Past Progressive Tense

Intro

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• off
• mood
• tides
• nuts

• spooky
• full moon
• superstitions
• insane

• werewolf
• freak out

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Halloween is a holiday that celebrates all things spooky, from witches and ghosts to full moons. But wait. What’s so scary about a full moon?

There are a lot of superstitions related to full moons. Some think a full moon makes people go insane. There are even legends about men turning into wolves when the moon is full.

Devan believes that strange things happen when there is a full moon. But Jeff thinks she’s freaking out for no reason. Hear their spooky conversation and decide for yourself who is right.

Dialog

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Devan

Jeff

Devan:  So all these weird things were happening last night. I crossed the path of a black cat, there was, like, weird people walking on the streets and giving me funny looks, and everything felt off. And then I realized that it was a full moon last night.

Jeff:  Hmm. So?

Devan:  So, you know how people’s mood changes when it’s a full moon?

Jeff:  Well, I think that’s kind of a…an assumption. I don’t know how much truth there is to that.

Devan:  You don’t believe that? You don’t think there’s anything spooky or a little bit weird about a full moon?

Jeff:  No, not really. I mean, it changes the Earth physically. Like it stretches the Earth, it creates the tides, so it does affect quite a bit. I don’t know, maybe certain animals are sensitive to that. So I guess there could be some truth behind it, but as far as the people going nuts, I’m not so sure on that one. I think maybe you noticed a black cat and then thought of that, and then put it together with the full moon, and then noticed anything else remotely spooky afterwards.

Devan:  So I guess a belief in werewolves is out for you then, right?

Jeff:  Yeah, not so much. Although that’d be pretty cool.

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