English Paranormal with Jessica Chastain celebrity interview
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Jessi, you were staying in a house in London, right? That you are convinced was haunted. -Yes! I really think it was because we were doing a lot of night scenes.  -Yes! I really think it was because we were doing a lot of night scenes. And I came early, like 3:30 in the morning, and I'm so tired. And I had everything left out like the lights. And I had one chandelier on a little bit. And I started talking my clothes off to put my pajamas on and the lights started to dim. -And I had one chandelier on a little bit. And I started talking my clothes off to put my pajamas on and the lights started to dim. And I thought, ok I might be having a stroke. This is what happens, right? The lights start slowly go dim. And every light in the room, even the bedside tables slowly started to go on. Swear! Swear! Swear! Like I was..and it was like err..like I was like on some alien spaceship,all white. And then it went pitch-black. -I was..and it was like err..like I was like on some alien spaceship,all white. And then it went pitch-black. I actually said because I was so tired "OK, I acknowledge you, I understand you are here. And don't wonna kick you out, I'm just very tired so please let me sleep".And it never happened again. - It never happened again. It must be true. - Exactly!  - It could have nothing to do with some odd electricity surge. - It's London, it's haunted.  -Jessi, you were staying in a house in London, right? That you are convinced was haunted. -Yes! I really think it was because we were doing a lot of night scenes. And I came early, like 3.30 in the morning, and I'm so tired. And I had everything left out like the lights. And I had one chandelier on a little bit. And I started talking my clothes off to put my pajamas on and the lights started to dim. And I thought, ok I might be having a stroke. This is what happens, right? The lights start slowly go dim. And every light in the room, even the bedside tables slowly started to go on. Swear! Swear! Swear! Like I was..and it was like err..like I was like on some alien spaceship,all white. And then it went pitch-black. I actually said because I was so tired "OK, I acknowledge you, I understand you are here. And don't wonna kick you out, I'm just very tired so please let me sleep".And it never happened again. - It never happened again. It must be true. - Exactly!  - It could have nothing to do with some odd electricity surge. - It's London, it's haunted.  Key vocabulary: A haunted house - A haunted house is a house or other building often seen as being inhabited by ghosts who may have been former residents of the house. The lights started to dim - To dim is to make or become less bright or clear, become darker It went pitch-black - To go pitch-black is to become completely and absolutely dark I acknowledge you - To acknowledge is to accept or admit the existence or truth of something  Learn more vocabulary about paranormal phenomena and do exercises at:  http://pnesterova.com/2021/02/07/english-paranormal-listening/ Join a Facebook group!
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