In this passage, you will hear the following vocabulary:
folklore - people's traditional beliefs
conceive - to make
trait - a detail of something or someone
fangs - pointed teeth
emerge - to come out of something
expose - to show
coffin - a box that dead bodies are put into
garlic - a very strong smelling, white vegetable
repellent - anything that makes something go away
(i.e. "Lemon juice is a natural insect repellent.")
stake - a sharp piece of wood
decapitate - to cut someone's head off
vary - to change frequently
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Now, listen to the passage.
Vampires are creatures of folklore that are believed to have been conceived in Eastern European states hundreds of years ago. Although the descriptions of vampires varied among these countries, an 1897 novel entitled Dracula established traits commonly recognized today. Firstly, vampires are described to be creatures that drink human blood directly from a human being's neck. They extract this blood using two pointed fangs. Secondly, vampires sleep in coffins during the day and only emerge at night. Thirdly, it is believed that a vampire bite will cause the person bitten to also become a vampire. And finally, vampires are believed to be capable of turning themselves into bats.
However, there are a number of things a person can do to protect themselves from a vampire. For one, vampires hate garlic, so wearing garlic could act as an effective repellent. Further, vampires are believed to be very sensitive to the sun and to the sight of a holy cross. If a vampire is exposed to either, it will die. Alternatively, a person could stab a vampire in the heart with a stake or decapitate it while it is sleeping.
Although these traits are commonly accepted today, legends of vampires around the world vary. In the Czech Republic, people traditionally believed vampires turned themselves into butterflies instead of bats and in Romania, it was believed vampires had two hearts. African vampires are thought to have teeth made of iron and Malaysian vampires are flying heads that do not have any bodies.
Now, listen to the passage again.
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Now answer the following questions:
Question 1
Vampires are repelled by
a - sunlight
b - bats
c - fangs
Question 2
Vampires sleep
a - in coffins
b - underground
c - underwater
Question 3
A vampire trait not commonly recognized is
a - Vampires smell like garlic.
b - Vampires drink blood.
c - Vampires can turn into bats.
Now listen to these words:
coffin
fangs
repel
You will use these words in the following sentences.
For example, you will hear:
Vampires sleep in ______.
You will say:
Vampires sleep in coffins.
Question 1
Snakes often have ______.
Question 2
He was ______by the bad smell.
Question 3
After the terrible accident, he was buried in a beautiful ______.
Question 4
I am ______by her. I find her very unattractive.
Question 5
The dog had sharp ______, so he received many injuries.
Question 6
Bats scare people because they have ______.
Question 7
Our company sells ______. We only make money when people die.
Question 8
The perfume was so strong everyone was ______by her.
Question 9
Some meat eating fish have very large ______.
Question 10
My teeth are so pointy that my friends joke that I have ______.