Halloween lesson - New

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 1

Halloween

Halloween

Lesson goals

Aan het eind van de les:

- Ben je meer te weten gekomen over Halloween

- Heb je informatie gehaald uit een gesproken tekst

- Heb je informatie gehaald uit een geschreven tekst 

- Heb je zelf een (nieuw) einde geschreven voor een verhaal

Jullie hebben inmiddels al een aantal dingen geleerd over Halloween. Wat weet je tot nu toe al?

First assignment

Read the text 'A healthy Halloween?' and answer the questions on paper. 

When is Halloween celebrated?

1. 1st of November
2. 31st of October
3. 2nd of November
4. Every 4th Thursday of October

Where did Halloween originate from?

1. America
2. the Netherlands
3. England
4. Ireland

What is not another name for Halloween?

1. Gobbleday
2. All Hallows Eve
3. The feast of the dead
4. Samhain

How do you call a carved Halloween pumpkin?

1. Jane-O'-Lantern
2. Jack-O'-Lantern
3. John-O'-Lamp
4. Jake-O'-Lamp

Pumpkins originated in this region:

1. North-America
2. Central-America
3. South-America
4. Europe

How much money do Americans spend on Halloween?

1. Around 6 billion dollars
2. Around 10 billion dollars
3. Around 6 million dollars
4. Around 2.5 million dollars

Which ancient group of people did Halloween originate from about 2000 years ago?

1. Romans
2. Greek
3. Celts
4. Persians

On the night before Samhain, what did people leave returning dead (ghosts) on their doorsteps?

1. Sheets
2. Candy
3. Clothing
4. Food and wine

Halloween did not take on a family friendly, kid-centered form until the ______'s

1. 1850s
2. 1920s
3. 1950s
4. 1980s

Second assignment

The ending is a bit boring … how do you think it should end?

Discuss in groups of 2 and write down your own ending!

Hand in your story on Itslearning before the next lesson.