Halloween

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Goals for today:

* You will know more about the history and tradition of Halloween

* You will have learnt more Halloween related words

Which words do you associate with Halloween?

Where does Halloween originally come from? 

1. Ireland
2. Scotland
3. England
4. United States

Which population (=bevolkingsgroep) started Halloween?

1. The Romans
2. The Greek
3. The Celts
4. The Persians

What does the word Halloween come from?

1. All Hallow's Eve
2. All Hail's Eve
3. All Havens Eve
4. All Holy Eve

What are pumpkins used for at Halloween?

1. As lantern
2. As food
3. As decoration
4. As mask

Halloween is a Christian celebration.

1. True
2. False

What is not a tradition at Halloween?

1. Trick or treat!
2. Decorating a tree
3. Wearing costumes
4. Carving a pumpkin

People used to believe that the dead would come back at Halloween. 

1. True
2. False

The Celts celebrated Halloween with a lot of noise, parades and big bonfires. 

1. Correct
2. False

Writing a scary story together

- Write one sentence on your paper (for example: once upon a time..

one year ago....)

- Swap your piece of paper with someone else

- Continue each other's story

- Each time, write down one sentence

- Make it spooky