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Match the following words with their translations.
Look at the list of similar‑sounding words. Highlight only the ones that appear in the audio.
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2. In the 1. fro, 2. twilight, 3. slide, 4. pendulum, 5. accordance, 6. ebony, 7. fulfilled, 8. ceased, 9. windings, 10. circuit between the sunset and night, when light and shadows dance on the walls, many things seem strange and different.
3. The huge 1. fro, 2. twilight, 3. slide, 4. pendulum, 5. accordance, 6. ebony, 7. fulfilled, 8. ceased, 9. windings, 10. circuit of the clock was swinging to and 1. fro, 2. twilight, 3. slide, 4. pendulum, 5. accordance, 6. ebony, 7. fulfilled, 8. ceased, 9. windings, 10. circuit hypnotising me.
4. In 1. fro, 2. twilight, 3. slide, 4. pendulum, 5. accordance, 6. ebony, 7. fulfilled, 8. ceased, 9. windings, 10. circuit with the rules, anyone who turns a flashlight or their phone on during the show will have to leave immediately.
5. My parents 1. fro, 2. twilight, 3. slide, 4. pendulum, 5. accordance, 6. ebony, 7. fulfilled, 8. ceased, 9. windings, 10. circuit their promise and took me on a tour of a haunted house.
6. To open the closet, 1. fro, 2. twilight, 3. slide, 4. pendulum, 5. accordance, 6. ebony, 7. fulfilled, 8. ceased, 9. windings, 10. circuit the doors to the left.
Read the sets below and in each one, choose one word that has a different meaning from the other two. All the words come from the texts you have read and listened to in the previous sections.
- The old house is surrounded by a Tu uzupełnij that is falling apart in many places.
- To make the origami swan, start by Tu uzupełnij the sheet of paper in half.
- All the floors, stairs and doors in the house were Tu uzupełnij and the sound was driving me crazy.
- Nobody wants to take this job; the position has been Tu uzupełnij for months.
- After the storm, the streets were covered with the Tu uzupełnij from the broken fences, roofs, etc.
- I understand you hit your head, but please stop Tu uzupełnij; I really hate it when somebody uses such language around me.
- A: Do you think there might be a treasure Tu uzupełnij under this old tree? B: Yes. Let’s get a Tu uzupełnij and dig over here.
- Don’t pull that handle, you’ll break it! That door doesn’t open like this, but Tu uzupełnij to the left.
- The old house was full of broken furniture, and there were Tu uzupełnij everywhere, as if spiders had taken over this place a long time ago.
Study the recording and decide if the sentences are true or false.
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- Some of the light in the rooms comes from the Moon. True False
- There are some rooms the author hasn’t been able to access. True False
- The author almost had an accident. True False
- The layout of the place changes constantly. True False
- The author would like to stay awake as much as possible. True False
- The room where the author sleeps is in worse condition than the rest of the place. True False
- The author of the text feels happy. True False
Describe a haunted house in 4–5 sentences.
Describe the picture in 5‑7 sentences. What kind of place is this? What makes you think so?

Visiting haunted houses where people in scary costumes scare visitors are a popular entertainment in Anglo‑Saxon countries. Imagine that you have recently visited such a place. Write an article for your school magazine (200‑250 words), in which you describe the haunted house and say what you think of the whole experience.