Halloween - Writing/Speaking

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

• You know what Halloween is
  
• You can explain what Halloween is to someone else
• You can name a few things about Halloween

• You can create an invitation for a Halloween party

Aims for this lesson:

What do you know
about Halloween?

What is Halloween?

Well known facts:

• Happens on October 31st  •
• "Children" dress up in costumes  •
• Trick or Treat  •
• Pumpkin carving  •
• Bonfires  •

Origin of Halloween:

• Dates back 2000 years to the ancient Celtic festival Samhain (Sow-in)
• The Celts lived in Ireland and the UK
• The Christians turned Samhain in to "Halloween"
• End of summer, celebrate harvest
• The Celts believed that the ghosts of their ancestors visited Earth on 31st of October
• They wore costumes to chase away the evil spirits

So what about the pumpkins?

• The carving of pumpkins is something that actually came from the USA  •
• In Ireland and the UK they originally carved out turnips (raap)  •
• But pumpkins were much more spectacular than a turnip  •
• The turnips/pumpkins are usually carved out in scary faces  •
• The purpose is to chase away the evil spirits  •

So.. this is what they looked like first....

Halloween decor:

• There are certain famous figures of Halloween
• These figures are the most traditional costumes:

• Vampire

• Ghost

• Witch

• Zombie

Halloween decor:

🎃 • Then there are people who decorate their entire house! • 🎃

Halloween decor:

🎃 • But sometimes, it can go wroing... • 🎃

What´s your opinion
about Halloween?

ASSIGNMENT 

SPEAKING and WRITING

Assignment:

 • For the assignment you will talk in pairs about Halloween: •

• You will explain what Halloween is in your own words •

• You will tell each other what you like about Halloween (2 reasons)•

• You will tell each other what you dislike about Halloween (2 reasons)•

• Share in the classroom

Invitation Halloween party

• Create together (two, maximum of three) an invitation for a Halloween party 
• Include address, date, and time of the event.
• Make sure to direct your invitation to your target audience. 
• Do not forget to mention the dresscode.
  
• Send the invitation to your teacher.

• You know what Halloween is
  
• You can explain what Halloween is to someone else
• You can name a few things associated with Halloween

Aims for this lesson:

Why do people carve out scary faces in pumpkins at Halloween?

For the Celts, 31st October was...

1. the last day of the year.
2. a day to be with their families.
3. the day they celebrated their music festival.

That day, the villagers lit big bonfires...

1. to communicate with the spirits from the spirit world.
2. to attract ghosts.
3. to send the ghosts back to their world.

All Saints Day...

1. appeared after the Catholic Church had eliminated Samhain (the Celtic celebration).
2. was used to transform Samhain into a catholic celebration.
3. was used to eliminate the belief in reincarnation.

When the Irish arrived in America, they...

1. introduced Halloween there for the first time
2. changed the way Halloween was celebrated.
3. invented some new traditions, such as bobbing the apple or playing tricks.

The children wore masks...

1. to scare people.
2. to pretend they were ghosts.
3. to hide their identity.

The neighbours gave candy to the youngsters...

1. so that they didn't vandalise their houses.
2. in exchange for help with the cleaning.
3. because they were poor.