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Today we get to know more about a famous creature known for its pale skin, pointy teeth and big hunger for human blood. Vampires have held an important place in the popular imagination since ancient times.

More recent versions of vampires are in many books, movies and The "Twilight" series of books and movies has increased the popularity of vampires around the world.

EDWARD: "I'm a killer."

BELLA: "I don't believe that."

EDWARD: "It's because you believe the lie. It's a camouflage. I'm the world's most dangerous predator. Everything about me invites you in. My voice, my face, even my smell. As if I would need any of that. As if you could out run me."

That was a scene from the two thousand eight movie, "Twilight." It tells the story of a teenager named Bella Swan who falls in love with an unusual high school classmate named Edward

Cullen. She knows there is something very special about him. He is very strong, very pale, and very cold to the touch. She soon discovers that Edward is a vampire.

BELLA: "I'm not afraid of you. I'm only afraid of losing you. I feel like you're going to disappear."

Edward lives with a vampire family that has chosen to drink the blood of animals instead of humans. His family helps Bella when she is threatened by a more dangerous vampire.

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The movie stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. It is based on a best-selling book by the American writer Stephenie Meyer. Her "Twilight" series includes four novels: "Twilight", "New Moon", "Eclipse" and "Breaking Dawn."

Ms. Meyer says that the idea for the first book came from a dream. She dreamt about a young girl and a vampire having an intense discussion while standing in a forest. She wrote down all the details of her dream and developed it into a full story.

"New Moon" continues the love story between Bella and Edward. But Edward can no longer safely live in the same town as Bella. She is very lonely and sad without Edward. She becomes close friends with a young man who competes for her love and attention.

Professor Amy Smith is an expert on vampires in film and literature. Smith says one reason the "Twilight" series of books and movies is so popular is that they are not just about finding love. They are about finding never-ending love. Bella has found someone who will love her forever.

KRISTEN STEWART (BELLA)

Born April 9, 1990An American actress.

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ROBERT PATTISON (EDWARD)

Born 13 May 1986)An English actor, model, musician and producer.

TAYLOR LAUTNER ( JACOB)

Born February 11, 1992An American actor, voice actor, model, and martial artist.

1. Translate the text below

"I'm the world's most dangerous predator. Everything about me invites you in. My voice, my face, even my smell. As if I would need any of that. As if you could out run me."

2. Where did the author get her inspiration for the story?

3. What does the titels of the books mean in Swedish?

("Twilight", "New Moon", "Eclipse" and "Breaking Dawn.")

4. Do you agree or disagree with Amy Smith’s thoughts about why these books are so popular? (If yes, why?) (If no, why not?)

5. Translate the words below to Swedish.

English Swedish

pale

imagination

Ancient times

recent

increased

threatened

Based on

intense

develop

attention

6. What words are missing? Use the words you just translated and put them in the empty spaces.

A)The population has _____________ during the last ten years.

B)They _________________to kill all the birds.

C)You need to show some ___________ if you are going to learn something.

D)He has _____________ a sixth sense.

E)Why are you so __________?You look like a ghost.

F)It is just your ______________. It doesn’t really excist.

G)The book is _________________ a true story.

H)The stones have been there since ____________________.

I)You have to calm down. You are so ___________________.

J)Her most ______________ book was written in French.

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The "Twilight" series is not the only source for good vampire watching these days.

The American television show "True Blood" tells a more adult version of vampire love than "Twilight." It is about a young woman named Sookie Stackhouse who lives in the small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana. She falls in love with Bill Compton, a vampire who lives in the town.

The vampires are not treated very well in this television program. They are fighting for equal rights with humans. In the first season of the show, Sookie's friends are not very happy that she is interested in a vampire.

SAM: "Sookie, you're being a very stupid girl."

SOOKIE: "Who asked you? I can take care of myself."

SAM: "I don't think so. Matt could have seriously cut you up last night."

SOOKIE: "How do you know what Matt would have done?"

SAM: "Now you're setting up a date with a vampire! What do you have, a death wish?"

SOOKIE: "No, I don't have a death wish. I just happen to think that judging an entire group of people based on the actions of a few individuals within that group is morally wrong."

SAM: "Well, I will not let you put yourself or this bar in danger. I won't."

Alan Ball created "True Blood." He has suggested one reason the show is so popular: men and women each find something they like in it. He says women like the storytelling and love scenes. And he says men like the large amount of sex and violence.

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A)Translate these sentences to English. You find clues in the text .

1. Han föreslog att en av anledningarna var att både kvinnor och män hittar något de gillar i serien.2. Vampyrerna slåss för samma rättigheter som människorna.3. Det är en vuxen version av Twilight.4. De tror att Sookie har en dödslängtan eftersom hon går på en date med en vampyr.

B)Translate this quote to Swedish:

"No, I don't have a death wish. I just happen to think that judging an entire group of people based on the actions of a few individuals within that group is morally wrong."

C) Which of these characteristics would you like to have? You can pick 5.Write them down and motivate why you have picked them!

Vampire characteristics:

• Has pale skin• Get sunburned by the sunlight.• Good night vision• Very strong.• Does not have to sleep much• Heals quickly• Needs blood to stay healthy• Intelligent.• Changes mood quickly• Can feel others feelings from a distance• Can read minds• Extremely good hearing• Extremely good at sensing smells• Extremely fast• Lives forever if someone doesn’t kill them.

D)If you could choose between being a vampire and being a human what would you choose and why?

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THE VAMPIRE DIARIES

Official Series Summary:

Four months after the tragic car accident that killed their parents, 17-year-old Elena Gilbert and her 15-year-old brother, Jeremy are still trying to cope with their grief and move on with their lives. Elena has always been the star student; beautiful, popular and involved with school and friends, but now she finds herself struggling to hide her sadness from the world.

As the school year begins, Elena and her friends are fascinated by a handsome and mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore.

Stefan and Elena are immediately drawn to one another, and Elena has no way of knowing that Stefan is a centuries-old vampire, struggling to live peacefully among humans. His brother Damon is the more brutal vampire.

Now these two vampire brothers - one good, one evil - are at war for Elena’s soul and for the souls of her friends, family and all the residents of the small town of Mystic Falls, Virginia.

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1. Translate these sentences to Swedish!

They are trying to cope with their grief.

She struggles to hide her sadness.

Stefan and Elena are immediately drawn to one another.

Damon is a more brutal vampire.

All the residents of the small town.

2. How is Stephan described i the text? Write it in English as well as Swedish!

3. Which vampire Diaries Character Are You?Test yourself!Copy the answer and paste it in the document you have all your answers in!Translate it to Swedish!

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More than one hundred years ago, vampires became popular after the publication of Irish writer Bram Stoker's book "Dracula." It was first published in Britain in eighteen ninety-seven.

Mr. Stoker did not invent the idea of a vampire. Cultures around the world have their own versions of these blood-sucking creatures. And, Mr. Stoker was not the first person to write a story about a vampire.

Mr. Stoker is thought to have based his evil Count Dracula character on a ruler who lived in fifteenth century Romania. Vlad the Impaler was said to have killed tens of thousands of people, including invading members of the Ottoman Empire.

Bram Stoker's "Dracula" is told through the personal writings and letters of its characters. The story begins with the daily observations of a young English lawyer named Jonathan Harker.

He is sent to Transylvania to help a man named Count Dracula settle a property purchase in Britain. But his visit does not go as planned. Harker becomes a prisoner in the vampire's large home.

After meeting Dracula's vampire brides, Harker barely escapes alive. The horror story continues when Dracula travels to England. Soon, Jonathan Harker's wife Mina becomes one of his victims.

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1.In what country was the first book about Dracula published?

2.How do we know that Mr Stoker didn’t invent the idea of vampires?

3.Who was Vlad the Impaler and why did Mr stoker use him as a source for his book?

4.Translate these phrases:to settle a property purchase Barely escape alive.

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