HURRAY, HALLOWEEN!

Hi Friends! My name is
James and I am twelve
years old. I live in Seattle,
in the United Sates.
Today it is 31st October and it is Halloween. It means Holy
Evening and it is the night for witches, ghosts, bats and other
horrible tings. In the USA it is a very important festival.
Historically, in the old Celtic calendar this night was the last
one of the Old Year and the New Year began on 1st November.
Witches, ghosts, vampires and other horrible beings are
supposed to come back to Earth at Halloween night.
Children wear special costumes: witch, wizard, vampire,
werewolf etc. (This year Im going to be a scary ghost. I went

Are the statements true (), false () or doesnt

it say ()?
1 Halloween isnt a big festival in the USA.
2 Halloween comes from Celtics.
3 This festival is on 1st November.
4 Children like taking part in Halloween events.
5 James bought his costume in a shop.
6 Parents usually go with their children to make trick
or treat.
7 Tricks are candies, sweets and cookies.
8 In Halloween parties children eat sandwiches and
drink cola.
9 Apple bobbing is a TV programme.
10 Jack-o-lantern is made from pumpkin.

to the shops with my mum and we bought a white sheet and

Answer the questions.

black paintings. Then mum made my costume.)

1 When is Halloween?

We go to houses, knock on doors and say Trick or Treat.

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People usually give us some sweets as treat. If someone

doesnt give us treat, we play a trick on him or her.
Before Halloween we make a lantern from a pumpkin and light
candles inside it. Its name is Jack-o-lantern.
In the evening we usually go to Halloween parties and play
games. One of the games we play is apple bobbing. I like it a
lot.
I am waiting this evening. I hope it will be a great fun!

2 What festival is it for?

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3 Why do children go from house to house?
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4 What do they wear?
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5 How do they spend their time in the evening?
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Match the words to the pictures.

1 wizard
2 apple bobbing
3 ghost
4 vampire
5 Trick or Treat
6 bat
7 witch
8 mummy
9 Jack-o-lantern
10 haunted house

Complete the sentences.

1 31st October was the _________ night of the
Old Year in the Celtic calendar.
2 Halloween is the night for ______________
things.
3 Children say ___________ or Treat.
4 They get ____________ from people.
5 In the _________________ they go to
parties.