Урок 09. Reading a ghost story
Предмет: Английский язык, 7 класс

Lesson 9

Reading a Ghost Story

In this lesson

you will learn how tell the ghost story, you will learn new words
you will be able to from word using conversion

Ключевые слова: confused, cosy, crawl, gasp, gust of wind, power cyut, relieved, reply, sigh, sleepy, snore, snooze, trip, whisper, yawn, a flash of lightning, be fast asleep.

Речевой материал: ghost story

Основное содержание урока

My friends: Katy, Matt, Colin, Rita and I decided to go for a weekend to Rita’s grandmother’s country house.

The weather was really nasty, it was pretty stormy outside. So we couldn't go walking as we planned and we decided to spend the cosy evening in the living room chatting near the fireplace.

The weather outside got even worse. There was the powerful gust of wind and all of a sudden the lights flickered. We went out altogether.

What was that? said Matt.

I told him not to worry. That it was just a power cut.

Uoof… Honestly it was a bit frightening. We carried on laughing and telling the scary stories in the dark.

After a while, there was flash of lightning. And we noticed that Colin was missing.

No one saw Colin leaving the room. We looked at each other confused and felt really scared.

We searched all house calling Colin, but there was no response. We even went outside and walked around the house. Nothing.

We returned to the living room. I was ready to call 911, but suddenly we heard a very loud snore from the corner of the room. The light came back and we saw Colin. He was asleep on a velvet sofa.

Colin sat on the sofa rubbing his eyes and said: “The lights are back great. When it was dark I felt sleepy and felt like to snooze.

So I went here and didn’t want to bother you guys.”

All of us felt really relieved.

Тренировочные задания

1.

Read the sentences and mark true or false.

Colin and Rita slept on the floor.
There was a power cut, the lights went out.
Colin told us that he was going to sleep a little.
We couldn’t find Katy. We searched all house.
Matt was snoring near the fireplace.

2.

Choose the correct part of speech.

The baby cried (verb/noun) all night
I heard a sign (verb/noun) Somebody was in the room.
I’m in love. I whisper (verb/noun) your name all morning.
This chat (verb/noun) is pretty interesting.
I’m so sleepy. I yawn (verb/noun) all the time.

3.

Put the sentences in the correct order.

Colin was asleep on a velvet sofa.
We carried on laughing and telling the scary stories in the dark.
We went for a weekend to Rita’s grandmother’s country house.
We searched all house calling Colin, but there was no response.
That it was just a power cut.
All of us felt really relieved.

4.

Fill in the gaps. Use the correct form of the verb.

The baby was sleeping. So dad _________ (WHISPER)me all the news.
It was a very stressful day. And when Nelly read you SMS I heard her nervous _________ (LAUGH).
Even though she scratched her knees, she didn't _________ (CRY).
I was _________ (YAWNING) when the teacher asked me a question.
I don’t want to go there. The weather is awful. The big storm _________ (COME).

5.

Put the blocks of the text in the correct order.

__ She felt scared and the only thing that helped her to get back to normal was her little dog Laila who licked her feet under the blanket. After a while she fell asleep.

__ Next morning at breakfast she told her mom about those noises, that Laila saved her. But mom said that Laila slept in her room all night.

__ She turned on the lamp and tried to check where the noises came from, but she didn’t find anything. When she got back to bed and switched off the lamp the noises came back.

__ It was a dark starry night. Lola went to bed as usual. But she couldn’t fall asleep. Suddenly she heard some strange noises under her bed.

6.

Put the verb in the bracket into correct form.

When I was a little boy I ______ (SPEND) summer at my grandmother’s country house. I ______ (LIKE) walking around and playing with other children. In the evenings we usually ______ (SIT) around the fire and______ (TELL) scary stories. We ______ (LOVE) to walk to an empty old house in the village. People ______ (SAY) that ghosts ______ (LIVE) in that house. One evening it suddenly ______ (START) to rain. I ______ (RUN) back home. And when I ______ (PASS) that house I ______ (SEE) a white woman at the window. She ______ (SMILE) at me.

7.

Match the words.

feelings
humane sounds
ways of moving
weather
stormy, lightning, windy
to crawl, to walk, to tiptoe, to run
confused, tired, scared, bored, excited, sleepy cosy
to yawn, to laugh, to snore, to sign, to cry, to whisper

8.

Fill in the gaps (confused, stormy, yawn, windy, cry, sleepy, cosy, tired, scared).

It’s very difficult not to _______ when you are feel very _______. All you can think about it warm _______ bed.
The weather is typical for autumn. It is _______ and sometimes _______.
I worked all day very hard and in the evening I was so _______. And when I got out from the supermarket I tried to open the wrong car. I was really _______ when the owner came.
There were some strange noises from the living room. Katy was _______ and started to _______. When we turned on the lights we saw my cat yawning on the chair.

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Use the correct form of the verb.

I never _______ (GO) to the Halloween party.
She _______ (GET) a cold. It was rainy yesterday. And she _______ (NOT TAKE) her umbrella.
They _______ (VISIT) Madrid last spring. This time they plan to go to Barcelona.
I _______ (LOOSE) my keys at the market. It was a very tough day.
She _______ (FINISH) her essay at 6 a.m. She _______ (NOT SLEEP) all night.

2.

Fill in the gaps and use the correct form of the word.

She felt ________ (CONFUSE) when we found out that she went to the men’s dressing room.
My dog ran away in during our morning walk. I felt so ________ (RELIEVE) when I saw him near my door two hours later.
“Please be quiet, the baby is finally asleep,”- mom ________ (WHISPER).
Oh no. I lost all my files. It was a ________ (POWER CUT), so my computer switched off.
Look at the window. It’s getting ________ (STORM). I’m going to stay here.

3.

Choose the correct word.

Ron it so talkative, he likes to chat (verb/noun).
I heard a snore (verb/noun). It was my old dog.
Don’t sign (verb/noun) so heavily. This tusk isn’t hard.
I don’t like her laugh (verb/noun). It is very loud.

Вариант 2

1.

Use the correct form of the verb.

I ________ (FEEL) confused when she ________ (KISS) me.
I ________ (SEE) that movie with Sarah on Sunday.
Mary ________ (CANNOT GO) to the swimming pool. Somebody ________ (STEAL) her swimsuit.
They ________ (BELIEVE) that lady. But she ________ (TAKE) their money and ________ (RUN) away.
He ________ (NOT THINK) that she would pass the test.

2.

Fill in the gaps and use the correct form of the verb.

I couldn’t fall asleep because you ________ (SNORE)!
It is very dangerous to swim when it is ________ (LIGHT).
I love this coffee place. It so nice and cosy. Look and that wonderful velvet sofa.
I spilled coffee on my new white skirt. I started to ________ (RUB) it and the stain got bigger. I need to go to the laundry now.
My cat ________ (CRAWLED) to the kitchen when it smelled the fish.

3.

Choose the correct word.

You look tired, try to get some sleep (verb/noun).
Do you hear the phone call (verb/noun)?
Jenny, don’t cry (verb/noun). I will give you some apples.
Are you sure it was the right turn (verb/noun)?