Halloween Lesson

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2,3

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

• You can incorporate what you've learned in your assignment

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 Treating  •
• 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"
• It marks the end of summer and the 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! • 🎃

What have you learned
about Halloween?

ASSIGNMENT 1

WRITING

Assignment:

 • For the assignment you will write an invitation to your Halloween party •

• The invitation has to be formal  •

• This means you will practice formal writing •

• Formal writing has fancy words •

• Use some information you now know about Halloween •

DIFFERENCE FORMAL/INFORMAL: 
Formal writing: it is my pleasure to invite you to my Halloween party

Informal writing: I'd like to invite you to my party

Example sentences:

• With this invitation you are cordially invited to...
• It is my pleasure to invite you to...
• Around seven o'clock we will carve pumpkins.
• At eleven we will gather around the bonfire...
• Please dress accordingly.
• You are required to wear a costume.
• The theme of the party is...
• I very much hope to see you there
• Yours sincerely (if you know the person) / Kind regards (if you don't know)

Invitation Letter Writing Tips

• It must include the address, date, and time of the event
  on the left side of the letter.
• Make sure to mention the salutation (dear..) at the beginning
  and your signature at the ending of the letter.
• Make sure to write a grammatically correct and concise letter.
• The host must express his or her warm welcome to the guests.
  

From,
[your name]
[your address]

Date: [date on which the letter is written]

To,

[Recipient's name]
[Address]

Dear [recipients name],

I am pleased to inform you that you are cordially invited to the [event name]. This event will be organized at [address of the event] and will be held on [event date] at [event time]. 

Please confirm your availability on or before [date] by contacting me at [contact information].

I will look forward to your presence on the event [event name].

Yours Sincerely,

[signature]
[name of sender] 

Example letter:

Please upload a screenshot of your invitation

ASSIGNMENT 2

SPEAKING

Assignment:

 • For the assignment you will write a short speech about Halloween: •

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

• You will explain what you can do on Halloween •

• You will tell what you like the most about Halloween, or in case you don't like it why you don't like it •

10 minutes