Halloween Vocabulary (A2-B1)

Ex 1: Match the vocabulary to the pictures and compare your answers with a partner.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

zombie jack-o’-lantern monster clown

devil bonfire fangs coffin

spider haunted house owl bat

ghost sweets / candy graveyard black cat

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Ex 2: Match the vocabulary to the pictures and compare your answers with a partner.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

skull & crossbones hat & broomstick mummy mask

full moon The Grim Reaper / Death crow pumpkin

witch trick-or-treating werewolf cobweb

cauldron grave vampire skeletons

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Ex 3: Print and cut up the conversation cards below or display for online lessons.

Ask & answer the questions in pairs or small groups.

1. What do you know about Halloween? In which countries is it celebrated? How do people
celebrate? Do you know anything about the history of Halloween?
2. Do you celebrate Halloween in your country. How do you celebrate?
3. If you went to a Halloween party, what would you dress up as?
4. Do you ever wear costumes to events in your country? Tell me about them?
5. Do you like scary movies? What is the scariest movie you’ve ever seen?
6. Are you superstitious? Do you believe that black cats bring bad luck?
7. Do you believe in ghosts? Why/Why not?
8. How will you celebrate Halloween this year?

Ask & answer the questions in pairs or small groups.

1. What do you know about Halloween? In which countries is it celebrated? How do people
celebrate? Do you know anything about the history of Halloween?
2. Do you celebrate Halloween in your country. How do you celebrate?
3. If you went to a Halloween party, what would you dress up as?
4. Do you ever wear costumes to events in your country? Tell me about them?
5. Do you like scary movies? What is the scariest movie you’ve ever seen?
6. Are you superstitious? Do you believe that black cats bring bad luck?
7. Do you believe in ghosts? Why/Why not?
8. How will you celebrate Halloween this year?

Ask & answer the questions in pairs or small groups.

1. What do you know about Halloween? In which countries is it celebrated? How do people
celebrate? Do you know anything about the history of Halloween?
2. Do you celebrate Halloween in your country. How do you celebrate?
3. If you went to a Halloween party, what would you dress up as?
4. Do you ever wear costumes to events in your country? Tell me about them?
5. Do you like scary movies? What is the scariest movie you’ve ever seen?
6. Are you superstitious? Do you believe that black cats bring bad luck?
7. Do you believe in ghosts? Why/Why not?
8. How will you celebrate Halloween this year?

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 Teacher’s Notes
Lesson: Halloween Vocabulary Level: A2 - B1 Time: 40 minutes +

Preparation: You might also like …

- Print handouts & cut up conversation cards. • Halloween Vocabulary (A1)

- Display handouts and conversation cards for online • Halloween Crossword (A2/B1)
lessons. • Halloween Crossword (B2/C1)
• Writing a Scary Story
• Let’s talk about Fears and Phobias
Teaching Method:
Step 1:
- Students complete exercise 1 individually, matching the vocabulary to the pictures.
- Students compare their answers with a partner.
- Go through the answers and drill correct pronunciation.
- You may also want to tell students that candy is American English and sweets is British English.

Step 2:

- Students complete exercise 2 individually, matching the vocabulary to the pictures.

- Students compare their answers with a partner.
- Go through the answers and drill correct pronunciation.
- You may also want to tell students that graveyard is more commonly used in British English, while
cemetery is used in American English. There is a further difference in that a graveyard is usually on
church grounds, whereas a cemetery usually stands alone.

Step 3:

- Hand out or display the conversation cards.

- Students ask and answer the questions in pairs or small groups. For lower levels students, you may want
to check understanding and pronunciation of dress up as sth, costume, and superstitious.
- Monitor and give correction on grammar/pronunciation where required.
- Encourage them to use lots of new vocabulary.
Step 4:

- Do a feedback session with class, eliciting some answers for questions 1, 2 and 8.
- If students are unfamiliar with Halloween, prepare to tell them a little bit about how and where it is
celebrated and about its history.

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 Answers & Pronunciation
Lesson: Halloween Vocabulary Level: A2 - B1 Time: 40 minutes +

Exercise 1: Vocabulary: British: American:

1. ghost bat bæt bæt
2. bonfire black cat blæk kæt blæk kæt
3. bat bonfire ˈbɒnˌfaɪə ˈbɑnˌfaɪər
4. coffin broomstick ˈbrʊmstɪk ˈbrumˌstɪk
5. spider candy ˈkændi ˈkændi
6. sweets/candy cauldron ˈkɔːldrən ˈkɑldrən
7. black cat celebrate ˈsɛlɪbreɪt ˈsɛləˌbreɪt
8. clown celebrated ˈsɛlɪbreɪtɪd ˈsɛləˌbreɪtəd
9. haunted house clown klaʊn klaʊn
10. graveyard cobweb ˈkɒbwɛb ˈkɑˌbwɛb
11. owl coffin ˈkɒfɪn ˈkɔfɪn
12. fangs costumes ˈkɒstjuːmz ˈkɑstumz
13. jack-o’-lantern crow krəʊ kroʊ
14. devil devil ˈdɛvl ˈdɛvəl
15. zombie fangs fæŋz fæŋz
16. monster full moon fʊl muːn fʊl mun
ghost gəʊst goʊst
grave greɪv greɪv
Exercise 2:
graveyard ˈgreɪvjɑːd ˈgreɪˌvjɑrd
1. mask The Grim Reaper ðə grɪm ˈriːpə ðə grɪm ˈripər
2. vampire Death dɛθ dɛθ
3. pumpkin haunted house ˈhɔːntɪd haʊs ˈhɔntəd haʊs
4. cauldron jack-o’-lantern ʤæk-əʊ-ˈlæntən ʤæk-oʊ-ˈlæntərn
5. werewolf mask mɑːsk mæsk
6. skeletons monster ˈmɒnstə ˈmɑnstər
7. witch mummy ˈmʌmi ˈmʌmi
8. cobweb owl aʊl aʊl
9. full moon pumpkin ˈpʌmpkɪn ˈpʌmpkɪn
10. grave skeletons ˈskɛlɪtnz ˈskɛlətənz
11. skull & crossbones skull & crossbones skʌl & ˈkrɒsbəʊnz skʌl & ˈkrɔsˌboʊnz
12. hat & broomstick spider ˈspaɪdə ˈspaɪdər
13. trick-or-treating superstitious ˌsjuːpəˈstɪʃəs ˌsupərˈstɪʃəs
14. mummy sweets swiːts swits
15. The Grim Reaper/Death candy ˈkændi ˈkændi
16. crow trick-or-treating trɪk-ɔː-ˈtriːtɪŋ trɪk-ɔr-ˈtritɪŋ
vampire ˈvæmpaɪə ˈvæmpaɪr
werewolf ˈwɪəwʊlf ˈwɛrˌwʊlf
witch wɪʧ wɪʧ
zombie ˈzɒmb ˈzɑmbi

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