Libro de Frankestein
Libro de Frankestein
Libro de Frankestein
Before reading
Read the story introduction on the first page of the book, and
the back cover. What do you know now about this story?
Choose the best words to complete this passage.
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Victor Frankenstein is a monster I scientist. He takes parts from dead
I living people and builds a new machine I man with them. This huge I
small and beautiful I ugly monster needs food I love, but everybody I
nobody cares about him, and so he soon learns to hate I hope.
Because he is happy I unhappy, he turns to I against the man who
created him, and destroys I steals everything that Frankenstein loves.
Can you guess who will say or think these things in the story -
Victor Frankenstein or the monster?
1 'You are an evil creature. I shall kill you if I can.' Victor Frankenstein
2 'You should love me and be kind to me, like a father.' the
monster
3 'I am tired and sad. I have no family or friends.' the monster
.
4 'You will be sorry that you were ever born.' the monster
5 'He wants me to feel, day after day, the pain and misery
that he has given me.' the monster
6 'I know that I have only a few hours left to live, but I can
feel my loved ones near me, and I welcome death.' Victor
Frankenstein
7 'Am I the only person who has done wrong?' the monster
8 'My own death is near ... I shall welcome the pain of the
fire, because it will help me to forget the pain in my heart.' the
monster
ACTIVITIES
While Reading
While Reading
1 Is the driver of the first sledge the monster? No, is the second sledge
the monster.
2 Why was the second sledge chasing the first one? Because, the
second sledge was movinf fast, and was a smaller figure, more like
an ordinary man.
3 Where is the 'huge figure' now? Has he escaped? He escaped;
he went behind a mountain of ice and disappeared.
4 Will the Captain believe Victor Frankenstein's story? Yes, the captain
believes Victor, because he had become a good friend and read his
history.
Before you read Chapter 5, can you guess what has just
happened at Victor's home? Choose y (Yes), N (No) or P
(Perhaps) for each of these ideas. '
1 One of his family has had an accident. Y/N /P
2 One of his brothers has run away. Y/N/P
3 The monster has killed one of his family. Y /N/P
Before you read Chapter 10, can you guess which of these two
things will happen?
1 Victor will try to love the monster, and teach him to be kind and
good.
✔ 2 Victor thinks the monster is evil, so he will try to kill him.
Before you read Chapter 13, can you guess the answers to these
questions?
1 Will the monster come to Victor's wedding? No, he won’t.
2 Will Elizabeth and Victor get married and be happy? , They will
married but just for an hours.
3 Will the monster try to kill Victor, or Elizabeth? Elizabeth
After Reading
What did Felix and his father say after the monster had run
away? Complete Felix's part of the conversation. (Use as many
words as you like.)
Look at these words used in the story. Can you find words that
have opposite meanings?
create : destroy
evil: Good
horrible: beautiful
miserable : fortunate
sadness : happy
ugly : pretty
My dear Elizabeth,
1 You will be happy to hear that Victor and I are now on our
way back to Geneva, _ so _ 12 you wilI be able to see him very soon.
2 When he gets home, he will need your loving care _ because _ 15 he
has been very ill.
3 His illness was like a kind of madness, _ which _ 11 made him cry
out in his sleep that he was the murderer of poor William, Justine and
Henry.
4 I couldn't understand why he said these things, _ and _ 14 I think he
is keeping a secret from me.
5 He won't tell me what it is, _ but _ 10 Perhaps he wilI telI you.
6 There is one last thing I want to say, Elizabeth, _before _ 18
we arrive home.
7 _ Although _ I have always wanted you two to marry, 17 I want
you to be sure that Victor realIy loves you.
8 Perhaps he loves another woman and this is _ why _ 16 he is so
unhappy.
9 But whatever happens, Elizabeth, remember _ that _ 13 you
wilI always be my dear daughter.
1 Scientists should try new things alI the time. If they don't,
we will never find new and better ways of living. (A)
2 There are some ideas that scientists should not think about
or study; for example, putting an end to a seriously ill
person's life, or putting parts of animals into humans. (A)
3 Nobody (doctors, scientists, artists, etc.) should re-use
parts of people's dead bodies for any reason. (O)
4 Scientists just want to discover and understand new things. It is not
their fault if other people use their scientific discoveries in dangerous or
evil ways. (A)
Here are some different titles for the story. Which of them do
you prefer to the real title, if any? Can you say why?