Halloween

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Halloween

Tai Po Government Secondary school Dr. Taylor
Timothy
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Here are some useful vocabulary words for our
reading today.

• apple bobbing????
• get married??
• pick up??
• creatures??
• pumpkins??
• watermelon??
• treat??

• modern times??
• earth??
• in particular???
• lanterns??
• turnips??
• frightened??
• put out??

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Every year, on 31st October, children in many
parts of the world celebrate??Halloween.

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• 1. When is Halloween?
• The last day of the year
• The first day of October
• The last day of October
• The 31st of November

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How much do you know about Halloween?
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Do you know, for example, that in the past,
Halloween was called the Festival??of the
Dead???
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2. Festival of the Dead is a different name for
what?A. EasterB. ChristmasC. HalloweenD.
Death
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3. Festival of the Dead means what?A. Food
for dead people B. A holiday for ghostsC. A
holiday for people who will dieD. A holiday for
food
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Read this article to find out more about
Halloween.
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What is Halloween?
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If you think Halloween began in modern times, you
will be surprised to learn that it has a long and
interesting history.
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4. Halloween is _____ .A. a very new holidayB.
a very boring holidayC. a very old holidayD. a
very long holiday
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It was first celebrated in Britain??about two
thousand years ago.
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5. Where was Halloween first celebrated?A. In
Hong KongB. In AmericaC. In Belgium???D. In
Britain
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6. When was Halloween first celebrated?A. About
two years agoB. About twenty years agoC. About
two hundred years agoD. About two thousand years
ago
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It was called the Festival of the Dead because
people believed that ghosts came back to earth
on this day.
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7. What did people believe ghosts did on
Halloween?A. come back to lifeB. come back to
earthC. die againD. scare people
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What did people do on Halloween night in the past?
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Some people (young people in particular) dressed
up in scary costumes on Halloween night.
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8. What did young people wear on Halloween?A.
school uniformsB. their best clothesC. old
clothesD. scary costumes
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They walked around the streets carrying lanterns
made out of turnips, played tricks on people and
made a lot of noise.
This is a turnip
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9. What did young people do on Halloween?A.
carry lanternsB. play tricks on peopleC. make a
lot of noiseD. all of the above
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They thought that ghosts would be frightened of
them and go away.
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10. Why did children dress in scary clothes and
make a lot of noise.A. They liked to be
troublesomeB. They wanted to scare the
ghostsC. The ghosts scared themD. They had
nothing else to do
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Old people stayed at home and put out food for
the ghosts.
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11. What did old people do on Halloween?A. Eat
food with ghostsB. Eat food for ghostsC. Give
food to ghostsD. Give children to ghosts
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They hoped the ghosts would eat the food and then
go away.
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12. Why did old people give food to ghosts?A.
The ghosts were hungryB. The ghosts would go
awayC. The ghosts were their friendsD. The
ghosts would stay
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Halloween night was a time to have fun, so lots
of people played games.
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13. Halloween was a time for what?A. fearB.
fashionC. funD. fame
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For example, they played apple bobbing.
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People believed that the winner of this game
would get married in the following year!
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14. What did people believe would happen to you
if you won the apple bobbing game?A. A ghost
would get youB. You might dieC. You might get
marriedD. Nothing
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What is apple bobbing?
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(No Transcript)
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To play this game, you need some water, a
basin?and a large bag of apples.
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15. What do you need to play apple bobbing?A.
some applesB. some waterC. a basinD. all of
the above
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You put the apples in the water.
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Then you put your hands behind your back and try
to pick up the apples with your teeth.
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16. What do you do with the apples?A. pick them
up with your handsB. pick them up with your
feetC. pick them up with your teethD. eat them
with your teeth
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What do people do today for Halloween?
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If you join in any Halloween celebrations today,
you will see that many of the activities are the
same as in the past.
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If you join in any Halloween celebrations today,
you will see that many of the activities are the
same as in the past. 17. What does this
sentence mean?A. Halloween has not changed at
allB. Halloween is much the same as in the
pastC. Halloween has changed a lotD. Halloween
is completely different now
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People still dress up in special, scary costumes.
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For example, they dress up as witches, ghosts,
skeletons and other scary creatures.
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18. People usually do not dress up as what?A.
witchesB. ghostsC. catsD. skeletons
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Many people also have fun with their friends and
play Halloween games such as apple bobbing.
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19. What is a popular Halloween game?A. apple
pie bakingB. apple bobbingC. apple pickingD.
apple eating
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Some people also make lanterns.
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These days, most lanterns are made out of
pumpkins (not turnips).
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20. Today, most Halloween lanterns are made
fromA. turnipsB. applesC. watermelonsD.
pumpkins
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In Hong Kong, if there are no pumpkins in the
supermarket, people will buy a watermelon instead.
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21. What is sometimes used in Hong Kong instead
of pumpkins?A. watermelonsB. turnipsC.
applesD. pumpkins
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Watermelons are also much cheaper than pumpkins!

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22. Why are watermelons sometimes used instead of
pumpkins?A. Watermelons cost lessB. Sometimes
there are no pumpkinsC. Both A and BD. Neither
A nor B
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Another popular activity is Trick or Treating.
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When children go Trick or Treating, they visit
other peoples houses, ring the doorbell and
shout Trick or Treat.
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23. Where do children often go to play Trick or
Treat?A. to the parkB. to neighbors
houses??C. to schoolD. they stay at home
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The people in the house usually give them a
treat, such as sweets.
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24. What do people give children playing Trick
or Treat?A. applesB. watermelonC. pumpkinD.
sweets
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If they dont give the children a treat, the
children will play a trick on them.
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25. If the children dont get a sweet, what will
they do to their neighbor?A. say Thank
you!B. complain about themC. play a trick on
themD. give them a sweet
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Do you have any plans for Halloween this year?
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Whatever you do, have fun!
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The End!
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How much can you remember?
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26. Where was Halloween first celebrated?A.
USAB. Hong KongC. BritainD. Belgium
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27. Which year is closest to the first
Halloween?A. 5B. 205C. 1005D. 2005
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28. Today, Halloween is mostly for ____?A.
fearB. funC. frightD. funerals
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29. What kinds of food were mentioned in the
reading?A. pumpkins, apples, mangoB.
watermelon, bananas, strawberriesC. pie,
sweets, chocolateD. turnips, pumpkins,
watermelons, apples and sweets
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30. What is one kind of scary costume children
wear?A. uniformB. witchC. catD. bat