The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

True or false? 1. The Giant had been to visit his friend the Cornish elf. 2. When he arrived he saw the children playing in the garden. 3. He built a high hedge all round it. 4. The birds were happy to sing in the garden as there were no children. 5. The only people who were pleased were the Snow and the Blizzard. 6. The North Wind was wrapped in furs. 7. The children had crept in the garden through a little door in the wall. 8. When the children saw the Giant, they were so frightened that they all ran away. 9. The Giant wanted to kill a person wounded the child.

Answers 1. False 2. True 3. False 4. False 5. False 6. True 7. False 8. True 9. True

Fill the gaps 1.It was a large ______ garden, with ­­­­______ green grass. 2.The children used to ________ round the high walls. 3.He was a very ________ Giant. 4. The Snow covered up the grass with her great white ________. 5. Every day for three hours the Hail ________ on the roof of the castle. 6.The tree broke at once into_________.

Answers 1. It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass. 2. The children used to wander round the high walls. 3. He was a very selfish Giant. 4. The Snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak. 5. Every day for three hours the Hail rattled on the roof of the castle. 6. The tree broke at once into blossom.

Answer the questions 1. Why did the children use to play in the garden? 2. What did the Giant decide to do when he saw the children? 3. What did the children do when the Giant built the wall? 4. Who visited the Giant in his castle? 5. How did the Giant feel when the Spring didn’t come to his garden? 6. Who was the little boy in your opinion?