Unit2 2017 2018 key by HuysmansJules

I A

This is Halloween

[RC + VOC]

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 of every age, wouldn´t you like to see something strange? Come with us and you will see this, our town of Halloween. This is Halloween. Pumpkins scream in 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 under your bed. Teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red. I am the one hiding under your stairs. Fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair. This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! In this town we call home, everyone hail to the pumpkin song. In this town, don´t we love it now? Everybody´s waiting for the next surprise. Around 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

I am the "who" when you call, "Who´s there?" I am the wind blowing through 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 out 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 to the Pumpkin King.

Answer the following questions about the song: 1

Derive the meaning of the underlined words from the context. (orally)

Write down 5 words from the lyrics that are related to Halloween.

strange, pumpkin, night, trick or treat, fright, to scream, snakes, spiders etc. What do you know about the origin and traditions of Halloween? (orally)

In the lyrics on the previous page, two words have been highlighted. These are words that are often written incorrectly. Do you know why? to: prepositionàI am going to school/to + infinitive (to go).

vs. too: It’s too much/Me too. vs. two: numberàI have two brothers.

now: I have to leave now (“nu”). vs. know: I don’t know (“weten”) the answer.

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

What is a prank (e.g. Children like to do funny pranks on Halloween.)?

A trick of an amusing, playful, or sometimes malicious nature.

Who were the first people to celebrate Halloween? The Celts.

What happened on October 31 more than 2000 years ago?

The Celts celebrated the end of the harvest season with a festival. The same night also marked the Celtic new year and was considered a time between years.

Why did the Pagans light fires on October 31?

The transition from one year to another caused the ghosts of the dead to walk the earth, according to the Celts. With fire, they could drive the dead back to the spirit world.

When did Halloween begin to merge with Catholic festivals? In the 7th century.

Explain the origin of the word Halloween.

‘Hallowmas’ was the name that was given to All Saints’ Day back then. ‘Hallow’ means ‘holy’, so mass of the saints. The evening before Hallowmas was known as All Hallow’s Eve, which morphed into Halloween.

Who introduced the holiday to the United States? When was that?

The wave of Irish immigrants during the Potato Famine of the 1840s2.

What was the link between Halloween and crime in the 1930s?

Where in the early days, kids did harmless tricks, they really started vandalizing people’s homes during the 1930s. People then started bribing these little rascals by giving them treats. That’s where ‘trick or treat’ comes from.

What is ‘bobbing for apples’? Catching an apple with your teeth from a tub of water.

The Great Famine or the Great Hunger was a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852. It is sometimes referred to as the Irish Potato Famine, because about two-fifths of the population was solely reliant on potatoes for a number of historical reasons. During the famine, approximately one million people died and a million more emigrated from Ireland, causing the island's population to fall by between 20% and 25%.

III

Halloween traditions

[CULTURE + WA]

Look up information about Halloween traditions in the US and Belgium on the Internet. 1

What do kids in the US do on Halloween? What kinds of activities are organized for children?

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Do people celebrate Halloween in Belgium? How? Is there a difference between Halloween in Belgium and in the US? Do you celebrate Halloween yourself? How? Write a short text in which you formulate an answer to these questions.

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Halloween costumes

[LC + OA]

A Watch part of The Ellen Show about Halloween costumes and answer the questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDNGwlNJztg 1 Fill in the grid with information about the children. name

age

grade

costume

Christopher

5 years old

Steve Harvey’s mustache

Chelsea

8 years old

third grade

Netflix

Ethan

6 years old

first grade

A bachelor in a pair of dice

Daniel

9 years old

fourth

Hillary’s emails

Who is Steve Harvey? Who is Martin Scorsese?

Steve Harvey is an American comedian, television host, producer, radio personality, actor and author. Martin Scorsese is an American director. He directed The Wolf of Wall Street, Taxi Driver, Gang of New York, etc. 3

What is ‘Netflix and chill’?

An internet slang term used as an invitation to watch Netflix together or to have sex. 4

Explain Ellen’s pun (= a word joke) with the third kid.

A bachelor in paradise. 5

Explain the last costume.

During the presidential elections, the FBI investigated Hillary Clinton’s emails because she had used her private email for official communications. 6

Which costume did you like the most? Explain why. (orally) 45

The kids in the show all talk about the grade theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in. Have a look at the table below and complete the last column with the Belgian school system. age

Belgium

3-4

nursery/preschool/prekindergarten

nursery

first year of kindergarten (eerste kleuterklas)

4-5

preschool/pre-kindergarten

reception

second year of kindergarten (tweede kleuterklas)

5-6

kindergarten (starting now: compulsory)

year 1 (starting now: compulsory)

third year of kindergarten (derde kleuterklas)

6-7

first grade

year 2

first year of primary school (eerste leerjaar)

7-8

second grade

year 3

second year of primary school (tweede leerjaar)

8-9

third grade

year 4

third year of primary school (derde leerjaar)

9-10

fourth grade

year 5

fourth year of primary school (vierde leerjaar)

10-11

fifth grade

year 6

fifth year of primary school (vijfde leerjaar)

11-12

sixth grade

year 7

sixth year of primary school (zesde leerjaar)

12-13

seventh grade

year 8

first year of secondary school (eerste middelbaar)

13-14

eighth grade

year 9

second year of secondary school (tweede middelbaar)

14-15

freshman (ninth grade)

year 10

third year of secondary school (derde middelbaar)

15-16

sophomore (tenth grade)

year 11

fourth year of secondary school (vierde middelbaar)

16-17

junior (eleventh grade)

year 12

fifth year of secondary school (vijfde middelbaar)

17-18

senior (twelfth grade)

year 13

sixth year of secondary school (zesde middelbaar)

Do you know the school system of yet another country? (orally)

Scary Stories

[LC]

Listen to the scary stories and make notes on a separate piece of paper. Then answer the corresponding questions orally. A

High Beams 1

What do you know about the girl?

Why did the girl drive to town?

What is a parking lot?

What are high beams?

How did the girl usually drive home?

What does the word “ablaze” mean in Her car was ablaze with light?

Find a synonym for “at last” in At last she parked the car on the driveway.

How did the driver save the girl’s life?

The Babysitter 1

What’s the name of the babysitter?

How many children are there?

How many times did the telephone ring? What did the babysitter hear when she picked up the phone?

What did the babysitter tell the children when they asked her who had called?

What’s an operator?

Why should the babysitter and the children leave the house as soon as possible?

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! Make notes as your classmates are reading and retell their stories afterwards.

VII

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.

Explain the words below by using them in a correct English sentence. 1 to haunt

We’re taking the kids to a haunted house to scare them. a rush

I want to be scared and feel a rush of fear. to barf

I was going to spin around so I would be sick and barf on my father. desperate Stop being so desperate for attention. 49

Describe all the main characters in a few adjectives: 1 Louise: mature for her age, wise 2

Gene:

a bit goofy

Tina:

awkward, monotonous voice

Bob:

hard worker, chaotic

Linda:

fun, happy, loving wife and mother

Explain the following sentences/jokes/words orally: 1 “Dad’s scared of failure.” (Gene) 2

“We haven’t even gotten to the exorcism.”(Linda)

“Mort’s the mortician, so aren’t his clients all dead people?” (Gene)

D In the clip, ‘dead’ and ‘death’ are both used. These words are often mixed up. What do they mean? dead: = adjective, he is dead vs. death: = noun, his death was unexpected E

Answer the following questions about the content: 1 Explain how the witch in the beginning of the episode works. It has a motion sensor. It’s electronic. When you move your hand in front of the witch, she starts making movements. 2 What is Louise’s problem?

She thinks haunted houses are dumb because she sees every scare coming. She would love to be scared.

! TIP

By watching English TV shows/films, 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. 50

WA: 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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VIII The Canterville Ghost

[RC]

Read the story below. After each chapter, do what is asked.

Chapter I When the American, Mr Otis, bought Canterville Castle, everyone told him that this was very foolish, as the place was haunted. But Mr Otis answered, “I come from a modern country, where we have everything that money can buy. And if there were such a thing as a ghost in Europe, we would have it at home in one of our museums.” A few weeks later, on a lovely July evening, Mr Otis, his wife and their children, Washington, Virginia and the twins, went down to their new home. When they entered the avenue of Canterville Castle, the sky suddenly became dark and a spooky stillness was in the air. Mrs Umney, the housekeeper, led them into the library of the castle, where they sat down and began to look around. Suddenly, Mrs Otis saw a red stain on the floor just by the fireplace and said to Mrs Umney, “I am afraid something has been spilt there.” “Yes, madam,” said the old housekeeper in a low voice, “blood has been spilt on that spot.” “How terrible,” said Mrs Otis; “I don't want any bloodstains in my sitting room. It must be removed at once.” The old woman smiled and answered, “It is the blood of Lady Eleanore de Canterville, who was murdered on that spot by her husband, Sir Simon de Canterville, in 1575. Sir Simon disappeared seven years later. His body has never been found, but his ghost still haunts the Castle. The bloodstain is a tourist attraction now and it cannot be removed.” “That is all nonsense,” said Washington, the eldest son of the Otis family, “stain remover will clean it up in no time,” and he took a bottle of stain remover out of his pocket and cleaned the spot. But as soon as the bloodstain had disappeared, a terrible flash of lightning lit up the room and a fearful peal of thunder made the whole building shake.

In the text on the previous page, three words have been highlighted. These are words that are often written incorrectly. Do you know why? were: past of ‘to be’ vs. where: Where were you yesterday? children: 1 child, 2 children (no –s!) + mind spelling! woman: (singular form) The woman in the shop was very nice. vs. women: (plural form) All the women I know are beautiful. + 1 man, 2 men

Write down the most important keywords from this first chapter. ! You should be able to retell the story, using only these keywords.

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Chapter II Paragraph 1

There was a horrible storm that night, but apart from that nothing scary happened. The next morning, however, when the family came down to breakfast, they found the terrible stain of blood once again on the floor. Washington cleaned it a second time, but the second morning it appeared again. The third morning it was there, too, although the library had been locked up at night by Mr Otis himself. Paragraph 2

The following night, all doubts about the existence of the ghost were finally removed forever. At eleven 53

o'clock the family went to bed and some time after, Mr Otis was awakened by a strange noise in the corridor, outside his room. It sounded like the clank of metal, and it came nearer every moment. Mr Otis got up and looked at the time. It was exactly one o'clock. So Mr Otis put on his slippers, went to the door and opened it. There, right in front of him, stood the ghost – his eyes were as red as burning coals; long grey hair fell over his shoulders and from his wrists and ankles hung heavy chains. Paragraph 3

“My dear Sir,” said Mr Otis, “you must oil those chains. It's impossible to sleep with such a noise going on outside the bedrooms. I have therefore brought you this bottle of lubricator, and I will be happy to supply you with more if you require it.” With these words Mr Otis laid the bottle down, closed his door and went back to bed. Paragraph 4

Shocked, the Canterville ghost stood quite motionless for a moment, but then he growled angrily. Just at this moment, the twins appeared on the corridor and threw a large pillow at him! The ghost hastily escaped through the wall, and the house became quiet again. Paragraph 5

When the ghost reached his small secret chamber, he took a deep breath. No ghost in history had ever been treated in this manner!

In the text above, one word has been highlighted. This word is often written incorrectly. Do you know why? happened: to happen (regular verb) + -ed

D Draw what happens in paragraph 2.

Chapter III The ghost did not appear for the rest of the week. The only strange thing that happened was the bloodstain, which they found on the library floor every morning. It was also quite strange that the colour of the stain changed from time to time. Some mornings it was red, then brown or purple, or even green. These changes amused the family very much, and bets on the colour were made every evening. The only person who did not enter into the joke was Virginia. For some unexplained reason, she was rather annoyed at the sight of the bloodstain, and nearly cried the morning it was green. The second appearance of the ghost was on Sunday night. Shortly after the family had gone to bed they heard a fearful crash in the hall. A suit of armour had fallen on the floor and in a chair sat the Canterville ghost and rubbed his knees, which seemed to hurt. When the twins started shooting peas at him with their pea shooters, the ghost stood up with an angry growl and passed through them like a mist. He also blew out the candle, leaving them all in total darkness. On top of the stairs the ghost turned around and, in order to frighten the Otis boys, laughed his most horrible laugh. Just then, a door opened and Mrs Otis came out of her bedroom. “I am afraid you are not well,” she said, “I have therefore brought you this bottle of medicine.” The ghost looked at her furiously, and then he disappeared. When he reached his room, he was completely exhausted. This American family was extremely annoying. But what annoyed him most was, that he had not been able to wear the suit of armour. The weight of it had 55

made him fall and hurt his knees. For some days after this the ghost only left his room to renew the bloodstain. However, on Friday, the 17th of August, he tried to frighten the Otis family again. At half past ten the family went to bed. For some time the ghost heard the twins laugh, but at a quarter past eleven all was still. So, at midnight he left his secret chamber and glided through the corridors, when suddenly, behind one corner, a horrible ghost stood right in front of him. As the Canterville ghost had never seen another ghost before, he was terribly frightened. He quickly hurried back to his room. But then he thought that he should go and speak to the other ghost. After all, two ghosts were better than one, and his new friend might help him to frighten the twins. However, when he came back to the spot, he found that this 'other ghost' was not real, but only a white sheet which the twins had hung there to play a trick on him. Very upset the Canterville ghost went back to his chamber.

In the text above, three words have been highlighted. These are words that are often written incorrectly. Do you know why? which: The ghost, which lived in the castle, was not very scary. vs. witch: The evil witch lived in the woods. much: Mind spelling! muchàwith uncountable nouns (much time, much money, …) versus manyàwith countable nouns (many cookies, many songs, …) heard: Irregular verb, no –ed!

Highlight all adjectives in the text.

Adjectives (bijvoeglijke naamwoorden) tell us more about nouns (zelfstandige naamwoorden): a beautiful person, a nice teacher Ø Do you know the meaning of all adjectives? ………………….………………….………………….………………………….………………….………………….………….………… .………………….………………….………………….………………………….………………….………………….………….……….. Ø Why does this text contain so many adjectives? To make the story vivid and real and to help the reader imagine what happens in the story. 56

Chapter IV For five days, the ghost did not leave his room. He was very weak and tired and his nerves were completely shattered. He also gave up the point of the bloodstain on the library floor. If the Otis family did not want it, they clearly did not deserve it. Whenever the Canterville ghost roamed the house now, he was careful to have oiled his chains and not to make a sound. However, the twins still played their tricks on him. They stretched strings across the corridor, over which he tripped in the dark, and once he slipped on a butter slide, which the twins had constructed for him on the staircase. This so annoyed the ghost that he decided to teach the twins a lesson and give them the fright of their lives. All day long the ghost had prepared this grand event and at a quarter past one at night he finally glided out of his room and crept down the corridor. When he reached the twins' bedroom, he found the door slightly open. In order to frighten the boys enormously, he flung the door wide open, when a heavy jug of water fell right down on him, wetting him to the skin. The twins burst out in shrieks of laughter and the ghost fled. He now gave up all hope of ever frightening this rude American family and, as he was very afraid of the twins, from now on he crept around the house as quietly as possible. One night, it was on the 19th of September, he went downstairs to see if there were any traces left of the blood stain. It was about a quarter past two in the morning, and he thought that everyone was fast asleep, when suddenly from a dark corner two figures came running at him who waved their arms wildly above their heads and shouted “BOO!” in his ear. Full of panic, which under the circumstances was only natural, the ghost hurried back to his room. After this he was not seen again at night. His feelings were so wounded that he just did not appear anymore.

Chapter V One day, Virginia was walking along the corridor, when she saw a person in one of the rooms and went in. To her surprise, it was the Canterville ghost himself and he looked really sad. “I am so sorry for you,” she said, “but my brothers are going back to Eton3 tomorrow, and then, if you behave yourself, no one will annoy you.” “It is absurd asking me to behave myself,” the ghost answered, “I must rattle my chains, and groan through 3 Eton College = an English boarding school for boys in Eton, Birkshire (UK). It’s considered to be a posh school.

keyholes, and walk about at night. It is my only reason for existing.” “It is no reason at all for existing, and you know you have been very nasty. Mrs Umney told us that you had killed your wife.” “Well, I quite admit it,” said the ghost, “but my wife was not very nice, you know, and she knew nothing about cookery. However, it is all over now, and I don't think it was very nice of her brothers to starve me to death.” “Starve you to death? Oh, Mr Ghost, I mean Sir Simon, are you hungry? I have a sandwich in my case. Would you like it?” “No, thank you, I never eat anything now; but it is very kind of you. You are much nicer than the rest of your rude, dishonest family.” “Stop!” cried Virginia, stamping her foot, “it is you who are rude, and as for dishonesty, you stole the paints out of my box to renew that ridiculous blood stain in the library. First you took all my reds and I couldn't do any more sunsets, then you took the green and the yellow. Finally I had nothing left but blue and white, and I could only do moonlight scenes, which are not at all easy to paint.” Having said this, Virginia turned around to leave the room. “Please don't go, Miss Virginia,” the ghost cried; “I am so unhappy and I really don't know what to do. I want to go to sleep and I cannot. I have not slept for three hundred years, and I am so tired.” “Poor, poor Ghost,” she murmured; “have you no place where you can sleep?” “Well, I know a place where I could sleep – it's the Garden of Death, the churchyard. But only if you weep for me and my sins and pray with me for my soul, the Angel of Death will have mercy on me.” When Virginia promised to help the ghost and pray for him, he rose from his seat, took her hand and kissed it thankfully. Then he led her across the room. Virginia saw the wall slowly fading away like a mist, and a bitter cold wind was around them. “Quick, quick,” cried the ghost, “or it will be too late.” Then the wall closed behind them, and the chamber was empty.

Answer the following questions about the content.

Why is the ghost so sad? He can’t scare the American family and he is afraid of the twins.

What is his only reason for existing? Rattling his chains, groaning through keyholes and walking about at night. 58

Which reasons does the ghost give for killing his wife? She wasn’t very nice and knew nothing about cookery.

In chapter 3 you read that ‘The only person who did not enter into the joke was Virginia. For some unexplained reason, she was rather annoyed at the sight of the bloodstain, and nearly cried the morning it was green.” This is explained now. How? The ghost stole the paints out of her box to renew the bloodstain in the library.

Chapter VI About ten minutes later, the bell rang for dinner, and, as Virginia did not come down, Mrs Otis sent up one of the servants. After a little time he returned and said that he could not find Miss Virginia anywhere. So, the whole family started looking for her. The hours passed, but they could find no trace of Virginia. So, after dinner, Mr Otis ordered them all to bed, saying that nothing more could be done that night, and that he would contact Scotland Yard4 in the morning. Just when everybody was about to leave the dining room, the clock struck midnight, and when the last stroke sounded, a secret door opened in the wall and in that door stood Virginia with a little box in her hand. Everybody ran up to her. “Good heavens! Child, where have you been?” said Mr Otis, rather angrily, as he thought she had been playing a trick on them. “Papa,” said Virginia quietly, “I have been with the ghost. He is dead, and you must come and see him. He had been very nasty, but he was really sorry for all that he had done, and he gave me this box of beautiful jewels before he died.” Then she led the others down a narrow secret corridor to a little low room. There the family found the skeleton of Sir Simon, who had been starved to death by his wife's brothers. Virginia knelt down beside the skeleton, and, folding her little hands together, began to pray silently. Meanwhile, one of the twins was looking out of the window in the little room and suddenly said, “Look! The old almond tree has blossoms.” “Then God has forgiven him,” said Virginia and stood up.

4 Scotland Yard = the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), the territorial police force responsible for policing most of London

H In the text above, one word has been highlighted. This word is often written incorrectly. Do you know why? whole: The whole class was working hard. vs. hole: There’s a hole in the ground.

Chapter VII Four days later, a funeral started from Canterville Castle. In a quiet corner of the churchyard, Sir Simon's skeleton was buried. When the ceremony was over, Virginia stepped forward and laid a large cross, made of white and pink almond blossoms, on the coffin. The next morning, Mr Otis talked to Sir Simon's descendant, Sir Canterville, about the jewels the ghost had given to Virginia. Their value was so great that Mr Otis had scruples about allowing his daughter to keep them. But Sir Canterville shook his hand and said, “My dear Sir, your charming little daughter saved my ancestor's soul. The jewels are hers.” The jewels were admired by everyone when, in the spring of 1890, Virginia married the Duke of Cheshire. After their honeymoon, Virginia and her husband went down to Canterville Castle and on the day after their arrival they walked over to the churchyard. Virginia had brought some lovely roses, which she strewed upon the grave, and after they had stood by it for some time her husband took her hand. “You have never told me what happened to you when you were locked up with the ghost.” “Please don't ask me, I cannot tell you,” she said, “but I owe Sir Simon a great deal. He made me see what Life is and what Death signifies, and why Love is stronger than both.” I

How do you pronounce the underlined words? And what do they mean? (orally)

FOCUS VOCABULARY THIS IS HALLOWEEN

… October 31, Halloween is celebrated … a lot of countries … boys and girls … every age. Some children stay … some friends and tell each other ghost stories that make you jump … of your skin. When I go to sleep I always check if there isn’t a scary monster … my bed.

door

van

with/at

bij

out

uit

under

onder

through Some youngsters go on a scary walk … the woods … some friends. They carry a with … with a light. Usually, I’m already afraid pumpkin (a pumpkin) when walking on the streets at night. Imagine someone standing … … … around the corner Wouldn’t that be a scary … ? surprise (a surprise)

door met een pompoen om de hoek een verrassing

skeleton (a skeleton)

een skelet, geraamte

Am.E.: trash can (a trash can) een vuilnisemmer Or imagine that a monster or … would Br.E.: dustbin (a dustbin) hide in the … … and … You would … and pounce (to pounce) plotseling aanvallen be very … scream (to scream) gillen, schreeuwen scared/frightened (to scared/frightened) Teenagers sometimes play scary … … on Halloween. They fill their glasses … … … with tomato juice that looks like blood. Then they … … … and hope they can win. Sometimes they give each other a … or a … by jumping out on each other.

bordspel

to the brim

boordevol

roll the dice (to roll the dice)

a) met de dobbelsteen gooien b) een risico nemen

scare (to give someone a schrik, vrees (iemand de scare) stuipen op het lijf jagen)

shadow (a shadow) At midnight, you will see the … of … monsters in the … at night. Sometimes mean they … … … … … The wind will … and you moon (a moon) 61

bang (zijn)

board games (a board game)

fright (a fright)

(een) angst, vrees, schrik een schaduw gemeen, ongemanierd een maan

will be very scared.

are gone without a trace (to spoorloos verdwijnen be gone without a trace) blow (to blow)

blazen

THE ORIGIN OF HALLOWEEN merge (to merge)

samengaan (met)

crime (a crime)

een misdaad, misdrijf

vandalism After the meeting, the two groups of people decided to … to fight the … known harmless as … Sometimes it’s only a … joke or … prank (a prank) made by … that got out of hand. For example, children who … … as a … or a … rascals (a rascal) person to scare people. dress up (to dress up)

een streek, grap een deugniet, schurk (zich) verkleden een geest, spook

dead (adjective)

dood, overleden, gestorven

Many Halloween traditions … from Celtic originated (to originate) … festivals. harvest (a harvest) On the first of November, on … … … All Saints’ Day people remember the … of friends and death (noun) (a death) family.

een immigrant ontstaan, beginnen, voortkomen een oogst Allerheiligen (1 november) (een) overlijden, de dood

vandalize (to vandalize)

vernielen

trick (a trick)

een streek, kattenkwaad

In the 1930s American rascals used to … people’s houses. Afterwards it was all rather harmless. Kids still go from house to house, shouting: “… or treat!” Some trick or treat children like to play a game on Halloween, like … … …

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onschuldig, ongevaarlijk

ghost (a ghost)

During the Potato Famine a lot of … immigrants (an immigrant) arrived in America.

vandalisme

This is the phrase children in costumes use when they travel from house to house asking for treats, usually candy. The “trick” is a threat to vandalize people’s houses if they don’t get any treats. a game played by filling a tub

or a large basin with water and putting apples in the water. Players (usually children) then try to catch one with their teeth. Use of arms is not allowed, and they are often tied behind the back to prevent cheating. HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

costume (a costume) The kid’s … was fantastic! He looked like someone’s …, or maybe even someone’s moustache (a moustache) … . eyebrow (an eyebrow) Could you … pass me some juice? – Of course, … … … .

there you go

alsjeblieft (bij het geven van iets) een woordspeling

een laatstejaars, leerling

oudere

Br.E.: driving licence (a driving licence) een rijbewijs Am.E.: driver’s license (a driver’s license) parking lot (a parking lot)

een parking

high beams (a high beam)

een koplamp

ablaze

schitterend, stralend

crazy I once heard a story of a … man who drove a … He kept a … in the … … truck (a truck) because he wanted to … innocent people. knife (a knife) 63

een wenkbrauw alsjeblieft (bij het vragen van iets)

Seniors (a senior)

een snor

please

“I really wanted a camouflage shirt, but I pun (a pun) couldn’t find one.” – Oh, what a great … ! SCARY STORIES

… who have their … … can park their car in the … … in front of the school building. They should not forgot to turn off their … …, otherwise the school building is … with light.

een kostuum

gek, krankzinnig een vrachtwagen een mes

Luckily, the police caught him before he back seat (a back seat) could hurt anyone. attack (to attack) upstairs

een achterbank aanvallen met betrekking tot de bovenverdieping

Do you know the story of that clown who lachen hides … in people’s houses and … … ? He laughs (to laugh) manages to scare a lot of children, but the hysterically (hysterical) hysterisch police could arrest him ... at last (or: Finally the police uiteindelijk, ten slotte could arrest him.) I couldn’t handle that scary movie upstairs anymore so I ran … to my room.

de trap op, naar boven

BOB’S BURGERS desperate The Canterville Ghost became … because he couldn’t scare the new people living in the … ... He used to give people a … … … and he could make people sick so they would … Everybody from the … is scared of the ghost, but the new people in the house just laugh at him when he tries to scare them.

wanhopig, radeloos

haunted castle (a haunted een spookkasteel castle) a rush of fear

een toevloed van angst

barf (to barf/to vomit/to overgeven throw up) Br.E.: neighbourhood (a neighbourhood) Am.E.: neighborhood (a neighborhood)

Br.E.: neighbours (a neighbour) Am.E.: neighbors (a The … don’t … to enter the house. They neighbor) believe it is ... dare (to dare) cursed (to curse)

een buurt, wijk

een buur durven vervloeken

Last year on Halloween, we all … … by my got spooked (to get spooked) bang gemaakt worden brother who likes to scare people. When we drove home from the flat tyre (a flat tyre) Halloween party, my father stopped the car and said we had a … … I couldn’t Are you kidding me? believe it. … … … … I said. I thought we curse (a curse) were under a … 64

een lekke band Ben je me aan het plagen? Neem je me in de maling? een vloek

The … of our next biology lesson is so … We are going to talk about … But I don’t want to … that class because biology is my favourite …

subject (a subject)

een onderwerp

weird

raar, gek, vreemd, eng

intestines (an intestine)

een darm, buikingewanden

skip (to skip something)

overslaan, wegblijven van

subject (a subject)

een schoolvak

lovely

leuk, prettig, fijn, gezellig

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

country (a country) A long time ago, on a … July evening in a … far, far away, Mr Otis’ … saw a … … on twins (plural!) the floor. spooky

een land tweeling spookachtig, griezelig

bloodstain (a bloodstain)

een bloedvlek

The twins told their parents, but they couldn’t see it, because the stain had disappeared (to disappear) already … . “There really was a stain”, the twins said. “…”, their parents responded. nonsense all of a sudden was awakened awakened)

verdwijnen onzin plotseling

(to

wakker gemaakt worden

Father was sleeping and … … … …, he … … peal of thunder (a peal of een donderslag by a … … ... . He put on his … and walked thunder) into the … … … … he could. slippers (a slipper) een pantoffel corridor (a corridor)

een gang

as soon as

zo snel als

in front of

tegenover

… … … him stood a ghost with … on his … chains (a chain) and ankles. wrists (a wrist)

The ghost had forgotten to … his chains, so they made a lot of noise. Father … said to him that he would be happy to … … … oil, if he … it.

een pols

ankle (an ankle)

een enkel

oil (to oil)

invetten

therefore

daarom

supply him with (to supply someone with something)

iemand van iets voorzien

een ketting

The ghost, as you can imagine, was … … at that. He … … and disappeard.

The next evening, he … … … … the family, by … the corrider, covered in a white … . …, he was … and … on a banana. The twins burst out in … … … at that sight. This, of course, made the ghost … and he swore to … … … … .

required (to require)

nodig hebben

rather

nogal, tamelijk

annoyed

verveeld, geërgerd

growled (to growl)

grommen

furiously (furious)

woedend

played a trick on (to play a trick on)

een mop uithalen met iemand

roaming (to roam)

rondzwerven

sheet (a sheet)

een laken

However

maar, echter

tired

moe

slipped (to slip)

uitschuiven

shrieks of laughter (a shriek of laughter)

een lachkreet

upset

boos

teach them a lesson (to teach iemand een lesje leren someone a lesson) DON’T FORGET TO STUDY THE COMMON MISTAKES (e.g. to-too-two, now-know, …). You should know how to use them correctly.

DON’T FORGET THAT YOU CAN USE QUIZLET, WHEN STUDYING VOCABULARY. For more information: see chapter 1!