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😱🥳😎🥳😱Halloween, October 31, a festival for spirits and saints, long time ago, today big business and fun, not only for kids (present simple, some past simple, A2)

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    Halloween is a holiday every year on October 31st. The name comes from “All Hallows’ Eve”, the night before All Saints’ Day. The word “hallow” means holy or sacred. Halloween started a long time ago with the Celtic festival of Samhain in Ireland and Scotland. This festival marked the end of the harvest and the start of winter. People believed that on this night, the border between the living and the dead became thin, so spirits could visit the world. Later, Christians added their own traditions.

Today, most people do not know this history. Halloween is now a holiday for fun, costumes, and parties. Children wear costumes as ghosts, witches, or monsters and go trick-or-treating, visiting houses and saying “trick or treat!”. “Trick” means a small joke or prank, and “treat” means a gift, usually candy. People usually give candy, so it is mostly fun.

People also carve pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns to decorate their homes. Some families put Halloween decorations outside, like fake spiders, ghosts, and witches. There are also Halloween parties and haunted houses, where people can feel scared in a safe way. Today, Halloween is a time for children and families to enjoy fun, sweets, and games together, even though it started a long time ago as a festival for spirits and saints.

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Vocabulary:

  • hallow – holy or special ✨
  • eve – the night before a day 🌙
  • sacred – very special or holy 🙏
  • a long time ago – many years before now ⏳
  • a festival – a special day or celebration 🎉
  • to mark the end – to show the end of something 🛑
  • a border – a line between two places or things ➖
  • the dead – people who are not alive ☠️
  • thin – very small or not thick ➗
  • a spirit – a ghost or the soul of a person 👻
  • to add something – to include something more ➕
  • to wear a costume – to put on special clothes for fun or a party 👗🎩
  • a ghost – the spirit of a dead person 👻
  • a witch – a person with magic in stories 🧙‍♀️
  • to go trick-or-treating – to visit houses on Halloween and ask for candy 🍬🏠
  • a joke – something funny you say 😄
  • a prank – a funny trick on someone 🤭
  • a gift – something you give to someone 🎁
  • candy – sweet food, like chocolate or sugar 🍭
  • to carve pumpkins – to cut a pumpkin to make a face or picture 🎃🔪
  • a decoration – something you put to make a place look nice or special 🎀
  • a fake spider – a spider made of plastic or other material, not real 🕷️❌
  • a haunted house – a house with ghosts or scary things for fun 🏚️👻
  • to feel scared – to feel afraid 😨
  • in a safe way – without danger ✅
  • to enjoy fun – to have a good time 😃🎉
  • sweets – candy or other sweet food 🍫🍬

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Halloween vocabulary test:

1. What does “hallow” mean?
a) holy or special
b) a small spider
c) a decoration

2. What is “an eve”?
a) a pumpkin night
b) a ghost story
c) night before a day

3. What does “sacred” mean?
a) very special or holy
b) a small joke
c) candy for children

4. What does “a long time ago” mean?
a) a fun party
b) a short time ago
c) many years before now

5. What is “a festival”?
a) a special day
b) a celebration
c) a haunted house

6. What does “to mark the end” mean?
a) to show the end
b) to carve a pumpkin
c) to wear a costume

7. What is “a border”?
a) a candy
b) a line between places
c) a joke

8. What are “the dead”?
a) children in costumes
b) people not alive
c) decorations

9. What does “thin” mean?
a) very small or not thick
b) very scary
c) very sweet

10. What is “a spirit”?
a) a pumpkin
b) a trick
c) a ghost or soul

11. What does “to add something” mean?
a) to include more
b) to carve pumpkins
c) to feel scared

12. What does “to wear a costume” mean?
a) to visit a haunted house
b) to put on special clothes
c) to enjoy fun

13. What is “a ghost”?
a) a fake spider
b) spirit of dead person
c) a joke

14. What is “a witch”?
a) person with magic
b) a ghost
c) a candy

15. What does “to go trick-or-treating” mean?
a) carve pumpkins
b) visit houses for candy
c) put on a costume

16. What is “a joke”?
a) a decoration
b) something funny you say
c) a candy

17. What is “a prank”?
a) a pumpkin
b) a fake spider
c) funny trick on someone

18. What is “a gift”?
a) something you give
b) a trick
c) a ghost

19. What is “candy”?
a) a costume
b) sweet food
c) a haunted house

20. What does “to carve pumpkins” mean?
a) to visit houses
b) to wear a costume
c) to cut a pumpkin

21. What is “a decoration”?
a) something to make nice
b) a joke
c) a candy

22. What is “a fake spider”?
a) a ghost
b) a spider not real
c) a candy

23. What is “a haunted house”?
a) a house with ghosts
b) a pumpkin decoration
c) a candy
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24. What does “to feel scared” mean?
a) to carve pumpkins
b) to feel afraid
c) to enjoy fun

25. What does “in a safe way” mean?
a) without danger
b) in a haunted house
c) by giving candy

26. What does “to enjoy fun” mean?
a) to wear a costume
b) to have a good time
c) to make a joke

27. What are “sweets”?
a) candy or sweet food
b) a pumpkin
c) a decoration

28. What is “a spirit”?
a) a fake spider
b) a candy
c) a ghost or soul

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Answers:

1 a, 2 c, 3 a, 4 c, 5 b, 6 a, 7 b, 8 b,
9 a, 10 c, 11 a, 12 b, 13 b, 14 a, 15 b,
16 b, 17 c, 18 a, 19 b, 20 c, 21 a, 22 b,
23 a, 24 b, 25 a, 26 b, 27 a, 28 c

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Correct answers:

  1. What does “hallow” mean? – holy or special
  2. What is “an eve”? – night before a day
  3. What does “sacred” mean? – very special or holy
  4. What does “a long time ago” mean? – many years before now
  5. What is “a festival”? – a celebration
  6. What does “to mark the end” mean? – to show the end
  7. What is “a border”? – a line between places
  8. What are “the dead”? – people not alive
  9. What does “thin” mean? – very small or not thick
  10. What is “a spirit”? – a ghost or soul
  11. What does “to add something” mean? – to include something more
  12. What does “to wear a costume” mean? – to put on special clothes
  13. What is “a ghost”? – spirit of dead person
  14. What is “a witch”? – person with magic
  15. What does “to go trick-or-treating” mean? – visit houses for candy
  16. What is “a joke”? – something funny you say
  17. What is “a prank”? – a funny trick on someone
  18. What is “a gift”? – something you give
  19. What is “candy”? – sweet food
  20. What does “to carve pumpkins” mean? – to cut a pumpkin
  21. What is “a decoration”? – something to make nice
  22. What is “a fake spider”? – a spider not real
  23. What is “a haunted house”? – a house with ghosts
  24. What does “to feel scared” mean? – to feel afraid
  25. What does “in a safe way” mean? – without danger
  26. What does “to enjoy fun” mean? – to have a good time
  27. What are “sweets”? – candy or sweet food
  28. What is “a spirit”? – a ghost or soul

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🎃Gap-fill exercise:

  1. Halloween comes every year on October 31, the ______ of All Saints’ Day.
    a) evening before
    b) day after
    c) morning before
  2. The word “hallow” means something ______.
    a) large or heavy
    b) holy or special
    c) cold or bright
  3. Long ago, people held a big autumn ______ called Samhain.
    a) festival
    b) border
    c) house
  4. They made fires to ______ the end of harvest time.
    a) close
    b) eat
    c) mark
  5. People thought the line between the living and ______ became thin.
    a) the witches
    b) the dead
    c) the animals
  6. A ______ is a person with magic in old stories.
    a) friend
    b) witch
    c) dancer
  7. Many children ______ special clothes on Halloween night.
    a) draw
    b) sell
    c) wear
  8. A ______ is the soul of a person who has died.
    a) candy
    b) hat
    c) spirit
  9. Children like to go ______ to ask neighbours for sweets.
    a) playing
    b) trick-or-treating
    c) painting
  10. A ______ is something you give to another person.
    a) joke
    b) ghost
    c) gift
  11. People like to ______ pumpkins and put lights inside.
    a) carve
    b) sell
    c) paint
  12. A ______ is something you put to make a room look nice.
    a) border
    b) story
    c) decoration
  13. A ______ spider looks real, but it is not.
    a) fake
    b) small
    c) real
  14. Some people visit a ______ house to feel scared for fun.
    a) haunted
    b) cold
    c) dark
  15. A ______ is something funny you say to make people laugh.
    a) gift
    b) prank
    c) joke
  16. A ______ is a funny trick you play on someone.
    a) ghost
    b) prank
    c) candy
  17. People give sweets or ______ to children on Halloween night.
    a) candy
    b) books
    c) games
  18. Children love to have fun and feel scared, but always ______.
    a) in the street
    b) in a safe way
    c) in the dark

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Answers:
1 a, 2 b, 3 a, 4 c, 5 b, 6 b, 7 c,
8 c, 9 b, 10 c, 11 a, 12 c, 13 a,
14 a, 15 c, 16 b, 17 a, 18 b

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Correct version:

  1. Halloween comes every year on October 31, the evening before All Saints’ Day.
  2. The word “hallow” means something holy or special.
  3. Long ago, people held a big autumn festival called Samhain.
  4. They made fires to mark the end of harvest time.
  5. People thought the line between the living and the dead became thin.
  6. A witch is a person with magic in old stories.
  7. Many children wear special clothes on Halloween night.
  8. A spirit is the soul of a person who has died.
  9. Children like to go trick-or-treating to ask neighbours for sweets.
  10. A gift is something you give to another person.
  11. People like to carve pumpkins and put lights inside.
  12. A decoration is something you put to make a room look nice.
  13. A fake spider looks real, but it is not.
  14. Some people visit a haunted house to feel scared for fun.
  15. A joke is something funny you say to make people laugh.
  16. A prank is a funny trick you play on someone.
  17. People give sweets or candy to children on Halloween night.
  18. Children love to have fun and feel scared, but always in a safe way.

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🎃 Match words and definitions:

Words

  1. witch
  2. spirit
  3. hallow
  4. decoration
  5. to carve pumpkins
  6. haunted house
  7. to wear a costume
  8. prank
  9. sacred
  10. gift
  11. fake spider
  12. to feel scared
  13. sweets
  14. to enjoy fun

Definitions:

a) something you give to someone

b) a spider that is not real, made of plastic or toy material

c) to have a good time and be happy

d) a house with ghosts or scary things for fun

e) very special or holy

f) to put on special clothes for a party or for fun

g) a funny trick you play on someone

h) sweet food, like candy or chocolate

i) a person with magic in stories

j) to cut a pumpkin to make a face or picture

k) to feel afraid

l) something you put to make a room look nice or special

m) the spirit or soul of a person who has died

n) holy or special

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Answers:

1 – i 2 – m 3 – n 4 – l 5 – j 6 – d 7 – f 8 – g 9 – e 10 – a 11 – b 12 – k 13 – h 14 – c

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Correct version:

  1. witch – a person with magic in stories
  2. spirit – the soul of a person who has died
  3. hallow – holy or special
  4. decoration – something you put to make a room look nice or special
  5. to carve pumpkins – to cut a pumpkin to make a face or picture
  6. haunted house – a house with ghosts or scary things for fun
  7. to wear a costume – to put on special clothes for fun or a party
  8. prank – a funny trick you play on someone
  9. sacred – very special or holy
  10. gift – something you give to someone
  11. fake spider – a spider that is not real, made of plastic or toy material
  12. to feel scared – to feel afraid
  13. sweets – sweet food, like candy or chocolate
  14. to enjoy fun – to have a good time and be happy

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True or false:

  1. Halloween is celebrated every year on October 31st.
  2. The name “Halloween” comes from “All Holy Night.”
  3. People once believed spirits could visit the world on Halloween night.
  4. Today, most people celebrate Halloween only in churches.
  5. Children wear costumes like ghosts or witches.
  6. “Trick or treat” means children play music for sweets.
  7. A “treat” is something nice, like candy.
  8. People carve pumpkins to make decorations called jack-o’-lanterns.
  9. Halloween started in America about 50 years ago.
  10. A “trick” means a small joke or prank.
  11. Many people enjoy visiting haunted houses for fun.
  12. On Halloween, people give flowers instead of candy.
  13. The word “hallow” means holy or special.
  14. Some people decorate their homes with fake spiders and ghosts.

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True: 1,3,5,7,8,10,11,13,14
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Correct version:

  1. Halloween is celebrated every year on October 31st.
  2. The name “Halloween” comes from “All Holy Night.”
    True is: The name “Halloween” comes from “All Hallows’ Eve.”
  3. People once believed spirits could visit the world on Halloween night.
  4. Today, most people celebrate Halloween only in churches.
    True is: Today, most people celebrate with costumes, parties, and trick-or-treating.
  5. Children wear costumes like ghosts or witches.
  6. “Trick or treat” means children play music for sweets.
    True is: “Trick or treat” means children ask for candy from houses.
  7. A “treat” is something nice, like candy.
  8. People carve pumpkins to make decorations called jack-o’-lanterns.
  9. Halloween started in America about 50 years ago.
    True is: Halloween started a long time ago with the Celtic festival of Samhain.
  10. A “trick” means a small joke or prank.
  11. Many people enjoy visiting haunted houses for fun.
  12. On Halloween, people give flowers instead of candy.
    True is: On Halloween, people give candy or sweets.
  13. The word “hallow” means holy or special.
  14. Some people decorate their homes with fake spiders and ghosts.

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🎃 Interview, fill in, words below:

harvest- haunted – pumpkins – festival – visit –
prank – holiday – candy –
holy – trick-or-treating –
fake – gift

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1. Q: What is Halloween?
A: Halloween is a __________ every year on October 31st.

2. Q: Where does the name “Halloween” come from?
A: The name comes from “All Hallows’ Eve.”

3. Q: What does “hallow” mean?
A: Hallow means __________ or special.

4. Q: When did Halloween start?
A: Halloween started a long time ago with the Celtic __________ of Samhain.

5. Q: Why did people celebrate Samhain?
A: They celebrated to mark the end of __________ and the start of winter.

6. Q: What did people believe about spirits?
A: People believed spirits could _________ the world on Halloween night.

7. Q: How do children celebrate Halloween today?
A: Children wear costumes and go __________.

8. Q: What is trick-or-treating?
A: Trick-or-treating is when children visit houses and ask for __________ .

9. Q: What does “trick” mean?
A: Trick means a small joke or __________.

10. Q: What does “treat” mean?
A: Treat means a__________, usually candy.

11. Q: What do people do with pumpkins?
A: People carve __________to make jack-o’-lanterns [a pumpkin that people cut a face into and put a light inside.].

12. Q: What other fun activities do people do?
A: People enjoy fun at Halloween parties and in __________ houses.

13. Q: How do people decorate their homes?
A: They use decorations like __________ spiders and ghosts.

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Correct version:

1. Q: What is Halloween?
A: Halloween is a holiday every year on October 31st.

2. Q: Where does the name “Halloween” come from?
A: The name comes from “All Hallows’ Eve.”

3. Q: What does “hallow” mean?
A: Hallow means holy or special.

4. Q: When did Halloween start? [past simple => check]
A: Halloween started a long time ago with the Celtic festival of Samhain.

5. Q: Why did people celebrate Samhain? [past simple => check]
A: They celebrated to mark the end of harvest and the start of winter.

6. Q: What did people believe about spirits?
A: People believed spirits could visit the world on Halloween night. [past simple => check]

7. Q: How do children celebrate Halloween today?
A: Children wear costumes and go trick-or-treating.

8. Q: What is trick-or-treating?
A: Trick-or-treating is when children visit houses and ask for candy.

9. Q: What does “trick” mean?
A: Trick means a small joke or prank.

10. Q: What does “treat” mean?
A: Treat means a gift, usually candy.

11. Q: What do people do with pumpkins?
A: People carve pumpkins to make jack-o’-lanterns.

12. Q: What other fun activities do people do?
A: People enjoy fun at Halloween parties and in haunted houses.

13. Q: How do people decorate their homes?
A: They use decorations like fake spiders and ghosts.

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A kid tells about her plans for Halloween:

On Halloween, I wear a costume. I can be a ghost, a witch, or a monster. I go trick-or-treating with my friends. We visit houses and say, “Trick or treat!” People give us candy and sweets.

At home, I help carve pumpkins. We make jack-o’-lanterns and put a light inside. My family puts decorations like fake spiders and ghosts around the house.

I go to Halloween parties and sometimes visit a haunted house. It is a little scary, but I feel safe. I have a lot of fun and laugh with my friends. Halloween is my favorite holiday!

>>>>>Rewrite the story starting with

>>>>>>>>>>On Halloween she wears a costume. She can be……..

>>>>>and make all changes necessary.

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Correct version:

In Halloween she wears a costume. She can be a ghost, a witch, or a monster. She goes trick-or-treating with her friends. They visit houses and say, “Trick or treat!” People give them candy and sweets.

At home, she helps carve pumpkins. They make jack-o’-lanterns and put a light inside. Her family puts decorations like fake spiders and ghosts around the house.

She goes to Halloween parties and sometimes visits a haunted house. It is a little scary, but she feels safe. She has a lot of fun and laughs with her friends. Halloween is her favorite holiday!

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