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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

IT’S MY FAVOURITE HOLIDAY, BECAUSE EACH OF US CAN BE WHATEVER WE WANT THIS DAY AND HAVE FUN ANY WAY WE LIKE!

 

WHAT HALLOWEEN PARTY GOES WITHOUT A SCARY STOTRY!?

Here is a horror story which is simple for reading & understanding, and also easy to retell to scare your friends!

John Charrington’s Wedding No one ever thought that May Forster would marry John Charrington, but he thought differently, and when John Charrington wanted something, he usually got it. He asked her to marry him before he went to university. She laughed and refused him. He asked her again when he came home. Again she laughed and again she refused. He asked her a third time and she laughed at him more than ever. John was not the only man who wanted to marry her. She was the most beautiful girl in our village and we were all in love with her. So none of us was pleased when John suddenly invited us to his wedding. ‘Your wedding?’ ‘You don’t mean it?’ ‘Who’s the lucky lady? When is it?’ John Charrington waited a moment before he replied. ‘Miss Forster and I will be married in September,’ he said calmly. ‘No, no, she’s refused you again,’ said someone. ‘She always refuses you, John, remember?’ Everyone laughed. ‘No, I can see it’s true,’ I said, looking at his face. ‘How did you do it, John?’ ‘The best luck in the world,’ he said. ‘And I never stopped asking her.’ And that was all he would say. The strange thing was that May Forster seemed to be in love with him, too. Perhaps she had been in love with him all the time? Oh, I’ll never understand women. We were all asked to the wedding, and I was going to be best man. Everyone was talking about it and everyone asked the question, ‘Does she really love him?’ At first, in the early days of summer, I asked that question myself, but after one evening in August, I never asked it again. I was going home past the church. Our church is on a hill and the grass around it is very thick and soft, so I made no sound as I walked. It was there that I saw them. May was sitting on a low gravestone with her face turned towards the evening sun, and the look on her face ended for ever any question about her love for John Charrington. She looked more beautiful than I had ever seen her. John was lying at her feet, and it was his voice that broke the silence of the golden August evening. ‘My dear, my dear, I know that I would come back from the dead if you wanted me!’ I understood now, and continued quickly on my way. The wedding was planned for early in September. Two days before that I had to go up to London on business. As I was standing in the station, waiting for the train, I saw John Charrington and May Forster. They were walking up and down, looking into each other’s eyes. Of course, I didn’t speak to them, and when the train came in, I got on and found myself a seat. If John was travelling alone, hoped he would come and talk to me. And he did. ‘Hello there,’ he said, as he came into my carriage. ‘That’s lucky. The journey won’t be boring now.’ ‘Where are you going?’ I asked. ‘To see old Branbridge, my uncle,’ he answered, as he turned to say a last goodbye to May through the window. ‘Oh, I wish you wouldn’t go, John,’ she said in a low, serious voice. ‘I feel sure something will happen.’ ‘Do you think I’ll let anything happen to me, when the day after tomorrow is our wedding day?’ ‘Don’t go,’ she asked him again. He took her hand in his. ‘I must, May. The old man’s been very good to me, and now he’s dying. I must go and see him, but I’ll come home in good time for the wedding.’ ‘You’re sure?’ she said as the train began to move. ‘Nothing will keep me away,’ he replied. When he could no longer see her, he sat down and explained that his uncle was dying at home in Peasmarsh and had asked for him. He felt that he had to go. ‘I’ll be back tomorrow,’ he said, ‘or, if not, the day after. That’s plenty of time.’ ‘And suppose Mr Branbridge dies?’ ‘Alive or dead I’ll be married on Thursday!’ John said, opening his newspaper. John left the train at Peasmarsh station and I watched him walk away. I went on to London where I spent the night. When I arrived home the next afternoon, my sister said: ‘Where’s John Charrington?’ ‘Isn’t he back?’ I asked. I was sure he would be at home. ‘No, Geoffrey. He has not returned, and, what is more, he won’t. There’ll be no wedding tomorrow.’ My sister always thinks badly of other people, which makes me very angry. ‘Don’t be stupid! Of course there’ll be a wedding,’ I said. But I was not so sure when late that night John Charrington had still not returned. The next morning the sun was shining in a clear blue sky. There was a note for me from John and when I went up to the Forsters’ house, I found he had written to May too. ‘Mr Branbridge asked him to stay another night,’ she said. ‘John’s so kind, he couldn’t refuse, but I wish he hadn’t stayed.’ ‘Well, he’s asked me to meet him at the station at three o’clock, and come straight on to the church,’ I said. I was at the station at half-past two. I was a little angry with John. It didn’t seem right to arrive at the church straight from the train to marry that beautiful girl. But when the three o’clock train came in and went out again without leaving any passengers, I was more than angry. There was no other train for thirty-five minutes. ‘If we really hurry,’ I thought, ‘we should just get to the church in time. But what a stupid man to miss that first train!’ That thirty-five minutes seemed like a year as I waited. I grew more and more angry with John Charrington. The train was late, of course – and John Charrington wasn’t on it. I jumped into the carriage which was waiting outside the station. ‘Drive to the church!’ I said. I was now more worried than angry. Where could he be? Was he ill? But he was never ill. Perhaps he’d had an accident. Yes, that was it. Something terrible had happened, I was sure of it. And I was going to have to tell his bride . . . It was five to four when I reached the church. I jumped from the carriage and ran past the crowd of villagers waiting outside the church. I saw our gardener up at the front, by the door. ‘Are they all still waiting, Tom?’ I asked. ‘Waiting, sir? No, no, the wedding’s nearly finished.’ ‘Finished! Then Mr Charrington has come?’ ‘Yes, sir. He was here on time, all right. But, sir,’ Tom looked around him, then spoke quietly in my ear, ‘I’ve never seen Mr Charrington like this before. I think he’s been drinking. His clothes were all dirty, and his face was as white as a sheet. People are saying all kinds of things, sir, but I think it’s the drink. He looked like a ghost, and he went straight in without a word to any of us.’ The villagers were talking in whispers, and getting ready to throw their handfuls of rice over the newly married pair. Then they appeared at the church door – John Charrington and his bride. Tom was right. John Charrington was not himself. His coat was dirty, his hair untidy, and his face was deathly pale. But no paler than the face of his wife, which was as white as her wedding dress and the flowers in her hand. As they left the church, the bell-ringers began to pull. And then came – not the happy music of wedding bells – but the long, slow, deep sound of the death bell. Horror filled every heart in the crowd. How could the bellringers make so terrible a mistake? But the ringers themselves ran in fear from the church, and refused to go back in. The bride’s hands were shaking, and there were grey shadows around her mouth. Her husband held her arm and walked with her through the crowd of villagers, waiting with their handfuls of rice. But the handfuls were never thrown, and the wedding bells never rang. In a silence deeper than the silence of death, John Charrington and his bride got into their carriage, closed the door, and drove away. At once people began to talk, full of surprise and anger and horror at what they had seen. I drove back to the house with Mr Forster, May’s father. ‘Why did I let my daughter marry him?’ old Forster said. ‘To come to the wedding like that! I’d like to hit him in the face for doing that!’ He put his head out of the carriage window. ‘Drive as fast as you can!’ he shouted. The driver obeyed. We passed the wedding carriage without looking at it, and reached home before it. We stood at the door, in the burning afternoon sun, and a minute later the wedding carriage arrived. When it stopped in front of the steps, Mr Forster and I ran down. ‘Good Heavens, the carriage is empty! But—’ I pulled the door open at once, and this is what I saw . . . There was no John Charrington, and all we could see of May, his wife, was something white, lying half on the floor of the carriage and half on the seat. ‘I came straight here,’ the driver said, as May’s father lifted her out, ‘and no one got out of the carriage.’ We carried her into the house in her wedding dress – and then I saw her face. How can I ever forget it? White, white, and in her eyes more fear and horror than I have ever seen on any living face. And her hair, her beautiful golden hair, was as white as snow. As we stood there, her father and I, unable to move or speak, a boy came up to the house with a message. I took it from him and opened it. Mr Charrington was thrown from his horse on his way to the station at half past one. He was killed immediately. And he was married to May Forster at the church at half past three, with half the village watching. ‘Alive or dead, I’ll be married on Thursday!’ What had happened in that carriage on the way home? No one knows – no one will ever know. Before a week was over, they laid May Charrington beside her husband, under the soft green grass by the little church where they used to meet as lovers. And that was the way John Charrington was married.

Grammar Tasks for Your Exam
You are welcome to do some more grammar to improve your writing skills! You can do it at home and then send or bring it for checking.

1. Complete the sentences with one of the prepositions: at; since; in; during; on; until; by; for; into

1. He arrived ___ one o'clock___ the afternoon __ Sunday.

2 . I stopped___ his shop for a while ___ Thursday.

3. We arrived ___ the airport___ Kyiv ___ about two o'clock.

4. We took a taxi which was parked ___ the side of a road.

5. Jason threw his net ___ the river and pulled some fish out.

6. You may visit me ___ the school holidays.

7. Jane has not seen her parents ___ she moved to Canada.

8. I’ll be here ___ five p.m. so take your time.

2. Fill in the correct preposition or -  no preposition.

1. We usually arrive ___ the bus-stop at 8.00.

2. ‘Have you lost anything?’ I’m looking____ my pen.’

3. ‘You look happy.’ ‘Yes, I’m thinking ____ my trip .'

4. Karina had to wait ___ the bus for twenty minutes this morning.

5. Could you look _______ my flowers while I’m away?

6. I always look _______ new words in the dictionary.

7. Parents usually don’t like it when their children ask them ___ money.

8. I got_______ the bus and sat down.

9. Do you get to school____ car or ___ foot?

10. Your test results always depend ___ your work.

3. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options (A-D) for each gap in the text. There is one example (0) at the beginning.

One of the concerns (0) many parents (1 )___ about home education is that children (2 )____ become isolated, without the chances for social interaction a school provides.

Educational psychologists (3) ____ parents to do all they can to make sure their children

have adequate opportunities for socialising with all sorts of children of all different ages. It (4 )____children confidence and security, (5 )____ an ability to think (6)

___ themselves.

0  A many   B a lot        C a lots of      D a plenty of

1  A rise     B have risen C arouse      D raise

2  A are able to B could    C might have  D manage to

3  A insist    B suggest    C will make      D advise

4  A gets     B makes     C gives      D has

5  A as soon as B as long as C as well as D as much as

6  A to       B fo r     C on         D after

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

A Last month, Julie (1) ___went__(go) on holiday to France with her husband, Rob.

They (2) ______ (stay) in a small country hotel. They

(3) _____ (have) such a wonderful time that they (4)_____  (already/decide) to go back again next year. Julie (5 )_____ (look forward) to it.

B Yesterday, while I (6) ____(shop), I (7) ____ (leave) my purse in the supermarket. I really thought I (8) ____ (put) it in my bag because I (9 )____ (be) always careful. Luckily a man found my purse while he was doing his shopping and (10) ____ (give) it back to me. I must try to be more careful in future.

5. Read the text below and choose the correct word (A>D) for each gap.

Scientists believe that rainforests (0) may be home to more than ten million different forms of wildlife. The largest group (1) _____ of insects, which climb or fly easily from

tree to tree. Most people arc familiar (2 )_____ colourful parrots, but they are only one part of the total bird (3) _____ which goes from tiny humming-birds to huge toucans.

Many rainforest animals have developed for living in the tree tops. Some monkeys have thin webs of skin between their legs that (4)_____them to almost fly between (5 )____ .

Others have long, strong tails, like an (6 ) _____ arm.

0 A may B can C should D would

1 A keeps B consists C holds D claims

2 A with B to C o f D by

3 A set B company C population D society

4 A let B allow C make D admit

5 A branches B leaves C flowers D plants

6 A accurate B equal C extra D alive

Get Ready for Your Exam! 
You can do these grammar tasks at home and bring or send it for checking OR You can come to school on Wednesday (October, 28, 2015) at 10.00.

1. Fill in the gaps with the correct past tenses forms of the verb. Eric and Elsa are brother and sister. They (1 )_____ (grow) up together in the city that used to be known as West Berlin, in the former West Germany. Eric (2 )_____ (move) to the United States decades ago, before the eastern and western parts of both Berlin and Germany were reunited in 1990. Elisa and her family ( 3 ) ______(visit) Eric and his family last year. Elsa’s family (4 )_____ (fly) from Berlin to Detroit for the visit. Although the children (5 )____(never, meet) before, except through e-mail, the families (6) _____ (have) a great time together. Every day for a week, the adults and the children (7) ______ (play), talking, and eating together. One day, they even (8)______(cook) some German recipes that (9)____ (be) in the family for generations. For years, Elsa (10) _______ (save) them and treasuring them in a box their mother gave her. 2. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions: In, at, on, to, after, of, from. 1. George Washington was born __ Virginia___ 1732. 2. Washington played an important role ___ the founding___ the United States. 3. He became the first President ___ the United States. 4. He was President__ 1789___1797. 5. George Washington died ___ the age 67, ___the 14th ___ December, 1799. 6. The capital __the United States and one federal state are named ___George Washington. 3. Choose the correct item (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. New York city has (0) B into the second largest city in North America. It is now a major business, cultural and shopping centre (1)______ millions of visitors each year. Most tourists stay in the (2)_____ of the city, in Manhattan. It is easy to see the sights of Manhattan on foot or you can take a tourbus. There are cycle ( 3 ) ______in the city if you want to hire a bicycle but you need to be brave! The subway is the quickest means of public transport but you will want to avoid the (4) _____ hour. And, of course, there are the famous yellow taxis. There are few taxi (5 )____ - just wave your arm at a taxi with its light on. You will certainly want to visit Central Park, a huge open (6) _____ which is ideal for relaxing on a hot summer day. 0  A become      B grown        C increased   D extended 1  A appealing   B advancing C arriving      D attracting 2  A heart          B interior       C focus         D eye 3  A roads         B streets        C lanes         D ways 4  A busy          B rush            C crowded    D hurry 5  A ranks         B stalls          C kiosks       D stations 6  A surface      B region         C space       D estate 4. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions: to; at; for; on; off; by; from If you want to go ___ bus, you have to go ____the bus stop.You look___ the time table. Then you wait___ your bus. When the bus arrives, you g e t___ the bus. You buy a ticket___ the driver or show your ticket___ the driver. When you arrive ___ your destination, you get____the bus.

5. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs (present simple, present perfect, or passive voice). The Fellowship of the Ring (1)___ (be) the first book of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which (2) _______ (set) in a fictive world, Middle Earth. It (3) ____ (tell) the story of Frodo, a hobbit, and a magic ring. As the story (4)____ (begin), Frodo (5) _____ (give) a magic ring. The wizard Gandalf then (6) ____ (tell) him of the Rings of Power and of Sauron, the Dark Lord, who (7) _____ (make) the Master Ring to rule all other Rings. Gandalf (8 )____ (advise) Frodo to leave home and keep the ring out of Sauron’s hands who already (9) _____ (send) his Black Riders in search for it. Frodo’s ring (10)_____ (give) Sauron the power to enslave Middle Earth. 6. Complete the sentences with need, needn’t, must, or mustn't 1. We have enough chairs in here; you ______ bring in any more. 2. You_____ eat those mushrooms; they are poisonous. 3. You____ attend the forum, but he ____ as he is one of the speakers. 4. You ____ see that film. You will find it very educational. 5. You____ buy the tickets as I have a few complimentary passes. 6. The teacher said that we ____ take any books into the examination hall. It’s forbidden. 7. You ____ study hard. You____ neglect your studies. 8. They_____ have paid for the damage. The fault was not entirely theirs. 7. Underline the correct word(s).  Dear Victoria,   I’m writing to tell you about the play I’m going to be in. It’s called ‘Only for You’, and I’ve got the leading role. I have a lot of lines and I (1) must / might learn them all before opening night.   We’re performing the play for the first time on Friday night. We’ve been told that a TV company (2) must / may come to film it, so I (3) could / must  be on television. I (4) needn’t / might even become famous!  We (5) might / have to rehearse the play every night until Friday, because everything (6) must / shall be perfect for the performance. We (7) couldn’t I mustn't make any mistakes. (8) Can / Must you come to see the play, or will you be at work? I hope you’ll be able to come. If not, I’ll write and tell you how it went.   I (9) could / must go and learn my lines now. See you soon.  Yours, Charles. 8. Fill in the blanks with a, an or the where necessary. 1. Oleh is ___ football coach. He teaches football to ___ students of my school. He is ___ extremely good coach. 2. Jake is ___ very strange boy. He has ___ queer habit of sleeping during ____ day and remaining awake at night. 3. While____ family was away, some burglars broke into their house. 4. As I was walking along ___ sandy beach, I spotted ___ bottle floating in water. I picked up ___ bottle and saw that there was___ note in it. 5. Ivan has always been interested in ___ cooking. He plans to be ___ chef one day and open up his own restaurant. 6. “If you like watching______ comedies, you must see this film”.