Happy Halloween! (тематический урок)
Ghostly greetings! Грядет, пожалуй, самый жуткий и увлекательный праздник в году - Halloween. И мы, можно сказать, что уже традиционно подготовили для вас тематический урок, который будет интересен как взрослым, так и подросткам. Так что предлагаем вам вместе с нами поблуждать по таинственным дебрям этого праздника.
Ask the girl in the photo some questions. Use the answers below as a hint.
It’s my Halloween costume.
Yes, it’s from the movie based on the Stephen King's book “It”.
His name is Pennywise.
Sure, I’m going to do some trick-or-treating this year.
All of my friends are going to wear spooky costumes.
Here’s the list of some creepy creatures from the folklore of different countries. Match the creatures with the definitions.
banshee
bogeyman
wraith
ghoul
goblin
Grim Reaper
mummy
vampire
werewolf
familiar
zombie
warlock
witch
a Scottish word that means ghost
a person who turns into a wolf whenever there is a full moon.
an undead creature who sleeps in a coffin by day, and ventures out at night to bite people and drink their blood.
a small, ugly, mischievous creature, with a reputation for causing trouble.
an undead, flesh-eating creature.
the name traditionally used to symbolise Death. In British English folklore, Death is usually depicted as a skeleton in a long black cloak, carrying a scythe.
a woman believed to have magical powers.
an unhappy, wailing ghost which features in Irish and Scottish folklore. They are said to appear when somebody is about to die.
a dead person, who was buried wrapped in bandages.
a fictional scary person, used to frighten children who misbehave.
a male witch.
a pet animal kept by witches, which is said to have the ability to change into human shape.
a fictional flesh eating monster that is said to rob graves.
Fill in the gaps with the missing words.
This is Halloween from “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Boys and girls of every age
Wouldn't you like to see something ……………………..?
Come with us and you will see
This our town of Halloween
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkin scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or ………………. till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It's our town, everybody scream
In this town of Halloween
I am the one hiding under your bed
Teeth ground ……………….. and eyes glowing red
I am the one hiding under yours stairs
Fingers like snakes and ……………………. in my hair
This is Halloween, this is Halloween, Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
In this town, don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
'Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can
Something's waiting now to pounce, and how you'll …………………..!
This is Halloween
Red 'n' black, slimy green
Aren't you …………………….?
Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice
Take a chance and roll the dice
Ride with the ……………………... in the dead of night
Everybody scream, everybody scream
In our town of Halloween
I am the …………………….. with the tear-away face
Here in a flash and gone without a trace
I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?"
I am the wind blowing through your hair
I am the ………………………... on the moon at night
Filling your dreams to the brim with ………………...
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Halloween! Halloween!
Tender lumplings everywhere
Life's no fun without a good scare
That's our job, but we're not mean
In our town of Halloween
In this town
Don't we love it now?
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
……………………….. Jack might catch you in the back
And scream like a ……………………………...
Make you jump out of your skin
This is Halloween, everybody scream
Won't you please make way for a very special guy
Our man jack is King of the Pumpkin patch
Everyone hail to the …………………………. King, now!
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song
La la-la la, Halloween! Halloween!
Answer the following questions.
Have you ever watched “The Nightmare Before Christmas”? If so, did you like it?
What holiday do you prefer, Halloween or Christmas? Why?
What other spooky cartoons or movies do you know?
What elements can make a story really scary?
Do you agree with the phrase “Life’s not fun without a good scare”. Explain your opinion.
What does the expression “jump out of skin” mean?
Have you ever confronted anything really mysterious? If so, tell about it.
Look at the list of synonyms for the word “scary”:
creepy
frightening
spooky
grisly
gruesome
chilling
dreadful
macabre
hideous
fearsome
Imagine that you’ve made up an awesome costume for a Halloween party and now you’re describing it to your friend. Try to use all the words from the list.
Make up a chilling story (in oral or written form). Use this sentence as the beginning: “The moment Jack entered this huge, run-down house, he felt that something was utterly wrong with it…”
Надеемся, этот урок придется по душе и вам, и вашим студентам, и вы сможете не только продвинуться дальше по нелегкой стезе изучения английского, но и немного развлечься. We witch you a Happy Halloween!
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