Mercedes' English Class: CULTURE: HALLOWEEN (activities)

CULTURE: HALLOWEEN (activities)

Etiquetas: CULTURE: HALLOWEEN (activities) -

Bet You Didn't Know:

Halloween

ACTIVITY 1. Listen to the beginning of the video of The Nightmare before Christmas song "This is Halloween" and pay attention to the lyrics and also the poem at the beginning in the woods.
Make a list with all the verbs in past simple form that you're able to find.

ACTIVITY 2. Watch the video and answer the question below:

This 2-minute digital PSA was written by Alexander Day and Brian Carufe, directed by Almog Avidan Antonir, and produced by the team at Landwirth Legacy Productions, as means to challenge gender stereotypes when it comes to children's Halloween costumes.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE VIDEO?

ACTIVITY 3. Are you ready for the treasure hunt on Halloween?
Read the questions below and before to answer visit the links and do the activities below.

1. When is this festival celebrated?
2. Where does The word "Halloween" come from?
3. Which are the origins of Halloween?
4. How used to celebrate it the Celts? And the Romans?
5. How do the Anglo-saxon countries celebrate it nowadays?
6. Are there differences between English and American celebration?
7. What does "Trick or treat" mean?
8. Which is the legend that tells the origin of the "Jack-o-lantern"?
9. How can we make one Jack-o-lantern?
10. What is typical to eat during this time?
11. Find a Halloween Ghost Story and write a summarize of it. (OPTIONAL)