Couple advertising
creepy nannying job for $87,ooo
Look
at the photo below. Can you guess the meaning of ‘creepy.?’
Why
do you think the nannying job is creepy?
A couple have become desperate to find an au pair because five that they had before have
been frightened away from their home.
If it sounds
too good to be true, it probably is.
A Scottish couple is offering a yearly
salary of $87,000 to their new live-in nanny. But there's a very creepy request. The job sounds like it
could be the next scary horror movie.
The couple posted an advertisement looking
for an au pair who could look after children and clean their home. The problem
is that the home is completely haunted.
In the past year they've lost five au pairs.
In an advert posted on Childcare.co.uk, the
couple said that with the $87,000 they'll provide a room with its own private
kitchen and bathroom. And also 28 paid holiday
days off a year.
"We have lived in our home for nearly
10 years. We were told it was 'haunted' when we bought it. But we kept our minds open and decided to buy the house
anyway.
They said that five nannies have left the job
in the last year. Each nanny said they were leaving because of supernatural events. They said that they
heard strange noises, broken glass and furniture moving.
The couple said that loosing so many
nannies has been a difficult time for their children because they have too many
changes. They said that they have not personally experienced any supernatural events.
They said that these events happened only while they have been out of the
house. They said they are happy to pay the
nannies very well because they feel it's important to be as upfront as possible to find the right
person.
Along with having the paranormal events, the au pair will also be required to prepare
breakfast and get the children, 5 and 7, ready for school before taking
them to school.
Try
to guess the meaning of the words in bold and match them with their closest
meaning from the choices in the right. Some of the answers are very close and
have similar meaning. The meaning of these words is how they are used in the
reading. Some of these words have different meanings in the dictionary
depending on how they are used.
The
answers are below the table.
desperate
|
A
|
1
|
unbelievable
|
sounds too good to be true
|
B
|
2
|
To not judge without knowing all the
information first, prepared to change your thinking about something
|
creepy
|
C
|
3
|
A place that has ghosts/spirits
|
haunted
|
D
|
4
|
Events that you can not explain or
understand
|
minds open
|
E
|
5
|
Really want something very much
|
supernatural
|
F
|
6
|
Honest, to hide nothing
|
upfront
|
G
|
7
|
Not normal, strange things that happen
that you can not see
|
paranormal
|
H
|
8
|
Weird, strange, makes you have a bad
feeling
|
A=5, B=1, C=8, D=3, E=2, F=7,
G=6, H=4
Some
example sentences using the new words or phrases from the meaning of how they
are used in the reading to help you understand better.
1.
He is desperate to find a wife, so he is going on internet dating sites.
2.
My father used to say that if
it sounds too good to be true, then
you should not trust it.
3.
He gives me a creepy feeling the way he moves his
eyes.
4.
The terrible car accident we
experienced still haunts me even to
now.
5.
Children have their minds open to new ideas and thinking.
6.
Supernatural events such as chairs
moving by themselves are creepy.
7.
I want you to be upfront with me and tell me everything
that has happened. Don’t’ hide anything.
8.
Before people knew what
asteroids and satellites are they thought these were paranormal events and that they were gods or other supernatural beings.
Some
questions using the new words/phrases. Try to use the words/phrases in your
answer.
1.
If you were desperate for a nanny for your
children, would you be prepared to pay a lot of money too?
2.
Do you believe this story, or
does it sound too good to be true?
Do you think there is some information we don’t know?
3.
What kinds of people or things
are creepy to you?
4.
Do you believe that a house can
be haunted?
5.
Is your mind open to the paranormal?
6.
What supernatural events have you heard of in your life?
7.
Do you think governments need
to be more upfront about their
plans? Do you think there are some things they need to keep secret?