Spooky Spanish: Interactive Whistling Ghost

Spooky Spanish: Interactive Whistling Ghost

An interactive KS3 Spanish homework on adjective opposites: meet El Silbón, the whistling ghost of Venezuela and Colombia!

If his whistle sounds close… he’s far away. If it sounds far… RUN! In the plains of Venezuela and Colombia, people tell of El Silbón, a very tall, thin ghost who whistles do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-si in the night.

Three short, self-checking tasks:
• Lee y descubre: two short texts with tap-to-translate words and audio, a keyword match and true/false.
• Se busca: complete the “Wanted” poster with the right adjectives (alto/bajo, delgado/gordo…) and watch the picture change!
• ¿Cerca o lejos?: listen to his whistle, loud or quiet, and use the legend’s trick to decide if he’s near or far, with a text option for devices with no sound.

What’s included
• Interactive HTML page: works offline in any browser, on computers, tablets and phones
• 1-page worksheet that matches the web page, with a “describe a monster” challenge
• Teacher page with answers, a cultural note, sensitivity guidance, and the texts with translations
• Optional student vocab list (2 per page, to print and cut)

Perfect for homework: each task unlocks letters of a secret code word. Students write it on the worksheet, so you can see at a glance who finished.

Language covered: describing people with es / lleva; adjective opposites; cerca / lejos; si + present tense; tener miedo de.

Flexible use: homework, a starter or plenary, cover lessons, or a Halloween lesson (15–20 minutes). It also fits neatly into a describing-people unit.

Part of the Spooky Spanish series: Fiestas misteriosas, spooky celebrations and legends from Spain and Latin America, including Las Guaguas de pan (Ecuador), El Caleuche (Chile), El Lobizón (Argentina), Los Alebrijes and La Llorona (Mexico) and Gau Beltza (FREE).

VLE tip: upload the HTML file to Teams, Google Classroom or your VLE. Students open it in a browser and their progress is saved on their device.