past perfect, mysteries, supernatural beings.

1. Mysteries
Past Perfect. By Rosie Navarro.

2. Vocabulary
Supernatural. Match.
1. A ghost that can move furniture
and throw objects around.
Alien
2. A woman who has evil magical
powers.
Goblin
3. A small ugly creature that usually
enjoys making trouble.
Ghost
4. A strange being from another
planet.
Martian
5. The spirit of someone who is no
longer alive.
Poltergeist
6. An unidentified flying object. UFO
7. An imaginary creature from the
planet Mars.
Witch

3. GHOSTS OF HOLLYWOOD
O Few of us would disagree that ghost stories
and other tales of the paranormal have
always been great material for Hollywood
movies, but Hollywood, believe it or not, also
has its own real-life ghost stories.
O A number 0) of movie stars, including Marilyn
Monroe and original TV Superman, George
Reeves, have been seen as ghosts, and
several stars say that 1) …………have seen
ghosts themselves.

4. O Hugh Grant, 2)……..British romantic
comedy actor, said he and his friends
heard the wailing and screaming of a
tormented spirit in his home. He believes
it to be the spirit of Bette Davis
3)……….had lived in the house before he
moved in.
O Neve Campbell of Scream and her friends
4)………..seen a ghost walking around
her house. The previous owners had
employed a maid who was murdered
there. Neve likes the ghost. “She’s cool.
I’m cool. We don’t bug each other, so it’s
5)………..right.

5. O The Matrix Star, Keanu Reeves, said that
he saw a ghost 6)………….he was a child.
One night a ghost in a white suit entered
his room just after he had gone to bed. He
is quite sure he didn’t imagine it, and
7)…………..nanny says she saw it too.
O These are just a few 8) ………………..the
many real-life ghost stories. But are they
just tales, or is there really something out
there?
O Listen and check at your answers. Track.
17

6. Past Perfect
O Read the sentences:
When he came home, she had already
eaten dinner.
They ate dinner at home last night.
1. Which tense describes an action that
happened before another past action?
2. Which tense describes a past action
which happened at a specific time in the
past?

7. Past Perfect
O Look at Mary’s list of chores. Say what
she had done/hadn’t done by the time her
mom came home.
Ex. She had watered the plants.
Mary’s list of chores.
1. Water the plants 4. Do the laundry
2. Walk the dog 5. Tidy her room
3. Take out the trash 6. Dust the furniture

8. Past Perfect
Complete the sentences. What tenses should you use?
1. We took a taxi because
2. He had already left when
3. He turned off the lights and
4. She wasn’t hungry because
5. Ann couldn’t come because
6. The movie had started by the
time

9. Listening to the interview, and for each question,
choose the correct answer (A, B, or C).Track 18.
1. Some people say there is a ghost in:
A. Lincoln Center
B. The White House
C. Every government building
2. The speaker saw a UFO in
A. California
B. The Pacific
C. India
3. John Lennon said he saw
A. Bugs
B. Martians
C. Aliens
4. The Superman child is twice as strong as
A. He was years ago
B. Other children
C. adults