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This is Halloween
[RC + VOC + LC]
Read the lyrics of the song This is Halloween1 and try to fill in the missing prepositions. Choose from the box below. Afterwards, listen to the song and check your answers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpvdAJYvofI
in (x2) – with – to (x2) – through – around – under (x2) – of – out
Boys and girls ..................................... every age, wouldn´t you like to see something strange? Come ..................................... us and you will see this, our town of Halloween. This is Halloween. Pumpkins scream ..................................... the dead of night. This is Halloween, everybody makes a scene. Trick or treat ‘till the neighbours are going to die of fright. It´s our town, everybody screams in this town of Halloween. I am the one hiding ..................................... your bed. Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red. I am the one hiding ..................................... your stairs. Fingers like snakes and spiders ..................................... my hair. This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! In this town we call home, everyone hail ..................................... the pumpkin song. In this town, don´t we love it now? Everybody´s waiting for the next surprise. ..................................... that corner, man hiding in the trash can. Something´s waiting now to pounce, and how you´ll... Scream! This is Halloween. Red ´n´ black, slimy green. Aren´t you scared? Well, that´s just fine. Say it once, say it twice. Take a chance and roll the dice. Ride with the moon in the dead of night. Everybody screams, everybody screams in our town of Halloween! I am the clown with the tear-away face. Here in a flash and gone without a trace. 1
a song from the 1993 film, The Nightmare Before Christmas
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I am the "who" when you call, "Who´s there?" I am the wind blowing ..................................... your hair. I am the shadow on the moon at night, filling your dreams to the brim with fright. This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Tender lumplings everywhere, life´s no fun without a good scare. That´s our job, but we´re not mean in our town of Halloween. In this town, don´t we love it now? Everyone’s waiting for the next surprise. Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back, and scream like a banshee. Make you jump ..................................... of your skin. This is Halloween, everyone screams. Won’t you please make way for a very special guy? Our man jack is King of the pumpkin patch. Everyone hail ..................................... the Pumpkin King. Answer the following questions about the song: a) Derive the meaning of the underlined words from the context. (orally) b) Write down 5 words from the lyrics that are related to Halloween. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… c) What do you know about the origin and traditions of Halloween? (orally) 2
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The origin of Halloween
[LC + CULTURE]
Watch the clip about the history of Halloween and answer the questions below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-VRAemIvbI a) What is a prank (e.g. Children like to do funny pranks on Halloween.)?
………………………………………………………………………………………….. a) Who were the first people to celebrate Halloween? ………………………………………………………………………… b) What happened on October 31 more than 2000 years ago?
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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. c) Why did the Pagans light fires on October 31?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. d) When did Halloween begin to merge with Catholic festivals? …………………………………………………………… e) Explain the origin of the word Halloween.
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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. f) Who introduced the holiday to the United States? When was that?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. g) What was the link between Halloween and crime in the 1930s?
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Halloween traditions
[CULTURE + WA]
Look up information about Halloween traditions in the US and Belgium on the Internet. a) What do kids in the US do on Halloween? What kinds of activities are organized for children?
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Halloween costumes
[LC + OA]
Watch part of The Ellen Show about Halloween costumes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYjHld318p0 a) Fill in the grid with information about the children. name
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b) Explain Ellen’s joke “Scotch on the rocks”. Tip: think about a popular Scottish drink. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. c) Why does Ellen give the last girl a hat? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. d) Write down two other jokes Ellen makes throughout the show.
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Scary Stories
[LC]
Listen to the scary stories and make notes on a separate piece of paper. Then answer the corresponding questions orally. High Beams a) What do you know about the girl? b) Why did the girl drive to town? c) What is a parking lot? d) What are high beams? e) How did the girl usually drive home? f) What does the word “ablaze” mean in Her car was ablaze with light? g) Find a synonym for “at last” in At last she parked the car on the driveway. h) How did the driver save the girl’s life? The Babysitter a) What’s the name of the babysitter? b) How many children are there? c) How many times did the telephone ring? What did the babysitter hear when she picked up the phone? d) What did the babysitter tell the children when they asked her who had called? e) What’s an operator? f) Why should the babysitter and the children leave the house as soon as possible?
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My Scary Story
[WA + RC + LC]
Create your own scary story! Start by filling in the story map below. Then, write out your story (150200 words) on a separate piece of paper. Finally, read your story out loud in small groups and nominate the scariest story of the class!
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Bob’s Burgers
[LC + WA]
Bob's Burgers is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Belchers – parents Bob and Linda, and their children Tina, Gene, and Louise – who run a hamburger restaurant. Watch and listen to the first half [0.00-9.50min.] of one of the episodes of Bob’s Burgers, in which Bob and Linda surprise their children for Halloween. Afterwards, do the exercises below.
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Explain the words below by using them in a correct English sentence. a) to haunt ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. b) a rush ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. c) to barf ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. d) desperate ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8
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Describe all the main characters in a few adjectives: a) Louise: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… b) Gene:
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Explain the following sentences/jokes/words orally: a) “Dad’s scared of failure.” (Gene) b) “We haven’t even gotten to the exorcism.”(Linda) c) “Mort’s the mortician, so aren’t his clients all dead people?” (Gene) dead: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……. death: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……. Answer the following questions about the content: a) Explain how the witch in the beginning of the episode works. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. b) What is Louise’s problem? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
TIP Improve your English by watching TV shows/films! There are a lot of fun TV shows you can watch in your spare time. By doing this, you will gradually improve your English. Watching TV show with Dutch subtitles already is a beginning, but try watching shows/films with English subtitles or without subtitles as well. Netflix, for example, allows you to choose the language of your subtitles. 9
Now, what do you think will happen next? Will the Belchers survive? How? Think of an ending to this episode.
Ø 150-200 words Ø use the simple present or the simple past, but don’t switch between these two tenses Ø use a lot of adjectives to give a lively description of what is happening/what happened Ø use a dictionary to look up unknown words and to check spelling Ø deadline: ……………………………………….
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