Intro
1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.
2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Do you have a brother who liked to scare you when you were young? Maybe he hid in your closet to jump out at you, or put a toy spider in your bed. He probably enjoyed seeing the look of fear on your face, watching your arms and legs tremble, and hearing you scream. Brothers (and sisters, too) seem to take pleasure in making their siblings shake in their boots.
You don’t actually have to be wearing boots to be shaking in your boots, though. It simply means that you’re totally scared and frightened. It means that you are afraid enough to be shaking all the way from your head to your toes. All kinds of things can leave you shaking in your boots… a terrifying movie, a dangerous situation (like a car accident), or even speaking in front of a lot of people. It simply depends on the person.
Why are Rafael and Gary shaking in their boots? Find out in today’s freaky English lesson about a ghost.
3. Watch - Watch the video without reading the dialog.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Gary: I’m telling you, Rafael, there is something here.
Rafael: I think you’re letting your imagination run away with you.
Gary: I’m not. Nope. Didn’t Marni tell you? There is something here.
Rafael: OK. Tell me what happened again.
Gary: OK. So, Marni and I were working late, right?
Rafael: Right.
Gary: First, the door just slammed shut. But all the windows were closed, so there was no wind.
Rafael: That really happened?
Gary: Yes! Then a box of paper just fell on the floor, and BAM! But we were not anywhere near it, so we couldn’t have bumped into it.
Rafael: Hmm.
Gary: Then the last thing that happened. A piece of paper just slid off the desk. And we weren’t moving. It was weird.
Rafael: That does sound really freaky. I would have been shaking in my boots.
Gary: Yeah, I was.
Rafael: What was that?
Gary: I don’t know, but I don’t want to find out. Let’s get out of here.
Rafael: We forgot the sleeping bags!
Gary: Forget the sleeping bags! Let’s go!
Rafael: Oh my gosh. What was that?
Gary: I don’t know. I don’t know. But I am totally shaking in my boots. Oh man, I wish I had taken a photo!
Rafael: Seriously? Go back, man. I’ll wait here.
Gary: Maybe next time. Come on. Let’s go.
Rafael: Yeah.
Gary: Let’s go.
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Discussion
Gary and Rafael are sitting in the office late at night. They’re planning to sleep there so that Gary can prove to Rafael that he saw a ghost. Rafael asks Gary to tell him again about what happened when Marni and Gary were recently working late. Gary repeats his story about the door slamming, the box of paper falling to the floor, and the sheet of paper sliding off the desk. Neither Gary nor Marni made any of these things happen.
Just after Gary finishes his story, both he and Rafael see something strange in the corner of the room. They’re both so scared that they jump up and run out of the office, down the hall toward the elevator. Gary is disappointed that he didn’t take a photo of the ghost, but when Rafael tells him to go take one, Gary decides he doesn’t need one after all.
What do you think that Rafael and Gary saw in the office? Was it something real, or did they imagine it? What’s your opinion of ghosts?
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