Halloween 2

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Which words do you associate with Halloween?

How many words can you make with Halloween?

What's the difference between ghosts and spirits?

Spirits cross over to the land of the living. The people were scared.

They disguised* themselves by wearing a mask/costume so evil spirits wouldn't harm* them.

* To disguise = vermommen, to harm = pijn doen

Write down superstitions you know/believe in.
e.g. Walking under a ladder brings you bad luck...

Goals for today:

* You will know more about the history and tradition of Halloween

* You will have learnt more Halloween related words

* You have practised the past simple and continuous in written  & spoken English

Where does Halloween originally come from? 

1. Ireland
2. Scotland
3. England
4. United States

Which population (=bevolkingsgroep) started Halloween?

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

What does the word Halloween come from?

1. All Hallow's Eve
2. All Hail's Eve
3. All Havens Eve
4. All Holy Eve

What are pumpkins used for at Halloween?

1. As lantern
2. Als food
3. As decoration
4. As mask

Halloween is a Christian celebration.

1. True
2. False

What is not a tradition at Halloween?

1. Trick or treat!
2. Decorating a tree
3. Wearing costumes
4. Carving a pumpkin

Halloween comes from Hallow's Eve. 

What do you think 'Hallow' means?

1. Scary
2. Strange
3. Hollow (= empty)
4. Holy (= sacred/heilig)

People used to believe that the dead would come back at Halloween. 

1. True
2. False

The Celts celebrated Halloween with a lot of noise, parades and big bonfires. 

1. Correct
2. False

What does 'Trick or treat'mean?

1. 'Give me a treat or I will prank you!'
2. 'Give me a treat or I will shoot you!'
3. 'Give me a treat or I will leave!'
4. 'Give me a treat or you are mean!'

October 31st

March 17th

February 14th

July 4th

Independence day

Halloween

St. Patrick's day

St. Valentine's day

What do you call a carved Halloween pumpkin?

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

Facts

• The Irish brought their traditions to the US in 1840

• Halloween as we know today started in 1921

• Mass production costumes started in the 1950s

Assignment:  You are going to write part of a spooky Halloween story, using the past tense. E.g.: walked / was walking

 

A: write the first  4 to  5 sentences: Start with: "It was..."

B: write the middle of the story; 5 to 6 sentences:   Start with:      " Suddenly...."

C: write the end of the story; 3 to 4 sentences : Start with "It was then that...."

Which part are you going to write?

A - beginning: 

B - middle:  

C - end:               

On your own :)

Time: 8 minutes

You have 1 minute to.....

form an A-B-C group

Read your story to each other

Was it any good?

Next: Find a new group repeat 3 x

What was the best story you heard?

Scary Alphabet

Make a Halloween alphabet e.g. A = America, B = bat…..etc
How many letters can you do??