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Lesson 10E: Reading

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    Vampire stories
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  • 1. What is the common description of the characters in modern vampire novels?
    They are young, rebellious and they have a taste for blood.
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  • 2. Which publication probably started the modern fashion for vampires?
    Interview with the Vampire, a novel by the American writer Anna Rice.
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  • 3. How are The Vampire Chronicles different from early vampire stories?
    Some of the vampires are likeable characters.
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  • What are the Twilight series about?
    They are about the relationship between the female lead, Bella Swan and a young, sensitive vampire called Edward Cullen.
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  • 5. Why did Stephany Meyers decide to write the sequels for Twilight?
    Because she realized she had enough ideas for more novels.
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  • 6. Why do teenagers love the Twilight series?
    They love the mix of fantasy, horror and romance.
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  • 7. Why did Bram Stoker’s family take legal actions against the film studio that produced Nosferatu?
    Because the film was so similar to Bram Stoker’s novel.
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  • 8. What important themes do teenagers often enjoy in vampire stories?
    The fight between good and evil , or the difference between what you want to do and what you should do
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  • 9. Stephany Meyer finished writing the Twilight series in 2003.
    She finished her first novel, Twilight, in 2003.
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  • 10.The familiar imagery of vampire which teenagers love dates back to The Vampire Chronicles.
    The familiar imagery of vampire which teenagers love dates back to Nosferatu.
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  • 11.In real life teenagers often face life and death matters.
    Their problems aren’t a matter of life and death but they often feel like it.
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  • 12.Another book which continues the same story (6 letters)
    sequel
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  • 13.An extra bit of story at the end (8 letters)
    epilogue
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  • 14.The events of the story (4 letters)
    plot
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  • 15.the section of the book (7 letters)
    chapter
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