Let’s talk about Halloween in English!
1.) Do you like Halloween? Why or why not?
2.) What do you know about the history of Halloween?
3.) Talk about the best and worst costumes that you have seen.
4.) What are some Halloween traditions?
WARM UPS
BEGINNER THROUGH ADVANCED
Rapid Fire Questions – A quick yes/no game
Word hunt – Find as many costumes as you can.
VOCABULARY
BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE
Crossword Puzzle – 13 Spooky Verbs
READING AND GRAMMAR
BEGINNER
Juan Martin and the Green Dragon – A choose your own adventure story.
Sentence Salad – Put these creepy sentences in order.
Scary Halloween Stories – American Folklore
INTERMEDIATE
Order of Adjectives – Can you describe the monsters correctly?
The History of Halloween – Britannica
Samhain: The True Non_American Origins of Halloween – The Conversation
SPEAKING ACTIVITIES
ALL LEVELS
Scary idioms Hangman – Learn common expressions.
Taboo – The Halloween Edition – A classic speaking game
ADVANCED
Prepare a one minute presentation on a topic related to Halloween.
Think of your own topic or select one of the options below:
1.) Describe how to prepare and carve a pumpkin.
2.) What is Halloween really about? Dig into the history.
3.) What are some common superstitions? Are you superstitious?
LISTENING
INTERMEDIATE
Watch the video twice. Take notes. The first time you watch it, listen for general understanding. The second time, fill in the information that you missed.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Halloween is a celebration of the end of a cycle. Spring, Summer and Fall will come again, but now, Winter is upon us. All around us, plants die and the forest settles in for a long, deep sleep.
We think of those who are gone, but still among us in our memory. We hunker down, knowing we have saved enough stores to get us through. The coming cold is hard, but we are harder. We celebrate because we can, and we mock those who think otherwise!
Happy Halloween, my friends. May your dead be remembered fondly, and your winter stores overflow. May you face your darkest fears with courage and integrity, and may your resilience sustain you in hard times.
How to you want to practice your English next?
