Graded Reading & Listening

Category: Ghost Story

  • The Long Black Veil

    Folk song about murder, love, loss, betrayal & a ghost! Listening comprehension (3 minutes/verses). Language level – intermediate B1-2

  • Man-Sized-in-Marble by E Nesbit

    Classic halloween ghost story. A young couple move to the country. Every night they visit a beautiful local church. Inside there are two marble statues. Why do these statues frighten local people? And what is the secret of the broken marble finger? Adapted from Man Size in Marble (1893) E. Nesbit, writer of The Railway…

  • The Canterville Ghost

    Classic Oscar Wilde comic ghost story retold for English language learners. An American family refuse to believe their new home is haunted

  • Classic English Ghost Story

    Classic English Ghost Story

    Whistle and I Will Come to You is a classic English ghost story by M.R James. Adapted for audio with linked text & learning activities.

  • The Signalman

    A signalman receives mysterious messages on a lonely rail line. Classic Dickens ghost story, adapted for English language learners. Links to original text, plus full audio, learning activities and teaching notes