Halloween Traditions

• What do you know about Halloween traditions? - Read the text here to find out! Check another worksheet about the history of Halloween (ISL) and a video about symbols and traditions.

• And what about the origins of Halloween? How did Halloween start?

 

• People usually watch horror movies or read and tell mystery stories and spooky tales? Do you fancy this type of stories? 
• If you are fond of "Friends" watch this clip: Monica's Halloween party

• Watch a short video story, for kids (when you tell a story or read aloud try to read with expression and emotion / intonation)
  
  
• (8th grade students) Visit the Padlet to record your stories: Halloweens Stories1 and Halloween stories 2

HALLOWEEN SONGS - sing and dance along!

A- THRILLER, by Michael Jackson 

💃If you like to dance along, watch this video of a Flashmob: Thriller Flashmob

👉 Do exercises with the lyrics (Liveworksheet) Learn the lyrics and sing along here. 

B- CLINT EASTWOOD, by Gorillaz

👉 Learn the lyrics and do exercises with this song (LiveWorksheet).

C- GHOSTBUSTERS (Theme song) by Ray Parker Jr.

💃To dance along, watch this video from Wii Game.

D-MONSTER MASH, by Bobby Prickett

💃To dance along, watch this video from Wii Game, Just Dance2 -Monster Mash

E -THIS IS HALLOWEEN, by Danny Elfman

💃To dance along, watch this video from Wii Game, Just Dance 3 - This is Halloween

👍WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE HALLOWEEN SONG?

FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS

Let's find out about British and American festivities!

• (UK, USA) HALLOWEEN: Watch the video below and "Why Halloween's really British"

• (UK) GUY FAWKES NIGHT: Bonfire Night- 5th November ( Liveworksheet 1) Bonfire Night video (Liveworksheet 2)

    > Learn the rhyme about this day ( Listen and repeat): "Remember, Remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot, We see no reason why Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot"

• (USA) THANKSGIVING: Thanksgiving Day for Kids (Liveworksheet 1); What is Thanksgiving (Liveworksheet 2); Thanksgiving picture dictionary 

      > On these day people give thanks. And you? What are you thankful for?

      > What is Black Friday?

• (UK) SHROVE TUESDAY and (USA) MADRI GRAS: Listen/ Read about Pancake Day; Shrove Tuesday on CBC Kids; Pancake Day ( Live worksheet); a poem.

• (USA) INDEPENDENCE DAY: Listen/Read about American Independence Day; Vocabulary (Live Worksheet 1); Video (Live Worksheet 2)

• (UK, USA) NEW YEAR'S EVE / HOGMANAY: New Year's Eve In New York (Video), Hogmanay (Video), What is Hogmanay? New Year's traditions and Vocabulary

• (UK, USA) CHRISTMAS AND BOXING DAY: Traditions in Britain and other countries ( Live worksheet1), Christmas in the UK ( Learnenglish Teens) Christmas in Britain ( Liveworksheet2)

• (UK) NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL: Notting Hill Carnival ( Liveworksheet1) YouTube Video;

HALLOWEEN PROJECT - a Magic Potion

 Hallowe'en...

a time for witches, magicians, wizzards to be seen...

Let's invent a funny magic potion with incredible/horrible ingredients. 

And... what does your magic potion do? What do you want it for?

Then, write a spell using some "magic words" to make your potion work. 

Look at the presentation to help you with you magic potion text.

• Read some potions from A wizard's book 

Also, learn How to use sequencers in English: FIRST, THEN, NEXT, AFTER THAT, FINALLY : Sequencers are words that organize your writing and speaking. We often use sequencers in English when we give instructions, describe a process, or tell stories. Using sequencers is a simple trick to organize your ideas into sections and give them an order. 

👀Watch the video and you will see how sequencers can help others understand you more clearly.