Clubul Copiilor Lipova

DATE:
Grade: 3rd
Level of students: elementary
Number of students: 11
Topic of the lesson: Halloween
Teacher: Constantin Florina

The lesson

Teacher: Stand up! Stand still! Stand straight! Good morning, girls and boys! I’m glad to see
you! Sit down please! We start our lesson!
How are you?
What date is it today?
What day of the week is it today?
Who is absent today?
(Ask individual pupils about date, month, season and weather).
Teacher: Dear friends, today we are going to discuss some traditions of celebrating Halloween
in Great Britain. I want you to be very attentive at the lesson and in the end we’ll discuss the most
common traditions.
ΙΙ Phonetic drill
Teacher: Now I want you to look at the board and try to pronounce and remember new words.
Repeat words after me:

Slide 1

ΙΙΙ. The homework .

 Teacher: I hope you are all ready for your English lesson! We control our homework (p. 41,
еx.6).
Teacher:
What's your favourite Romanian dish?
What dishes are popular in Romanian?
What dishes are popular in Britain?
What dish would you like to try?
The students answer.
ΙV. The main part.
Teacher: Well, children, you know, that autumn is not only harvest time but it is time for many
holidays in different countries. Can you name any autumn holidays of modern Romanian? (The 1-st
of September, Teacher’s Day, The 4-th of November).
Teacher: But today we are going to speak about one famous and curious holiday of the English-
speaking countries. Do you know what holiday it is?
(It’s Halloween)

Teacher: It is celebrated on the 31st of October. You’ll learn some interesting facts, traditions
and customs connected with this wonderful holiday. And now, we’ll start with the riddle. Try to guess
what the main symbol of Halloween is.
Something big and something small.
But always round and yellow.
When children make my famous grin
Then I’m a scary fellow.
Teacher: Did you guess? That’s right. It’s a pumpkin. But it’s a special pumpkin. Its name is
«Jack-o’-Lantern»

Slide 2
Teacher: Next symbols are scary masks and costumes.
 Images and Symbols Associated with Halloween

Black cats Cauldrons Ghosts

Haunted Pumpkins
Monsters
Houses (Jack-o'-Lanterns)

Spiders Vampires Witches

Slide 3
Teacher: Next customs are scary stories about, and black cats. Let’s sing the song about ghosts
and witches.

Slide 4
One of the most popular traditions is« Trick-or-treating». Children go from house to house and
ask for some sweets, fruit and so on.
 Slide 5
Teacher: Сhildren, there are a lot of funny poems about this holiday. Let’s read some of them.
***
Remember remember the 1st of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder,
Treason should ever be forgot.
***
Mrs White had a fright,
In the middle of the night.
She saw a ghost eating toast,
Half way up a lamp post.
***
Put on your costume,
Tie your mask on tight,
Grab your bags for trick-or-treating
Cause it’s Halloween’s night!
***
The sky is black.
The ghosts are white.
Do you know tonight's the night,
When witches fly above the street,
And boys and girls shout
«Trick or Treat»?

Slide 6
Teacher: Now let’s read about these traditions on the page 43. ex. 3.
Teacher: In our culture there is no such holiday as Halloween, but we have other similar
holidays and traditions. On Christmas’ eve in some regions of our country children go from house to
house and sing songs “Kolyadky”. What else do you think children like doing on this day? (They enjoy
wearing folk costumes, singing songs for treats, wearing scary masks, going from house to house,
playing tricks on their friends and neighbors, telling scary stories etc.)
Teacher: Let’s read about these traditions! (p. 45, ex. 5).
Teacher: I want to thank all the participants for taking part in this lesson. You were very nice,
clever and cheerful. Of course, you’ll get only excellent marks. Our lesson is over. Good-by.