HALLOWEEN IS BETWEEN FALL AND WINTER, BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. iT IS A TIME OF SUPERSTITIONS AND CELETRATIONS!!! This period of time is full of fear for some people...haha... but for others it is one of the best times of the year!!!! Some people carve pumpkins and others try to pretend they are evil creatures ( ghosts, werewolves, vampires, etc) Find out more things about the origin of Halloween watching this video. Answer the following questions.
1. Where does Halloween come from?
2. Why were bonfires made?
3. Why did the Pope Gregory III established the day of All Hallows Day?
4. How was the name the Celts used for their celebration changed
5. When did this festivity become important in America? Why
6. What are the origins of Trick or Treating?
Everything you wanted to know about the pumpkin but you were afraid to ask.....Watch this presentation and improve your knowledge about why this vegetable is important in Halloween.
Is trick or treating safe? Watch this video and try to answer the following questions.
1. What are the best choices when choosing costumes for children?
2. What materials do they recommed to avoid when in contact with candles, fire?
3. Why masks can be dangerous? what do they recommend instead?
4. What is advisable to do when you go trick or treating?
5. To be visible to drivers, what do we have to wear?
6. What should we do with the candies and toys the children get?
Do this spooky quiz about halloween vocabulary. If you don´t know the work ask for a clue
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/webcast/071101_halloween/quiz.shtml
Do you want to play a game? Here you have the HALLOWEEN GAME. Should you talk to strangers? Should you go trick or treating only to houses that are well lit? Play this game and find out which is safe for you
http://www.halloweenmagazine.com/play.html
Have you seen Nightmare before Christmas?
Jack Skellington, Pumpkin King, ruler of Halloween town, happens upon Christmastown, and decides to change Christmas into another Halloween. He kidnaps Santa Claus, then takes it upon himself to deliver some alternative gifts to unsuspecting children. He wants to turn Christmas into another Halloween!!
Watch the video.
- Can you describe this Hallowen town? What things happen in there?
- What typical stereotypes about Halloween can yo see there?
- What kind of frightenig creatures live there?
Do you feel spooked when you see Michael Jackson´s Thriller?
This song is a Halloween favourite. Pay attention to the wonderful video and then discuss in groups which evil creatures appear in the video and what do they do. What would yo do if you saw them?
In the song there are lots of verbs and words related to horror which help to create a gloomy and frightening atmosphere. Try to identify them as well
DO you like Edgar Allan Poe? He was a very important American writer and poet. He is famous because of his wonderful horror stories. Here you have a popular poem by him. It is a poem about love and death. Many critics say it is based on his own life.... Do you like it?
