Words:
trick or treat [trɪkɔ'tri:t] -
Угощай или пожалеешь!,
выпрашивать угощение
- jack-o'- lantern [ʤækə'læntən] - фонарь из тыквы с прорезанными отверстиями
- в виде глаз, носа и рта candy ['kændɪ] - конфета, леденец
- pumpkin ['pʌmpkɪn] - тыква candle ['kændl] - свеча ghost [gəust] - привидение, призрак witch [wɪʧ] - колдунья, ведьма dead [ded] - мертвец spider ['spaɪdə] - паук
The time has come to tell you about Halloween and its origin.
Halloween is celebrated on the night of October 31st. Halloween customs date back to a time when people believed in devils,witches and ghosts.Many ancient people believed that on certain nights of the year the spirits of the deads went wandering.They also believed that on those nights people could see into the future.
Halloween or Hallowe'en (All Hallows ' Even ing )
People were afraid that evil spirits might cause damage to their health and property and tried to ward them off in different ways.They painted faces,put on strange clothes,carried lights and lit huge bonfiers.All these were done to scare the ghosts and evil spirits away.The Druids gave a spark from their sacred fire to the head of each family to keep their homes safe from evil spirits.
Nowadays people do not believe in witches and evil spirits and Halloween is just an excuse for having a good time.It is celebrated in all the countries where the English,Scottish,Irish and Welsh people settled-the USA,Canada,Australia and many other places.
Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating , costume parties , pumpkins , jack-o'-lanterns , lighting bonfires , telling scary storie s, and watching horror films
Nowadays on October 31 many young people in Britain arrange Halloween Parties.
Halloween parties are great fun.
Tips how to arrange Halloween parties.
Today Halloween is a nice holiday for children.
Boys and girls dress up for Halloween and have fun.
You can wear anything that looks scary.
You don’t have to buy a costume. It’s more fun to make it.
Masks and Costumes
Halloween Poems
Different games are usually played on Halloween.Children like to go “trick-or-treating”.Dressed up in white sheets or masks and costumes,they knock on doors with the words “trick or treat”.If the masters give them a “treat”the children go away,if they get nothing,children play ” trick”.
HALLOWEEN GAMES
Name the letters of the words
“ HAPPY HALLOWEEN”
Halloween symbols
Jack O’Lanterns
Ghosts
black cat
skeletons
The image of a witch riding her broomstick across a full moon is one of the most traditional Halloween symbols or images today .
Halloween words
Each team will tell the Halloween words one by one.The team which is the last is the winner .
Complete the words about HALLOWEEN with the necessary letters.
Bl…k cats
Wi…..es
Celebra…..on
For…..ne telling
Ancien… t…me
Gh…sts
Br…..m
Tra…..tion
Ni…..t
P……pkin
Complete the Text
The History of Halloween
You should be very (1)…… on the night of October 31 st . This is the night when witches and (2)……. come out!
Halloween is the most famous of witches’ festivals. They ride their (3)……. through the midnight air to meet with the Devil. (4)…… ……, their best friends, usually accompany them.
Poor cold ghosts come out of the lonely woods and fields and warm themselves in people’s houses.
Ghosts and (5)……….. are not the only ones who come out at Halloween. Hundreds of demons, skeletons and other (6)…….. creatures come from their hiding places.
Halloween is a very special (7)..…. .– a combination of festivals. It is a time for games, fun, (8) ….. …… and for ghost stories. Also it is a holiday for the dead.
Halloween meaning “holly evening” is a popular (9)……. celebrated on October 31 st , on the eve of All Saints’ Day which is marked on November 1 st . Halloween customs date back to a (10)…… when people (11)……. in devils, witches and ghosts. Many (12)…… people believed that on certain nights of the year the spirits of the dead went wandering. They also believed that on those (13)..…… people could see into the future.
Words: (a)black cats; (b) witches; (c) celebration; (d) believed; (e) fortune telling;
(f) ancient; (g) careful; (h) time; (i) ghosts; (j) supernatural; (k) brooms;
(l) tradition; (m) nights.
Game “Forking for Apples”
Game “Duck Apple”
Game “Pass the orange”
Halloween Quiz
- 1) When is Halloween celebrated?
- 2) What are the symbols of this holiday?
- 3) What are the traditions of this holiday?
- 4) What is Jack-o-lantern?
- 5) What does the tradition of Trick-or-Treating mean?
- 6) What do people usually do on Halloween night?