Lesson 8C A night in a haunted hotel

This lesson is based on real information about hotels in Britain that advertise themselves as being haunted. A Sunday Times journalist was sent to stay at one, called Gosforth Hall Inn, and report on what happened during the night. This provides a context to r Sts to practice there was I there were and prepositions of place and movement. Make sure Sts realize that this is real information and that these are real hotels where they could go and spend the night! The lesson begins with a reading text about two haunted hotels, and this leads into a vocabulary focus on prepositions of place and movement. This is followed by a pronunciation spot on silent letters in words like ghost and castle. Then Sts listen to the Sunday Times' journalist's report of the night he spent in a haunted hotel, and this provides the context for the grammar presentation of there was / there were. The lesson finishes with a speaking activity in which the grammar and vocabulary are practiced