A rich American family decides to buy a haunted house in England. They certainly don't believe in ghosts until they meet Sir Simon, the 300-year old ghost with a frightening reputation, who takes his job very seriously. Ail kinds of bizarre things happen at Canterville Chase, until young Virginia meets Sir Simon... This reader uses the EXPANSIVE READING approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the story, this reader contains :
