

5. Why did the teacher sit at a high desk in a Victorian

classroom? Was it because
a. □ he could see all of the children?
b. □ he was not very tall?
c. Q he d i d n ’t like standing up?

6. Why did angry parents chase away the builders w ho came

to put up the new schools? Was it because
a. Q they d i d n ’t want their children to learn to read
and write?
b. □ they wanted their children to earn money for the
family?
c. Q they d i d n ’t like new buildings?

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 M rR ochesterProposes

L
ate r that day, I re c e iv e d a le tte r w h ic h g re atly
s u r p r i s e d me. M rs R eed, m y a u n t, w a s d yin g , a n d
s h e w a n te d m e to go a n d visit h er. I set off at o n ce
on a long jo u rn e y to h e r h o m e. W h e n I got th ere , I
w a s to ld th a t m y c o u s in John h a d d ie d . M y a u n t w a s v ery ill.
A t f ir s t s h e c o u l d n o t s p e a k to m e. B ut o n e d a y , as I w a s
s i t ti n g b y h e r b e d , s h e s h o w e d m e a le tte r. It w a s from m y
f a th e r ’s b ro th e r , w h o liv e d in M a d e ira . T h is is w h a t it said .

Dear Mrs Reed,

I am looking for mij brother's daughter, Jane Ei/re. I am now
a rich man, and I have no children of mi/ own. I want Jane
Eifre to live with me. Can i/ou help me to find mi/ niece?
Yours sincerehj
John E l\re

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I lo o k e d at t h e d a te o n th e lette r. ‘B ut M rs R e e d ,’ I sa id ,
‘t h i s le tte r w a s s e n t th r e e y e a rs ago. W h y d i d n ’t y o u te ll m e
a b o u t it b e f o r e ? ’
‘I n e v e r l ik e d y o u , Jan e E y re ,’ m y a u n t r e p li e d . ‘I w r o te a
l e t t e r to y o u r u n c l e , a n d I t o ld h im th a t y o u w e re d e a d . I to ld
h i m y o u d i e d at L o w o o d S c h o o l. N o w go a w a y a n d leav e m e . ’
A few d a y s a f te r w a r d s , 1 M rs R e e d d i e d . I fe lt s a d th a t sh e
h a d d i s l ik e d m e u n t i l h e r d e a th , a n d I felt g la d to leav e h e r
h o u s e a n d r e tu r n to T h o r n f ie l d Hall.
 ',JS § S > Jane Eyre_________
It w as s u m m e r, a n d th e field s a r o u n d T h o rn f ie ld w e re v ery
g re e n a n d full o f flo w e rs. F o r m e, it w a s t h e m o s t b e a u ti f u l
p la c e in the w o rld , b e c a u s e it w as n o w m y h o m e.
‘I k n o w th a t A d e le w ill be p l e a s e d to see m e , ’ 1 th o u g h t.
'B ut w h a t a b o u t M r R o chester? I w a n t to see h i m so m u c h , b u t
h o w d oes h e feel a b o u t m e? P e rh a p s h e is a lre a d y m a rr ie d to
B lan ch e Ingram ? W hat if th ey are going to m arry soo n? W h at
w ill I d o ? ’ I felt u n h a p p y w h e n I t h o u g h t a b o u t M r R o c h e s te r
a n d B lan ch e Ingram . ‘I c a n ’t stay h e r e w h e n th e y are m a r r i e d , ’
I th o u g h t. ‘I m u s t leav e th is h o u s e , w h i c h I love, a n d I w ill
n e v e r see M r R o c h e s te r a g a in .’
W h e n I ca m e n e a r th e h o u s e , I s a w M r R o ch ester. He w as
p le a s e d to see m e, a n d so w e re Mrs F airfax a n d A d ele. I re ally
felt th a t I h a d c o m e b ac k h o m e.
O n e e v e n in g , a few w e ek s afte rw a rd s , I w e n t for a

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w a lk in th e g a r d e n a f te r I h a d f i n i s h e d t e a c h i n g A d e le . M r
R o c h e ste r saw m e there. ‘C om e a n d ta lk to m e, Ja n e ,’ h e said.
‘H e ’s g o in g to te ll m e t h a t h e is g o in g to m a r r y B l a n c h e
In g r a m ,’ I th ou gh t.
‘A re you h a p p y here, Jan e?’ h e asked.
‘Yes, M r R o ch ester, I am v ery h a p p y , ’ I re p lie d .
‘Y o u ’ll be sa d to leave h e r e , ’ h e said.
I c o u ld n o t lo o k at h im . ‘He is go ing to tell m e th at I m u s t
leave b e c a u s e h e ’s gettin g m a r r i e d , ’ I th ou gh t.
‘Yes, I w ill be very sad to le a v e ,’ I said.
‘But you m u s t leave, Ja n e ,’ M r R o c h e s te r said.
‘M u st I?’ I asked. ‘W ill it be s o o n ? ’
‘Yes, it w ill be s o o n ,’ h e said.
‘Is it b e c a u s e y o u are going to get m a rr ie d ? ' I asked.
‘Y es, Jan e , I a m g o in g to get m a r r i e d . A d b l e m u s t go to
sch o o l, a n d yo u m u s t fin d a n e w job. I w ill h e lp you. It
w ill be far from here, th o u g h , m y little f r ie n d .’
‘T h e n I s h a ll n e v e r see y o u a g a in ? ’ I cried .
‘Y o u ’ll so o n forget m e w h e n y o u are far a w a y ,’ he
a n s w e re d .
‘B ut I w ill n e v e r forget y o u , ’ I th o u g h t. ‘You
m ay forget me, w h e n I am no t here, bu t 1 w ill
n e v e r forget yo u, M r R o c h e s te r .’
I c o u l d h a r d l y s p e a k . T e a r s w e r e in m y
eyes, a n d all that I c o u ld say w as, ‘N e v e r!’
He looked at m e for a long tim e, a n d th e n , al
la s t, h e s p o k e . ‘P e r h a p s y o u d o n ’t n e e d to g o , ’ he
said. ‘P e rh a p s you ca n stay h e re w h e n I am m a r r i e d . ’

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 J a n e l^ r e
I felt an g ry n ow . Did th is m a n th in k I w a s m a d e of sto n e? 1
Did h e not k n o w h o w I felt? Did h e ev e n care h o w m u c h his
w o rd s h u r t m e?
‘I c o u ld n e v e r s ta y ,’ I to ld h im . W h e n M iss In gram is y o u r
w ife, I m u s t go. I k n o w th at I am n o t ric h a n d b e a u tif u l like
her. I am p o o r a n d u n im p o r ta n t. But I still feel sa d n e s s. If you
m a rry M iss Ingram , I m u s t leave h e r e . ’
I w as s u rp ris e d w h e n Mr R och ester s m ile d . ‘But I d o n ’t w a n t
y o u to go, Jane,’ he said. ‘I am no t going to m arry M iss Ingram.
P lease stay h e re w i t h m e, b e c a u se i t ’s y o u I w a n t to m a r r y .’
I h e a r d w h a t h e s a i d b u t I c o u l d n o t b e l i e v e it. ‘Y ou are
la u g h in g at m e ,’ I said . ‘H o w ca n y o u be so c r u e l? ’
‘I am n o t la u g h in g at y o u , J a n e ,’ h e a n s w e re d . ‘It is y o u I
w a n t to m a rry , a n d n o t M iss Ingram . Jane, w ill you m a rry m e ? ’
He lo o k ed at m e so t e n d e r ly 2 that I h a d to b e lie v e him . M r
R o c h e s te r re a lly d id w a n t to m a r r y me! He w a n te d m e, Jane
Eyre, to be h is w ife !’
‘Y e s,’ I said q u ie tly , ‘I w ill m arry y o u .'
‘We w ill be h a p p y , Jane. No o n e is going to sto p u s , ’ h e told
m e , w i t h a s t r a n g e lo o k in h i s e y e s, w h i c h I d i d n o t q u i t e
u n d e r s ta n d . But I w as too h a p p y at th a t m o m e n t to th in k about
it for long.
It b e g a n to get d a rk . T h e w e a t h e r c h a n g e d , a n d a s t r o n g
w i n d s t a r t e d to b lo w . R ain s t a r t e d to fall as w e w a l k e d b a c k
to t h e h o u s e to g e th e r .

1. w a s m a d e o f sto n e : had no feelin g s.

2. ten d e rly : w ith m uch lo v e.

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Q What happened in Part Five? Read the text again, and then put
the follow ing events into the correct order to make a summary.

a. Q Jane returns to Thornfield Hall.

b. Q Mrs Reed shows Jane a letter from her fa ther’s brother.
c. Q Mr R ochester asks Jane to m arry him.
d. Q Mrs Reed dies.
e. Q Jane goes to visit Mrs Reed, w ho is dying.
f. Q Jane thinks that Mr Rochester is going to m arry Miss
Ingram.

PET Q Read the text again. Look at the statem ents below and decide if
each statem ent is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, mark A. If
it is incorrect, mark B.

A B
Jan e’s au nt was p leased to see her. □ □
Mrs Reed show ed Jane a letter w h ic h she h ad □ □
received three days before.
John Reed was dead. □ □
Mrs Reed to ld Jane’s u n cle that Jane was in □ □
Madeira.

Jane was glad to leave h er a u n t ’s house. □ □

Mr Rochester told Jane that she m ust find a □ □
n ew job.
Jane told Mr Rochester that she w o u ld soon □ □
forget him.

Mr Rochester asked Jane to be his wife. □ □

N ow rewrite the incorrect statements.

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| Jane Eyre tells us that she has no m oney, and that she is not very
pretty. Mr R ochester is a rich m an, and is adm ired by m any
wom en. Here are some questions about Jane and Mr Rochester.
Tick the answer that you think is the most true.

1. W hy do you th in k Mr Rochester w a n te d to m arry Jane?

a. Q Because she was beautiful.
b. Q Because h e th ou g h t she m ight have a lot of money.
c. Q Because he loved her.

2. How w ill Jane’s life change w h e n she is m arried?

a. Q She w ill go to m any parties.
b. Q She w ill live w ith som eone w ho really cares for her.
c. Q She w ill buy expensive clothes.

3. W hy m ight Jane be hap p y w h e n she is m arried?

a. Q Because Mr Rochester loves her.
h. Q Because she can send Grace Poole away,
c. Q Because she w o n ’t have to w ork again.

4. W hy m ight Jane be u n h a p p y w h e n she is m arried?

a. Q Mr Rochester is m u ch older than she is.
b. Q She has no m oney of her own.
c. Q She m ight be bored because she d o e s n ’t have a job.

There are no right or wrong answers. D iscuss your ideas with

the rest o f your group.

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G ram m ar__________________________
‘Perhaps you don’t need to go,’ he said.

We use n e e d to talk about som ething w h ic h is or i s n ’t urgent or

necessary:
He n e e d s to borrow som e money. (= it is n e ce ssary for him)
S h e d o e s n ’t n eed to p a s s the exam. [= it i s n ’t necessary for her)
Do th e y n eed t o rent th e c a r ? (= is it necessary for them?)

Q Fill the gaps in the sentences using n eed.

a. I ..............................to do my hom ework.

b. S h e ’s really very rich, s h e ..............................to work.
c...................................y o u ................................. to speak to her?
d. We usu ally go on ho liday in August, th a t ’s w hy we
..............................to book now.
e. H e ..............................to study, h e ’s so clever.
f. Jane has got such a good m em ory for n um bers she
..............................to w rite them down.
g. Y o u .......................... to pay a supp lem ent for the intercity trains.

0 Listen to the recording o f Part Five. When you hear the following
w ords press pause and repeat the words as they are said, then
match them with their definitions.

1. niece a. have no feelings

2. afterwards b. d id n ’t like
3. disliked c. the daughter of one’s brother or sister
4. be m ade of stone d. with m uch love
5. u n im p o rtan t e. something which doesn’t matter
6. tenderly f. later

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PET Q Imagine that you work for a m agazine problem page. Jane Eyre
has sent you a letter to ask for your advice about her marriage
to M r R ochester. Read the reply to the letter and ch oose the
correct word for each space. For each question, mark the letter
next to the correct word - A, B, C or D.

Dear Jane Eyre,

I am h a p p y to hear that your em ployer has 1.................you to
m arry him. You s a y 2.................. he is 3............. older th a n you,
bu t this n ee d n o t 4................... if you really l o v e 5.................
other.
It worries me to 6 th at you th in k he has a secret
from you. I d o n ’t th in k that you 7 m arry h im un til
you know m ore about his past.
You w ill soon get to k now his friends, and learn
h o w 8............... talk to them,
Yours sincerely
Aunt Maria

1. A told B asked C ask D say

2. A w h ich B w ho C when D that
3. A m u ch B m any c some D lot
4. A worry B m atter c im p ortant D m in d
5. A each B one c every D all
6. A listen B talk c say D hear
7. A m ight B w o uld c shall D sho u ld
8. A to B for c and D be

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T: GRADES 5 / 6

B Topic: Celebrations

• In Part Five Mr R ochester asks Jane Eyre to m arry him. W hat

do you think the w ed ding cerem ony w ill be like?
• F in d a picture, a photograph or a painting of a traditional
w ed din g in England or in your country an d th en describe it to
the class.
• Now consider w h a t you think of marriage. Is it necessary? Do
you w ant to get m arried in ch urch or in a registry office? What
w o u ld like to wear? Describe your ideal day w ith a partner.

PET B Read the text below and choose the correct word - A, B, C or D.

At the b eginning of th e story Jane Eyre w as ten years old and

l i v e d 0 .....A..... her aunt, Mrs Reed, and her three cousins, Eliza,
John an d Georgiana in a beautiful, big house. Both h er parents
1............... died.
Her cousins w ere cruel to her and one day John h it her. Jane was
2 ............... to a cold and dark ro om w h e re she becam e ill. The
doctor asked her if she w o u ld like to go away to school.
Jan e’s first school was Lowood, ow ned 3 ..............Mr Brocklehurst.
He was an u n k in d m an 4 ............... did not buy enough food and
clothes for the eighty girls that lived there. Jane m ade a very good
friend at Low ood called H elen B urns w ho d ied b ecause of the
h a rs h co nd itio ns. 5 ............... other girls d ied a n d so an in q u iry
w a s m a d e . T h e g o v e r n m e n t s e n t m o n e y to L o w o o d a n d th e
school im proved.
Jane left Lowood w h e n she 6 ............... eighteen. She took a job
7 ............... a F re n c h girl, A d ele, in a h o u s e ca lle d T h o rn fie ld
H all. O ne d a y w h e n Jan e w as o u t in th e v illa g e sh e sa w an
interesting looking m an fall 8 ............... his horse. She tried to help
h i m b u t h e r e f u s e d . W h e n s h e go t b a c k to T h o r n f i e l d s h e
d i s c o v e r e d t h a t t h e s t r a n g e r w a s 9 ................ e m p l o y e r M r
R ochester. One n ig h t Jane h e a rd noises o u ts id e h er room. She

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found Mr R ochester’s bed on fire. He th an k ed her for saving his

life and w e nt u p to the attic to investigate the strange noises.
Mrs F airfa x , t h e h o u s e k e e p e r , t o l d Jane t h a t a s tran g e , q u ie t
w om an called Grace Poole lived upstairs.
One d a y , 10 ................ visitor called Mr M ason came to Thornfield.
Late that night Jane h e a r d 11 ............... from upstairs and fo un d Mr
M ason 12 ............... on a large b ed in the attic, covered in blood.
Mr Rochester w e n t to get a doctor. Mr M ason was taken away and
Jan e a n d Mr R o c h e s te r d is c u s s e d Grace Po ole. M r R o c h e s te r
seemed very worried.
Mrs Reed was dying. Jane w e nt to see her and discovered that her
uncle h a d 13 ............... to contact h er from Madeira. Mrs Reed had
to ld h im th a t Jane was dead. Jane r e tu r n e d to T h o rn fie ld a n d
p r e p a r e d 14 ................ le a v e . S he w a s s u r e t h a t M r R o c h e s t e r
w a n te d to m arry a beautiful w om an 15 ............... Blanche Ingram.
Instead Mr Rochester w an ted to m arry her. She accepted.

0.

1.
® w ith
A have
B by
B are
C at
C h ad
D to
D were
2. A took B taken c take D taked
3. A at B by c for D to
4. A that B w h ich c w ho D when
5. A Many B M uch c Lot D Few
6. A had B has c reach D was
7. A teaches B teaching c teach D taught
8. A to B through c across D from
9. A his B her c its D i t ’s
10. A a B an c one D the
11. A shoutings B screamings c scream D screams
12. A lying B laying c laid D lay
13. A tryed B train c tried D trained
14. A for B to c a D w ith
15. A call B nam e c called D nam ing

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Ear_t_SIX

The Weddtng
w e d d in g day w as a m o n th
later. I w a s b u s y a n d h a p p y as I
got r e a d y for th e m arria g e.
T w o n ig h ts befo re th e w e d d in g , I
w a s a s le e p in m y ro o m . My w e d d i n g d re s s
w a s in t h e r o o m w i t h m e . T h e n i g h t w a s
w in d y , and th e w in d m ad e a s tra n g e n o ise.
S u d d e n l y , I w o k e u p . T h e r e w a s a l ig h t in m y ro o m . I
t h o u g h t at first th a t it w a s m o rn in g , b u t w h e n I lo o k ed at th e
w i n d o w I s a w th a t it w a s still d a r k o u ts id e .
S o m e o n e w a s in m y ro o m . W as it M rs F a ir f a x o r G ra c e
P oo le ? II w a s a w o m a n , b u t a w o m a n I h a d n e v e r s e e n before.
S h e w a s big, tall a n d s tr o n g . H e r b l a c k b a i r w a s lo n g a n d

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th ick . S h e w a s d r e s s e d in a long, w h i t e g a r m e n t. 1 I c o u l d no t
see h e r face. S h e h e l d m y w e d d i n g d re s s a n d veil u p in front
of h er. S h e lo o k e d at h e r re fle c tio n in th e m i r r o r a n d it w as
t h e n th a t I s a w h e r face! It w a s t h e m o s t t e r r ib l e face. S h e
h a d large, red eyes a n d h e r s k in w as p u rp le . S he lo o k ed
a n g ry a n d d a n g e ro u s . I felt great fear.

1. garm en t : item o f cloth in g.

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 Jane
T h e n s h e to o k m y v e il, a n d tore 1 it to p ie c e s. S h e t h r e w
th e p ie c e s d o w n o n th e flo or a n d w e n t o v er to lo o k o u t o f th e
w i n d o w . T h e n s h e t u r n e d a n d s t a r t e d to c o m e t o w a r d s m y
bed. I w a s so frig h te n e d th a t I w a s u n a b l e to m o ve. I c o u l d n ’t
e v e n s c r e a m for h e lp . ‘S h e is go in g to kill m e , ’ I th o u g h t. But
th e n th e light d is a p p e a r e d , a n d th e ro o m w a s d a r k o n c e m ore.
I w o k e u p in th e m o rn in g . T h e s u n w a s s h i n i n g in th r o u g h
th e w i n d o w , a n d at o n c e I r e m e m b e r e d th e s tra n g e w o m a n . I
th o u g h t at first th a t I h a d h a d a b a d d re a m . T h e n I s a w m y
r u i n e d 3 v eil, ly in g o n t h e floor, to rn to p ie c e s . It w a s true!
T h e s tra n g e w o m a n w a s real!
M r R o c h e s t e r l o o k e d v e r y w o r r i e d a n d w a s s i l e n t fo r a
lo n g tim e w h e n I to ld h i m a b o u t th e w o m a n , b u t h e ju st said ,
‘Y ou h a d a b a d d re a m , Jane. It w a s p r o b a b ly G race P o o le w h o
to re y o u r v e il, b u t y o u d r e a m t th a t it w a s a s t r a n g e r . ’
I c o u l d n o t b e lie v e th a t th e s tra n g e w o m a n h a d b e e n ju s t a
d r e a m , b u t I s a i d n o t h i n g . T h a t n i g h t , t h e n i g h t b e f o re th e
w e d d in g , I s le p t in A d e l e ’s roo m .
T h e n e x t d ay, w e w e n t to th e c h u r c h for th e w e d d in g . In
th e c h u rc h , w h ile th e cle rg y m a n 3 w as sp e a k in g , s o m e o n e
t h r e w o p e n th e c h u r c h d o o r a n d s a id , ‘S to p th e w e d d in g ! It
c a n n o t go o n . 4 M r R o c h e s t e r a l r e a d y h a s a w i f e . H e is
m a r r ie d to m y s i s t e r ! ’

1. tore : rip p ed , p u lled apart.

2. ru in ed : so dam aged it c o u ld not be repaired.
3. clerg y m an : priest.
4. go on : co n tin u e.

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 A l l t h e p e o p l e i n t h e c h u r c h t u r n e d to s e e w h o w a s
sp e a k in g . It w as M r M a s o n , th e v i s i to r from th e W e s t In d ie s ,
w ith tw o o th e r m e n . W h a t w as he ta lk in g
ab o u t? H o w c o u l d M r R o c h e s te r be m a r r ie d ?
My h e a rt tu rn e d cold. I c o u ld n o t b e lie v e
th a t th is w as h a p p e n in g on m y w e d d in g
day.
‘B u t w h e r e is M r R o c h e s t e r ’s w i f e ? ’
as k e d th e c le r g y m a n . ‘W h y h a v e n ’t
w e se e n h e r ? ’
‘S h e liv es at T h o r n f ie l d H a l l , ’
M r M a so n r e p li e d . ‘S h e is a liv e. I
saw her re c e n tly .’
M r R o c h e s t e r s t r u g g l e d to
sp e a k . H is face w a s w h ite a n d
d i s t r e s s e d . 1 A t last h e s a id , ‘It is
tru e. My w ife is liv in g at
T h o r n f i e l d H all. W e w e re m a r r ie d
f i f t e e n y e a r s ago in t h e W e s t I n d i e s ,
w h e n w e w e re b o th y oung. H er n a m e is B erth a M ason, a n d sh e
is M a s o n ’s siste r. S o o n a fte r w e w e re m a rr ie d , s h e c h a n g e d .
S he b ec am e v ery stran g e, an d th e n sh e b ec am e m ad 2 an d
d a n g e ro u s . S h e a tta c k e d m e, a n d a n y o n e w h o c a m e n e a r h er.
Last A p ril, s h e t r i e d to kill h e r o w n b r o th e r .

1. d istressed : agitated , torm ented.

2. m ad : m en ta lly ill.

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 Jan e Eyre
‘S h e h a s a n u r s e , 1 G ra c e P o o le , w h o l o o k s a f t e r h e r at
T h o r n f ie l d . I h a v e t o ld n o o n e els e th a t s h e is m y w ife. T h is
y o u n g w o m a n , Jan e E yre, k n o w s n o th in g a b o u t h e r . ’ M r
R o c h e s t e r ’s face w a s s ad . ‘C o m e w i t h m e, a n d I w ill ta k e y o u
to see h e r . ’
VVe w e r e all s i l e n t as w e w a lk e d from th e c h u r c h b a c k to
T h o r n f i e l d H a ll. M r R o c h e s t e r to o k us u p to t h e a t t i c a n d
u n l o c k e d th e d o o r. G race P o o le w a s th e re , a n d in th e ro o m ,
too, w a s t h e fr ig h t e n i n g , t e r r ib l e w o m a n th a t I h a d s e e n in
m y b e d r o o m . S h e w a s t h e p e r s o n w h o h a d th e c r u e l la u g h .
S h e w a s th e o n e w h o h a d set fire to M r R o c h e s t e r ’s b ed , w h o
h a d tr ie d to kill M r M a so n , a n d w h o h a d r u i n e d m y veil. Yes,
s h e w a s m a d , b u t s h e w a s also M r R o c h e s t e r ’s w ife. I k n e w
t h a t I c o u l d n o t m a rr y h im .
A l t h o u g h I felt s o rry for M r R o c h e s te r, I k n e w th a t 1 m u s t
leav e m y h o m e , T h o r n f ie l d H all, for ever. I p u t a few c lo th e s
i n t o a s m a l l b a g . 1 t o o k a l i t t l e m o n e y , a n d q u i e t l y l e ft
T h o r n f ie l d H all e a rly t h e n e x t m o rn in g . I to ld n o o n e th a t I
w a s going, a n d n o o n e s a w m e leav e.

1. n u rse : person w h o cares for ill p eo p le.

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p e t Q What happened in Part Six? Read the text and questions below.
For each question, mark the letter next to the correct answer
A, B, C or D.

1. What h a p p e n ed two nights before the wedding?

A Q Mr Mason arrived at Thornfield.
B Q Som eone tore Jane’s veil.
C Q Mr Rochester went away.
D Q Someone tore a new spaper.

2. What did Mr Rochester say to Jane w hen she told him that a
stranger tore her veil?
A Q He said that it was a had dream.
B []H e told her not to be silly.
C □ He said that he w ould buy her a new dress.
D [ ] He told her she w ould get a new veil.

3. Who interrupted the wedding?

A Q The clergyman.
B Q Grace Poole.
C □ Mr Mason.
D Q The priest.

4. Why co u ld n 't Mr Rochester marry Jane?

A Q Because he forgot the ring.
B Q Because he was already m arried.
C Q Because he w anted to marry som eone else.
D Q Because he d id n 't love her.

5. Who was Mr Rochester's wife?

A Q Mr M ason’s sister.
B Q Adele's mother.
C Q Miss Ingram 's friend.
D [] Mr M ason's sister-in-law.
 6. Why was Mr R ochester’s wife locked up in the attic?
A Q Because Mr Rochester d i d n ’t like her.
B Q Because Mr Rochester w anted to m arry Jane.
C Q Because she was mad.
D Q Because she was shy.

7. Who looked after Mrs Rochester?

A Q Mrs Fairfax.
B Q Mr Mason.
C Q Grace Poole.
D Q Nobody.

] M atch the fo llo w in g w ord s w ith th eir d e fin itio n s. U se you r

dictionary to help.

a dream • pleasant thoughts that you

have w hile y o u ’re awake
a nightm are • an imaginary place
a day dream • frightening or very upsetting
events that h ap p e n while
you sleep
a dream w orld • im agined events that h ap p e n w hile
you sleep

Have you ever had a bad dream? Work in pairs, and describe
your dream to your partner. Take it in turns to describe your
partner’s dream to the rest o f the class.

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Grammar
We use eith er/o r and neith er/n o r w here there is a choice to be
made.
I can travel to school e i t h e r by train or bus.
(Affirmative sentence)
My brother is only two years old, so he can n eith er read nor write.
(Negative sentence)

] F ill in the gaps in the follow in g sen ten ces w ith e ith e r /o r , or
n eith er/n o r.

a. Jane thought t h a t a stranger was in her room,

..............................it was Grace Poole.

b. Mr R ochester told Jane that she h ad s e e n ............................... a

g h o s t ............................... a real person, but that she had just had
a bad dream.
c. I’ll come tosee y o u .............................. on Sunday
..............................on M onday next week.

d. Tell Carla I’lllend h e r ............................... my dictionary

..............................my course book again. She forgets to return
the things th at she borrows.
e. T e l l ............................... your p a r e n t s ................................ your
teacher if you have problem s at school.

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p e t Q Here is a report o f Jane and Mr R ochester’s w edding from the

local new spaper. Read the letter and choose the correct word for
each space. For each question, mark the letter next to the correct
word - A, B, C or D.

S hock E n ding to W eddin g

o f W ea lth y T o ca l M an
The w e d d in g of w e a lth y M r R o c h e s te r1....................
Thornfield Hall to a m e m b e r 2......................his staff, Miss
Jane Eyre, a governess, en d e d dra m a tic ally in the village
church 3....................week. Miss E y re ,4....................... looked
r a d ia n t in a d ress of plain w h ite satin, w a s 5....................
a b o u t to agree to m arry the h a n d s o m e , rich o w n e r of
T hornfield Hall, w h e n 6.................... a s tra n g e r entered the
church, a n d said that the m arria g e could no t go
7........................M r Rochester an d Miss Eyre then left the
church, w ith their guests. M r Rochester a n d Miss Eyre hav e
n o t been 8....................since the w ed d in g .

1. A at B of C for D to
2. A from B of C at D on
3. A before B next C last D since
4. A w ho B that C w hich D were
5. A just B only C as soon as D until
6. A quickly B su d d en C quick D s u ddenly
7. A on B up C down D back
8. A saw B see C seen D look

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] Here are six sentences from Part Six. Put them in the order in
w hich they appear in the story.

a. Q Mr Rochester looked very w orried and was silent for a

long time w h e n I told him about the wom an.

b. Q ‘But w here is Mr R ochester’s w ife?’ asked the clergyman.

‘Why h a v e n ’t we seen h er?’
c. Although I felt sorry for Mr Rochester, I knew that I m ust
leave my home, T hornfield Hall, for ever.
d. Q Then she took my veil, and tore it to pieces.
e. Q ‘It is true. My wife is living at Thornfield H all.’
f. Q Two nights before the w edding, I was asleep in my room.

Q Correct the words that are underlined.

a. You had a g o o d .............................. dream.

b. S t a r t .............................. the wedding!

c. But w here is Mr R ochester’s h u s b a n d ............................. ?

d. She is d e a d ...............................I saw her recently.

e. It is f a ls e ............................... My wife is living at Thornfield Hall.

f. She has a d o c t o r .............................. Grace Poole, w ho looks after

her at Thornfield.

Now check your answers by listening to Part Six again then write
the name o f the speaker in the space below the words.

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 Victorian Family Life
Charlotte Bronte, who wrote Jane Eyre, was a young woman of twenty-
one when Queen Victoria took the throne. The story of Jane Eyre shows
the high value 1 that Victorians put upon marriage, family life and
religion. When Jane discovers that Mr Rochester is already married, she
knows immediately that they cannot be together, and that she must leave
Thomfield for ever.
For rich families, family life was comfortable and pleasant. Servants
were cheap and every family had at least one maid. In a large house like
Thornfield. there was probably a butler. 2 many maids, a cook, and

M a n y H a p p y R e tu rn s o f th e D a y ( 18 5 6 )
by W i ll i a m P o w e ll Frith.

1. v a lu e : im portan ce.
2. b u tler : m ale head servant.
gardeners. Once the house was cleaned in the early morning, ready for
when the family got up. the servants would stay ‘downstairs’ in the
basement.1 until one of the family rang a bell to call them ‘upstairs’.
The sons of the family had to work hard at school so that they could
succeed in their careers 2, but young women had to learn to sing, play
the piano and produce fine sewing. The only ‘career’ for most well-off
young women was a good marriage. Some poor girls with a better
education sometimes worked as governesses or companions to older
women. When a young man and woman liked each other, the man asked
the girl’s father for permission to visit her. The young couple could only
meet if an older person was with them as a ‘chaperone’. After a while,
the man would ask if he could marry the girl. Her father would ask him
about his job. his money, and his future plans before he would agree to
the marriage.
The family followed a regular daily routine. Meals were at the same
times each day. and children were told o ff4 if they were late. They had
to eat up all their food. If they didn’t, it would be there again at the next
meal. In the evening in winter, children would play indoor games. In
summer they might play in the garden or go for a bicycle ride.
Victorians liked inviting guests to their homes, and they gave large,
expensive parties. During the summer months, most families went on
holiday. Sometimes they went to the seaside, and a few. very rich
families went abroad to countries like France or Switzerland.

1. basement : floor o f a b u ild in g w h ic h is partly underground.

2. ca reers : jobs.
3. chaperone : old er person w h o su p e r v ise s so m e o n e younger.
4. told o f f : rebuked, sp ok en to angrily.

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| Im agine that you live in a rich V ictorian fam ily. Here is a
page from your diary. Read the entry for July 15th, 1841 and
choose the correct word for each space. For each question,
mark the letter next to the correct word - A, B, C or D.

Thursday, Ju ly 15,1641

I g o t 1............... a t seven o’clock. A butler2................. me some

hot w ater so t h a t I could have a wash 3 my bedroom.
A t seven-thirty we4............... breakfast. I had baeon, eggs and
a g la s s 5 milk. A t eight-thirty I s ta rte d lessons
6.................my governess, Miss Eyre. A t eleven-thirty we had
our lunch and 17............... all my food. If I leave 8................... then
Mama 9 make me e a t i t 10.................the next meal. In
the afternoon, it rained, so we stayed indoors and played
gam es.11................. when Papa came home, we sang songs while
Mama played the piano. A t eight o’clock I went to bed.

1. A up B across C along D out

2. A bring B took C brought D take
3. A on B at c for D in
4. A have B had c having D halve
5. A a B of c an D some
6. A with B by c buy D on
7. A eat B eaten c ate D eats
8. A any B many c much D some
9. A w o n ’t B going c w ill D for
10. A for B on c at D by
11. A After B Before c Between D Later

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 ] Work with a partner. Take it in turns to be a Victorian father
and the young man asking to marry his daughter. Here are
som e ideas for questions and answers.

Father: Are you sure that you love m y daughter? A '

w
Young man: I love her w ith all my heart.
Father: You d o n ’t look old enough to be married. How old are
you?
Young man: I’m tw enty-one years old, sir.
Father: What k ind of work do you do? *
Young man: I work in a bank.
Father: Do you earn enough m oney to buy a house for my
daughter?
Young man: No, sir, but my family will lend me the money.
Father: 1 want my daughter to live near her m other and me.
Young man: I d o n ’t w ant to take her away from her family, sir.

Now repeat the sam e scene according to the film director’s

instructions:
a. Young, h ip p ie father - very serious young man.
b. Old sick father - very shy and s tu p id young man.
c. Young, athletic father - easy-going young man
\
d. O ld-fashioned, narrow -m ind ed father - clever young man.

Q Match the words a-j below with their opposites 1-10.

a

a. high f. succeed 1. disagree 6. low

b. together g- older 2. small 7. expensive
c. cheap h. agree 3. fail 8. early
d. large i. late 4. apart 9. younger
e. downstairs j- play 5. work 10. upstairs

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EadJSEYEM

New Friends
w a n t e d to t r a v e l as far a w a y f r o m T h o r n f i e l d as I

I c o u l d , so I s p e n t all m y m o n e y on a j o u r n e y w h i c h
to o k tw o d ay s a n d n ig h ts . I a r r i v e d at a p la c e w h e r e
th e r e w e re no to w n s or villa g es. T h e r e w e re very few
h o u s e s . I h a d n o m o n e y , a n d I w a s c o ld , tire d a n d h u n g ry .
It w a s d a r k n o w , a n d I c o u l d see a ligh t in th e w i n d o w of
a h o u s e . 1 lo o k e d th r o u g h th e w i n d o w . T h e r e w e re tw o y o u n g
w o m e n in th e r o o m . I t h o u g h t t h a t t h e y lo o k e d k i n d , so I
k n o c k e d on th e d oo r. It w a s o p e n e d by a s e r v a n t.
‘W h o a re y o u ? ’ s h e a s k e d . ‘W h a t d o y o u w a n t ? ’
‘I ’m a lo n e in t h e w o r ld , a n d I h a v e n o m o n e y or f o o d , ’ I
to ld her. ‘I’m tire d a n d h u n g ry . P le a s e , c a n y o u h e l p m e ? ’
T h e s e r v a n t s ta re d at me. S h e d id n o t lo o k very fr ie n d ly .
‘I’ll give y o u s o m e b r e a d , ’ s h e sa id . ‘B ut t h e n y o u m u s t go.

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_______________________ N ew Friends

Y ou c a n ’t stay h e r e . ’ S h e c a m e b ac k a n d gav e m e th e b re a d ,
a n d s a id , ‘N o w go a w a y . ’
B ut I w as too tir e d to m ove. I sat d o w n o u ts id e th e d o o r of
th e h o u s e . ‘T h e re is n o on e to h e l p m e , ’ I said. ‘I w ill d ie h e r e . ’
 Jan e Hyre ____________________

I d i d n ’t k n o w t h a t s o m e o n e w a s w a tc h in g a n d l i s te n in g to
m e.
‘Y o u are n o t go ing to d i e , ’ a v o ic e sa id . A ta ll, h a n d s o m e
y o u n g m a n w a s l o o k i n g d o w n a t m e . ‘W h o a r e y o u ? ’ H e
k n o c k e d o n th e d o o r a n d the servant o pened it again.
‘W h o is t h i s y o u n g w o m a n , H a n n a h ? ’ h e ask e d .
‘I d o n ’t k n o w , s i r , ’ t h e s e r v a n t r e p l i e d . ‘I gave h e r s o m e
b r e a d a n d t o l d h e r to go a w a y . ’
‘S h e c a n ’t go aw ay , H a n n a h , ’ t h e y o u n g m a n s a id . ‘S h e is
to o ill. W e m u s t ta k e h e r i n s i d e a n d h e l p h e r . ’
T h e y t o o k m e i n t o t h e h o u s e , w h e r e it w a s w a r m a n d
c o m fo rta b le . T h e tw o y o u n g w o m e n a s k e d m e m y n a m e . ‘I am
Jane E l l io t t ,’ I t o l d th e m . I d i d n ’t w a n t to te ll t h e m m y re al
n a m e i n case M r R o c h e s te r t r i e d to fin d m e. I w a n t e d to s ta rt
a n e w life.
M y k i n d n e w f r i e n d s t o o k m e u p s t a i r s 1 to a b e d r o o m ,
w h e r e I s l e p t for a v e r y lo n g ti m e . W h e n I w o k e u p , I felt
m u c h b e tte r.
I w a s s o o n w e ll e n o u g h to ta lk to th e p e o p l e w h o h a d b e e n
so k i n d to m e . T h e n a m e s o f t h e t w o y o u n g w o m e n w e r e
D i a n a a n d M a r y R iv e rs . T h e y o u n g m a n w a s t h e i r b r o t h e r ,
a n d h i s n a m e w a s St J o h n R iv e rs . H e w a s a c l e r g y m a n . He
h a d fa ir 2 h a i r a n d b l u e eyes, a n d w a s v e r y g o o d lo o k in g . B ut
h is face w a s a lw a y s s e r io u s , a n d h e d i d n o t o fte n la u g h or
sm ile . He p l a n n e d to go to I n d i a to w o rk .

1. u p sta irs : to th e n e x t flo o r o f a b u ild in g .

2. fa ir : b lo n d , lig h t c o lo u re d .
_____________ N e w F riends

D ia n a a n d M a ry w e re m u c h f r i e n d l i e r t h a n t h e i r b r o th e r ,
b u t I d i d n ’t w a n t to te ll t h e m a b o u t M r R o c h e s te r . ‘I h a v e n o
f a m i l y o f m y o w n , ’ I s a id . ‘M y p a r e n t s a re d e a d . I w e n t to
L o w o o d S c h o o l, a n d a fte r I left I w e n t to w o r k as a g o v e rn e s s .
I h a d to l e a v e s u d d e n l y , b u t I h a v e d o n e n o t h i n g w r o n g .
P le a s e b e lie v e m e . ’
‘D o n ’t w o rr y , J ane, w e b e lie v e y o u , ’ s a i d D ian a . ‘D o n ’t ta lk
a n y m o re n o w . Y o u are t i r e d . ’
‘Y ou w i l l w a n t to fi n d s o m e w o r k , ’ s a id St John.
‘Yes, a n d as s o o n as p o s s i b l e , ’ I r e p li e d .
‘G o o d ,’ h e sa id . ‘T h e n I w ill h e l p y o u . ’
D ia n a a n d M ary w e n t b a c k to w o r k at t h e i r t e a c h i n g jobs
in th e s o u t h of E n g l a n d s o o n a f te r w a r d s . St J o h n a s k e d m e to
teac h th e c h ild re n w h o liv ed n e a r h is ch u rc h . T he school
w as v e ry sm all a n d th e c h ild r e n w e re v e ry p o o r, b u t I
e n jo y e d m y w o rk .
I l i v e d in a s m a ll co tta g e n e a r t h e s c h o o l. I d i d n o t h a v e
m u c h m o n e y , a n d I s a w v e r y fe w p e o p l e , b u t St J o h n o fte n
ca m e to see m e, a n d gave m e b o o k s to re a d . M y life w a s v e ry
q u ie t, b u t I w a s h a p p y , e x c e p t for w h e n I t h o u g h t a b o u t M r
R o c h e s te r. I k n e w t h a t I w o u l d a lw a y s lo v e h im .

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| What happened in Part Seven? Put the sentences in the correct

order to m ake a summary.

The young m an an d his sisters looked after Jane because

she was ill.

b. | | The servant told Jane to go.

c. U Jane said that h er nam e was Jane Elliott.
d. | | Jane left T hornfield Hall.
e. i] A young m a n fou nd Jane on the doorstep.
f. I| Jane knocked on the door of a house.

g- Jane felt better a n d talked to the Rivers family.

h. She still loved Mr Rochester.

] Jane taught ch ild re n at the village school.

] Diana an d Mary w e n t back to their teaching jobs.

&H Here are som e sen ten ces from Part S even , but each sen ten ce
contains a mistake. Correct the m istakes, then listen to Part Seven
again to check your answers.

a. I w a n te d travel as far away from Thornfield as I could.

b. I arriving at a place w here there were no tow n s or villages.

c. I tho ugh t that they looked kind, so I knock on the door.

d. ‘I’m alone in the world, and I have not m oney or food.’

e. I d i d n ’t kn o w th at som eone was w atching and listen to me.

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f. The two young w om en asked me name.

g. I was soon w ell enough to talk to the peo ple w ho h a d been to

me so kind.

h. The school was very small, and the children were very poor,
bu t I enjoyed my working.

G ram m ar -________
They to o k me into th e house.
Note the difference:
• We use bring w h e n we tran sp o rt som ething to a place w here
the speaker or the listener is.
Bring me th e box.
The p o stm a n b r o u g h t three le tte rs today. (= to my home)
I’ll bring you th e money tomorrow. (= to you)
M y s is t e r b r o u g h t a friend home from university. (= to our
home)
• We use ta ke w h e n we transport som ething away from the
place w h ere th e speaker or the listener is:
Take th e box to her. (= away from here)
Ple ase t a k e t h is le tter to the p o s t office. (= away from here)
The taxi t o o k Tom from his home to th e airport.
(= aw ay from there)

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H U sing th e in f o r m a t i o n in th e ta b le b e lo w fill th e g a p s in the

sentences w ith b rin g or ta k e .

Butler Sue and Bob Pete Maggie Vicky

study parlour bedroom dining cellar

room
books newspapers violin lamp suitcase

The Butler is speaking to the servants:

a. To Sue: P l e a s e ..................... the n ew sp a pers to me in the study.
b. To Maggie: P l e a s e .......................the lam p to Vicky.
c. To Pete: I’l l .....................your books tomorrow.
d. To V i c k y : .......................the hooks from the stu d y to the parlour.
e. To Pete: Do you w ant the new spapers? Tell Sue t o .....................
you the ones from the parlour.

J The R ivers fam ily m ust have been very su rp rised w h en Jane
cam e to their house. Work in groups o f three and pretend you
are Mary, D iana and St John. Talk to each other about Jane.
Here are some o f the things you might discuss:

- Who is she?
- W here has she come from?
- W hy is she alone?
- W hy d id she come to this house?

Compare your questions and answers w ith other groups, using

som e o f the follow ing phrases o f conjecture.

- We th in k she might...
- Maybe she...
- It’s possible that...

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- We w o n d e r if...
- Do you think...
- Is it possible...

For exam ple: Do you think that sh e’s running away?

Q Here is a short summary of Part Seven. It is written in the Present

Simple tense. Rewrite it, using the Past Simple or Past Continuous,
as appropriate.

Jan e leaves Thornfield. S h e tra ve ls a long way, to a place where

there are no to w n s or villages. S h e feels to o tired and hungry to
walk any further, so sh e s t o p s ou tsid e a house. S h e looks through
th e wndovj and s e e s th e tw o young women who are living there. The
se rv a n t s e n d s her away, but a young man, S t John Rivers, se e s
t h a t sh e is ill, and t a k e s her into th e house. S t John and his
s is t e r s look a fte r Jan e until sh e feels better. Jan e s a y s t h a t her
name is Ja n e Elliott, a s sh e d o e sn ’t w ant M r R o c h e ste r to find
her. Jan e w a n ts to work, so S t John fin d s her a job a s a te a c h e r in
a school fo r poor children. Ja n e likes her new life, but sh e still
loves M r Rochester.

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JaneMakes a Chotee
^ n e e v e n in g , St J o h n c a m e to m y h o u s e to see
m e w h e n I w as ju st f in is h in g p a in tin g a
p ic tu r e . H e lo o k e d c lo s e ly at s o m e of m y o th e r
p i c t u r e s . T h e n h e tore a p ie c e of p a p e r off th e
b o t t o m o f o n e o f t h e p i c t u r e s a n d p u t it in h i s p o c k e t . I
w a i t e d fo r h i m to s a y s o m e t h i n g , b u t h e r e m a i n e d s i l e n t .
‘H o w s tra n g e h e i s , ’ I th o u g h t.
E v en t h o u g h it s n o w e d n ex t day, a n d th e w e a t h e r w as v ery
c o ld , St Jo h n c a m e to see m e aga in . I w a s v e ry s u r p r i s e d to
see h im .
‘W h y a r e y o u h e r e ? ’ 1 a s k e d h i m . ‘H a s s o m e t h i n g b a d
h a p p e n e d ? A re y o u r s is te rs all r ig h t? ’
‘D o n ’t w o r r y ,’ h e said. ‘D ian a a n d M ary are b o th w e ll . ’

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St John sat d o w n b e s id e the fire

a n d s a id n o t h i n g for a lo n g
tim e . I w o n d e re d 1 w h a t
h a d m a d e h i m c o m e to
see me on such a
c o ld , d a rk night.

spo ke.
‘Jane, I k n o w
y o u r s to r y ,’ he
to ld m e. ‘I
know about
y o u r p a re n ts ,
and Mrs Reed.
I know about
your tim e at
L o w o od a n d a b o u t
M r R o chester. I a lso k n o w
a b o u t M r R o c h e s t e r ’s w i f e . I k n o w
w h y y o u c a m e h e r e w i t h n o m o n e y . M r R o c h e s te r m u s t be a
v e ry b a d m a n , ’ h e said .
‘No, n o ! ’ I c rie d . ‘He i s n ’t b a d . ’
‘I h a v e h a d a l e t t e r fr o m a m a n i n L o n d o n , c a l l e d M r
Briggs, w h o is lo o k in g for s o m e o n e c a lle d Jane E y r e ,’ St Joh n
sa id . ‘Y ou say th a t y o u r n a m e is Jane E llio tt, b u t I k n o w th a t

1. w o n d ered : asked m yself.

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yo u are Jane Evre. L ook!' He s h o w e d m e th e p ie c e of p a p e r
fro m t h e b o t t o m o f m y p a i n t i n g . M y re a l n a m e , J a n e E y re ,
w a s o n it.
‘D o e s M r B rig g s k n o w a n y t h i n g
about Mr R o ch ester?’ I asked.
‘D o e s lie k n o w how Mr
R o ch e ste r is ? ’ I co u ld
on ly th in k ab o u t Mr
R o ch ester, b ec au se
1 still lo v ed h im .
‘M r Briggs s a id
n o th in g about Mr
R o c h e s te r,’ said
St J ohn. ‘Hi s
le tte r w a s a b o u t
y o u r u n c le , M r Eyre of M a d e ira . M r Eyre is d e a d . He left you
all h is m o n e y . Y ou are v e ry ric h , J a n e .’
I w a s so s u r p r i s e d th a t I w a s u n a b l e to s p e a k for a lo n g
t i m e . I d i d n o t feel e x c i t e d o r h a p p y . I n s t e a d , I w o n d e r e d
w h a t it w o u l d m e a n to be rich .
‘I d o n ’t u n d e r s t a n d , ’ I s a i d , w h e n I w a s a b l e to s p e a k
ag a in . ‘W h y d id M r Briggs w r ite to y o u ? '
‘B e c a u s e , ’ s a i d S t J o h n , ‘M r E y r e o f M a d e i r a w a s m y
m o t h e r ’s b r o th e r , w h i c h m e a n s th a t h e is also o u r u n c l e . ’
‘T h e n you a n d y o u r s is te rs are m y c o u s i n s , ’ I said , feeling
h a p p y n o w . ‘We can s h a r e 1 th e m o n e y b e tw e e n th e fo u r o f us.

1. sh a r e : d iv id e eq u ally.

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D iana a n d M ary can co m e h o m e, a n d w e can all live to g e th e r .’

It w a s g o o d to h a v e m o n e y , a fte r b e in g p o o r for all of m y
life, b u t it w a s e v e n b e tte r to k n o w th a t 1 h a d th r e e c o u s in s .
D ian a an d M ary ca m e h o m e ju st b e fo re C h ris tm a s . I
w o r k e d h a p p i l y to m a k e th e ir o ld h o u s e c o m fo rta b le . ‘1 k n o w
th a t D ian a a n d M ary w ill like i t , ’ I th o u g h t. 'B u t w h a t w ill St
J o h n th i n k ? He is s u c h a s t r a n g e m a n . H e ’s h a r d a n d c o ld ,
like a s to n e . E v e n t h o u g h h e ’s p l e a s e d to see h is s is te rs , h e
d o e s n o t lo o k re a lly h a p p y . ’
I s o o n r e a l i s e d t h a t St J o h n w a s n o t c o n t e n t w i t h j u s t
h a v i n g m o n e y . He s till w a n t e d to go to I n d ia . I w a s h a p p y
liv in g w ith D iana an d M ary, b u t I still th o u g h t a b o u t M r
R o c h e s t e r e v e r y d a y . W a s h e s t i l l at T h o r n f i e l d ? W a s h e
h a p p y ? I h a d to k n o w , so I w ro te to th e law y e r, 1 M r Briggs. M r
Briggs r e p l i e d th a t h e k n e w n o t h i n g a b o u t M r R o c h e s t e r . I
w r o t e to M rs F a i r f a x at T h o r n f i e l d H a ll, b u t t h e r e w a s n o
re ply. W h e n a le tte r ca m e for m e at last, it w as from Mr Briggs
a b o u t the m o ney . I w as so d i s a p p o i n t e d that 1 s ta rte d to cry.
St John ca m e in to th e ro om w h ile I w as crying. ‘Jane, com e
for a w a lk w ith m e ,’ he said. ‘I w a n t to talk to y o u . ’
We w a lk e d to g eth er b e s id e th e river. St Joh n w as very q u iet
at first, but th en he tu rn e d a n d said to me, ‘Jane, I'm going to
In d ia soon, a n d I w a n t you to co m e w i t h m e . ’
I w as very s u rp ris e d by w h a t he said . W hy d id he w a n t me
to go to I n d ia w i t h h im ? H o w c o u l d I h e l p h im ? 1 w a s n o t

1. la w y e r | b m ' | : m em ber o f (he legal p rofession .

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strong like h e w as.
‘I d o n ’t t h i n k I w o u l d be a v e r y g o o d h e l p e r for y o u , St
J o h n ...’ I b eg a n to say.
‘N o, n o t as a h e l p e r . I w a n t y o u to be m y w ife. If w e get
m a rrie d , w e ca n w o rk to g e th e r i n India. T h e re are m a n y p o o r
p e o p le th e re w h o n e e d o u r h e l p . ’
It w a s h a r d to b elie v e w h a t St J o h n w a s saying to m e. I felt
su re th a t h e d id n o t love m e. I k n e w th a t I d id n o t love h im ,
a n d th a t I c o u ld n o t m a rry him . I still lo v ed M r R ochester.
‘I c a n ’t w o rk in In d ia. I d o n ’t k n o w h o w to h e l p th e p o o r
p e o p le th ere . I ’m n o t like y ou, St J o h n .’
‘T h a t d o e s n ’t m a t t e r ,’ i St Jo h n re p lie d . ‘I sh a ll te ll y o u w h a t
to do. Y ou w ill so on learn. I saw h o w h a r d y o u w o rk e d in the
village school. I k n o w th a t y o u w ill w o rk h a r d in Ind ia, to o .’
I s aid n o th in g w h ile I th o u g h t a b o u t w h a t St John h a d said.
He w a s m y c o u s in a n d h e n e e d e d m y h elp . He w as going to do
good a n d u s e fu l w o rk i n India. M aybe I s h o u l d do as h e asked?
‘If I h e l p y o u , t h e n I m u s t b e fre e ,’ I said . ‘Y ou are lik e a
b ro th e r to m e. I c a n ’t m a rr y y o u . ’
St J o h n ’s face lo o k e d like stone. ‘No, Jane, y o u m u s t be m y
w ife ,’ h e said. ‘I d o n ’t w a n t a sister. I d o n ’t w a n t y o u to m arry
a n o th e r m an. I w a n t us to stay to g e th e r a n d w o rk to g e th e r u n til
w e d i e .’
I t u r n e d a w a y fro m St J o h n so t h a t h e c o u l d n o t see h o w
u p s e t I w as. I r e m e m b e re d m y love for M r R ochester. He h a d

1. d o e sn ’t m atter : is n ’t im portant.

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alw a y s b e e n so k in d a n d g e n tle w h e n h e sp o k e to m e. St John
s p o k e c o ld ly to m e, a n d I k n e w th a t he d id n o t love m e at all.
He w a s a good m an , b u t I k n e w th a t I w o u ld n e v e r love him .
W h a t co u ld I say to h im ?
‘I a m go in g a w a y for tw o w e e k s , to v is it f r i e n d s , ’ s a id St
John. ‘W h e n I re tu r n , I w ill w a n t to k n o w y o u r a n sw e r. I h o p e
th at y o u w ill agree 1 to m arry me. It is the right th in g for y o u to
do, Jane. You c a n ’t stay h ere forever, do in g n o t h i n g .’
I s a w D ian a w h e n I w e n t back to th e h o u se. W h e n s h e saw
m y u n h a p p y face, sh e ask e d , ‘W hat is w ro ng, Jane? You look so
pale a n d u p set. W h a t h as h a p p e n e d to y o u ? ’
‘St John h as ask e d m e to m arry h i m , ’ I said , m iserab ly.
‘T h a t is w o n d e r f u l ,’ D iana cried. ‘If y o u m a rry him , h e will
stay h ere in E n g lan d w ith us, in stead of going to Ind ia,'
‘N o ,’ I said. ‘He w a n ts m e to go to In d ia w ith h i m . ’
D iana lo oked su rp ris e d . ‘But y o u c a n ’t go to I n d i a ,’ sh e said.
‘Y o u ’re n o t stro ng 2 e n o u g h . ’
‘I w o n ’t go b ec a u s e I c a n ’t m arry h i m , ’ I to ld her. ‘I’m afraid
th at h e ’s angry w ith m e, Diana. I k n o w that h e ’s a good m an , but
I d o n ’t th in k th at he u n d e r s ta n d s h o w o rd in a ry p e o p le feel.’
‘Y e s,’ D iana said , s e rio u sly . ‘My b ro th e r is a very good m an,
b u t s o m e tim e s h e a p p e a rs to be h a r d a n d c o l d .’
I lay a w a k e in m y b e d th a t n ig h t, a n d 1 t h o u g h t a b o u t St
John. 1 c o u ld not d e c id e w h a t I s h o u ld do. I k n e w that I d id not

1. ag ree : accep t.
2. stro n g : (here) in good h ealth .

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love h im , a n d I w a s su re th a t he d id n o t love me. But m a y b e I

s h o u l d go to I n d ia ? T h e n i g h t w a s v e r y q u i e t . I c o u l d h e a r
n o th in g in th e dark n ess.
S u d d e n l y , I t h o u g h t th a t I h e a rd a voice. ‘J a n e !’ it c a lle d ,
‘Jane! Jane!’
It w a s M r R o c h e s te r’s voice.
‘I am here, M r R o c h e ste r.’ I cried. ‘W h e re are you? W hat is
w ro n g ? ’
W as 1 d re a m in g ? P e r h a p s , b u t it d i d n ’t m a tte r. S o m e h o w , I
k n e w t h a t M r R o c h e s t e r n e e d e d m e. ‘I m u s t go to h i m at
o n c e , ’ i I th o u g h t.
T h e n e x t d ay , I left o n c e m o re for T h o r n f ie l d H all. It w a s a
long j o u rn e y , a n d I d e c i d e d to w a lk for th e last tw o m ile s to
th e h o u s e .

1. at o n ce : im m ed ia tely .

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P E T Q What happened in Part Eight?

Look at the follow ing statem ents and decide if each statem ent is
correct or incorrect. If it is correct mark A. If it is incorrect
mark B.
A B
1. St John w e n t to see Jane to tell her th at Diana □ □
w as ill.
2. Jane d i d n ’t agree that Mr Rochester was a b ad man. □ □
3. Mr Briggs was looking for someone called Jane Eyre. □ □
4. St John knew that Jane’s real nam e was Jane Elliott. □ □
5. Mr Briggs h a d left Jane all of his money. □ □
6. Jane discovered that Mary, Diana and St John □ □
w ere her cousins.
7. Jane cried w h e n she received a letter from Mr □ □
Rochester.
8. St John asked Jane to go to India w ith him. □ □
9. Jane said she c o u ld n ’t m arry St John. □ □
10. Jane thought she heard St John’s voice in the night. □ □
11. Next m orning, Jane re tu rn ed to Thornfield Hall. □ □
N ow rewrite the incorrect ones.

] In Part Eight, Jane has to m ake some difficult d ecisions. Work

w ith a n o th e r s tu d e n t a n d ta k e it in tu r n s to a n s w e r th e
follow ing questions about w hat you w ould do if you were Jane.
G ive rea so n s for your an sw ers. Com pare you r a n sw ers w ith
other students.

a. W ould you share the m oney w ith your cousins, or w o u ld you

keep it for yourself?
b. W ould you agree to go to India w ith St John?

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c. W ould you go to India w ith o u t St John?

d. W ould you w a n t to m arry St John?
e. W ould you go back to T hornfield Hall n ow th at you kn o w Mr
R ochester has a wife?
f. W hat w o u ld you do if you did not go back to Thornfield?

Qj The fo llo w in g sen te n c es a ll co n ta in an error. R ew rite them

correctly.

a : ‘W hy you are here? Has som ething bad

happened?’

b ................................... : ‘I know w hy you came here w ith no

m o n ey s.’

c ................................... : ‘Mr Eyre was dead. He left you all his

m o n e y .’

d : ‘Jane, coming for a w alk w ith m e .’

e : ‘W hat is right, Jane? You look so pale and

u p s e t.’

f. : ‘My brother is very good man, b u t

som etim es he appears to be h ard an d cold .’

g : ‘I am there, Mr R ochester.’

N ow lis te n to th e r e co rd in g o f Part E ight. W hen you h ea r the

sentences, write the nam e o f the speaker beside each one.

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p e t Q Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.
For each question, mark the letter next to the correct word - A,
B, C or D.

Dear Lizzie,

I have1............... interesting news2................ you. A young woman

is living with us. She 3................ us t h a t 4............... name was
Ja n e Ellio tt but we now know t h a t she is called Ja n e Eyre.

We all like Jane, and my brother has asked h er5............... marry

him. I know th a t she likes S t John, but I don’t think t h a t she
wants to be his wife. I think th a t she may love 6............... man.

My brother wants Ja n e to go to India with him, but I do not think

t h a t she is strong enough. I wonder w h a t7............... happen.

P le a s e ® ................ soon and tell me your news,

Your friend,
Diana

1. A any B some C an D the

2. A for B of C by D to
3. A tell B tells c told D telling
4. A she B he c his D her
5. A for B too c to D and
6. A other B a c ano ther D the
7. A will B, going c w o n ’t D to
8. A write B writes c w ritten D wrote

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J Complete the crossword. A ll the w ords have been taken from the
footnotes in the story.

Across Down
1. M entally ill. 7. ___________
2. Tried very hard. 8. Injured.
3. Arrogant an d very 9. A person you have never
pleased w ith oneself. m et before.
4. Period of time. 10. Uninteresting, boring.
5. Great anger. 11. Ripped, p u lle d apart.
6. So dam aged it cann ot be 12. Blonde, light coloured.
repaired. 13. Asked oneself.

7
8 □
□ 3 □ □ □
9 □ 10
□
2 □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
□ 13 □
3 □ □ □ □ □ * □ □ □ □ □
□ □ □□ “
□ □ 12 □
3C D m □ □ □
□ □ □ □
□ » □ □ □ □ □ □
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Return to Thornfield
r w as so excited to think that I w as going to see my old
hom e again. The trees and the road w ere just the sam e
as w h en I left. I arrived at the h o u se, and stood and
looked.
I c o u ld n ot b e lie v e w h a t I sa w . M y b e a u tifu l h o m e w a s in
ru in s! N o o n e c o u ld liv e h ere n o w . I n o w k n e w w h y Mrs
Fairfax never answ ered m y letters. The w a lls o f the h ou se w ere
still standing, but the roof had gone. The w in d o w s w ere dark
and em pty. The gardens w ere n eglected . 1 T he w a lls of the old
h o u se w ere black. There w as no sou nd excep t for the song of
birds and the n o ise o f the w in d . W here w as Mrs Fairfax? W here
w as little Adfele? A nd w here - oh w here - w as Mr Rochester?

1. n eg lected : un cared for.

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I hurried back to the village and asked a man to tell m e what

had happened.
‘Last autum n, the h ou se burned d ow n in the m id d le of the
n igh t,’ he told me.
‘H ow did it h appen?’ I asked him .
‘P e o p le say that Mr R och ester's w ife started the fir e ,’ he
said. ‘No one ever saw the lady, but they say that sh e w as mad.
T hey say sh e started the fire in the attic, w here sh e lived . Mrs
Fairfax w as v isitin g friends w h en it h ap p en ed , and the little
girl, A dble, w as aw ay at s c h o o l.’
I stared at the man. I cou ld not b eliev e w hat he w as tellin g
me.
‘Mr R och ester d id n ’t w an t to see an y o n e at the tim e ,’ he
said . ‘It seem s he w as very u n h ap p y. He w an ted to marry a
young girl, but sh e ran aw ay.’
‘W hat happened w h en the fire started?’ I asked.
‘Mr R o c h e ster got all the ser v a n ts ou t o f the h o u s e ,’ he
con tin u ed , ‘and then he w ent back in to save h is w ife. I saw her
standing on the roof. She was w aving her arms and shouting.
Mr R o ch ester tried to h elp her, but sh e w o u ld not let him .
S u d d en ly, sh e fell from the roof.’
‘Did she d ie?’ I asked.
‘Y es, sh e d ied at o n c e ,’ he sa id . ‘A nd Mr R och ester w as
badly injured. W hen he cam e out o f the h ouse, he was b lin d 1
and he had lost on e h an d .’
I had been so afraid that the man was going to tell me that

1. b lin d : un ab le to see.

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 latte Eyre ____________________

M r R o c h e s te r w a s dead. I b eg a n to h o p e again. He w as h u rt, b u t

h e w a s still alive!
‘W h e re does M r R o c h e s te r live n o w ? ’ I ask e d th e m an.
‘He lives n e a r h ere, at a q u ie t little p la c e ca lle d F e r n d e a n , ’
h e re p lie d . ‘He c a n ’t travel far sin ce h e w as h u rt. He lives w ith
ju st tw o servants. He n e v e r h a s a n y v is ito r s .’
I w e n t to F e r n d e a n at o n c e , a n d a r r i v e d t h e r e ju s t b efo re
dark. W h e n I got n e a r th e h o u s e , I s a w a m a n co m e out. I k n e w
at once th a t it w as M r R ochester. He lo o k e d so diffe rent from
t h e m a n I h a d k n o w n . He w a s s till tall a n d h is h a ir w a s still
dark , b u t h i s face w a s sad. He c o u l d n o t w a lk w i t h o u t h e lp .
A fter a few m in u te s , h e t u r n e d a n d w e n t s lo w ly b a c k in to th e
h o u se.
I k n o c k e d on th e d oo r a n d M ary, a servant, a n s w e re d it. She
re c o g n is e d m e at once. I to ld h e r th a t I h a d h e a r d ab o u t th e fire
at T h o r n f i e l d H a l l , a n d a b o u t w h a t h a d h a p p e n e d to M r
R ochester.
‘Go to M r R o ch ester a n d tell h i m th a t h e h a s a v is ito r ,’ I said
to Mary. ‘B ut d o n ’t tell h i m w h o it is .’
‘He w o n ’t see y o u , M iss J a n e ,’ sh e said. ‘H e h a s r e f u s e d to
see a n y o n e sin c e th e f ire .’
I w e n t in to t h e ro o m w h e r e M r R o c h e s te r w a s sittin g.
‘Is th a t y o u , M a r y ? ’ h e ask e d . ‘A n s w e r m e ! ’
‘W ill y o u h a v e s o m e w a t e r ? ’ I s a id to h im .
‘T h a t is Jan e E y r e ’s v o i c e , ’ M r R o c h e s te r said. ‘Jane, is it
re a lly y o u ? ’
‘Yes. It is r e a l l y m e , ’ I sa id . ‘I ’ve c o m e h o m e to b e w i t h
you. I ’ll n e v e r le a v e y o u a g a in .’

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‘Oh Jane, w h y d id you go?’ he asked. ‘W hy did you leave
so su d d en ly? W hy d id you not stay and let m e h elp y o u ? ’
‘You know w h y I w e n t,’ I said. 'It w as the o n ly th ing that I
co u ld do. But th in gs h ave changed. I am a rich w om an n o w .’
I to ld Mr R och ester all about m y c o u s in s , and about m y
n e w h om e.
‘T hen you do not n eed m e n o w ,’ he said. ‘W ill you really
stay w ith m e?’ There w as h ope in h is v o ice. I sm iled at him ,
although he cou ld not see me.
‘Of course I w ill,’ I said.
‘But y o u ’re so you n g,’ he said. ‘You d on ’t want to marry me.
I’m b lind, and I can't do anything. You m ust marry a young man.
What is your cou sin, St John Rivers, like? Is he young or old?’
‘He is you n g and h a n d so m e ,’ I an sw ered .
‘Do you lik e h im ?’ h e asked.
‘Y es, I do,' I an sw ered . 'H e’s a very good m a n .’
‘D oes h e lik e y o u ? ’ h e asked.
‘Y es, h e d o e s ,’ I an sw ered . ‘He w an ts m e to marry h im .’
‘W ill y ou marry h im ? ’ he asked.
‘N o. I d o n ’t lo v e h im .’ I told h im .
Mr R ochester looked happ y. He h eld m y hand, and he w as
s i l e n t for a lo n g tim e . T h e n , at la s t h e s a id to m e v e r y
q u ietly , ‘Jane, m ay I ask you again now ? W ill you marry m e?’
‘Y e s, I w i l l m arry y o u ,’ I s a id . I s u d d e n ly fe lt a great
surge 1 o f h a p p in e ss. Mr R ochester, too, look ed h ap p ier than I
had ever seen him .

1. su rg e : su d d en in crease.

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T h re e days later, M r R o ch ester a n d I w e re m arried .

D iana a n d M ary w e re d e lig h te d w h e n I w ro te to tell th e m
th e new s. I also w ro te to St John, b u t h e n e v e r re p lie d . He w e n t
to Ind ia a n d d id m u c h good w o rk th ere, b u t h e n e v e r m arried .
L i t t l e A d e l e c a m e b a c k to l i v e w i t h u s w h e n s h e h a d
f i n i s h e d sc h o o l. S h e is n o w a w o n d e r f u l fr ie n d to m e.
M r R o c h e s te r a n d I h a v e n o w b e e n m a r r ie d for ten y ears.
T w o y e a rs afte r w e w e re m a r r ie d , M r R o c h e s te r b e g a n to see
ag a in w i t h o n e eye. He c a n n o w see m e a n d o u r tw o c h i l d r e n .
O u r sto ry has b een a stra n g e an d te rrib le one. We b o th
s u ffe re d g re a tly b e fo re w e c o u l d be to g e th e r, b u t n o w , at last,
w e a re h a p p y .

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] Read Part Nine again and answer the follow ing questions.

a. W hy co uld Jane not believe w hat she saw w h e n she re tu rn ed

to Thornfield?
b. Who to ld Jane w h a t h a d h a p p e n e d w hile she was away?
c. Who did the m an th in k h a d started the fire?
d. How d id Mr R ochester’s wife die?
e. W hat h a p p e n e d to Mr Rochester?
f. W hen Jane saw Mr Rochester, h ow h a d he changed?
g. W hat was the first question that Jane asked Mr Rochester?
h. W hat was the first question that Mr Rochester asked Jane?
i. Who d id Mr R ochester say that Jane sh o u ld marry?
j. W hat h a p p e n e d at the end of the story?

PET Q Read the text again. Look at the statem ents below and decide if
each statement is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, mark A. If
it is incorrect, mark B.

A B
1. Jane was w orried about seeing Thornfield again. □ □
2. Mrs Fairfax told her w hat h ad h a p p e n e d to
Mr Rochester.
□ □
3. Mr Rochester tried to help his wife. □ □
4. A stranger opened the door to Jane. □ □
5. Mary told Jane that Mr R ochester w o u ld be
pleased to see her.
□ □
6. Jane told Mr Rochester about her n ew life. □ □
7. Mr R ochester d i d n ’t w a n t to m arry Jane. □ □
8. Jane an d Mr R ochester h a d three children. □ □
Now rewrite the incorrect statements.

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Q In the follow ing sentences, put the verbs in the brackets in the
correct tense.

a. I was so excited to th in k I ....................... (go) to visit m y old

friends again.
b. Finally I ........................ (know) w h y Mrs Fairfax never
answ ered m y letters.
c. ‘The h o u s e ........................ (burn) dow n in the m id d le of the
night last s u m m e r.’
d. ‘ (he/want) to m arry a young girl?’
e. ‘S h e ....................... (stand) on the roof.’
f. ‘H e ......................... (refuse) to see anyone since the fire.’
g. After s h e ....................... (finish) school little Adele came back
to live w ith us.
h. Do you th in k our s t o r y ........................ (have) been a strange and
terrible one?

| ‘He lives near here, at a quiet little place called F erndean,’ he

replied. ‘He can’t travel fa r since he was hurt. He lives with just
two servants. He never has any visitors.’
Pretend you had to ask somebody questions to get the information
concerning the above paragraph. Write dow n the appropriate
questions.

] In groups, im agine you are m aking a film o f Ja n e E yre. W hich

film stars w ould you use to play the people in the story? Why?
Compare your answ ers w ith the other groups.

| Did you like the end o f the story? Write another ending to show
what you think should have happened. Compare your answers
w ith other students.

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L.mJI j

Victorian Houses
Houses are important in the story o f Jane Eyre. First o f all Jane
lived at Mrs Reed's house, which she said was ‘large and beautiful'.
The next house that she lived in was, of course, Thornfield Hall. It is
clear that it was a very large house, and that it belonged to a rich
man. Jane loved living at Thornfield, and she was very sad when she
returned in the last part of the story, and discovered that it was in
ruins.
When Jane left Thornfield, she lived for a short time at St John and
his sisters' house. Jane does not describe the house, but we can
imagine that it was much smaller than either Mrs Reed's house or
Thornfield Hall. The house near the school, that Jane lived in while
she was a teacher, was very small - probably a cottage.
W hat did a Victorian house look like? If the owner had a lot of

A d in in g r oom .

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money, the house was very comfortable. Houses in pleasant parts of

cities were often built in terraces. 1 They might have three floors and
a large cellar. 2 There were gardens at the front and back.
On the ground floor was a dining room, where the family ate their
meals. There was a drawing room, where people sat in the evening
and played cards or listened to music. Victorian families liked to
sing together. At the back of the house or in the basement was the
kitchen and scullery, where the washing up was done. Big houses
had breakfast rooms, and studies and sometimes libraries.
The bedrooms and nursery 3 were on the first floor. The servants
lived in the attics at the top of the house. The dining room had a

1. terraces: rows o f houses. 3 nursery : room where small

2. c e lla r : room u n d er the h o u se. ch ild ren p lay and sle ep .

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large central table surrounded by wooden straight-backed chairs.
The father o f the house sat at the top end of the table. He cut up the
meat for the rest o f the family at mealtimes. The drawing room or
parlour had leather arm chairs, a sofa, sideboards 1 and maybe a
grandfather clock. 2
The rooms had open fireplaces. The beds were warmed at night with
a s to n e b o ttle fille d w ith hot w ater. B e c a u s e few p e o p le had
bathrooms, people washed in the bedrooms. There was a washsland
in each bedroom with a large jug and basin. When the family had
baths, a servant carried a small bath to the bedroom. She filled it
with hot water which had to be brought up from the kitchen. Rich
people usually had an indoor toilet, but in poorer people’s houses
the toilet was outside.
Cottages, like the house that Jane lived in near the school, were very
simple. Sometimes there was ju st one room downstairs which was a
kitchen and living room com bined, and a bedroom upstairs. The
flo o r m ish t be
made o f stone, with
no carpet in poorer
h o m es. T he w a te r
fo r the h o u s e was
bro u g h t fro m a
pump or w e ll 3
outside.

A V ic to ria n B e d r o o m .

1. sid eb o a rd s : p ie c e s o f furniture w ith cu p b oard s, draw ers and sh e lv e s.

2. g ra n d fa th er c lo c k : c lo c k in a lon g case w h ich stan d s on the floor.
3. w e ll : d eep h o le in th e grou n d from w h ic h w ater is ob tain ed .
Look at this picture o f a Victorian house. Read the text again,
and find the correct words to name the rooms in the house.

1. *

2. .

3. .

4. .

5. .

6. .

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8.

9.

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In t e r n et Project

Look a t t h is lis t o f books.

http://books.guardian.co.Uk/news/articles/9.6109.954989.00.html

They are a ll w r itte n by women and were

JANE EYRE voted the most popular by readers of The
charlotte Bron'i Guardian newspaper in e a rly 2003. Jane Eyre
was voted the second most popular book on
the l i s t .

How many do you know?

D iv id e the c la s s in t o
f iv e groups.
Erica Jong
Group 1: f in d more
in fo rm a tio n about books
I- 1 0 : When th e y were
w r itt e n ? What do th ey
t a lk abou t? Which ones
are modern. Which ones are older?
Group 2: find more information about books
II- 2 0

Group 3 books 21-30

Group 4 books 31-40
Group 5 books 41-50

Now t e l l the cla ss about what you have learned. Did you find
any books by the same author?

Now on your own, choose one book, fin d more d e t a ile d

information and w rite a short report about i t .

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Check what you know

Q Did you enjoy f a n e E y r e ? Here is a q uiz about the story.
Answ er the questions.

a. What was the name of Jane’s aunt?

b. What was the name of Jane’s school?
c. Who was Jane’s male cousin?
d. Who was h er best friend at school?
e. What was Jane’s s tu d e n t’s name?
f. What did Jane hear and smell very early one morning?
g. Who lived in the attic?
h. Who said, ‘Stop the w e d d in g ’?
i. Who took Jane in w h en she was cold, tired and hungry?
j. Where did Jane work w h en she recovered from her illness?
k. What m ade Jane go back to T hornfield Hall?
1. What was the name of the servant w ho let Jane into Mr
R ochester’s house?
m. How long after Jane’s return were she and Mr Rochester
married?
n. How long had Jane been married to Mr Rochester at the
end of the story?

Writing
] Imagine you are Jane and are recording the most important
even t o f you r life in you r d ia r y . W rite b etw een 120-1 8 0
words.

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Exercise 1
a. Mrs Reod.
b. Lovvood School.
c. John Reed.
d. Helen Burns.
e. Adele.
f. She heard a terrible laugh and then smelt smoke.
g. Bertha Mason. Mr Rochester’s wife.
h. Mr Mason.
i. St John Rivers and his sisters Diana and Marv.
j. She taught poor children in a school.
k. One night she heard Mr Rochester's voice calling her.
1. Mary.
m. Three days later,
n. Ten years.

Exercise 2
Open answer.

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• W ide range o f a ctiv itie s on the four sk ills
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• T rin ity -sty le a ctiv itie s (G rades 5/6)
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• In ternet Project
• Exit test w ith an sw er k ey
• C om plete record in g o f th e text

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