Halloween. Trick or treat.

Halloween

«Trick or treat»

Trick or treat,
Trick or treat,
Give us something good to eat.
Give us something sweet to take.
Give us cookies, fruit and gum,
Hurry up and give us some.
You had better do it quick.
Or we’ll surely play a trick.
Trick or treat, trick or treat,
Give us something good to eat.

Halloween

1. Read and translate the text.

The holiday originally comes from a people called the Celts. The Celts lived in Europe more than 2000 years ago. On November 1st they celebrated the end of summer. They thought ghosts visited the living on October 31^st. They dressed up like ghosts so the spirits would not harm them.

Now Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31. In the United States children wear costumes and masks and go trick-or-treating. Many of them carve jack-o'-lanterns out of pumpkins. Fortunetelling and storytelling about ghosts and witches are popular activities.

Halloween developed from New Year festivals and festivals of the dead. Christian church established a festival on November 1 called All Saints' Day so that people could continue to celebrate their festivals. The Mass said on All Saints' Day was called Allhallowmass. The day before All Saints' Day was known all hallows' Eve or All Hallow e'en. 

The main Halloween activity for children is trick-or-treating. Children dress in costumes and masks and go from door to door saying "trick or treat". The neighbors give children such treats as candy, fruit and pennies so that children do not play tricks on them. 

Jack-o'-lanterns are hallowed-out pumpkins with face carved into one side. Most jack-o'-lanterns contain a candle inside. An Irish legend says that jack-o'-lanterns are named after the man called Jack. He could not enter heaven because he was a miser, and he could not enter hell because he had played jokes on devil. As a result, Jack has to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day.

Fortunetelling is an important part of Halloween. For example, a coin, a ring, and a thimble were baked into a cake. It was believed that the person who found the coin would become wealthy. The one who found the ring would marry soon. And the person who found the thimble would never get married.

People once believed that there were many ghosts and witches on the Earth and that they met on October 31. Today, people do not believe in ghosts and witches but they like to tell stories about them on Halloween.

Vocabulary

the Celts – Кельты

Halloween — Хэллоуин; канун Дня всех святых
to trick-or-treat — выпрашивать угощение
"trick or treat" — "угощайте, а не то подшутим"
Jack-o'-lantern — фонарь
fortunetelling — гадание
ghost — привидение
witch — ведьма
to establish — установить
All Saints Day — День всех святых
mass — месса
eve — канун,
treat — угощение
hallowed-out pumpkins — тыквы, пустые внутри
candle — свеча
Irish — ирландский
heaven — рай
miser — скряга, скупец
hell — ад
Judgment Day — Судный день
coin — монета
ring — кольцо
thimble — наперсток
wealthy — богатый

1. The letters of the words were mixed. Put them in the right way.

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Riddle

1. I flight at night because I don't like light. Who am I?

2. I’ve got a black cat and a big pointed hat. Who am I?

3. I’m scary and white. I come out at night. Who am I?
4. I’m round on all sides. I've got a light inside. Who am I?
5. I’ve got soft black fur. When you hold me I purr. Who am I?
6. I’m yellow or white. I smile on Halloween night. Who am I?

7. I've got soft black fur. When you hold me I purr. Who am I?

1. Find Russian equivalents.

Proverbs

1. The devil is not so black as he is painted.

2. Bad news travels quickly.

3. Of two evils choose the least.

4. There is a skeleton in every house.

5. Blood is thicker than water.

6. Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.

7. Misfortunes never come singly.

8. After death the doctor.

9. Let the dead bury their dead.

Crossword

1. Halloween parties are great ________________.

2. Long before Halloween children___________ their houses and schools.

3. ________________cats are witches’ best friends.

4. The English for “полночь”.

5. A traditional Halloween vegetable.

6. You must be very_____________on the night of October 31.

7. The English for “фонарь”

8. The English for “приведение”

9. The English for “летучая мышь”

10. Trick or ____________!

11. Children like to play___________(s) on October 31.

12. Witches and demons are _______________creatures.

1. True or false. Give the right answer.

1. The modern name of the holiday on the 31^st of October is All Saints Day.

2. “Halloween” means “All Hallow’s Eve”.

3. In Ireland and Scotland, people made lanterns of pumpkins.

4. Trick-or-treating comes from an old tradition of giving food to spirits.

Who is who?

Here’re four witches: Abra, Wabra, Dabra and Cadabra. Guess who is who. Use the clues below.

1. Dabra hasn't got a broom. 2. Wabra hasn't got a big hat. 3. Dabra and Abra haven't got long noses. 4. The fat witch isn't Cadabra. 5. Abra isn't standing next to Wabra.

5. Translate the following sentences into Russian.

1. Halloween means a “holy evening” and takes place on the 31st of October.

2. Many centuries ago people thought that Halloween was the night when the witches and other evil spirits came out.

3. Nowadays, at parties people dress up in funny costumes and pretend they are witches, ghosts, devils, goblins, vampires, black cats, spiders, bats and monsters.

4. They cut horrible faces in pumpkins and put a candle inside, which shines through the eyes.

5. In the evening children go from house to house, knock on the doors and say “Trick or Treat”.

6. If people don’t give children a “treat”, they play a trick on them, such as making a lot of noise.

7. Jack was a man who could enter neither heaven nor hell.

6. Answer the question:

1. When do people celebrate Halloween?

2. What are the most popular activities on Halloween?

3. What is the origin of Halloween?

4. What does the word "Halloween" mean?

5. What is trick-or-treating?

6. What is jack-o'-lantern?

7. What treats do the children get?

8. Do people believe in ghosts and witches?

9. What do people carve out of pumpkins?