1. Where were Ria and Dev visiting?

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Questions

1. Ria and Dev were visiting their uncle, who lived in a big, old house near the forest.
2. The painting showed a joker with pale skin, sharp eyes and a wide, evil smile; it was large and covered in dust.
3. Ria woke up to a faint sound, tiptoed into the hallway and saw that the joker's eyes were glowing and the painting was moving — it leaned forward as if trying to step out.
4. At midnight the painting shook, the frame creaked, and the joker lifted one hand, pointing outside the window.
5. I think they will open the box and free the joker, because the note said "Free me, and I will leave" and they want the scary painting to stop moving. (Другой вариант тоже примут: they will run to their uncle, because they were scared.)

Vocabulary Challenge

1. Gloomy — dark, dim and sad: the house was quiet and gloomy, with long dark corridors.
2. Spines — backbones: a chill ran down their backs.
3. Horror — very strong fear: "To her horror, the painting moved!"
4. Trapped — locked somewhere and unable to get out: the joker was trapped and asked to be freed.

Writing Challenge (пример)

That night I could not sleep. I heard a faint sound and tiptoed to the hallway. The moonlight fell on the painting, and suddenly the joker's eyes began to glow. Its smile widened, and the painting leaned forward as if it wanted to step out of the frame. My heart was pounding and my hands were shaking. I felt cold and terrified, and I knew I had to wake my brother.

Это та же страница — сверил ответы с текстом на фото. Одно исправление: в вопросе 5 коробка уже открыта (записка была внутри), так что «open the box» — неверно.

Questions

1. Ria and Dev were visiting their uncle, who lived in a big, old house near the forest.
2. It was a large, dusty painting of a joker with pale skin, sharp eyes and a wide, evil smile. He seemed to be staring right at them.
3. She woke up to a faint sound, tiptoed to the hallway and peeked: the joker's eyes were glowing, his smile widened and the painting leaned forward as if trying to step out.
4. The painting shook, the frame cracked, and the joker lifted one hand, pointing outside the window.
5. They will probably decide to free him, because the note says «Free me, and I will leave» and they want the strange things in the house to stop. (Другой вариант: they will run to their uncle, because they are scared.)

Vocabulary Challenge

1. Gloomy — dark and sad: the house was quiet and gloomy, with long dark corridors.
2. Spines — backbones: a chill ran down their spines, so they felt a shiver of fear.
3. Horror — very strong fear: «To her horror, the painting moved!»
4. Trapped — locked somewhere and unable to get out: the joker was trapped there long ago.

Writing Challenge (пример)

That night I could not sleep. I heard a faint sound and tiptoed to the hallway. The moonlight fell on the painting, and suddenly the joker's eyes began to glow. His smile widened, and the painting leaned forward as if he wanted to step out of the frame. My heart was pounding and my hands were shaking. I felt cold and terrified, so I ran to wake my brother.