Halloween

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Agenda

● Warm-up
● Vocabulary
● Reading
● Video
● True or false?
● Closing

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Warm-Up

● How much do you know about Halloween?

● Let’s have a discussion about this tradition and

its history.

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Vocabulary
Can you label these pictures?

a costume
a full moon
a ghost
a Jack O’Lantern
a skeleton
a skull

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 Let’s discuss these questions:

1 What do people do on Halloween?

2 Which objects are more commonly seen on Halloween?

3 Which object probably doesn’t exist?

4 Which natural event is considered to be ‘scary’?

5 If you find a body that is 500 years old, what do you call it?

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Reading
Read the text about Halloween. Complete the definitions on the next page with the underlined
vocabulary.

The scariest of the year.

Halloween is a celebration that takes place every year in a number of countries on 31st October, the day
before a Western Christian feast. Halloween is the beginning of the time of year when people remember
the dead, including saints (hallows) and martyrs.
According to many scholars, Halloween was initially influenced by Celtic traditions, and it was originally
a pagan festival. Other academics say that it has Christian roots. Typical festive Halloween activities
include trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, decorating, making pumpkins into Jack O’Lanterns,
dressing up in skeleton or ghost costumes, playing tricks on people, telling scary stories, and watching
horror films.

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Reading
1 ______________ people who are killed 5 ______________ asking for sweets or cakes and
because of their beliefs. threatening to play tricks on people who refuse

2 ______________ specialists in a particular 6 ______________ at first.

area of study.
7 ______________ related to ancient religions that
3 ______________ origins. believed in many gods.

4 ______________ actions such as ringing 8 ______________ a large meal celebrating something.

somebody’s doorbell and running away.

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Video

Watch this video and discuss the main ideas.

What can you say about Halloween?

Click here

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 Facts about Halloween
Put T (true) or F (false) next to each statement below. Check your answers with your teacher.

1 ___ In the United States, more candy (sweets) is sold on 28th October than on any other day of the year.
2 ___ A full moon on Halloween is very common.
3 ___ The first Halloween was in Norway.
4 ___ In the UK, black cats bring bad luck.
5 ___ In the United States, Halloween is the most commercial holiday of the year.
6 ___ In many countries, such as France and Australia, Halloween is considered to be a very commercial
American influence.
7 ___ Black and orange are typically associated with Halloween.
8 ___ Jack O’Lanterns are named after a man who was called Jack.
9 ___ Halloween originated around 1000 B.C.

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Closing
Let’s close this lesson by talking about important
celebrations in your countries.

● What’s the name of the celebration?

● What do people do? What do they wear?

● Why is it a big celebration?

● Is it only national?

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