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    Hurray Halloween Oneonone Activities Reading Comprehension Exercise 34509

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    Halloween is celebrated in the US on October 31st. It originated from the ancient Celtic festival where the night of October 31st was considered the last night of the old year. On this night, children wear costumes and go door-to-door saying "trick or treat," receiving candy from houses. They also attend parties where games like apple bobbing are played. Jack-o-lanterns are made from carved pumpkins as symbols of Halloween.

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    Halloween is celebrated in the US on October 31st. It originated from the ancient Celtic festival where the night of October 31st was considered the last night of the old year. On this night, children wear costumes and go door-to-door saying "trick or treat," receiving candy from houses. They also attend parties where games like apple bobbing are played. Jack-o-lanterns are made from carved pumpkins as symbols of Halloween.

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    Halloween is celebrated in the US on October 31st. It originated from the ancient Celtic festival where the night of October 31st was considered the last night of the old year. On this night, children wear costumes and go door-to-door saying "trick or treat," receiving candy from houses. They also attend parties where games like apple bobbing are played. Jack-o-lanterns are made from carved pumpkins as symbols of Halloween.

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    Hurray Halloween Oneonone Activities Reading Comprehension Exercise 34509

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    Halloween is celebrated in the US on October 31st. It originated from the ancient Celtic festival where the night of October 31st was considered the last night of the old year. On this night, children wear costumes and go door-to-door saying "trick or treat," receiving candy from houses. They also attend parties where games like apple bobbing are played. Jack-o-lanterns are made from carved pumpkins as symbols of Halloween.

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    Are the statements true (), false () or doesn’t

    HURRAY, HALLOWEEN! it say (∅)?


    1 Halloween isn’t a big festival in the USA.
    Hi Friends! My name is
    2 Halloween comes from Celtics.
    James and I am twelve
    3 This festival is on 1st November.
    years old. I live in Seattle,
    4 Children like taking part in Halloween events.
    in the United Sates.
    5 James bought his costume in a shop.
    Today it is 31st October and it is Halloween. It means ‘Holy
    6 Parents usually go with their children to make trick
    Evening’ and it is the night for witches, ghosts, bats and other
    or treat.
    horrible tings. In the USA it is a very important festival.
    7 Tricks are candies, sweets and cookies.
    Historically, in the old Celtic calendar this night was the last
    8 In Halloween parties children eat sandwiches and
    one of the Old Year and the New Year began on 1st November.
    drink cola.
    Witches, ghosts, vampires and other horrible beings are
    9 Apple bobbing is a TV programme.
    supposed to come back to Earth at Halloween night.
    10 Jack-o-lantern is made from pumpkin.
    Children wear special costumes: witch, wizard, vampire,
    werewolf etc. (This year I’m going to be a scary ghost. I went
    to the shops with my mum and we bought a white sheet and Answer the questions.
    black paintings. Then mum made my costume.) 1 When is Halloween?
    We go to houses, knock on doors and say ‘Trick or Treat’.
    _________________________________
    People usually give us some sweets as treat. If someone
    2 What festival is it for?
    doesn’t give us treat, we play a trick on him or her.
    _________________________________
    Before Halloween we make a lantern from a pumpkin and light
    candles inside it. Its name is Jack-o-lantern.
    3 Why do children go from house to house?
    In the evening we usually go to Halloween parties and play _________________________________
    games. One of the games we play is apple bobbing. I like it a 4 What do they wear?
    lot. _________________________________
    I am waiting this evening. I hope it will be a great fun! 5 How do they spend their time in the evening?
    _________________________________

    Match the words to the pictures. Complete the sentences.

    1 wizard 1 31st October was the _________ night of the


    Old Year in the Celtic calendar.
    2 apple bobbing
    2 Halloween is the night for ______________
    3 ghost
    things.
    4 vampire
    3 Children say ‘___________ or Treat’.
    5 ‘Trick or Treat’
    4 They get ____________ from people.
    6 bat
    5 In the _________________ they go to
    7 witch parties.

    8 mummy

    9 Jack-o-lantern

    10 haunted house

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