Episode 7: The Haunted House 👻 – Learn English Through a Spooky Story (Listening Practice!)

📖 Listen & Read Along:

Full story below to practice reading, pronunciation, and spooky vocabulary!

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The Haunted House

On a spooky night, a group of friends went on an adventure into a scary forest.

They heard scary voices saying to go back, but they kept going and found a

creepy ghost town.

They got inside an old, broken building and suddenly a freezing cold

surrounded them.

Moving Shadows and spooky whispers made their hearts race.

They found an old diary that told a very spooky truth - a woman was trapped

and needed their help to be free.

The diary explained the steps they needed to follow to release her spirit.

They were frightened but followed the instructions.

All of a sudden, a bright light filled the room, and the ghostly woman

disappeared.

It was a spooky adventure they would never forget.

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💡 Vocabulary Spotlight

🔍 Challenging Vocabulary & Phrases

1. Spooky Adjectives:

- Haunted (adj.) – Visited by ghosts ("The haunted house...")

- Creepy (adj.) – Causing fear or unease ("creepy ghost town")

- Freezing (adj.) – Extremely cold ("freezing cold surrounded them")

2. Action Verbs:

- Ventured (v.) – Went somewhere risky ("went on an adventure")

- Surrounded (v.) – Closed in on all sides ("cold surrounded them")

- Whispered (v.) – Spoke very quietly ("spooky whispers")

3. Key Phrases:

- "Hearts race" – To feel very scared/excited ("made their hearts race")

- "All of a sudden" – Suddenly (synonym: "out of nowhere")

- "Release her spirit" – Free a ghost from being trapped

📚 Grammar Structures

1. Past Tense Irregular Verbs:

- "They found an old diary" (Find → Found)

- "The woman was trapped" (Passive voice)

- "The light filled the room" (Fill → Filled)

2. Descriptive Sentence Patterns:

- Adjective + Noun Pairs:

- "Spooky night", "broken building", "bright light"

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