Chapter 2. A visit to Count Vlad

COUNT VLAD

Chapter 1. A telegram from Count Vlad

1. Learn the words.

A heap of bones, to lick a finger, to pull the cork from a bottle, to fill a glass with, a special occasion, to raise smth in the air, to leave smth in the will, at midnight, to scare smb, to admit, by any chance, to frighten smb, to claim, so far, the headline, to believe in ghosts, to ring the doorbell, a servant, to tear smth open, a look of relief, to keep smb in suspense, the name rings a bell, to make the blood run cold, to suck blood, bloodshot eyes, to be badly in need of help, the departure times, to hate doing smth, not to miss smth for the world, a reliable source, news travels fast, there is no point in doing smth, protection, to burst into laughter, to pretend to do smth, a coffin.

2. Listen and fill in the gaps with no more than two or three words.

1. It was early autumn in the year 1895. Alfred Sackville-Jones and Lord Ernest Deboy were sitting in front of an ….. in Alfred’s apartment.
2. Alfred pulled the cork from a ….. and filled a glass with dark red wine.
3. As he drank his wine, Ernest looked out through the window, into the streets of London, but all he could see was …...
4. Alfred went to his desk and picked up the newspaper and looked admiringly …...
5. The next day, on the train to Dover, Alfred was reading an early morning newspaper. The headline on page three …...

3. Comprehension questions.

1. What were Alfred and Ernest celebrating?
2. What subject did Ernest know everything about?
3. Which country had they just returned from?
4. What kind of person was the man with no head?
5. How did Ernest describe Count Dracula?
6. What did Count Dracula’s telegram say?
7. What did Alfred read in the newspaper when he was on the train?
8. How did Alfred persuade Ernest to continue the journey?
9. What did Ernest have with him for protection?
10. What two things did Ernest wish he’d brought with him?

4. Choose the correct item.

1. After swimming in the pool for an hour, my eyes were ….

A/ thick B/ dusty C/ bloodshot D/ short

1. The little girl likes to … she’s grown up by dressing in her mother’s clothes.

A/ notice B/ pretend C/ admit D/ persuade

1. It took ages to open the wine because we couldn’t get the … out of the bottle.

A/ cork B/ cab C/ case D/ coffin

1. The person we hire for the job must be ….

A/ pointed B/ hopeless C/ frightful D/ reliable

1. His name …. I’m sure I’ve met him before.

A/ makes me comfortable B/ rings a bell C/ catches my eye D/ keeps me in suspense

5. Fill in the correct word(s) from the list:

burst thick open pack make catch meet come keep travels filling know/learn

1. to … smb in person 7. a … meal

2. to … into laughter 8. to … smb in suspense

3. an … fire 9. to … one’s bags

4. (bad) news … fast 10. to … one’s eye

5. … fog 11. to … alive

6. to … by heart 12. to … oneself comfortable

Chapter 2. A visit to Count Vlad

1. Learn the words

To conquer, a fearless officer, to expect smb to do smth, to torture the prisoners, to tear the body apart, a one-eyed man, along with smb, a crooked man, from the shadow, to bend over smth, to set off on a journey, the sound of horses’ hooves, by the dim light, to carve, deadly silence, deep hollow eyes, to throw oneself on the bed, to look forward to smth/ doing smth, scary, to share smth with smb, a pillow, the wax seal, whatever happens, to commit a crime, to be accused of smth, you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink, to beware of smb, to swear, a canvas, wet, to rub smth with a finger, unlikely, to smell the substance, a grave, to dig up, to bury, to die to get down to work, to yawn, to unbutton, to insist on doing smth.

2. Listen and choose the correct item.

1. Alfred had just finished reading “A Complete A/ Map of Transylvania.”

B/ History of Transylvania.”

C/ Theory of Transylvania.”

2. Prince Vlad Dracula tortured people by pushing A/ sharp pieces of wood through their stomach.

B/ sharp knives through their stomach.

C/ spears through their stomach.

3. Gregory wore a black overcoat, black gloves and a A/ black cap

B/ black hood

C/ black top hat

4. There was a vampire bat A/ stuck on the castle door.

B/ put on the castle door.

C/ carved on the castle door.

5. Alfred threw himself on the big four-posted bed and felt the A/ soft velvet covers.

B/ soft woolen covers.

C/ soft silk covers.

3. Comprehension questions.

1. Who was Ernest’s favourite writer?
2. How do vampire bats suck blood?
3. What was the old man’s reaction to hearing the name of Dracula?
4. How did Alfred and Ernest get to Dracula castle?
5. Who was waiting for Alfred and Ernest at the castle?
6. What kind of place was the castle?
7. Who was the portrait of in Ernest and Alfred’s room?
8. What did Alfred think he saw when he looked at the portrait?
9. What did Alfred and Ernest decide to do the following night?
10. Why did Alfred want to swap beds with Ernest?

4. Match the descriptions to the people.

1. very tall, hollow eyes, large head a/ Mania

2. short, old, thin white hair b/ Gregory

3. bloodshot eyes, sharp teeth c/ Rodolfo

4. old, crooked, dressed in black d/ Count Vlad

5. Fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions: on into off out up

1. They set … on their journey very early in the morning.

2. She went into the garden and dug … all the dead flowers.

3. He called the airport to find … what time his sister’s plane was arriving.

4. I can’t go … much further, can we have a rest now?

5. Get … the car and I’ll give you a lift to work.

6. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words in capitals.

1. Don’t worry, the dog won’t hurt you, it’s …. HARM

2. I never watch horror films. They’re too … for me. SCARE

3. It was good to hear the children’s … as they played. LAUGH

4. Police in the USA carry guns for … PROTECT

5. He got … out of bed and went downstairs. SLEEP

7. Match the words with their definitions.

1. endless a/ brave

2. conquer b/ not straight

3. fearless c/ to damage, ruin

4. absurd d/ to do

5. crooked e/ to persist

6. dim f/ that can be seen

7. visible g/ to take control of

8. commit h/ without an end

9. spoil i/ not bright

10. insist j/ silly

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