Page 64 - Grasp English B1+ (Workbook)

6 Ghost Stories

Writing

A. Discuss with a partner.

1. Do you often watch content on YouTube? What type
of videos do you watch?
2. Do you subscribe to any channels on YouTube?
3. If you had your own channel on YouTube, what type of
videos would you share?

B. Complete the sentences with the words in the boxes.

app browsing clicking screen scroll search box

1. If you down the page, you can find more information.
2. I can spend hours the internet, not looking at anything in particular.

3. You should be careful of on links which come from people you don’t know.
4. When you need something specific, type a keyword into the .
5. If you look at the for too long, you might get a headache.
6. I use a really fun to edit photos on my phone.

The Video

They say that anyone who watches
the video will die eight days later.
I hope it isn’t true.

Although it was summer, the afternoon had turned grey and cloudy, and as it looked like it might rain, Miranda
and I decided to stay in and watch a film. Nothing on Netflix took our fancy, so we opened up the YouTube app
and started browsing. Miranda said she was in the mood for a horror film, so we typed “horror” into the search box
and scrolled through the results.
About halfway down the page, we saw the title Scariest Film Ever. Miranda suggested watching it, so we clicked
on the link.
The screen went black, and it almost seemed as though the room itself turned gloomier. Suddenly, a series of
dreadful images flashed on the screen, and there was an unearthly sound of a small child crying. Before we knew
it, it was over. It had lasted less than a minute, although it was listed as a ninety-minute film.
Then suddenly, the screen went white, and the following words appeared in red: You shouldn’t have watched it.
That was seven days ago.

C. Answer the questions according to the D. Write a short story (120–180 words). Use one of the
story you read. following first lines or invent your own.
1. What time of year is the story set? • As soon as she saw her friend, she knew
2. Why did the two friends decide to stay in? something was wrong.
3. How long was the video they ended up • I woke up to an eerie noise coming from my
watching? brother’s bedroom.
4. How do you think the author feels? Why? • Feeling scared, Sam followed the strange
footprints into the gloomy forest.

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