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Halloween: the wet summer that gave us Frankenstein

Reading · Halloween · C1 · 40 min. A long read on how a volcanic eruption, a ghost story contest and a sleepless night by Lake Geneva led an eighteen-year-old to write Frankenstein, with detail questions, vocabulary and a discussion.

About this worksheet

A long read on how a volcanic eruption, a ghost story contest and a sleepless night by Lake Geneva led an eighteen-year-old to write Frankenstein, with detail questions, vocabulary and a discussion.

Level
C1
Category
Reading
Topic
Halloween
Time
About 40 minutes
Exercises
Reading text, Multiple choice, True / False, Gap-fill, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
Answer key
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On the sheet

  • Reading text: Read the article.
  • Multiple choice: Read again. Choose the best answer.
  • True / False: True or false?
  • Gap-fill: Complete the sentences with the words in the box. All of them appear i
  • Speaking / writing task: Discuss in small groups. Then write a paragraph (100–120 words) answer
  • Writing lines: Write here.

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