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Name: _ HALLOWEEN Halloween is a celebration. It is on October 31. Halloween isn't a holiday but it is a very special day for children in Canada, the United States and some other countries around the world. Now, children from lots of different countries celebrate Halloween. Also, there are schools that celebrate Halloween. Most children love Halloween. They prepare this celebration some weeks before. They plan and decide their costumes. The most popular disguises are ghosts, monsters, princesses, bats or vampires. On Halloween, children dress up in costumes. Some children buy costumes but some children prepare the costumes with their parents. In the evening, when the children are disguised, they walk around the village, town or the neighbourhood. They go from door to door. They knock at the doors and say TRICK or TREAT. Neighbours give sweets and chocolates to the children. Children have bags to collect all the things. The most popular and famous symbol of Halloween is the Halloween pumpkin. It is also called Jack O' Lantern. On Halloween, there are lots of Jack O' Lanterns in the windows. 2
To prepare a Jack O' Lantern, children clean the inside of a pumpkin, cut the face and put a candle inside. Black and orange are the most traditional colours of Halloween. Also, people decorate their houses with the Halloween symbols like ghosts, vampires, black cats, witches, spiders and other horrible creatures. Happy Halloween! 3
Activty 1. Answer the questions 1.- What is Halloween? 2.- Which day is Halloween? 3.- Do most of the children like Halloween? 4.- Which are the most popular disguises? 5.- What do children do in the evening? 6.- What do children say when they knock at the doors? 7.- What do neighbours give to the children? 8.- Which is one of the most famous symbols of Halloween? 9.- Are usually the pumpkins under the beds? Where are they? 10.- What are the most typical colours of Halloween? 4
Activity 2. Write in order 1.- a o e e n H l l w 6.- a a a n C d 2.- u m i n k p p 7.- o e u s t m c s 3.- d e n c i h l r 8.- e e t s w s 4.- o o e r t c b 9.- t b a 5.- A S U 10.- I C T R K Activity 3. Write TRUE or FALSE 1.- Halloween is a holiday. _ 2.-It is on October 31. _ 3.- Canada and the USA celebrate Halloween. _ 4.- It is a very special day for most children. _ 5.- Jack O'Lantern is a famous pizza. _ 6.- People don't decorate their houses. _ 7.- Children collect lots of sweets. 8.- Children knock at the doors and say Trick or Tweet. Activity 4. Write vowels and find the secret message H L L W N S F N T S T C 5
Activity 5. Match 1.- Halloween is a.- for children in the USA and Canada. 2.- It is a special day b.- symbols of Halloween. 3.- Jack O'Lantern is c.- the traditional colours of Halloween. 4.- Children clean d.- lots of sweets and chocolates. 5.- Ghosts and vampires are e.- a pumpkin. 6.- Orange and black are f.- the inside of a pumpkin. 7.- Children collect g.- on October 31. 8.- Children dress up h.- in costumes. Activity 6. Complete pumpkin orange 31 ghosts Trick sweets Jack - collect 1.- _ O'Lantern is a Halloween pumpkin. 2.- Halloween is on October _. 3.- Children knock at the doors and say _ or Treat. 4.- Children collects bags of _ and gums. 5.- The most famous symbol is the Halloween _. 6.- Vampires and _ are typical symbols of Halloween. 7.- The typical colours of Halloween are _ and black. 8.- Children _ lots of sweets and chocolates. 6
Activity 7. Find 8 words abou H J Q S W E E T S S D F V A A A Q A W S E D R F T A L C Z A S D F G H J K L M L K W Z X C V B N M Q W P O O S Q A Z W S X E D C I W L X P L O K I J Y H T R E A E A Z S X D C F V R E E T D W S E D R F T G E Q N E T R I C K C D F V A W E R C A S D F G H J K T E S N C O S T U M E S J K L G H O S T Z X C V B N M A Activity 8. Write sentences Word Sentence 7
Activity 9. Complete Canada - celebration - monsters vampires - pumpkin Halloween - countries Trick costumes - bags Halloween is a (1). It is on October 31. Halloween isn't a holiday but it is a very special day for children in (2), the United States and some other countries around the world. Now, children from lots of different (3) celebrate Halloween. Also, there are schools that celebrate Halloween. Most children love Halloween. They prepare this celebration some weeks before. They plan and decide their (4). The most popular disguises are ghosts, (5), princesses, bats or vampires. On Halloween, children dress up in costumes. Some children buy costumes but some children prepare the costumes with their parents. In the evening, when the children are disguised, they walk around the village, town or the neighbourhood. They go from door to door. They knock at the doors and say (6) or TREAT. Neighbours give sweets and chocolates to the children. Children have (7) to collect all the things. The most popular and famous symbol of (8) is the Halloween pumpkin. It is also called Jack O' Lantern. On Halloween, there are lots of Jack O' Lanterns in the windows. To prepare a Jack O' Lantern, children clean the inside of a (9), cut the face and put a candle inside. Black and orange are the most traditional colours of Halloween. Also, people decorate their houses with the Halloween symbols like ghosts, (10), black cats, witches, spiders and other horrible creatures. Happy Halloween! 8
Activity 10. Write about Halloween 9
Activity 11. Circle the correct answer 1.- Halloween is on _ 31. August October December 2.- Children from lots of countries celebrate _. Halloween Helloween Hulloween 3.- The most popular disguises are _, monsters or bats. oranges ghosts potatoes 4.- Some children prepare the costumes with their _. dogs cats parents 5.- Children _ around the village, town or the neighbourhood. jump fly walk 6.- Children knock at the doors and say _ or TREAT. KICK TRICK RICK 7.- Neighbours give _ and chocolates to the children. cars sweets trees 8.- One of the most famous symbol of Halloween is the _. banana apple pumpkin 9.- The Halloween pumpkin is also called _ O Lantern. Jack John Pete 10.- Black and _ are the most traditional colours of Halloween. yellow orange purple 10
Activity 12. Answer the questions 1.- What is Halloween? 2.- When is Halloween? 3.- Who celebrate Halloween? 4.- When do most children prepare Halloween? 5.- Which are the most popular disguises? 6.- What do children do in the evening? 7.- What do children say when they knock at the door? 8.- What do neighbours give children? 9.- What is one of the most famous symbol of Halloween? 10.- How can you prepare a Jack O Lantern? 11