Listen to Tim and Anna telling a scary story, then do the exercises to help you understand.
Tim : Hey, Anna, I have to write a scary story for my English homework. Can you help me? Anna : OK. I love scary stories. Tim : Great. OK, so, how does it start? Anna : How about … ‘It was a dark and stormy night …’? Scary stories always start like that. Tim : And they often happen in a forest … ‘It was a dark and stormy night in the spooky forest’. Great! So, who are the characters? Anna : Erm, three friends. Let’s call them Zoe, Max and Taylor. They go into the forest at midnight … for a dare. Tim : OK, so … ‘It was a dark and stormy night. Zoe, Max and Taylor went into the spooky forest at midnight for a dare …’ OK, what happens to them? Anna : ‘In the shadows, they found an old house with broken windows.’ Tim : Ooh, is it a haunted house? Anna : Yep! ‘In a window at the top of the house, they saw something looking down at them.’ Tim : Ooh, this is scary! What happens next? Anna : ‘They were terrified, but they decided to go inside.’ Tim : Oh, I know! ‘They went up the creaky stairs and into the dusty attic …’ Anna : ‘They found a note. The note said “Be careful! A ghost is trapped inside this house” …’ Tim : Oh no, I’m really scared now! Anna : ‘Zoe wanted to go home, but Max and Taylor wanted to find the ghost …’
Do you like scary stories? What do you think happens next in this scary story? How does it end?