Wednesday, October 31, 2012

B1- Writing: Open-ended Spooky Stories




SPOOKY HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES
Activity 1 Reading comprehension ( level A2-B1 easy):  The Origins of Halloween. Download here worksheets + keys.


Activity 2 Writing ( spooky Halloween stories). Visit this link and read the writing task instructions. Choose one of the stories and write a spooky ending. Please submit them on the blog.

Look forward to your story endings.


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

How can I submit them on the blog?

Pablo Camara said...

Open-Ended Story 2: The hunchbacked figure beckoned to us to follow him, and we entered the castle, our teeth chattering. The hunchback turned and looked at us. He laughed softly and said, "Don't fall behind. People have gotten lost in these hallways and starved to death before they were found . . . hee-hee-hee!" He led us into a huge room where a whole tree was blazing in the fireplace. I noticed some golden eyes glowing in the far-off corner. "Don't be worried, my dear," our host assured me, "that is just Fiona and she's not one bit hungry. She ate an entire piglet just this morning." At the sound of the hunchback's voice, Fiona growled sweetly. "I will be back shortly with some hot chocolate. You warm yourselves by the fire until I return." He turned sharply, and with narrowed eyes, warned us: "But do not attempt to leave this room, my dears" . . . .

Suddenly, the hunchbacked came into the room with Fiona, they put a huge pumpkin near the fireplace and we sat around it. The hunchback told us that we could never leave the castle. We were very nervous, and we didn´t know how to get out. I asked to Fiona If I could go to bathroom and she said: "you must go alone". I went out and in the dark hallway I could see a light at the end, then quietly I got out of the castle and my friends were rescued...

Elena Gómez said...

Hi Anonymous!
To post your comment, click on comment and type your story, follow the same steps you did to ask the question.
Look forward to reading your stories.
Regards,
Elena

Elena Gómez said...

Hi Pablo! Thanks for posting your ending. Remember to use past tenses.. ( ..., then quietly I went out.....)



Elena Gómez said...


I have a question about the first part of The hunchbacked figure story:

Could you please explain the meaning of these words?: hunchbacked figure, beckoned, chattering, starved to death, glowing and blazing.