I can understand information about a popular festival.
1 SPEAKING Describe the photo. Use the words below to
help you. What can you see? Where do you think the
people are going?
The boy on the right is wearing a long coat.
Verbs carry hold smile walk wear
Nouns bat costume sunglasses witch's hat
Phrases the boy/girl on the left/on the right/in the middle
the boy/girl in the black hat/red jacket
the boy/girl with long hair/curly hair
2 2.04 Read the text. Which other festival does it mention
as well as Halloween?
3 Read the text again. Answer the questions.
1 What is the theme of Halloween parties in the USA?
2 What do children ask for when they go trick or treating?
3 What do children often make?
4 Why are apples often part of the games at Halloween?
5 Which people can see and talk to spirits, according to
one belief?
6 What do Mexican families do on the Day of the Dead?
Halloween
In the USA, Halloween is a popular festival. It's on 31st October,
and adults and teenagers often go to fancy dress parties. The
theme of these parties is usually horror or the supernatural.
Restaurants and clubs often have special events too: they
prepare food and drink with a Halloween theme, show horror
films or invite gothic rock bands to play.
Children often go trick or treating. They wear scary costumes
and visit friends and neighbours asking for sweets and
chocolate. They also make Halloween lanterns with candles
inside and they play traditional games. The festival comes just
after the apple harvest, so the games often use apples.
There are a lot of different beliefs about Halloween. For
example, some people think that the candle in a Halloween
lantern keeps evil away. If the candle goes out suddenly, a spirit
is in the room. And if 31st October is your birthday, that means
you can see and talk to spirits!
Other countries have similar festivals
at the same time of year. For
example, people in Mexico
celebrate a festival called
the Day of the Dead on
2nd November. Families
go to the local graveyard
to visit their dead relatives
and they often have picnics
there. In some parts of
Mexico, they stay there all night!
4 VOCABULARY Match the highlighted words in the text with
the definitions below.
1 magical, not part of the normal world
2 a ghost you can't see
3 this gives light when it burns.
4 topic or idea
5 very bad or wrong
6 a place for burying the dead
7 clothes for a show or a fancy dress party
5 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
1 Is Halloween a popular festival in your country? Do you
celebrate it?
2 Are there any special festivals in your region? When are
they? What do people do to celebrate them?
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Unit 4 Special occasions
GRAMMAR Present simple and continuous
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