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Hi, everybody! I am Georgiana, your English teacher and founder of\\xa0SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help you speak English fluently.

\\xa0- We\'re going to be a bit scared. Well, not really. We\'re going to listen to some super short scary stories. Each story is one sentence, more or less.

- In the second part, we\'re going to listen to a point of view story to learn grammar in context without memorising any boring rules.

You can get the transcript for this episode on my website: SpeakEnglishpodcast.com

How was your day? A lot is going on today: some good, some okay, and some bad.\\xa0

Today I\'d like to talk about\\xa0fear. Well, I\'m not going to get serious about it because we already have plenty of real\\xa0scary stories\\xa0in the news.

I will actually talk about some\\xa0scary stories\\xa0that can be told in a few words. Here\\u2019s an example: "We have to talk."

Indeed, the expression "we have to talk" can trigger all kinds of emotions, including fear, especially if your couple says it. But that\'s another story.

Let\'s look at the first one:

"There\'s\\xa0a party tonight, and the whole family is going to be here."\\xa0

Well, here\'s a typical case of family-induced panic! While it\'s usually a good thing to get together with family, it can be terrifying for some. And if you don\'t believe me, we\'ve all heard stories about families at Christmas.

Ok! Let\\u2019s continue with another super short scary story:

"We know who you are and where you live."

Hmmm... Well... Yes, it can be scary. Imagine you get a phone call from a hidden number; they tell you this and hang up. Or maybe you receive a note with just that phrase. How would you react if you received this kind of message?

Well, let\'s look at another super short scary story.

"Know where we came from and where we\'re going."\\xa0

Well, this one can be terrifying. Especially if you\'re on the wrong bus, and you\'re going to the wrong place :) Although I understand that this phrase has a more transcendent dimension, the truth is that it gives food for thought. To give somebody food for thought means to make them\\xa0think\\xa0seriously\\xa0about something.

Ok! Let\\u2019s see the next one:

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"I\'m\\xa0going to make you an offer you can\'t refuse."

I must confess that I\\u2019ve heard this phrase before.And whenever I listen to someone say this, it makes me panic! Because usually this so-called offer hides a lot of things they don\'t want you to know. It is the typical phrase you can hear when someone wants to sell you something over the phone. And many times they are too pushy.\\xa0 They insist too much.

Ok! Another super short scary story!

"Open your mouth, please!",\\xa0

Well... I don\'t know what to say. I guess the context is when you\'re at the dentist.\\xa0

Certainly, for many people going to the dentist is something they don\'t look forward to at all. Almost terrifying.\\xa0

Come on, another one:

"It\'s Sunday and someone is calling you from the\\xa0office,"

Yes, this one is scary too. Imagine you\'re resting on a Sunday after a hard week at the office, and your cell phone rings. You look to see who\'s calling, and it\'s from the office - weird, right? I wouldn\'t want to pick up the phone. Would you?

Well, we\'ve heard some of these super short scary stories, which actually, are even funny. I hope you liked them.

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