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Ghost Stories 6

Speaking

6.2
A. You’re going to hear a guy talking to his friend
about something that happened the previous day
related to a phobia. Why do you think he’s so tired?

B. Which phrases do you hear?
a. ...freaks me out.
b. I almost wet myself.
c. I’m absolutely terrified of...
d. I didn’t sleep a wink last night.

e. I nearly jumped out of my skin.
f. I scared the living daylights out of him.
g. I was a bag of nerves after that.
h. I was scared stiff.
i. Just the thought of...gives me goosebumps.
j. My heart skipped a beat.
k. There was no way I was going to sleep.

C. Work with a partner. Write a dialogue using another
of the phobias from exercise D on the previous page.
Use at least five phrases from exercise B.

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