Ghost Stories

 

What caption for this picture can you think of?

On Halloween, it is traditional to tell ghost stories. 

What does a great ghost story sound like? 

Think and say what they have to be like: 

• the setting 

• the mood 

• the characters 

• the plot 

• the length 

• the ending 

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1 Where does the action take place? 

in a mansion 

in a castle 

in a cottage 

2 What type of film is it? 

fantasy fiction 

ghost story 

horror 

3 It is the story of friendship between : 

two ghosts 

a girl and a ghost 

an old man and a girl 

4 Why does the ghost annoy the family? 

because of the curse 

because he loves their house 

because he feels lonely 

What happens in the story, to your mind? 

Use the clues in the trailer to reconstruct it. 

Put the parts of the film announcement in order:

they must face their darkest fears to free her soul forever.  / there walks a ghost named Simon de Canterville ... / Here, he'll scare them, he'll spook them, he'll shock them, / whose next victims just walked in the door./ until the young girl seeks him out, and finds a friend. / To end his curse, /Patrick Stewart, Neve Campbell in a magical tale / In the mansion called Canterville Hall / about friendship, forgiveness, and everlasting love, the Canterville Ghost. /

Which is correct? 

1 

Cedric was an officer. 

Cedric was a soldier. 

2 

They were playing cards one night and he was caught cheating. 

They were playing chess one night ahd he was unable to win. 

3 

Cedric died because the soldiers shot him. 

Cedric died because the soldiers beat him. 

4 

One lady had an experience in the lady's room with toilet flushing all by itself. 

One lady had an experience in the lady's room with taps going on all by themselves. 

5 

Tony, the general manager, is the only person to go down to the cellar. 

Tony, the general manager was pushed by a ghost in the cellar. 

6 

Many years ago they tried to make Cedric appear in front of the pub's clients. 

Many years ago they tried to exorcise him. 

7 

In the late 1880s somebody decided to put the money to the ceiling to pay back the debt of the ghost. 

In the late 1880s somebody decided to put the money to the ceiling to make the ghost come back. 

Do you know any 'haunted' places in your own city? 

Are you curious to see places known to be haunted? 

Would you like to go on a ghost tour? Why/not?

Read the sentences and explain the underlined words:

1. I'm a very interesting, intelligent and brave man. And for Halloween, I've come to the most haunted village in Britain. 
2. They say two ghosts – 'the White Lady of Dering' and 'the Red Lady' - haunt this churchyard. 
3. But I don't believe in ghosts... What do you mean I'm shaking like a leaf? 
4. The Black Horse pub... is haunted. You can hear the ghosts... ...screaming. I'm scared stiff. 
5. Oh no! I have to get to the station. And avoid... The Screaming Woods. This place sends shivers up and down my spine. 
6. A modern jack-o'-lantern is typically a carved pumpkin. The name is associated with Irish folklore about 'Stingy Jack' who played tricks on the Devil. 

• so scared they can't stop moving 
• so frightened you can't move 
• something frightens you very much 
• visited by ghosts 
• visit and scare people 
• cheated 

Put the words in order to make sentences

1. The / ghost / was / story / sending / down / and / up / spine . / my / shivers
2. My / best / went / churchyard / friend / and / stiff. / got / scared / to / a
3. shaking / Why / you / are / leaf? / like / a
4. Is / haunted / this / the / most / pub / London? / in
5. children / Small / enjoy / tricks. / playing / each / on / other
6. face / Her / white / was / as / as / sheet / a
7. It's / rare/ very / full / for / a / moon / to / Halloween. / occur / on 
8. in / String / Silly / banned / was / 2004.

Similes 

Look:

shake like a leaf 

as dead as a doornail 

What words help us understand that similes are just comparisons? 

What do we use these words for? 

The correct definition of a simile would be: 

an expression that compares things directly 

an expression that compares two different things using special words 

 

Match two parts of a simile:

 

Explain:

1. My heart is like an open highway. 
2. It's been a hard days night, and I've been working like a dog. 
3. And it seems to me you lived your life, Like a candle in the wind. 
4. Chevrolet: Built Like A Rock  
5. Watching the show was like watching grass grow. 

 

Think of your own similes: 

With adjectives and 'as...as': 

funny  - thin  - green  - wet  - sharp  - slow 

With verbs and 'like': 

jump  - burn  - fight  - grow  - bite  - sing