E X T E N S I O N VAMPIRES Bela Lugosi as Dracula in 1931 film What is a vampire? Vampires are legendary creatures1; they can live because they get blood from living creatures around them.They have long, pointed teeth and they bite people on their necks to drink their blood. They get energy2 from that blood and so they can live forever. Vampires in European cultures3 We can find the character of the vampire in different cultures and countries in Europe. They all have the same characteristics4: they are walking dead creatures and they wake up at night from their coffins. Their skin5 is white and they cannot look at the sun.They have no shadow. How can you become6 a vampire? Legends say that you can become a vampire if another vampire bites you on your neck. Others say that if you kill yourself, you can become a vampire. Other stories tell us that if a baby is born with teeth, it is easy for them to become a vampire in their life! 4. characteristics: typical qualities. 5. skin: natural covering of our body. 6. become: start to be. 1. creature: living thing. 2. energy: power. 3. culture: the way of life of people at a particular time. 34