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I’m English so I don’t know a lot about Halloween. I knew from when I was a kid that it was an American thing that involved pumpkins. Then I found out about trick or treat and wearing costumes. I loved the idea of dressing up in scary costumes and walking around the streets. Another early memory I have is watching the horror movie ‘Halloween’ round my friend’s house on video. I remember being scared to walk back home that night. The first time I took part in Halloween was at a school party in Japan. I shaved my head, covered it in white face paint and wrapped myself from head to toe in toilet paper. Riding a train to Osaka for the party dressed as a mummy was great fun. I still need to find out more about the history of Halloween though.

LISTENING GAP FILL

I’m English so I don’t __________________ Halloween. I knew from when I was a kid that it was an American __________________ pumpkins. Then I found out about trick or treat and wearing costumes. I loved the idea of __________________ scary costumes and walking around the streets. _____________________ I have is watching the horror movie ‘Halloween’ round my friend’s house on video. I remember __________________ back home that night. The first time I took part in Halloween was at a school party in Japan. I shaved my head, covered it in white face paint __________________ from head to toe in toilet paper. __________________ to Osaka for the party dressed as a mummy was great fun. I still need __________________ about the history of Halloween though.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

STUDENT HALLOWEEN SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about Halloween in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about Halloween for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about Halloween. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Halloween. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. HALLOWEEN POSTER Make a poster about Halloween. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY HALLOWEEN LESSON: Make your own English lesson on Halloween. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on Halloween. Share your findings with the class.

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