Unit 2, Step 2: From A(ttics) to Z(ombies)
Ex. 1
Step 2: From A(ttics) to Z(ombies)
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Ex. 1
Step 2: From A(ttics) to Z(ombies)
Which words do you already know? Add words to the word web on the next slides!
EXAMPLES
VERBS (used in mystery/horror stories) e.g. to scream
NOUNS (characters/locations/sounds/details) e.g. a clown, the woods
ADJECTIVES (feelings/descriptive adj.) e.g. afraid, dark
a poltergeist
a witch
the bogeyman
a ghost
a zombie
Death
an abandoned house
a haunted house
a cellar
a cemetery
terrified
petrified
anxious
old
abandoned
scary/eerie/creepy
to scare
to run
to kill
to haunt
to exorcise
to disappear/to vanish
a whisper
a scream
a sigh
darkness
loneliness
candles
skulls
Ex. 3
Listen to Neil Gaiman read the first pages of his novel The Graveyard Book and answer the questions. (until 5'37")
You can read along in your notes if you want.
a Complete: the man Jack is a professional ...
b How many people did the man Jack kill in this scene?
c Who is his next target?
d Where is his bedroom?
e How did he kill the people in this scene?
f The man Jack doesn’t need light. He has ’other skills’. Which other skills do you think he has?
g Where does the man Jack go next to look for the boy, since he is not in his cot?
a killer
b He killed three people: a woman, a man and their (older) child.
c The younger boy, a toddler.
d His room was at the very top of the house, in the attic.
e He killed them with a razor-sharp knife.
f He seems to have a heightened sense of smell.
g He starts walking up the hill to the old graveyard.
Ex. 4
Look at the underlined words in the text. Add them to the word web in exercise 1. Which of these are NOUNS? Which are VERBS? Which are ADJECTIVES?
darkness
night-time mist
slithered
attic
diffused
moonlight
grunt
fog
muffled sound
shadowy
treacherous
graveyard
darkness
night-time mist
slithered
attic
diffused
moonlight
grunt
fog
muffled sound
shadowy
treacherous
graveyard
Nouns
darkness = duisternis
night-time mist = nachtelijke mist
attic = zolder
moonlight = maanlicht
grunt = gegrom / gromgeluid
fog = mist
muffled sound = gedempt geluid
graveyard = kerkhof
Verbs (werkwoorden)
slithered = kronkelde / sloop
infinitive: to slither = kronkelen, glijden als een slang
diffused = verspreidde zich
infinitive: to diffuse = verspreiden
Adjectives (bijvoeglijke naamwoorden)
shadowy = schimmig, schaduwachtig
treacherous = verraderlijk, gevaarlijk
Ex. 5
Watch Lana McKissack’s video How to survive in a horror movie.
a) Which typical things were mentioned? Tick the box. Add the correct words too.
b) What is the best way to survive a horror film, according to Lana McKissack?
a) Add the correct words.
What is this? (= dead body)
What is this?
What is this?
What is this?
Who is this? (Pietje De Dood)
What is this?
What/who is this?
Sleepvraag
a corpse
a seance
a dark alley / a dead alley
a run-down hotel
Sleepvraag
an attic
a tombstone
The Grim Reaper
a basement
a hitchhiker
a graveyard/cemetery
Ex. 5
Watch Lana McKissack’s video How to survive in a horror movie.
a) Which typical things were mentioned? Tick the box.
b) What is the best way to survive a horror film, according to Lana McKissack?
Camel race time 🐪
Work in your team.
You can only go to the next exercise when every member of your group has finished the previous exercise.
Show your answers to your teacher / use the correction key.
Note your progress on the whiteboard.
Do exercise 6-7a-8-9.
🐪 Team A □ □ □ □
🐪 Team B □ □ □ □
🐪 Team C □ □ □ □
🐪 Team D □ □ □ □
🐪 Team E □ □ □ □
ex. 6 ex. 7a ex.8 ex. 9
whiteboard + markers
ex. 6
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Do you know your creepy sounds?
a First match the correct descriptive adjective to the sound.
ex. 7a
Match!
wind
door
witch
chains
sound
dog
clanking
howling
cackling
creaking
barking
muffled
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Do you know your creepy sounds?
7 b Listen to the recordings. Which sounds do you hear?
(not all sounds are in the list in ex. a)
ex. 7b
Which sounds did you hear?
Ex 7 Do you know your creepy sounds?
b Listen to the recordings. Which sounds do you hear?
rattling chainsaw
clanking chains
footsteps
howling wind
creaking door
whispering
cackling witch
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whiteboard + markers
ex. 8
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Which of these is worse? (expresses that you are more afraid)?
petrified
afraid
Which of these is worse? (expresses that you are more afraid)?
uneasy
shocked
Which of these is worse? (expresses that you are more afraid)?
anxious
nervous
Which of these is worse? (expresses that you are more afraid)?
paralysed with fear
worried
Which of these is worse? (expresses that you are more afraid)?
nervous
alarmed
Which of these is worse? (expresses that you are more afraid)?
panicked
suspicious
ex. 9
Let's practise
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Ex 10 Tell your own story.
a Preparation: roll the story dice. Write down the words that come up. Also write down some keywords that clearly show your understanding and then link these words together in a short story.
b Action: tell your short story to someone in the class. Add some creepy details if you can.
c Reflection: listen to your partner’s story. Fill in the checklist for them and give some feedback.
