The Weekend - Vampires (C0301)

A:

You want to go tothe movies tonight?

B:

Sure! What’s playing?

A:

The new Twilight movie!

B:

Twilight? As inthe vampire movies? No way I am watching that. I don’t understand why everyone isso excited about these films about vampires. It doesn’t make sense.

A:

Of course it does. It’s like a modern tale of Romeo and Juliet. You have a couple that is in love but can’t be together because they are so different. Add in the fact that immortality and super human strengthis really sexy and there you have it! Plus the cast is hip, young people that make the movie even more enticing.

B:

I don’t buy into that. I think it’s just a fad. Pretty soon this will pass and everyone will be into werewolves or zombies!

Key Vocabulary

movie

movie

vampire

a dead person who sucks the blood of living person

tale

a story

fad

a temporary fashion or notion

werewolves

a wolf with extraordinary strength

zombie

a dead corpse, likes to eat brain

immortal

live forever

entice

to lead on by exciting hope or desire

hip

cool, fashionable

super human strength

extraordinary power

Supplementary Vocabulary

Ghoul

spirit or ghost

horror

centered upon or depicting terrifying events

nightmare

a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness

fan

an enthusiastic devotee or follower of a celebrity, pastime, etc

obsess

to think about something unceasingly or persistently

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