Monday 28 October 2013

HALLOWEEN

This week is HALLOWEEN!!!!!

1- Dictionary Activity


A. Which one of these words doesn’t mean scared?
                             afraid
                             terrified
                             terrific
                             frightened
                             spooked

B. What does a witch use a cauldron for?
    a) to cook potions in
    b) to travel from one place to another
    c) to find a magic spell
C. According to a legend, a witch used to live in Wookey Hole in South West England. Wooky Hole isn’t a house or a town … what is it?

D. In 1692, in the USA, twenty girls were accused of being witches at the Salem Witch Trials. Arthur Miller wrote a play about it. What’s the name of the play?

E. Zombies appear in horror films. They are dead people who walk the Earth.
Where does the idea of zombies originate?


2- Let's go on a Treasure Hunt.

Go to http://www.jackolanterns.net/traditions.htm and find the answers to the questions.

Click on Wales.
1 What do people build at Halloween?
2 Where do people write their names?

Click on France.
1 Which two festivals do they celebrate instead of Halloween?
2 What do French children ask for?

Click on Mexico.
1 What do Mexican children ask for?
2 When is the ‘Day of the Dead’?

Click on Austria.
1 What do people leave on the table before they go to bed?
2 What is the Austrian word for ‘All Souls’ Week’?

3- Now do this quiz


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