Halloween task - your own scary story

Many moons ago, Michael Jackson was hot!

His thriller video was a complete shock – it was like nothing seen before and it also meant the beginning of a change on how to make video-clips. Actually, more than a videoclip, it is also a short!

In fact, it has been chosen as the Best Music Video of last century...Watch the video if you have never done so:

Listen to this shortest version of the song paying attention to all the creepy vocabulary by reading the lyrics below:

Thriller lyrics - michael Jackson.doc by lgonza72

Are you finished? Then write your own horror story and post it in your blog. Remember to add some scary image as well!

To write it, try to use some of the words from the "Thriller" song.

Do you need any help? Find some advices and questions to help you by having a look at these documents:

• How to write your ow scary story 
• The 5 Ws How

Have you run out of imagination? 

Then you can make a Powerpoint about Halloween including:

• History
• Traditions 
• Superstitions

To do it, click this not-so-creative activity.

My favourite photo

 

This photo was taken by me in summer 2013. It shows the landscapes of a mountain near Sapa, in Vietnam.

I took the photo while me and my partner were doing a 12 kilometer trekking, because we wanted to see the astonishing landscapes and the rice paddies, that is, the typical “rice terraces” you can see on movies. We also visited a Black-H’mong village, an ethnic minority who live in the mountains.

Before getting there, we were walking on a very narrow road surrounded by bamboos for about half an hour. Then, we were climbing a mountain for another hour and a half. After that, we came to the place where I took the photo.

In the picture you can see very different details: on the lower left corner, and on the other side of the river, you can see rice paddies and trees. In the centre of the picture, there is a river.  And in the background, on the mountain, you can see a yellow building, which is the school of the village.

I chose this photo because I really love it. I like the intensity of the colours, and the contrast caused by the sky, the river and the green nature. It is also a great memory of my holidays and a experience I might not live again!

  
Now you have to chose a photo or picture you like to:

• Explain who took it and where it was taken.
• Describe it a little bit.
• Tell why you chose that photo.

Describing a photo help!

Describing a photo from Laura Bitrián

Useful links:

• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/describing_pictures.htm
• http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-91082.php

Describing a photo from Laura Bitrián