Modern Ghost Stories Jr Producent: Keith Foster Pedagog: Lidia Ledent

THE TRIP Before listening: Discuss 

Have you ever used a GPS? In the car with your family and/or in your phone.

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Why is it good to use a GPS?

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Should you always trust what machines tell you to do?

During Listening Questions Read the questions and the alternatives before you listen to the story. Make sure you understand all the words. There is only one correct answer to the questions. Sometimes you need to write the correct answer. 1. What was wrong with Anna’s mum’s arm? a. it was made out of plastic b. nothing c. she had broken her arm

2. There was a sweet voice coming out from the dashboard. Whose was it? a. mum’s b. the GPS’ c. the guide’s

3. Why did they almost crash the car? a. her dad made a wrong turn b. they drove on the left hand side in Cyprus c. they were driving too fast

4. Why did they rent a car for the vacation in Cyprus? a. they wanted to go up the mountains b. they wanted to see some more ruins c. they wanted to get sunburnt

5. What did her dad do when he saw the donkey? a. kept on driving b. stopped to take a closer look c. wound down his window and made loud noises

6. What did the GPS voice start to do when it heard Anna’s father? a. threatening them b. laughing c. just telling them the directions

7. Something passed them on the road. What? ___________________________

8. What did the GPS voice want them to do at the top of the mountain? a. drive straight ahead b. take a left turn c. look at the view

9. What did Anna do in the end? a. she forced her dad to stop the car b. she pushed the red button c. she threw herself out the car door

Modern Ghost Stories Jr Producent: Keith Foster Pedagog: Lidia Ledent

After listening Match the pictures with the texts A. Cut out the pictures below. Also cut out the boxes with the texts. Match the picture with the correct text and put them in the correct order so the story gets complete. B. You can also cut out just the texts and put them in the right order.

I got surprised. Where were the voice coming from? When dad made fun of the donkey the voice got angry.

“Your parents can’t hear me Anna”, the voice said. I cried for dad. He got angry and told med to be quiet, he needed to concentrate on the road.

A bus drove past us, going downhill. The narrow road made so that the bus drove really close. The voice laughed.

Dad was driving. Mum likes to drive too but she had broken her arm so she couldn’t.

The GPS told dad to follow the road and then turn right. I heard a voice ask if we were ready for the mountains.

”Give your dad some peace to concentrate!” My parents was angry with me. At the same time the voice told my dad to go straight ahead. I had to turn the GPS off!

Dad stamped his foot on the break and turned the wheels. The car stopped. “Look at that view! Isn’t it beautiful?” my mum said

We had rented a car to drive around the mountains in Cyprus.

I told my parents that the GPS was angry but they thought I was joking. I got angry and just sat there with my arms crossed.

I was looking out my window. We were starting to go uphill. I could see that the ground was a long way down.

Modern Ghost Stories Jr Producent: Keith Foster Pedagog: Lidia Ledent

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Asking for directions 1. There are some words and expressions that you need to know when you ask for directions in English. Pair the Swedish words and expressions with the correct English ones.

rakt fram

roundabout

sväng till höger

turn left

sväng till vänster

opposite

förbi

crossing

bredvid

it’s on your left hand side

mittemot

turn right

runt hörnet

around the corner

komma fram till

next to

det ligger på höger sida

it’s on your right hand side

det ligger på vänster sida

get to

rondell

straight ahead

korsning

past

2. Now it’s time to learn how to use the words and expressions when asking for directions. Look at the map on the following page. Work in pairs and ask each other for directions. Make sure you start at the cross each time. What’s the direction to:      

The nearest post office? A good hotel? A nice park? Somewhere you can park your car? Somewhere you can eat? The mall?

Modern Ghost Stories Jr Producent: Keith Foster Pedagog: Lidia Ledent

3. When you feel like you know this, it’s time to write a story. You just saw a thief taking an old lady’s handbag. You call the police straight away. Tell them what the thief looks like and give them directions to where you are and where the thief ran off to.

Key During listening 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. c 6. b 7. bus 8. a 9. b

Match the pictures with the text

1. We had rented a car to drive around the mountains in Cyprus.

2. Dad was driving. Mum likes to drive too but she had broken her arm so she couldn’t.

3. The GPS told dad to follow the road and then turn right. I heard a voice ask if we were ready for the mountains.

4. I got surprised. Where was the voice coming from? When dad made fun of the donkey the voice got angry.

Modern Ghost Stories Jr Producent: Keith Foster Pedagog: Lidia Ledent

5. I told my parents that the GPS was angry but they thought I was joking. I got angry and just sat there with my arms crossed.

6. I was looking out my window. We were starting to go uphill. I could see that the ground was a long way down.

7. ”Your parents can’t hear me Anna”, the voice said. I cried for dad. He got angry and told me to be quiet, he needed to concentrate on the road.

8. A bus drove past us, going downhill. The narrow road made so that the bus drove really close. The voice laughed.

9.”Give your dad some peace to concentrate!” My parents was angry with me. At the same time the voice told my dad to go straight ahead. I had to turn the GPS off!

10.Dad stamped his foot on the break and turned the wheels. The car stopped. “Look at that view! Isn’t it beautiful?” my mum said.

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Modern Ghost Stories Jr Producent: Keith Foster Pedagog: Lidia Ledent

Directions Rakt fram – straight ahead Sväng till höger – turn right Sväng till vänster – turn left Förbi - past Bredvid – next to Mittemot - opposite Runt hörnet – around the corner Komma fram till – get to Det ligger på höger sida- it’s on your right hand side Det ligger på vänster sida – it’s on your left hand side Rondell- roundabout Korsning - crossing