Exploring Ghost Stories in the London Underground
Delve into the mysteries of ghost stories within the London Underground through a documentary that discusses monitoring stations, strange events, and unexplained phenomena. Witness accounts and expert analysis shed light on ghostly encounters, providing insight into the paranormal occurrences below the bustling city.
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BGE Listening Unit
Learning Intentions Identify the purpose and main concerns of the text Make inferences from key statements Identify and discuss similarities and differences between different types of text Use this information for different purposes. Success Criteria Make notes on the documentary Answer questions Give your opinions
Notetaking for Ghosts on the Underground Ghosts in the Underground Evidence from the interviewees Extra information
Questions 0.00 9.58 1. How are the underground stations monitored even after the trains have stopped running? 2. How many passengers use the London Underground each year? 3. What is one of the places described where the public don t ever go? 4. What made the driver and train guard think there was someone on the train in the loop?
Questions 9.58 22.24 1. What was Vic Tandy s explanation for why so many people experience strange events in the underground? 2.What two different ghosts were described in this section? 3. Other than the trains, what other two kinds of machinery might create infrasound? 4.What two phenomena have workers experienced in Pages Walk ?
Questions 22.24 27.35 1.What is the mysterious image (apparently) captured in the photograph? 2.How does the photography expert know that the image couldn t have been tampered with? 3.What explanation does he suggest for the image?
Questions 27.35 35.14 1. What did the text on the screen say about the medium who visited the King William Street tunnel? 2. What did Cliff Archibald think he saw on the cameras at Bank station? 3. Even though Cliff Archibald says he doesn t believe in ghosts, what was it about the old woman he saw that makes him think something paranormal or inexplicable happened? 4. What is the job of a fluffer ? 5. Why did Paul Fisher feel he was in trouble after telling his manager about the man he saw in the tunnel?
Broader Questions 35.14 - End 1. Do you think this documentary is trying to (select one): A. convince you there are ghosts in the Underground. B. give you a balanced/neutral view of the ghost stories. C. convince you that the ghosts are not real and can be explained rationally. 2. Give a reason for your choice in question 1. 3. Give an example of: a) Something in the documentary that was a FACT. b) Something that was an OPINION. 4. Do you think this programme is a reliable source if you were researching the existence of ghosts? Why/Why not?
Answers 1. CCTV, cameras, security guards 2. 1 billion 3. Kennington loop, tunnels 4. Door slamming, open doors, noise 5. Infrasound 6. Woman with no face, face through the escalator/wall 7. Lifts/escalators 8. Footsteps, noises, door banging, cold temperature
Answers 9. Man in an electric chair, Bruno Hauptmann 10.Old camera, technology not good enough in 80s, need an expensive camera 11.poster 12.Man died breaking up a fight when the tunnel was built 13.Old woman on the platform 14.She disappeared, no sign of her on CCTV, moved too quickly, nobody else saw her 15.Collect hair from the tunnels 16.He had delayed the trains, his boss thought he was lying and making up a story
Answers 17. B 18.Any sensible reason 19.William Terriss was stabbed in 1897, There is a station called Farringdon, CCTV cameras are used in the underground etc. 20.The London underground is haunted, there is a ghost reflected in the window, there was a ghost in a photograph etc. 21.Any answer and sensible reason
Creative Challenge: You are now going to use the notes you have taken to create a poster or write a paragraph in your jotter. Option One Option Two Create a poster or paragraph advertising a ghost walk through various London Underground stations that are reportedly haunted. Created a poster or paragraph explaining why many features of the paranormal industry are tricks or cons.
Ghost Footage Questions 1.Why do you think Derren Brown begins by telling us that there is a huge paranormal industry? What point do you think he is trying to make? 2.How is the image of the ghost created? 3.a) How long has this trick been used for? b) Where did it used to get used?
Science of Scams: Psychic Reading 1. What is the fake technique that is being used called? 2.What are barnum statements in a psychic reading? 3. What is a fuzzy fact ? 4.Why does the medium go back to talking about Toni being artistic more than once? 5. Why does the expert Kat claim that psychic readings can be very dangerous?
Science of Scams: Ouija Board 1. What does Kat say causes the ouija board piece/glass to move? 2.Why did the women in the video get a tour of the supposedly haunted house first, before using the ouija board? 3. Try to explain, roughly, how the Farraday expirement worked, or what it proved.
Overall Impressions 1. What is the purpose of the Science of Scams videos? What are they trying to do/make you think? 2. Do you think the three videos were reliable (can you trust the information in them)? Why/why not? 3. a) In what ways are the Science of Scams videos different to the Ghosts on the Underground documentary? b) In what ways are they similar? 4. Which did you find more convincing Ghosts on the Underground or the Science of Scams videos? Give at least one reason for you answer.
Discursive Essay 1. What does discursive mean? 2. How is a discursive essay different to other types of writing? 3. What do you think you would be expected to do in a discursive essay?
Discursive essay Three purposes for writing The purpose is to deploy ideas, expound, argue and evaluate . Within this definition the key word is argue . Thus, writing submitted in this category ought to give some feeling of a writer pursuing an argument: setting forth one or more than one side of a case or issue in which there is, at least by implication, the possibility of different and conflicting stances being taken.
Discursive essay What we need: A viewpoint A balanced argument Evidence Reference to sources
Discursive essay task Viewpoint: What is you opinion on paranormal activity/ghosts etc.? What is you opinion about scams?
Discursive Essay Paranormal: harmless fun or a scam? Can scams ever be a good thing? Sharing online how much is too much?
Paranormal Fun exciting, belief in an afterlife, comforting to help you get over a death, amazing, give people confidence Scam can be faked, scientific explanation, sometimes you can trick yourself, unlikely Scams Good can make you feel happy, could provide entertainment, learn not to fall for them again, bring people together Bad lose money, embarrassing, lack of safety, loss of confidence, can lead to death/suicide Sharing online Good keep in contact with family, build confidence, learn new information, news, able to buy things Bad bullying, identity theft, images can be used as blackmail, don t know who can see you information
Creative Challenge: You are now going to use the notes you have taken to create an informative leaflet. However, you can choose from two options about what kind of leaflet you want to make, based on your personal views: Option One Option Two Create a leaflet for tourists advertising a ghost walk through various London Underground stations that are reportedly haunted. Created a leaflet for the public explaining why many features of the paranormal industry are tricks or cons.
Success Criteria Whether you are doing option one or two, your leaflet must: Use images, colours and text that will attract and be understood by your reader Use images, colours and text that is appropriate to the option you chose Use facts and information from at least one of the documentaries we watched Use at least one quotation from one of the documentaries, written in quotation marks with the name of the programme beside it Contain more written information than pictures
