halloween vocabulary and reading

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Vocabulary1 Find ten words related to Halloween and write them below.

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1 G ________

2 W ________

3 V ________

4 We ________

5 D ________

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Reading3 Before you read. Do you know the answer to any of these questions?

1 When is Halloween?

2 Where did it originate?

3 What kind of costumes do people wear?

4 Why are pumpkins important at Halloween?

5 What sort of things do people do on Halloween?

Now read the text to see if you were right.

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1 prank R

2 evil R

3 mask R

4 costume R

5 death R

6 turnip R

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R C A widely cultivated Eurasian plant of the

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Costumes

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Games and activities.

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LQWR D EDUUHO RU D WXE RI ZDWHU ZKHUH WKH\ RDW RQ WKH VXUIDFH 7KH LGHD

RI WKH JDPH LV WR JHW DQ DSSOH XVLQJ \RXU WHHWK ,WV JUHDW IXQ DQG HYHU\RQH

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4 Choose the correct option, A B or C.

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c LQ HYHU\ FRXQWU\ LQ WKH ZRUOG

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b LI \RX GRQW JLYH PH D WUHDW , ZRQW SOD\ D WULFN RQ \RX

c ,L \RX JLYH PH D WUHDW ,OO SOD\ D WULFN RQ \RX



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a LV FHOHEUDWHG LQ WKH VDPH ZD\ LQ GLIIHUHQW FRXQWULHV

b LV FHOHEUDWHG LQ GLIIHUHQW ZD\V LQ GLIIHUHQW FRXQWULHV

c LI RQO\ FHOHEUDWHG LQ WKH 86$ QRZDGD\V

5 Find a word in the text that means:

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2 7KH PRYHPHQW RI SRSXODWLRQV IURP RQH FRXQWU\ WR DQRWKHU

3 )URP WR

4 $ QDUUDWRU RI VWRULHV

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6 Write an e-mail to a friend in another country explaining how people usuallycelebrate Halloween in your country. (80-100 words)



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ProjectTeachers Instructions:

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ANSWERS

VOCABULARY

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1- E 2- I 3- G 4- a , 5- H 6- c

READING

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Students own answers

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Students own answers

W A G T Y O F A E D H O S

I E Z F V I P E I C A P K

T T M W E S U N E V K I U

C R I E F A D C S A E R L

H O R R O R F I L M O H L

O M A E P I P U M P K I N

E C D W L R I S P I D E R

F A R O I N T A S R C O B

W N E L J A E G S E A S O

O D A F T U D R N O E L R

L L F O W C A R E P S E G

Y E S R U N D W E A T B M

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