The Ring - Bernard Smith
The Ring - Bernard Smith
The Ring - Bernard Smith
Penguin Readers
This beautiful reader explores very deep issues: madness, love, hate, murder,
obsessions. It also offers many possibilities for reflection on textual matters
such as point of view (how many versions are there of Rafael’s story?).
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The Ring by Bernard Smith
Penguin Readers
Activities designed by Marina Sak and Susana Dichiera, 2007
Point of entry
Read on page 5, from “The first time…” to “…none of them knew what
happened.”
9 What happens when we hear several versions of one story?
9 Do you think the narrator knows the whole story? If so, how did he
get this knowledge?
Read on page 8, from “Some little boys…” to “We went back to my uncle’s
house”. Work in pairs. Imagine and act out the dialogue between the two
boys on their walk from Rafael’s houseboat to their uncle’s house.
Let’s work in groups. Each group will assume a different identity:
9 Rafael
9 Marta
9 Rodrigo
9 The soldier.
Write a description of Anita from the point of view of the character your group
has been assigned.
Role-play
Student A
You are Rafael. You have been working for a goldsmith to buy a ring
for Anita. Answer your partner’s questions.
Student B
You have just started working for a goldsmith in town. There you
meet Rafael, a boy who has been working there for some time. Ask
him questions using the following ideas.
o Why/work/so hard?
o How long?
o Where/live?
o Girlfriend?
Anita’s story
When Anita disappeared, Rodrigo looked everywhere for her. Imagine he has
asked you to design an ad to help him find her. Your ad should include:
9 A picture of Anita
9 A short description of Anita
9 Some information about when she disappeared.
9 A reward offered by Rodrigo.
If this story was set in our times, the doctor could write a blog with notes on his
findings about the story. Create a blog, with entries and comments on what the
doctor has found out about Rafael.
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