Spooky Britain Teacher’s Notes A2+ B1

Shine Bright 2de File 4 Mystery in the countryside

Objectifs AXE DU PROGRAMME : Le village, le quartier, la ville / Passé dans le présent OBJECTIFS LINGUISTIQUES : Grammaire : prétérit Lexique : expression de la peur, personnages de légendes OBJECTIFS PRAGMATIQUES : expression orale en continu OBJECTIFS CULTURELS : légendes britanniques OBJECTIF METHODOLOGIQUE : commenter une carte géographique

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INFORMATIONS SUR LE DOCUMENT La carte ‘Spooky Britain’ figure à la page supposée d’activités paranormales (fantômes 45 de Shine Bright 2de et participe à en tout genre, histoires macabres, lieux l’introduction du File 4 Mystery in the effrayants…) ainsi que des propositions countryside. Nous vous proposons ici une d’activités touristiques (visites guidées, dîner utilisation plus approfondie du document par ou nuit dans un lieu hanté, découverte de le biais de sa version en ligne : lieux ayant inspiré de célèbres romans…). https://www.visitbritain.com/au/en/ Chaque site est identifié par un symbole : explore-britains-spookiest-locations-our-map une image du lieu à visiter, du fantôme L’idée est également d’amener les élèves censé le hanter, des personnages qui l’ont à se repérer sur un site internet dévolu au rendu célèbre. Il suffit de cliquer sur l’icône tourisme. en question pour faire apparaître un court La carte ‘Spooky Britain’ présente de façon texte explicatif qui retrace le récit du lieu et ludique et attrayante 26 sites répartis sur met en exergue ce qui en fait le caractère toute l’île (d’Edinburgh à Portsmouth en effrayant. Le ton des encadrés/vignettes est passant par le Pays de Galles) et dont le à la fois macabre et humoristique, plusieurs fil directeur/point commun est la présence d’entre eux se terminent par une invitation www.speakeasy-news.com - June 2019 B1 Spooky Britain Teacher’s Notes 1 à venir vérifier par soi-même la véridicité Les textes figurant sur la carte sont des phénomènes paranormaux évoqués retranscrits ci-dessous et répartis (‘Dare you to stay over!’, ‘Fancy it?’, ‘Judge dans les pistes d’exploitation par aires for yourself.’). Les textes en question géographiques de la façon suivante : sont également disponibles dans leur Northern Britain: 1. Edinburgh 7. Lancaster intégralité en dessous de la carte mais cette 9. Muncaster 13. Northumberland configuration, d’évidence moins ludique, 18. Isle of Skye 19. Chillingham Castle ne permet pas une approche par aires 22. Cawdor Castle 23. Whitby Abbey géographiques des sites. Western Britain: 3. Cornwall 4. Dartmoor Les éléments principaux sont facilement 5. St Briavel’s Castle 10. Warwick repérables (lieux, personnages, événements 14. Salisbury 16. Eyam 25. Bardsey Island macabres, exploitation touristique des sites) 26. Abergavenny mais certains points de lexique peuvent se Eastern Britain: 2. Pluckley 6. Hampton révéler difficile pour des élèves de niveau Court Palace 8. London 11. Pontefract A2+-B1. Une activité de manipulation du 12. Norwich 15. Cambridge 17. Portsmouth lexique (voir Worksheet) peut être proposée 21. Lincoln 24. Dunwich en introduction.

TEXTE Selon l’équipement et le temps disponible, Bet Halloween here is fun. vous pourrez choisir entre faire lire sur le 3. This is no pussycat site ou fournir les textes (ou des extraits) If you find yourself on the wild and ci-dessous. windswept moors of Cornwall at dusk, try 1. The most haunted city in Europe? not to dwell on The Beast. He’s the product Edinburgh certainly has a few grisly secrets of some 60 sightings: a panther-like big cat, under its sporran. From the Black Death, 3-to-5 feet (1.5m) long with white-yellow which claimed countless victims, to Mary eyes. He’s also partial to the local livestock, King’s Close where plague victims were with several mutilations reported. Evidence sealed up to die, Edinburgh is as ghoulish has been so compelling, the government as it is beautiful. There are rumours of ordered an official investigation in 1995. phantom pipers, spirits from prisoners of 4. Monoliths, huts and graves, oh my! war and even a headless drummer. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was rather spooked 2. This village has its own Fright Corner by his stay at the Duchy Hotel – now the Pretty Pluckley in Kent has been hailed the Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre most haunted village in Britain – backed by – and it inspired him to write Hound of the Guinness Book of World Records in 1989. the Baskervilles. He said the moors held With no fewer than 16 reported sightings, “dwellings of prehistoric man, strange you can see why. There’s a screaming man, a monoliths, huts and graves”. And little highwayman who appears at Fright Corner, has changed – Dartmoor remains a truly a schoolmaster hanged by children and an atmospheric location. old woman who sits on a bridge smoking. www.speakeasy-news.com - June 2019 B1 Spooky Britain Teacher’s Notes 2 5. Spooky graffiti atmospheric Ten Bells pub in Spitalfields, At 800 years old, Castle – where 2 of his victims were said to drink. now a YHA hostel – has seen it all. But 9. A ghostly Roman fort its still holds horrible secrets. It’s said to be one of the UK’s most haunted Visitors here report a strange atmosphere, . And local archaeological work may and its walls bear graffiti carved by ancient have revealed why: Muncaster Castle near prisoners: “Robin Belcher. The day will Ravenglass, Cumbria was built close to a come that thou shalt answer for it for thou large Roman fort. The third generation of hast sworn against me, 1671” reads one the Pennington family continue to live there, example. Dare you to stay over! despite the ghosts who are said to live there 6. Joined in unholy matrimony too. Henry VIII himself is said to haunt Hampton 10. Frightening phenomena at Warwick Court Palace, along with 2 of his wives – Warwick hosts an enormous castle. And Jane Seymour has been seen gliding around with battle, execution, plague, plotting and Catherine Howard has been heard and witchcraft within its ancient walls, shrieking in the gallery. But in 2003, they it’s no wonder the place is brimming with were all joined by a new ghoul called the ghosts. It’s a hive of paranormal activity “Skeletor”. He was caught on CCTV opening where people have witnessed some truly a fire door near Clock Court with great force. frightening phenomena. The world famous He disappeared before security could get castle even offers an overnight ghost hunt. there. Fancy it? 7. Britain’s most notorious witches 11. Sad monk of Pontefract Lancaster Castle holds a sad secret. More Tourists from all over the world have than 400 years ago, 10 people were found reported the same thing at this ancient guilty of witchcraft here and executed castle – a monk dressed in black. He walks on the nearby moors. Evidence against from the ruins of the kitchen, up the steps them was flimsy, but religious persecution to the remnants of the Queen’s Tower. was rife in 1612. It became Britain’s most Always from west to east, and always at notorious witch trial and you can retrace 5pm. Some visitors say he shakes and looks their final steps from the wild and rugged sad. Judge for yourself. Pendle Hill to the grand court of Lancaster. 12. Pints and poltergeist in Norwich 8. Victorian Crime Scene Investigation The cosy old Adam and Eve Public House in London’s most notorious homicidal gent, Norwich dates back to 1249 when it was Jack the Ripper needs no introduction. a monastic brewhouse. So it’s no surprise Darkest Whitechapel, Jack’s old gaff, still its spirits are of the paranormal kind too. A has dark corners, cobbled streets and ghost called Sam appears most often, and echoes aplenty. Hunt the killer yourself likes to ring bells, move ashtrays and run with an Original Jack the Ripper Crime his fingers though customers’ hair. “Sam” is Scene Investigation tour, or dive into the thought to be Lord Sheffield who died here during Robert Kett’s rebellion. Dare you stop www.speakeasy-news.com - June 2019 B1 Spooky Britain Teacher’s Notes 3 by for a pint? 17. What became of the drunken sailor? 13. Cosy seat by a chimney Portsmouth has a dark history of murder, Dorothy Forster is said to haunt The Lord mayhem, plotting and politics. At its heart Crewe Arms in Northumberland. She was stands the Spice Island Inn, in the city’s sister to Tom Forster, Jacobite army general old quarter. This hearty drinking hole has in the 1715 uprising. Tom hid in a giant seen many a drink-sodden sailor staggering fireplace in this romantic pub nestled in a through its doors, plus many a crook and honey-stone village. Take a peek inside the pirate. Does this atmospheric pub have chimney to spot the hiding hole. ghosts? Oh yes. See for yourself m’ hearties. 14. The haunted Haunch of Venison 18. Dark happenings on the Isle of Skye Have a pint in the presence of a Grey Lady The Isle of Skye may look beautiful, but and a one-handed whist player who had his there are dark happenings underneath. hand chopped off after cheating in a card Venture out at night and you might just game. Held up by giant oak beams thought run into the ghost of an outlaw named to come from ancient sailing vessels, this MacRaing. Or head to the eerily beautiful eerie Salisbury inn dates back to the early Loch Coruisk where a dreaded water horse – 1300s and once housed craftsmen working known locally as a kelpie – is said to dwell. on Salisbury Cathedral’s spire. 19. The ghostly procession of Chillingham 15. Fragrant ghost of Cambridge Castle The Haunted Bookshop sits in a quiet Chillingham Castle has remained largely passage in Cambridge. Over the last decade, unaltered since its ancient battling days, so a female ghost has started to haunt the it comes as no surprise that it’s said to be stairs of the bookshop, smelling faintly of awash with paranormal activity. Sightings violets. Many believe she is connected to the range from the wandering Lady Mary to shop’s former life as an alehouse and the the ghostly royal procession. Best of all violent history that came along with it. Go you can spend the night in one of their along and browse the bookshelves and see apartments…if you dare. what smells waft your way. 20. The White Lady of Samlesbury Hall 16. A marooned village Renowned as one of the most haunted The seemingly charming village of Eyam locations in Britain, Samlesbury Hall has its in the Peak District is infamously known own resident spirits including the legendary as the location where the Great Plague of White Lady, Dorothy Southworth, who died 1665 started after the village tailor received of a broken heart. The hall, embracing its plague-ridden material from London. To spooky charm, hosts regular ghost-hunts, stop the disease spreading, the village cut and is a stunning place to stay and dine – itself off from the outside world. Inevitably, when the ghosts at bay of course. this has brought a slew of ghosts to look 21. The Headless Horseman of Lincoln out for – there’s a haunted pub, a haunted The site of an ancient Roman city and of a cottage and Eyam Hall is haunted by a 13th-century battle just screams spooky. young serving girl. One of its most haunting stories, perhaps, www.speakeasy-news.com - June 2019 B1 Spooky Britain Teacher’s Notes 4 is that of the headless horseman. Said to 14th-century London in size. However, after be a highwayman cut down by a soldier as a huge storm and eroding cliffs, the town he attempted to flee his death-sentence, it now lies beneath the waves off the Norfolk seems the headless horseman is doomed to coast and some say you can hear the old repeat his failed escape forever. church bells still ringing… 22. Murder at Cawdor Castle 25. The Island of 20,000 saints The most chilling sighting at the castle is Once the site of an ancient monastery, tiny the ghost of a handless girl, rumoured to be Bardsey Island off the coast of Wales is said the Earl of Cawdor’s daughter. Legend has to be the burial site of thousands of saints. it that after flattering an enemy chieftain’s Some believe it’s the location where King son, the insulted Earl chased her to the Arthur is buried, while others believe it’s highest tower, where she attempted to a burial site for countless monks – which lower herself from the window only for him would explain the ghosts of robed figures to chop off her hands sending her to her said to haunt the island… death. 26. The most haunted pub in Wales? 23. The vampire of Whitby Abbey The Skirrid Mountain Inn in Abergavenny is The dramatic ruins of Whitby Abbey are one of the oldest, and many say, the most guaranteed to send shivers down the spine haunted pub in Wales. With a history dating of even the most lionhearted explorers. It’s back to the Norman Conquest this building no wonder then that Bram Stoker concocted has seen every horror from executions to the infamous and chilling story of Dracula witchcraft. Stay overnight for a daunting in this seemingly sleepy seaside town. We experience — slamming doors, loud recommend, if you haven’t already, reading footsteps and even hushed voices await you the book before you visit… on your ghost hunts here. 24. The lost city of VisitBritain.com The Anglo-Saxon town of Dunwich once stood as the proud capital of the Kingdom of the Eastern Angles, matching

PISTES D’EXPLOITATION Option 1 : Découverte de la carte et document, du site sur lequel il est disponible, préparation d’un circuit touristique de sa thématique et de sa fonction. Cela 1. Dans le cas de figure où la carte n’aurait peut être l’occasion d’effectuer quelques pas été exploitée lors des activités rappels relatifs à la géographie de la Grande d’introduction du chapitre (DISCOVER Bretagne (en s’appuyant sur la carte ‘The AND SHARE), il peut se révéler utile de British Isles’ figurant à la fin du manuel). commencer par faire présenter le document 2. Afin de motiver la découverte des par les élèves : identification du type de différentes vignettes, les élèves peuvent

www.speakeasy-news.com - June 2019 B1 Spooky Britain Teacher’s Notes 5 se voir attribuer la mission d’explorer d’un circuit touristique à effectuer dans une région de la Grande Bretagne afin de le cadre d’un voyage scolaire sur le thème préparer un voyage scolaire sur le thème de “Mysteries of Britain”. Bien sûr selon le de ‘Mysteries of Britain’. Les différentes temps disponible, on peut demander aux recherches effectuées seront alors élèves de ne présenter qu’un, deux ou trois restituées sous la forme d’une présentation lieux. censée convaincre ses camarades / la classe Option 2 : Jeu en équipes d’opter pour la visite de l’une ou l’autre des En fonction du temps dont vous disposez régions de l’île avec comme fil directeur ainsi que de vos objectifs, vous pouvez la découverte de ce qui a inspiré toutes également utiliser le site afin d’organiser sortes d’histoires mystérieuses en Grande un jeu de pistes. Figurent ci-dessous des Bretagne. exemples de défis ou questions à soumettre Les élèves peuvent être répartis en groupes aux élèves répartis par équipes. selon les aires géographiques suggérées Les élèves peuvent également se voir précédemment (Northern, Southwest and attribuer la tâche d’élaborer des énigmes Southeast Britain). (par aires géographiques) qu’ils soumettent Chaque groupe commence par prendre à leurs camarades. connaissance des sites à visiter dans la L’attribution d’aires géographiques peut région qu’il s’est vu attribuer avec comme éventuellement être maintenue afin de première consigne l’identification des lieux à rendre les recherches plus aisées et de visiter et le ou les événements qui permettre des restitutions à la classe. 3. A l’issue de ce premier relevé, on amènera Exemples de ‘défis’ à relever : les élèves à s’interroger sur le caractère Find a spooky story which took place in a particulièrement effrayant des événements castle. en question ainsi que sur les procédés Find one mystery about witches (and utilisés pour mettre en exergue ces present it in your own words to the class). éléments. Cette activité nourrira le lexique Find the three sites which have / a site des élèves pour la tâche finale du châpitre which has inspired famous works of fiction. : écrire une ébauche de nouvelle sur un If you want to spend the night over in a mystère dans un village. spooky place, where can you go? 4. Les élèves s’intéresseront enfin à If you fancy a dinner or a drink among l’exploitation touristique des lieux présentés ghosts, where can you go? afin d’établir une liste d’activités à effectuer If you are into murder stories, where should dans le cadre d’un voyage scolaire (visites, you go? repas, hébergement…). What do Warwick Castle and Edinburgh 5. Les élèves utilisent les informations have in common? relevées afin de préparer une présentation

www.speakeasy-news.com - June 2019 B1 Spooky Britain Teacher’s Notes 6 POUR ALLER PLUS LOIN D’autres cartes thématiques sont disponibles sur le site visitbritain.com, qui propose des idées d’activités en fonction des goûts / centres d’intérêt de chacun. Une activité d’approfondissement peut consister en la découverte du site par les élèves avec comme mission d’élaborer un séjour en Grande Bretagne autour du thème de leur choix. L’onglet ‘Things to do’ de ce site propose toutes sortes de cartes (‘Top film and TV locations’, ‘Royal Britain’, ‘Foodie map’…).

CORRIGÉS Vocabulary 1.a. ghosts b. just before ghosts in an inn, a headless horseman and a nightfall c. screaming d. moving quietly as village that disappeared under the sea. if floating e. disappeared f. strange g. walk b. Examples for Northern Britain: “grisly aimlessly h. makes me tremble secrets”, “as ghoulish as it is beautiful”, “you 2.a. frightening b. scared c. fear d. afraid can retrace their final steps”, “It’s said to 3.a. 2 b. 7 c. 6 d. 5 e. 1 f. 4 g. 3 be one of the UK’s most haunted castles”, 4.a. die b. dead c. dead/to die d. death “Take a peek inside the chimney to spot the 5.a. ghost b. sailor c. witch d. pirate hiding hole”, “may look beautiful, but there e. skeleton are dark happenings underneath”, “you Compréhension a. There are all sorts of might just run into the ghost of an outlaw”, places: cities, towns, villages, castles, pubs…. “eerily beautiful”, Best of all you can spend Events and people: the night in one of their apartments… Examples for Northern Britain: ghosts, if you dare.”, “The most chilling sighting”, victims of the plague, witches, executions, “dramatic ruins”, “send shivers down the haunted castle, a fugitive rebel who hid spine”. in a fireplace, a supernatural water horse Examples for Western Britain: “try not to (kelpie), the ghost of a handless girl, dwell on”, “a truly atmospheric location”, vampires. “holds horrible secrets”, “Dare you to stay Examples for Western Britain: a panther- over!”, “it’s no wonder the place is brimming like beast, ancient monoliths, graffiti from with ghosts”, “offers an overnight ghost long-ago prisoners, a haunted castle, hunt. Fancy it?”, “infamously known as”, haunted pubs, victims of the plague, ghost “the ghosts of robed figures said to haunt monks and the burial place of King Arthur, the island…”, “this building has seen every the murderer Jack the Ripper, horror”, “Stay overnight for a daunting Examples for Eastern Britain: the most experience”. haunted village in Britain, King Henry VIII, Examples for Eastern Britain: “hailed the two of his wives and the “skeletor”, a ghost most haunted village in Britain – backed monk in a castle and a poltergeist in a pub, by the Guinness Book of World Records”, “. a female ghost in a bookshop and pirate With no fewer than 16 reported sightings”,

www.speakeasy-news.com - June 2019 B1 Spooky Britain Teacher’s Notes 7 “by a new ghoul called the ‘Skeletor’”, “most occupation of Britain, Anglo-Saxon history. notorious homicidal gent”, “Some visitors You can go on a crime scene investigation say”, “Judge for yourself”, “Dare you stop tour. You can try to see a ghost monk. by”, “the violent history”, “Go along and You can drink in a haunted pub where browse the bookshelves and see what”, “a a poltergeist runs its fingers through dark history of murder, mayhem, plotting customers’ hair. You can visit a bookshop and politics”, “See for yourself”, “just and try to smell a ghost’s perfume. screams spooky”, “the headless horseman is doomed to repeat his failed escape”. c. Examples for Northern Britain: history of the plague, witch trials, Roman occupation of Britain, the 1715 Jacobite uprising, outlaws, folk stories (water horse), battles, royal procession, the novel Dracula. You can spend a night in a haunted castle. Examples for Western Britain: The Hound of the Baskervilles, Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes, prehistoric monoliths, the Great Plague, King Arthur. You can stay in a castle transformed into a youth hostel. Overnight ghost hunts. You can drink in a haunted inn. Examples for Eastern Britain: Halloween, King Henry VIII, Jack the Ripper, Roman

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