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Hello! I’m Coraline Jones.

I am known for being brave. Today
I want to tell you about the history
and traditions of Halloween so that
you can become as fearless as I am.

COSTUME GHOST BAT HAUNTED HOUSE WEB

POTION BLACK CAT CANDIES VAMPIRE WITCH
SKELETON PUMPKIN WITCHES HAT WEREWOLF BROOM

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 a) spooky a) evil
b) funny b) creepy
c) terrifying c) cute

a) scary a) kind
b) pretty b) mysterious
c) terrible c) wicked

IMAGINE GOING TO A HALLOWEEN PARTY

AND CHOOSING A COSTUME

1) WHAT HALLOWEEN COSTUME WILL YOU CHOOSE? WHY?

2) HOW CAN YOU DESCRIBE YOUR COSTUME?
3) WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BEST PLACE FOR
A HALLOWEEN PARTY?
4) WHAT DECORATIONS SHOULD BE AT THE PARTY?

Watch part of the

cartoon “Coraline”
and do the task on
the next page

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One night Coraline followed the

mice, opened a secret door and
found herself in another world.
Complete the story to find out
what happened to Coraline in
this mystical world...

WHEN CORALINE ENTERED ANOTHER WORLD, SHE WALKED INTO

THE KITCHEN AND SAW HER OTHER _______ (NOUN).
THE OTHER MOTHER HAD BUTTONS INSTEAD OF EYES, WHICH
LOOKED _______ (ADJECTIVE). THERE WERE NO MYSTICAL
CREATURES SUCH AS _______ (NOUN), _______ (NOUN) AND
_______ (NOUN) IN THIS WORLD. THERE WERE ONLY PEOPLE WITH
BUTTONS THERE.
AT FIRST, CORALINE ENJOYED SPENDING TIME WITH HER OTHER, _______
(ADJECTIVE) FAMILY. EVERYTHING SEEMED PERFECT. SHE _______ (VERB)
FUN, _______ (VERB) TIME WITH HER NEIGHBORS AND _______ (VERB)
EVERYTHING SHE WANTED. BUT IT WAS A TRAP.
ONE DAY THE OTHER MOTHER OFFERED CORALINE BUTTONS
INSTEAD OF EYES SO THAT SHE COULD STAY IN THIS WORLD
FOREVER. CORALINE REFUSED AND THE OTHER MOTHER
TURNED INTO A _______ (ADJECTIVE) SPIDER.
THIS SPIDER KIDNAPPED CORALINE'S PARENTS.
CORALINE HAD TO _______ (VERB) A DANGEROUS
GAME WITH THE OTHER MOTHER IN ORDER TO
SAVE HER PARENTS AND RETURN HOME.

Do you think Coraline

managed to escape
from this world?

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 Now I want to tell you more about
Halloween traditions.
HALLOWEEN IS CELEBRATED ON OCTOBER 31. MANY YEARS
AGO, THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVED THAT WITCHES,
GHOSTS, WEREWOLVES, AND VAMPIRES ROAMED THE EARTH
ON THAT NIGHT. LATER, OCTOBER 31ST WAS CALLED ALL
HALLOWS EVEN, WHICH MEANS HOLY EVENING.

WATCH THE VIDEO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT

HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS

1 3

2 4
MATCH THE PICTURES WITH
HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS AND
DESCRIBE THEM:

JACK-O'-
COSTUMES
LANTERN

BOBBING FOR APPLES

TRICK-OR-TREATING

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1. HALLOWEEN IS ONLY CELEBRATED IN THE U.S.A.
2. AMERICAN CHILDREN TAKE THEIR COSTUMES AND
MASKS TO SCHOOL.
3. SOME PARENTS PREFER TO BUY HALLOWEEN
COSTUMES INSTEAD OF MAKING THEM.
4. BOBBING FOR APPLES IS A GAME THAT
ORIGINATED IN THE UNITED STATES.
5. JACK-O-LANTERNS WERE ORIGINALLY MADE FROM
TURNIPS IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.
6. TRICK-OR-TREATING IS A TRADITION THAT
STARTED IN THE UNITED STATES.
7. TRICK-OR-TREATING IS ONLY FOR CHILDREN.

1. THIS TRADITION ORIGINATED

A. ... BUT SOME PREFER
IN GREAT BRITAIN AND
TO BUY THEM
IRELAND, ...
B. ... IN THE EVENING.
2. YOU MUST TAKE AN APPLE
OUT OF THE WATER WITH YOUR
C. ... WHEN PEOPLE
TEETH, ...
WANTED TO
FRIGHTEN EVIL
3. TODAY, CHILDREN AND
SPIRITS
TEENAGERS GO TRICK-OR-
TREATING ...
D. ... BUT YOU
CAN'T USE YOUR
4. MANY CHILDREN AND
HANDS
ADULTS GO TO HALLOWEEN
PARTIES WEARING ...
E. ... SCARY
COSTUMES AND
5. MANY PARENTS MAKE
MASKS
THE COSTUMES, ...

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SINGING SONGS IS ANOTHER
HALLOWEEN TRADITION

One of the most popular songs is "This Is Halloween".

It is a song from the 1993 film The Nightmare Before
Christmas, with music and lyrics written by Danny Elfman.

BOYS AND GIRLS OF

EVERY _________
WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO SEE
SOMETHING _________ ?
COME WITH US AND YOU WILL SEE
THIS, OUR TOWN OF _________
I AM THE ONE HIDING UNDER
THIS IS HALLOWEEN, THIS IS YOUR _________
HALLOWEEN TEETH GROUND _________ AND
_________ SCREAM IN THE DEAD OF EYES GLOWING _________
NIGHT I AM THE ONE HIDING UNDER
THIS IS HALLOWEEN, EVERYBODY YOUR STAIRS
MAKE A SCENE FINGERS LIKE SNAKES
_________ 'TIL THE NEIGHBORS AND _________ IN MY HAIR
GONNA DIE OF FRIGHT THIS IS HALLOWEEN,
IT'S OUR TOWN, EVERYBODY THIS IS HALLOWEEN
_________ HALLOWEEN, HALLOWEEN
IN THIS TOWN OF HALLOWEEN HALLOWEEN, HALLOWEEN

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 I told you everything I know about Halloween.
Now you can take the test to find out how
much you know about this holiday.

1) WHEN IS HALLOWEEN 5) WHAT IS JACK-O’-

CELEBRATED? LANTERN MADE OF?

A) OCTOBER 31ST A) ONION

B) OCTOBER 30TH B) CABBAGE
C) SEPTEMBER 30TH C) PUMPKIN

2) WHAT DO WITCHES 6) WHAT GAME DO

USE TO FLY? ADULTS PLAY ON
HALLOWEEN?
A) POTION A) BINGO
B) WEB B) BOBBING FOR
C) BROOM APPLES
C) THEY DON’T PLAY

3) WHAT CREATURE 7) HOW CAN YOU

TURNS INTO A WOLF DESCRIBE THE SKELETON?
DURING A FULL MOON?
A) CUTE
A) VAMPIRE
B) NICE
B) WEREWOLF
C) SPOOKY
C) GHOST

4) WHAT DO CHILDREN 8) WHAT DO PEOPLE

ASK FOR WHEN THEY WEAR ON HALLOWEEN?
ARE TRICK-OR-TREATING?
A) COSTUMES
A) APPLES B) CASUAL
B) PRESENTS CLOTHES
C) CANDIES C) NOTHING

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1) COSTUMES, 2) BOBBING FOR APPLES,
3) TRICK-OR-TREATING, 4) JACK-O’-LANTERN

page 5 - true/false
1) F, 2) T, 3) T, 4) F, 5) T, 6) T, 7) F

page 5 - MATCH THE HALVES

1) C, 2) D, 3) B, 4) E, 5) A

page 6
1) AGE, 2) STRANGE, 3) HALLOWEEN, 4) PUMPKINS,
5) TRICK OR TREAT, 6) SCREAM, 7) BED,
8) SHARP, 9) RED, 10) SPIDERS

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1) A, 2) C, 3) B, 4) C, 5) C, 6) B, 7) C, 8) A

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