1.Fill in the blanks with the missing words.

a) jack-o-lanterns, b) visited the living, c) ask for candy, d) an ancient group of people, e) trick or treating, f) apple bobbing, g) ghosts,h) frightening costumes, i) dress up as, j) made of pumpkins, k) vampires

Halloween is celebrated every year on October 31st. It is one of the world’s oldest holidays, dating back over 2,000 years to the time of the Celts, _________ who lived in Western Europe. They believed that on the last day of October ghosts _________. To keep the ________away people dressed up in_________ and pretended that they were ghosts tooNowadays, Halloween is popular all around the world, especially in Britain, Ireland and the USA. On this day, people decorate their houses with________, which are lanterns ________cut like a human face. Children_______ ghosts, ________ witches, and skeletons.They visit their neighbours and__________. This tradition is called________. Later in the evening, people organize Halloween parties for their neighbours and friends. During the parties they play a lot of games – for example, _________ , where players put their hands behind their back and use their teeth to catch apples placed in a large bowl of water.

2. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions.

1.What do you think about Halloween?

2 .Do you celebrate Halloween in your country?

3. What’s your favourite festival in your country?

4. What costume would you like to wear for a Halloween party?

5. Do you believe in ghosts or vampires ? Why/Why not?

6. Who is your favourite monster?

7. Do you like watching horror films? ? Why/Why not?

8. What is your favourite horror film?

1.Which monster drinks blood? 3.Halloween Quiz a. ghost b. mummy c. vampire

2.What does a witch use to fly? a. vacuum cleaner b. broom c. stick

3. Which of these is a magical horse? a. swan b. toad c. unicorn

4. Where does a vampire sleep in?a. grave b. cardboard boxc. coffin

5. What do witches do with cauldrons? a. wear it b. cook with it c. fly with it

Who is a warlock?a. witchb. animalc. wizard

6. What monster is usually wrapped in bandages?________________7. Which animal uses its sensors to fly at night?________________

4.Find 11 words connected with Halloween. The first letter of each word is given.

1.B2.C 3.C 4.G5.H6.M7.P8.P9.S10.V11.W

8. (1) I was wrapped in white bandages and buried in my tomb a long time ago. Now, I wait in the dark with my golden treasures all around.

(2) I am a monster that has been on a diet. There is no fat on me! Or muscle either! You might say that I am all bones without the skin. I rattle when I walk.

(3) I come from far, far away. Most people think I am green and scary. But really I am not so bad. I am just looking for a few animals to put in my zoo back on my home planet.

Who am I?______________________

Who am I?______________________

Who am I?_______________________

(4) Welcome! Have a seat. Dinner will be served shortly. Sorry we don't have any garlic bread. What am I drinking you ask? Don't worry . . it's . . um . . grape juice. Now just relax while I look at your neck.

(5) I walk through walls as I please. Sometimes you can see me and sometimes you can't. You find me in old houses and castles.

(6) Most of the time, you would never guess I was a monster because I look just like you. But once a month, I howl at the moon. But beware! If I bite you will become like me.

Who am I?_______________________

Who am I?_______________________

(7) Made of metal, I do the work of my master who controls me by remote control. My master made me to take over the world.

(8) Dressed in black, she has a cat, She casts spells, and She puts curses on people.

Who am I?_______________________

Who am I?_______________________