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Lesson 7

Scream

Ghost stories have been told thousands of times before, Since the time
of our ancestors and until the present day. The belief in ghost as souls of the

departed is closely tied up to the ancient concept of animism, which attributed
souls to everything in nature. As time goes by, it evolves from a frightening

creature to a much friendly one like the famous American film “Casper: The
friendly ghost”.

Comprehension

1. What are ghosts according to the article?

2. What have ghosts evolved into?

Questions

1. Do you know a famous ghost story?

2. Are you afraid of ghosts? Why?
3. What are your other fears?

4. Do you believe in all cultural legends?

Vocabulary & Expressions

spooky: something scary
ancestors: forefather
evolve: to develop gradually
creature: anything created, whether animate or inanimate
goose bumps: a rough condition of the skin; resembling
that of a plucked goose, induced by cold or fear

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