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

A haunted house

A ghost

A ghost

Learn new words before reading.

to consider

полагать, считать

тюрьма

изгиб

bend

prison

torture chamber

грохотать

to go bump

относиться к (веку)

комната пыток

to date back to

to leave sb with a broken heart

rustling

разбить к-л сердце

шуршащий

замок

castle

очень громкий звук

turn

to lurk

bang

прятаться

поворот

появляться

охотиться

to show up

населенный призраками

haunted

to hunt

вид, видеть

средневековый

view

коридор

medieval

corridor

подземелье

проход, коридор

to wander

passage

dungeon

бродить

Who are these people and how are they related to the castle in the text?

The Most haunted

Castle in Britain!

Lady Mary Berkeley

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.

Lord Grey of Chillingham

Another ghost in the castle.

The Blue Boy

(King of England) He stayed at the castle.

Edward I

Text 1

Text 2

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

The Most haunted Castle in Britain!

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

lurk

bump

corridors

rustling

appear

dungeons

torture

mysterious

strange

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.

The castle has more than one ghost.

Chillingham Castle is haunted.

how many ghosts

age/times

to be haunted/ghosts

The castle offers ghost tours to visitors.

Edward I stayed at the castle.

The castle has dungeons and torture chambers.

tours

Edward I

tortures

Text 2

Text 1

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