Halloween

Fillers
a. Watch the video and tick the person who uses each expression in their answer.

Philip Amelia Hannah Shazra Lynne

The usual

Things like
that

Those sorts of
things

Sort of

I s’pose

Kind of

Or something

And stuff

You know

b. Watch the video and write the correct filler in each gap.

1) I associate America and I associate sweets and costumes and ______________

2) Yeah I __________ celebrate Halloween it’s just a chance to have fun with my friends and dress up so
yeah ___________.

3) I’ve been to a couple of parties _____________ but it’s not really ________ something I celebrate on an
annual basis.
Halloween
Everyday expressions
Match the expressions 1 – 5 with the definitions a – e.

1. (it’s not) a big deal
2. (I was there for) a long
weekend
3. chick flicks
4. on an annual basis
5. trick or treat
a. a custom in which children visit houses on Halloween as a way of asking for
sweets
b. a weekend when you have one or two extra days free in addition to Saturday
and Sunday
c. once a year every year
d. something very important
e. a film intended especially for women, often about a romantic relationship

Themed discussion
Read the questions from the video below and make notes of your answers, then discuss
each question with your partner.

What does Halloween make you think of?

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Do you celebrate Halloween? If so, how?

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What are you scared of and why?

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