Would you like to visit a haunted house?

1.

Would you like to visit a
haunted house? Are you
afraid of ghosts?
A ghost
A haunted house
A ghost

2.

Learn new words before reading.
изгиб
bend
полагать,
to consider
считать
тюрьма
prison
относиться
to date back
к (веку)
to
to
грохотать
go bump
torture
комнатаchamber
пыток
to leave sb with a
разбить к-л сердце
broken heart
castle
замок
шуршащий
rustling
очень громкий
bang
звук
прятаться
to lurk
turn
поворот
охотиться
to hunt
населенный
haunted
призраками
появляться
to show up
коридор
corridor
средневековый
medieval
вид,view
видеть
подземелье
dungeon
проход,
passage
коридор
to
бродить
wander

3.

Who are these people and how are they related to the castle in the text?
Lord Grey of
Chillingham
A famous ghost in Chillingham Castle. She was
the wife of Lord Grey of Chillingham.
He was married to Lady Mary Berkeley. He left
her and broke her heart.
The Blue Boy
Another ghost in the castle.
Edward I
(King of England) He stayed at the castle.
Lady Mary Berkeley
Text 1
Text 2

4.

Read the text again and for each gap (1-7) choose the correct answer.

5.

Match the words in bold in the text with their meanings. What part of
speech is it?
prison
hide
bang
passages
show up
soft sound
sth that causes
pain/suffering
strange
lurk
bump
corridors
rustling
appear
dungeons
torture
mysterious

6.

Listen and read the text. Imagine you are a tour guide at the castle.
Tell your partner some interesting facts about the castle.
The castle is
very old. In fact,
it dates back to
medieval times.
age/times
The castle
offers ghost
tours to visitors.
tours
Text 1
Chillingham
Castle is
haunted.
to be
haunted/ghosts
Edward I stayed
at the castle.
Edward I
Text 2
The castle has
more than one
ghost.
how many
ghosts
The castle has
dungeons and
torture
chambers.
tortures

7.

In groups, collect information about a famous castle or house in your
country and present it to the class. Write:
its name
where it is
what it is famous for
who lives there
what one can see there