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Halloween Quiz Answers

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Τελευταία Ενημέρωση στις Δευτέρα, 11 Νοεμβρίου 2013 01:10

Halloween Quiz
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The English Corner-Halloween

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Τελευταία Ενημέρωση στις Παρασκευή, 27 Δεκεμβρίου 2013 17:35

 

 

 

  

Your teachers I. Giannopoulou and V. Fragkiadaki welcome you to the English Corner for the year 2013 - 2014!

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Halloween Songs!

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Τελευταία Ενημέρωση στις Δευτέρα, 11 Νοεμβρίου 2013 01:10

             

 

 

  

Jack-o-Lantern!

 

Jack-o-lantern, Jack-o-lantern,

You are such a funny sight.

As you sit there by the window,

Looking out into the night.

You were once a sturdy pumpkin,

growing on a curly vine.

Now you are a Jack-o-lantern,

See your night lights shine.

Pumpkin Time

 

Pumpkin time is here again,

Time to play Trick or Treat.

Pumpkin time is here again,

Our spooky friends we'll meet.

See the costumes we have on,

Monsters, ghosts, goblins too.

See the costumes we have on,

Hear us all shout "BOO!"

  

Halloween fun!

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Τελευταία Ενημέρωση στις Δευτέρα, 11 Νοεμβρίου 2013 01:04

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 It's time to celebrate!

     Halloween is one of the world’s oldest holidays. Some historians believe that this holiday started in Britain in the ancient times by the Celts. The Celts celebrated the end of the harvest and the start of winter on this day. They were afraid of the winter, of the short, cold days and of the long nights… So, they celebrated on October 31 to have good luck throughout the year.

     The Celts also believed that on this night the spirits of the dead came out of their tombs. They made big fires to frighten the ghosts and they wore scary costumes for the same reason.

     Today, Halloween is celebrated in more countries than ever! It’s an exciting day for children! On Halloween, children wear costumes and go trick-or-treating. They knock on doors and say "Trick or treat?" The person who opens the door gives them candy. Children dress up as witches, ghosts, skeletons or monsters!

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They also have lots of parties on this night. A popular party game is “bobbing for apples”. The game is played by filling a large bowl with water and putting apples in the water. Apples float at the surface of the bowl. Players then try to catch an apple with their teeth without using their arms.

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On Halloween almost every home in Britain and the USA has a Jack-o'-Lantern. This is a carved pumpkin which has the shape of a scary face. A light is put in the pumpkin to create the lantern. Then, the Jack-o'-Lantern is placed in front of a window or in the garden of the house.

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Orange and black are popular Halloween colours. Orange is the colour of pumpkins and black is the colour of darkness.

 

 "Happy Halloween!"

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  • Read two lovely short poems that children sing when they go trick-or-treating.
  • Do this quiz to find out how much you know about Halloween! You can check the answers here.

 

Teacher: I. Giannopoulou

Halloween Quiz

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Τελευταία Ενημέρωση στις Δευτέρα, 11 Νοεμβρίου 2013 01:10

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1.  When do we celebrate Halloween?

a.  October 31

b.  November 1

c.  December 25

 

2.  The most popular Halloween game is “bobbing for ….”

                       a.  oranges

                       b.  pumpkins

                       c.  apples

 

3.  The first people who celebrated a festival on October 31 were the __________.

                       a.  Greeks

                       b.  the Americans

                       c.  the Celts

 

4.  Jack-o-Lanterns are __________.

                       a.  people

                       b.  pumpkins

                       c.  fruit

 

5.  Halloween is celebrated in __________.

                       a.  Britain and the USA

                       b.  Greece

                       c.  Iceland

 

6.  Children say “trick or __________ ?”

                       a.  game

                       b.  treat

                       c.  brick

 

7.  Jack used to play tricks on the __________.

                       a.  ghost

                       b.  witch

                       c.  devil

 

8.  Children wear on Halloween night __________.

                       a.  suit and tie

                       b.  uniforms

                       c.  costumes and masks

 

9.  When you play the game “bobbing for apples” you may get __________.

                       a.  tired

                       b.  bored

                       c.  wet

 

10.  On October 31 people say “__________”.

                       a.  Merry Christmas!

                       b.  Happy Easter!

                       c.  Happy Halloween!

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