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A British newspaper, The Sunday Times, send one of its journalists, Stephen Bleach, to investigate Gosforth Hall Hotel, a small hotel in Cumbria in the north of England.. People say tha[r]
(1)Would you like to spend a night in this room?
Thare are many old houses, pubs and hotels in Britain which people say have ghosts A British newspaper, The Sunday Times, send one of its journalists, Stephen Bleach, to investigate Gosforth Hall Hotel, a small hotel in Cumbria in the north of England People say that the hotel has the ghost of a seventeenth century Catholic priest The ghost always appears in room 11
Stephen’s job (be) to spend the night alone in Room 11 He (not/can) phone or speak to anybody Before
he (go) to the hotel, Stephen (say) ‘ I feel a bit nervous, but I don’t believe in ghosts.’
‘I (arrive) at Gosforth Hall late in the evening It (be) a very dark night but I (can) see
there (be) a church with a cemetery next to the hotel I (check) in, and the receptionist (give) me the key and (show) me to my room
I (leave) my things in the room and (come) downstairs
There (not/be) many guests There (be) only three including me I (sit) in the sitting room and I (talk) to the manager, Sara
Daniels, about her hotel I (have) a drink and then at 12.00 I (go) upstairs to my room
Room 11 (be) on the top floor I (open) the door and (turn) on the light It (be) a very big room, quite old, and yes, it (be) a bit spooky There (be) an old television on a table – but there (not/be) a remote control I (turn) on the TV There (be) a film on I (be) happy to see that it (not/be) a horror film I (decide) to watch the film and have the light on all night But I (be) tired after my long journey and after half an hour I (go) to sleep.’
A night in a haunted house Complete the text with the verbs in Past
Simple Choose the correct
answer.
What was Stephen’s job? journalist
detective priest
2 With whom did Stephen go to the hotel?
He went there alone with his sister
with his friend
3 What people say about the hotel?
It is very a popular hotel It has a ghost
It was a pub in 17th century
4 Did Stephen believe in ghosts?
yes
he didn’t know what to think no
5 What did he think of the room?
It was cosy It was scary It was quite small
6 How many guest were there in the hotel?
three seven four
(2)So in the middle of the night I suddenly up! It was two o’clock The television was off! But how? There no remote control, and I certainly didn’t get up and turn it off The light was still on, but suddenly the light off too Now I was really frightened! I couldn’t see anything strange, but I could feel that there was somebody or something in the room I got out of bed and on the TV again Little by little I started to relax, and then I to sleep again When I up it was morning I breakfast and I the hotel about ten o’clock
So the question is, did you see the ghost?
No, I didn’t see the ghost, but I definitely something or somebody in the room when I woke up in the night
Were you frightened? Yes, I was! Very frightened!
Would you like to spend another night in the hotel? Definitely, yes.
Why?
Well, I’m sure there was something strange in that room I can’t explain the television and the light I want to go back because I want to see the ghost.
Why did they send Stephen Bleach to investigate Gosforth Hall Hotel?
-Why did Stephen stay in room 11?
-With whom and about what did he talk in the sitting room?
-When he returned to his room what did he decide to do?
-What did Stephen think about ghosts?
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-Read the rest of the story Complete the sentences with the verbs in Past Simple.
feel have
be wake (2x)
leave go (2x)
turn
Stephen was very frightened. There was a remote control in the room.
(3)Are you a believer?
Do you believe
houses can really be haunted?
dreams sometines have meanings? horoscopes can predict the future? crop circles are made by UFOs? monsters really exist?
witches can cast real spells? faries exist?
Have you ever seen a ghost?
YES/NO
Would you like to spend a night in a haunted house?
YES/NO
What would you if you saw a ghost?
YES/NO 0 – YES
What a skeptic! Try opening your mind a
little more! Your score:
YES/NO
3 – YES
So you’re pretty normal! You know there’s some strange stuff out
there, but you don’t believe everything you hear
6 – YES
Wow, you are a true believer! Aren’t you taking things a bit far?