Hi all!
You know, I realized a long time ago that teaching English to small children or schoolchildren is easiest when you know how to attract them. Very young children are attracted to everything new, bright and unusual. And those who are older will be hooked by everything related to their interests and hobbies. Do you agree, friends?
When it comes to holiday themes, especially Halloween, they always attract children and motivate them to learn new English words and phrases. That’s why the theme of Halloween in English today will be revealed by me to the maximum: a lot of new words, some facts and history, a topic with translation, pictures and videos with songs, as well as interesting tasks on memorizing words from this topic.
Let's start quickly...
Milana with our Jack-o"-lantern)). Baked afterwards, it turned out to be very tasty!
A little history and traditions:
- Halloween originated from a pagan holiday of All Saints’ Day. The name "Halloween" is a shortened version of “All Hallows’ Eve”. Halloween has its roots in the pagan holiday of All Saints' Day. Name "Halloween" is a shortened version of the phrase All Hallows' Eve.
- Today it has lost its religious roots and is just a fun day for children and some adults. Today, the holiday has lost its religious roots and is now simply a fun day for children and some adults.
- Halloween is celebrated on October the 31st every year and is most famous in the U.S.A. Halloween is celebrated annually on October 31 and is most famous in the United States.
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- Orange and black colors are symbols of this holiday, in particular, orange pumpkins and black witches, cats and costumes. Orange and black colors are symbols of this holiday, in particular orange pumpkins and black witches, cats and costumes.
- One of the most popular Halloween activities is trick-or-treating. One of the most popular activities during Halloween is trick-or-treating.
- Toffee apples and anything made from pumpkin are very popular on this day. Sugar baked apples and anything made from pumpkin are very popular on this day.
- On October the 31st people often go to the parties where they read fortunes and tell ghosts stories. On October 31st, people often go to parties where they predict fortunes and tell horror stories each other.
- In Hollywood many horror movies have been made about Halloween, so it is now known in many countries all over the world. Hollywood has made many horror films about Halloween, so now the holiday is known in many countries around the world.
Words on the topic:
pumpkin - pumpkin
pumpkin pie - pumpkin pie
jack-o'-lantern - jack-o'-lantern
toffee apples - apples in caramel
candy - candy, lollipop
treat - treat
ghost - ghost, specter
ghoul - ghost in a cemetery
witch - sorceress, witch
monster - monster
vampire - vampire
mummy - mummy
werewolf - werewolf
devil - damn, demon
bat - bat
spider - spider
black cat - black cat
rat - rat
owl - owl
tomb - grave, tomb
skeleton - skeleton
graveyard - cemetery
haunted house - haunted house
trick-or-treat - joke-or-treat
candle - candle
bonfire - fire
costume - suit
witch's broom - broom
skull - skull
scary - creepy, terrible
spooky - ominous, frightening
phrases:
witches fly on their broomsticks- witches fly on brooms
skeletons rattle their bones - skeletons rattle their bones
ghosts frighten people - ghosts scare people
Jack-o'-Lanterns walk around houses— Jack-o-lanterns walk around the house
black Halloween cats play tricks on us - h black cats joke on us
people tell fortunes- people tell fortunes (predict fate)
Interesting aphorisms:
The devil is not so bad as he is painted.
The devil is not as scary as he is painted.
When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.
If there are black cats wandering around and pumpkins flickering around, expect good luck on Halloween.
Possible tasks:
To reinforce words on the Halloween theme, you can play the game:
- Using this picture, you can arrange a competition between students: who will sign under the pictures more words as a souvenir, he wins and receives, for example, candy)).
- You can number 17 pieces of paper, put them in a hat, and the children will take turns pulling them out, trying to remember this or that object in English. Whoever names the most wins.
- Practice any grammar with words in a picture, for example, with a dropped word, make a sentence in Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple etc. (the word “skeleton” - The skeleton is dancing on the table)))...
Topic with translation and phrases:
This is an educational text in English about Halloween, on which you can write an essay or just do interesting report. It can be found
Halloween videos and songs:
- I would like to start with a song that I personally strongly associate with the theme of Halloween. This song is well known to my generation, but some children have probably heard it too (for example, my Milana) - after all, it is from the well-known film of the same name Ghostbusters. The fun begins...))
- A slow and clear video song in which you will hear the words: pumpkin, jack-o'-lantern, ghosts, ghouls, witches. It also allows you to remember and repeat words associated with the face. In this regard, you can also give a useful task to the children, which will also entertain them - K As soon as they hear one of the words written above in the song, they must draw something, or shout, or do something else...
- And here all the sentences can be seen on the screen as the song progresses. I would also draw the children’s attention to the combination "too spooky" and the associated grammatical rule, as well as the question "What's that?", which, by the way, can be played out in this topic by pointing to pictures and expecting an answer from students. Or give the children the opportunity to ask each other questions and answer them. In addition, you can add the question “Who's that?” to animate objects.
- We repeat again and admire the beautiful characters)).
Are you a teacher working in a children's center or school? Or are you the owner of this very center? Or maybe you are a mother of not one, but several kids who is passionate about teaching English? Or do you like it when children gather in your house?
If you find yourself in at least one of these descriptions, then our article will definitely be useful to you, because Halloween is just around the corner! And this is another opportunity to have fun and benefit the language with your children.
Before creating your own Halloween script, I recommend that you familiarize yourself with the following.
How to create an interesting themed event with your own hands
First, decide on the scale of the celebration. What will it be? Just completing themed missions without wearing costumes? Costume theater performance? Spooky rooms or classrooms?
How to decorate the office?
Decorate the scene - offices or rooms. This year I purchased Halloween decorations from FixPrice. These included garlands in the shape of a ghost and a spider, glowing toys in the shape of pumpkins, and masks on a stick. If your city also has such a store, then be sure to look into it - there is everything there for celebrating Halloween, and any other holiday.
You can also make garlands of bats yourself by printing a template from the Internet, as well as webs from black polyethylene and spiders from sponges and chenille wire.
So let's summarize. How can you decorate your holiday venue?
- Pumpkins. Real, plastic or paper. ()
- Bats. Simply cut out of black paper or in the form of a garland. ()
- Spiders made from dish sponges and chenille wire.
- A web made from plastic bags.
How to fill the Halloween script in English
Now that you have decided on the design and format of the holiday, it’s time to think about the content: will it be one coherent story or will the children perform various tasks not related to the story? Develop a concept and sketch out a plan or script.
When writing your script, be sure to consider the age of your “target audience.” The younger the children, the kinder and simpler the event should be - no scary sounds and songs, creepy costumes or complicated competitions. Even if you have younger schoolchildren, remember if you have very impressionable children in your group/surroundings. If there is, then also try to avoid very scary sets and costumes of the presenters.
When the sketch is ready, start filling it with games, songs, and horror stories.
- A story about what kind of holiday this is and why celebrate it. For example:
| What holiday is it today? It's Halloween. | What holiday is today? Halloween! |
| And do you know what kind of holidays is this? | What kind of holiday is this? |
| This is a holiday of spooky and scary things and creatures such as witches, monsters, pirates. But also children wear costumes of princesses, Supermen, Spidermen and so on. | This is a holiday when scary heroes such as witches, monsters, pirates and even princesses, supermen, and spider-men get together. |
| They get together and have fun! | People dress up and have fun. |
The older the children, the more details the story can acquire. For very young children, you can use songs that already contain some traditions. For example, as in the song “Knock, knock. Trick or treat? , tells about the tradition of going from house to house and asking for treats:
Knock knock, trick or treat?
Knock knock, trick or treat?
I'm a ghost. I'm a little ghost.
Knock knock, trick or treat?
Knock knock, trick or treat?
I'm a cowboy. I'm a little cowboy.
So different children go from house to house dressed up. You can listen to the song in full here:
- Songs, regardless of age, since almost everyone loves to sing. On Youtube you can find various songs for any scenario. We recommend paying attention to songs from Super Simple Songs.
- Outdoor games and competitions. You can get ideas for them.
- I highly recommend paying attention to the traditional game Apple Bobbing , in which you need to bite into an apple without using your hands. You can hang them or put them in a bowl of water. And, of course, don’t forget to turn on theme songs or sounds while completing tasks.
- Playing out a scary or scary-fun story. This can be embodied in an improvisational performance or pantomime.
- Don't forget to make a scary-beautiful craft. I suggest making a ghost. Simple, but with a Halloween flavor.
- Well, a real experiment can be the cherry on your “Halloween cake”! I suggest you make “Flying Ghost”.
What will you need for the experiment?
- Plastic bottle 1 or 1.5 liters
- White balloon
- Funnel
- Tablespoon of soda
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- Glossary for playing the game
How to do?
| Let's take an empty bottle. | Where is our empty bottle? |
| Let's pour half a cup of vinegar into the bottle. | Pour half a cup of vinegar into the bottle. |
| Let's place the funnel into the open end of the balloon. | Place the funnel into the hole of the ball. |
| Pour the baking soda in. | Pour soda into it. |
| Place the open end of the balloon onto the top of the bottle. | Place the balloon on the neck of the bottle. |
| Be very careful! The contents of the balloon shouldn’t fall into the bottle. | Be careful. The contents of the ball should not fall into the bottle. |
| Hold the balloon up, so the baking soda can’t fall into the bottle and mix with the vinegar. | Lift the balloon so that the baking soda falls into the bottle and mixes with the vinegar. |
| Look! Our ghost is flying! | Look! Our ghost flies! |
- Towards the end of the holiday, it would be a good idea to turn off the lights and light lanterns, pre-cut, for example, from oranges, and also sing a farewell song.
So our Halloween script for children is ready. All that’s left to do is prepare a checklist of the necessary props and materials for its production.
Usually, preparing for such holidays takes a lot of time and requires using your imagination to the maximum. If you have neither the strength, nor the time, nor the desire to fantasize, then you can use a ready-made script , which can be easily found on the Internet. But such scenarios are not always suitable for a certain age; they do not contain step by step instructions and glossaries, and there is no guarantee that it will suit you, because this may be a theoretical development, and not a script tested by time and practice.
For several years in a row, even before the appearance of my own center, I held themed holidays for children in English. And I know what I'm talking about. On the eve of Halloween, I have prepared for you a complete holiday script in English . It has everything you need - songs, games, theatrical performances, experiments, crafts, and even making a magic potion! And all this is accompanied by a detailed description, glossaries with translations and even photo illustrations. All you have to do is stock up on props.
1 Words on the topic: Halloween (audio version, transcription)
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(= Hallow-e"en, = Hallowe"en) [ˌhæləu"iːn] – American abbreviation for All Hallows" Eve; letters "All Hallows' Evening" - Halloween (Halloween), the eve of All Hallows' Day, is celebrated on the night of October 31 to November 1 (Halloween is capitalized, like other holiday names in English)
(trick-or-treat) [ˌtrɪkɔː"triːt] - a custom according to which on Halloween children knock on doors and demand treats (threatening to play a trick on the owner of the house if he refuses); “Pay off, otherwise I’ll cast a spell!”
[ˌʤækə"læntən] – a pumpkin lantern with cut holes in the form of eyes, nose and mouth
["pʌmpkɪn] – pumpkin
["kændl] – candle
- ghost, ghost
- sorceress, witch
- bat
["kændɪ] – candy, lollipop
["skelɪt(ə)n] – skeleton
- death
["spaɪdə] – spider
Other words:
All hallows day– All Saints Day (November 1); fortune telling- divination, fortune telling; bonfire- fire; prank- mischief, prank, prank, trick; costume- costume; witch's broom– pomelo; hat- hat; treat– treat; pumpkin pie- pumpkin pie; apple- apple
black cat- black cat; spider's web– spider network, cobweb; ghoul– vampire, ghoul, ghoul; wer(e)wolf– werewolf, wolf-man; monster– monster; devil- devil, demon; scarecrow– scarecrow; graveyard- cemetery; blood- blood
scary- creepy, terrible; spooky– sinister; creepy
2 Song with English vocabulary on the topic: Halloween
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3 Children's song in English: Halloween Night
Halloween Night
(Lyrics: Bob Boyle / Music: B. Mossman)
When the sky is dark and the Wuzzle Wolf sings
Out come the creepy-crawly things
When you see something scary, it's quite alright
"Cause tonight is the night
Trick or treat!
Ooo-oooo Halloween night
Ooo-oooo Halloween night
The moon is full and all is right
Pumpkins, witches and spooky bats
Candy, costumes and silly hats
Ghosts and goblins, ghouls with wings
Tricky, sticky, icky things
Some things are spooky and some are scary
But look over there it"s a pretty pink fairy
Trick or treat!
Ooo-oooo Halloween night
Ooo-oooo Halloween night
Dress up fancy and dress up funny
There's a vampire dancing with a purple bunny
Dress up wild and dress up weird
There's a butterfly with a wizard's beard
The candy is sweet and the candy is sour
But ya gotta get home before the midnight hour
Ooo-oooo, it's Halloween night
4 English nursery rhyme about Halloween with translation
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate,
The first one said: "Oh, my! It’s getting late!"
The second one said: "There are witches in the air!"
The third one said: "But we don’t care!"
The fourth one said: "Let's run and run, and run!"
The fifth one said: “I’m ready for some fun!”
Oooo went the wind and out went the light
And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.
Five yellow round pumpkins sat on the fence.
One of them said: “It will be completely dark soon!”
Another: “Soon the ghosts will begin their night flight!”
And the third whispers in horror: “No one will save us!”
Fourth: “So scary that I want to run away!”
And the fifth: “It’s funny to me. Let’s go dance!”
The moon rose in the sky, light illuminated the space.
Five yellow round pumpkins fell over the fence.
5 Features of the use of words denoting death in English
dead- dead, deceased;
to be dead- not to be alive
1. Russian offer"he died", reporting only the fact itself without specifying any circumstances, corresponds to English he is dead.
Are his parents alive? No, they are dead– Are his parents alive? No, they died.
2. Unlike to be dead, verb to die used with obligatory circumstances of time, place, etc.:
Didn't die in a car accident– He died (died) in a car accident.
In three years he died peacefully surrounded by all his loving family“Three years later, he died quietly surrounded by his family.
3. Prepositions of And from with which the verb is used to die, distinguish the nature of the cause of death. Design to die of used when the cause is illness: to die of heart attack (of fever)– die from a heart attack (fever).
Design to die from– if the cause is damage to the body: to die from wounds- die from wounds.
6 Some features of use English word candy
Candy(candy, sweets) - most commonly used as a collective noun in American English. Usually, candy is used with a singular verb and is defined by the words much, little, some, any.
In the British version the more common word is sweets, with which the verb can be either singular or plural.
Candy as a collective noun can sometimes be conceptualized as countable and in this case can be used in the plural: cookies and candies- cookies and sweets.
7 Halloween in idioms in English
bobbing for apples/ducking for apples– “get the apple”, a traditional children's game at parties on All Hallows' Eve (players try to get apples floating in a basin of water with their teeth)
shell out– colloquial give small gifts to children who go from house to house on All Hallows' Eve (October 31st)
(as) dead as a doornail– deader than dead (lit. dead as a doornail)
over one's dead body– colloquial through smb. dead body ( Only over my dead body! - Only over my dead body!)
to be dead to the world- sleep soundly; be dead drunk
dead loss– net loss; Jonah
dead duck– colloquial a goner
dead heat– draw, fight to a draw
the quick and the dead- bibliography living and dead
to be dead and buried/gone- lie in the grave; stay in the (distant) past
to flog/beat a dead horse- engage in useless work, waste energy, try in vain
dead presidents- Amer. decomposition banknotes
dead marines, dead men– colloquial empty wine bottles
to be dead in the water– 1) lose speed (about the ship); 2) reach a dead end (about negotiations); find yourself in a hopeless situation
the devil of a job- hell of a job
the devil of a fellow- a real devil, a daredevil, a desperate fellow
the devil for women- a big hunter of women
to catch the devil- get a scolding
to give smb. the devil for smth.- to soap smb. neck for smth.
to play the devil with- to cause harm, to spoil
when the Devil is blind– when the devil goes blind (after the rain on Thursday)
devil among the tailors– 1) work is in full swing; 2) commotion
to love smb. as devil loves holy water– to hate someone, cannot stand them; run from someone like the devil from incense
devil-may-care attitude– a devil-may-care attitude, it’s all bullshit
devil's own luck– damn lucky; extraordinary happiness
the devil (and hell) to pay- a lot of troubles, all kinds of troubles
devil and all– anything (good or bad); All you want; all sorts of troubles
printer's devil– mouth student, the most junior (by position) worker in the printing house (“whipping boy” who, as an “enemy of the human race,” gets it for everything)
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8 Proverbs and signs about Halloween
Everyone has debts at Halloween.
Everyone gets into debt on Halloween.
Talk of the devil and he will appear.
Speak of the devil, he will appear.
The devil is not so bad as he is painted.
The devil is not as scary as he is painted.
He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon.
He who sups with the devil should take care of a spoon with a long handle.
It's every man for himself, and the Devil takes the hindmost.
Every man for himself, and let the devil take the last one.
Whenever the cat of the house is black, the lasses of lovers will have no lack.
If there is a black cat in the house, then the girls will have no shortage of admirers.
When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.
If there are black cats wandering around and pumpkins flashing with lights, expect good luck on Halloween.
When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, "tis near Halloween.
If witches ride horses, black cats appear, the moon laughs and whispers, Halloween is coming.
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9 Games, songs, stories in English on the theme of Halloween (flash)
History of Halloween
Halloween is traditionally celebrated in the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, as well as in Spain and Latin America, although it is not an official weekend or public holiday.
It is believed that the prototype of Halloween is a Celtic holiday. The celebration of "Samhain", symbolizing the end of summer, agricultural work and the beginning of the cold winter associated with death, took place on the eve of the Celtic new year, which began on November 1. According to legend, at this time the dead returned to earth to evaluate the deeds of their descendants. Celtic priests - Druids - predicted the future on this day. The Celts dressed in masquerade costumes to deceive evil spirits who could send misfortune upon them. To appease the spirits, food was placed on the doorsteps of houses. When the Roman legions conquered Gaul, this territory mixed the traditions of Souin\Samhain and two Latin holidays Feralia (accounted for at the end of October, on this day the Romans commemorated the deceased) and the day of Pomona\Pomona (the goddess of tree fruits, the wife of Vertumna, is depicted with fruits – usually with apples – and with a garden knife). After the spread of Christianity, pagan holidays were banned. Pope Boniface IV declared November 1st All Saints' Day - on this day it was supposed to commemorate all the saints and martyrs. This was a common practice: Christians often preferred not to prohibit ancient rituals, but to give them a different meaning. The new holiday was called All-hallowees (a corruption of the Old English phrase - the mass of all saints), and the night of October 31 (Sowin's night) was called "All-hallowes Eve" - Halloween. It was believed that on Halloween night, dark forces temporarily gain power over the earth and must be scared away. In addition, food was given to the poor on this day.
Halloween Party Supplies
Jack-o-lantern
One of the main attributes of the holiday is a carved
pumpkin head with a lit candle or electric light inside. The appearance of this symbol is most often associated with the Irish legend about a stingy man named Jack, who twice deceived the devil and made the evil one swear that he would never harm him. When Jack died, God refused to take the stingy man's soul into heaven. He sent Jack's soul back to earth and gave him fire coals for eyes so that Jack would ward off the devil. The ancient Irish and Scots began to carve the scary faces of Stingy Jack from apples, and later from potatoes. In the USA, pumpkin began to be used for these purposes.
Candles
For many Irish people, the symbol of the holiday is a burning candle, which was traditionally placed in the east window and burned until the end of the holiday.
In the United States, Halloween candles are traditionally colored orange, purple, pink or black and scented with cinnamon or other spices with a strong sweet-spicy scent that is strongly associated with the holiday.
Trick-or-treat
America has enriched Halloween with the Trick-o-Treat tradition. trick-or-treat(can be roughly translated as "trick or treat"). The poor do not expect favors from nature: children dressed in carnival costumes knock on the doors of houses and demand treats - sweets (a similar custom exists among Slavic peoples- carols). If the owners turn out to be greedy, then the children can take revenge. Previously, they threw eggs at an inhospitable house, and over time, toilet paper often began to play the role of eggs - the roll is thrown in such a way that it unwinds.
Ghost stories
During Halloween, it is common to share ghost stories and other scary tales.
Fortune-telling
In some regions, Halloween is called "Nut Cracking Night" because nuts were often used in witchcraft and fortune telling. The girl, to make sure of her lover’s fidelity, placed two nuts with names on the grate next to the fireplace. If they burned together, everything was in order, but if they scattered to the sides or did not burn, this indicated the young man’s infidelity.
In England, on Halloween, ivy leaves were thrown into the fire in pairs - the pointed one for the man, and the round one for the woman. If the leaves rushed towards each other in the hot air, it meant a wedding, and if they scattered, it meant a quarrel.
Apple bobbin (bobbing for apples)
Traditional fun on All Hallows' Eve. Players (usually children) try to catch apples with their teeth from a vessel filled with water. In Scotland the game is known as ducking for apples", in Ireland - " snap apple".
Food
Foods associated with Halloween: Bonfire toffee(sweets, type of iris); Caramel apples(caramelized apples); Caramel corn(caramelized corn); Pumpkin, pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread(pumpkin, pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread); Roasted pumpkin seeds(roasted pumpkin seeds); Roasted sweet corn(roasted sweet corn); Soul cakes(All Saints' Day Easter cake); Novelty candy shaped like skulls, pumpkins, bats, worms, etc.(sweets in the shape of skulls, pumpkins, bats, worms, etc.).
Halloween has spawned an entire culinary trend. For example, on this day in the USA they bake “scary” cakes and pies. However, an ordinary coffee or chocolate cake can be turned into a real Halloween one. To do this, just stick a few cookies and drip raspberry or cherry jam on them (they will represent bloody tombstones). In the USA in last years"Bloody popcorn" is popular. A little tomato juice is added to regular popcorn (puffed corn), after which the popcorn is dried in the oven for two minutes.
Based on materials from: ru.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org and the encyclopedia "Symbols, signs, emblems".
Exercises and games on the theme: "Halloween" (in English)
Children's poems about Halloween in English
Friendly Ghost
I'm a friendly Ghost, I'm a friendly Ghost,
Watch me fly, watch me fly,
I can fly right through the air
See how all the people stare.
Way up high in the sky
Halloween Night
Jack-O-lanterns, Jack-O-lanterns
Hall-O-ween, Hall-O-ween
See the owls gliding,
Coal black cats are hiding,
Ghosts go Boo, Ghosts go Boo
(by Jack Prelutsky)
Give us candy, give us cake,
Give us something sweet to take.
Give us cookies, fruit and gum,
Hurry up and give us some.
You had better do it quick
Or we"ll surely play a trick.
Trick or treat, trick or treat,
Give us something good to eat.
Jack-O-Lantern
Jack-o-lantern, jack-o-lantern,
Halloween, Halloween.
See the witches flying,
Hear the wind a sigh,
Oooooo, Oooooo.
Oh the Bats
Oh the bats sing a squeaky song.
And they sing nearly all night long.
Catching bugs Until the break of dawn.
Then the bats fly away.
English teacher Bezuglova N.B.
Non-traditional English lesson: "Halloween"
Non-traditional lessons, along with the compulsory course, create conditions for a more complete implementation of practical, educational, educational, and developmental learning goals. Non-traditional lessons are one of the means of increasing motivation, which in turn - important condition when studying foreign language. Interest increases the desire to learn and learn, and therefore ensures the strength of knowledge.
Non-traditional lessons help reflect such a branch of linguistics as sociolinguistics, which studies the relationship between language and culture, language and society. Language is the guardian of the national culture of the people who speak it. Therefore, during foreign language lessons, it is very important to instill in children the desire to know the culture and traditions of native speakers of the language being studied, because language performs two functions: communicative and cultural.
In A. P. Kuzovlev’s textbook for grade 5, the author paid special attention to such a holiday as Halloween. Based on this, I developed an unconventional lesson that allows students to become familiar with this holiday in a fun way. For fifth-graders to more fully assimilate the material, I recommend holding an extracurricular event on the theme of Halloween, prepared by high school students.
Design and equipment:
Drawings depicting the moon, bat, witches, ghosts, pumpkins; candles, curtains on the windows; chairs; musical arrangement.
Unconventional lesson “Halloween”
Target: Introduce students to the holiday “Halloween”.
Tasks:
Cognitive : to introduce students to the traditions and culture of the country of the language being studied based on the Halloween holiday.
Developmental: develop students' interest in studying the traditions of the country of the target language.
Educational: instill interest in learning English.
During the classes
I. Organizational start of the lesson:
Good morning, children. Sit down, please. Today we will have an unusual esson.Today we will have known about Halloween.
(The lesson begins with the windows covered, candles burning and music playing).
II. New topic:
Teacher:
As I already told you, today we will learn about the holiday “Halloween”.
This holiday is accompanied by fun and ancient rituals. On Halloween night, people light lanterns to ward off evil spirits. Children carve faces on pumpkins and insert candles inside. This pumpkin is called “Jack the Lamplighter”.
Guys, do you know where this name comes from? No? Now I will tell you: This name is borrowed from Irish history. There lived a man named Jack. He was so stingy that even after death, he went not to heaven, but to the devil. The devil threw him a piece of burning coal with the words: “Put it in the turnip that you are eating. This will be your lantern.” That's how this name came about.
Do you know that there is another custom: people dance around the fire and then run shouting “Get away, devil.” Families also march to the fields with lit torches. This protects the fields from witches and other spirits. Each family tries to light the biggest fire on the field. Sometimes family members wear creepy masks.
Halloween is celebrated in all countries, and each country has its own distinctive feature in celebrating this holiday. For example, in Wales this holiday is not so fun, because... it reminds of death. Each person receives a white stone and throws it into the fire. Then everyone walks around the fire and prays. If someone does not find his stone in the fire, then, according to legend, he will soon die. Poor people go home on this holiday. They sing songs and beg for alms. But in France, bell ringers walk the streets and before midnight announce that everyone needs to go into the house, because spirits are wandering around. And in Mexico they bake bread in the shape of skulls. Children buy toys: crypts, skulls and coffins. They eat sweets in the shape of funeral wreaths. In America, children wear masks and colorful costumes. They go door to door shouting “Trick or treat?” People decorate their homes in traditional Halloween colors: orange and black.
Do you know how Halloween used to be celebrated in Russia? This holiday was called
“Spirits Day” and celebrated it on the first Monday after Trinity. This holiday was also a masquerade: one dressed up as a goat, another as a horse, and a third as a pig. This whole costumed procession was accompanied by the music of accordionists and balalaika players. They walked to the field, fired a few shots from a gun, then threw the horse's head into a hole until next year - it was farewell to spring.
So, here I told you about this wonderful holiday. In all countries of the world this holiday is accompanied by its own rituals.
Guys, what is Halloween? What can you tell us about him? How was it celebrated, on what date? Who is Jack the Lamplighter?
Let's find out what children are treated to on this holiday?
Open your books on p 10 f ex 1 (1) let’s read and translabe.
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cucumbers
bubble gum
sugar
fruits
plums
puddings
juices
nuts
You and I know that in America, if you don’t give a meal to someone who asks, he will play a joke on you. Let's find out how people make fun
Open your books on p 101 ex 1 (3)
Let's read and translabe.
They
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pull down fences
put on spooky faces
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jump and run around a house
dig up pumpkins
cut pumpkin faces.
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play loud music
put on calm costumes.
Now let us sing a song about Halloween.
Halloween, Halloween, magic night
We are glad and very right.
We all dance and sing and recite,
Welcome! Welcome! Halloween night. (Learn in advance).
You are well done!
Now let us do ex 2 on p 102.
Let’s put the sentences in the right order to find out how to make a Jack o’ Lantern.
Put the candle inside the pumpkin.
Cut a nose and a mouth.
Cut eyes.
Take a huge yellow pumpkin.
Light the candle.
Put the pumpkin near or in the house.
Boys and girls. Be attentive! Let’s watch a TV program “Good morning” about Halloween.
I. Good morning dear friends
II. This TV program is “Good morning”! And This is Parshentsev Konstantin.
I. This is Kleptsova Tatjana. Let's start our program.
II. What date is it today, Kostja?
I. Today is the 31st of October.
II. oh, today is Halloween!
I. Yes, gou are right.
And now we will hear about this holiday from our guests.
II. Our guests are Grebenuk Helen and Lazarenko Nick.
Helen: Good morning! I want to tell you about Halloween. This is holiday for children. They celebrate Halloween on the 31st of October. They walk from house to house and ask “Trick or treat”?
Nick: People eat cucumbers, fruits, juices, bubble gum, plums, nuts, sugar and puddings.
II. What tricks do children do to people?
Helen: Pull down fences, put on spooky faces.
Nick: Jump and run round a house, dig up pumpkins, cut pumpkin faces.
Helen: Play loud music, put on spooky costumes.
I. Thank you! And our next guest is Vasilenko Aljona.
Aljona: Good morning, dear friends. I want to tell you how to make Jack – o – Lantern. Take yellow pumpkin; cut eyes, a nose and a mouse; put the candle inside the pumpkin; light the candle; put the pumpkin near or in the house.
II. Thank you very much! And our program is over.
I. Thank you for your attention, good bye!
Well, Now let’s listen to record. We will sing a song about Halloween.
(ex 4 p 102 – 103)
I hope that our lesson was very interesting and useful for you. Thank you for attention. Our lesson is over, good bye!
will help you get an idea of an unusual, fun and slightly scary, but still attractive holiday for children and adults.
Because the Lately the holiday is becoming increasingly popular in our country, it will be useful for schoolchildren and their parents to read topic in English Halloween to celebrate it in accordance with all traditions.
English topic Halloween will tell you about the main attributes of this celebration, and after reading it, you will be able to freely discuss with friends,
how are you going to celebrate or have already celebrated this event.
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Halloween
One of the popular national festivals of English-speaking countries is Halloween, which takes place on October 31 on Allhallows’s Eve.
The main symbol of the festival is a pumpkin with a candle inside it and a scary face cut out. It is considered that such pumpkin doesn`t let demons inside the house. There is an informal hymn of this festival: Bobby Pickett`s song called “Monster Mash”.
People come to parties wearing their Halloween costumes; usually they are monsters and terrible creatures from books or films. Children go treat-or-tricking from house to house, that means they try to get sweeties. If they don`t, they play unpleasant tricks on people who gave them no candy.
Fortune telling is also widely spread on Halloween. At night children and teenagers tell each other horror stories and different legends. The most popular legend is about Bloody Mary, who is said to appear in a mirror after her name is called three times.
Another important tradition is the organization of attractions, which scare their visitors. One can see a lot of horror films and cartoons on this holiday.
The holiday attracts us because we can show everyone our wildest ideas and live in the world of fantasy for a little while.
Nowadays Halloween is becoming more and popular in Russia.
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Halloween
One of the most popular national celebrations in English-speaking countries is Halloween, which takes place on October 31, the day before All Saints' Day.
The main symbol of the festival is a pumpkin with a candle inside and a scary face carved on it. It is believed that such a pumpkin does not allow demons into the house. There is an unofficial anthem for the holiday: a Bobby Pickett song called "The Monster Dance."
People go to parties in Halloween costumes, usually dressing up as monsters or scary creatures from books or movies. Children go from house to house shouting “trick or treat”, which means they are begging for sweets. If they don't get it, they do nasty things to those who didn't give them candy.
Fortune telling is also common on Halloween. At night, students and teenagers tell each other horror stories and various legends. The most popular legend is Bloody Mary, who is believed to appear in a mirror after her name is said three times.
Another important tradition is the organization of attractions that frighten visitors. On this day there are a lot of cartoons and horror films on TV.
Recently, Halloween has become increasingly popular in Russia.
