Spooky Day (A1-A2)

Spooky Day

A1

A1-A2

Multiple Choice

When do people celebrate Halloween in the US

and Canada?

• 31 October

• 1 November

• 25 December

• 4 September

Multiple Choice

Why did people make big fires on Halloween in

the past?

• To celebrate the end of summer

• To keep away ghosts

• To cook food

• To stay warm

Multiple Choice

How did Halloween get its name?

• From the Celts' festival Samhain

• From the Christian holiday All Hallows' Day

• From the tradition of saying "Hello" to

  strangers on this day

• From the special foods people eat

  on this day

Multiple Choice

What do children usually do on Halloween?

• Go to school

• Go to parties with friends

• Go trick-or-treating

• Stay at home

Multiple Choice

On Halloween, people often decorate their

houses with ____

• Pumpkins, witches, and black cats

• Bright and colourful lights

• Pumpkins and eggs painted in different colours

• American and British flags

Multiple Choice

What vegetable is a symbol of Halloween?

• Melon

• Carrot

• Pumpkin

• Potato

Open Ended

Read the blog post of a woman from a small town in Virginia that

tells about her preparations for Halloween. Fill in the gaps with the articles “a”

or “the”.

Halloween is my favourite holiday. I love it because it's scary!

In the morning, I go to _____(1) shop and buy _____(2) big orange pumpkin and some candles. In the

afternoon, I carve _____(3) face in _____(4) pumpkin and put _____(5) candles inside. Then I put _____(6)

pumpkin outside my front door.

At night, I turn off all the lights in the house and light _____(7) pumpkin. Then I wait for the children from

all over our town to come. Some of the children are wearing costumes - there is _____(8) ghost, _____(9)

witch, _____(10) zombie next to my house. They walk up the stairs and then they stop. They look at the

house with big eyes. There are lots of spiders on the windows and the walls. There is _____(11) witch on

_____(12) broomstick on the roof and there are ghosts in the trees. The children are scared! They don't

want to come to my house! They run away and they scream! But after that, they come back and they say

'Trick or treat?' I give them sweets and chocolate. My neighbours don't like Halloween but I love it!

Answer the questions about the text:

1. Why is Halloween the author's favourite holiday?

2. What does the author do in the morning on Halloween?

3. How does the author decorate their house for Halloween?

4. How do the children react when they first see the author's house on Halloween?

5. How do the author's neighbours feel about Halloween?

​Watch this video and, in pairs, make a list of things related to

Halloween that you see and hear in this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsYtRZ4SaaI&ab_channel=TimelessMusic

Open Ended

Imagine that you need to decorate your house for Halloween.

Describe what it looks like after you finish decorating.

I put ________ inside.

There is/are _______ everywhere, and

there is/are _______ in the garden.

There is/are _______ on the stairs, and

there is/are _______ on the walls.

There is/are _________ on the roof. And I

put _____ outside next to my front door.