HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Write the correct terms in the boxes:

black cat, jack o’ lantern, witch, cauldron, castle, vampire in a graveyard, skeleton
and mummy, bats, ghost, spider in its web, trick or treat, candy/sweets

Read the passage and answer the questions

On October 31st, we celebrate Halloween. It 1. When is Halloween?

is an autumn celebration. Children dress up as --------------------------
ghosts, monsters, witches, vampires and 2. What do children do?
zombies and they go trick or treating. Many --------------------------
3. What do adults buy?
adults buy candy and sweets and give them to
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the children when they come. We take
4. What do we need to make jack
pumpkins or turnips and we make them into jack
o’ lanterns?
o’ lanterns. Halloween is an ancient celebration.
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It used to be called Samhain. People lit 5. Why did people light bonfires?
bonfires and dressed up in scary costumes to --------------------------
keep the ghosts away. Nowadays, people think 6. Where is Halloween popular?
Halloween is fun, a chance to have a party. It --------------------------
is very popular in Canada and the United 7. What do people do on
States. On Halloween, people tell ghost stories Halloween?
and they watch horror movies. Some people --------------------------
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visit ‘haunted’ castles.
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Imagine: you are going to a Halloween party. What do you dress up as?

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