The History of Zombies - Exercises 0
The History of Zombies - Exercises 0
The History of Zombies - Exercises 0
Zombies are big news at the moment, but do you know how it all started? Read this to find out where
zombie mania comes from.
Preparation
Write the sentences in the correct group.
a. zombies are represented in different ways in different TV programmes, films and books.
b. our current understanding of what a zombie is comes from a seminal sixties film.
c. people do not find zombies as frightening now as they did in the past.
d. people like zombies because they show us the dark side of humankind.
2. ‘Zombie’ …
4. Clairvius Narcisse …
5. Wade Davis …
In Haitian culture, zombies are victims, rather than _______________ (morally bad or wrong)
1.
creatures.
2. In Haiti, the ‘bokors’ were _______________ (by a large number of people) feared and respected.
Many people think that zombies are _______________ (based on a traditional or legendary story)
3.
creatures, like vampires or werewolves.
The ‘bokors’ told Wade Davis that poison was used to keep the ‘zombies’ in a (obedient and
4.
unresisting) _______________ state.
The Serpent and the Rainbow was made into a _______________ (a genre made to cause fear in
5.
the audience) film.
They said the amounts of toxin in the powder sample were _______________ (not always the
7.
same) and not enough to cause zombifying effects.
Many people still believe in zombies in Haiti, but Davis’s theory remains _______________
8.
(causing public disagreement).
Discussion
Vocabulary Box Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.