HALLOWEEN -TRICK OR TREAT? (Adopted from It's Magazine)

A quiz for Halloween
In our Trick or Treat quiz you have to choose the correct answer to get a treat. If you don’t choose the correct answer, you get a trick. Can you get more treats than tricks?
1. WHEN IS HALLOWEEN?
a. October 31
b. November 1
2. WHAT DO WITCHES AND EVIL SPIRITS DO ON HALLOWEEN?
a. leave Earth
b. return to Earth
3. WHAT IS THE SYMBOL OF HALLOWEEN?
a. the pumpkin
b. the apple
4. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS SYMBOL?
a. to frighten evil spirits
b. to bring food for the winter
5. WHAT DID PEOPLE USE TO EAT ON HALLOWEEN TO PROTECT THEM FROM EVIL SPIRITS?
a. apples
b. pumpkins
6. WHY DO PEOPLE EAT NUTS ON HALLOWEEN?
a. to live longer
b. to be clever
7. IF YOU GO OUT ON HALLOWEEN, WHAT SHOULD YOU TAKE WITH YOU TO PROTECT YOU FROM SUPERNATURAL BEINGS?
a. a piece of bread with some salt on it
b. a candle and some money
8. IF A GIRL LOOKS IN A MIRROR AND BRUSHES HER HAIR ON HALLOWEEN, WHAT MIGHT SHE SEE?
a. the ghost of an ancestor
b. the reflection of her future husband
9. WHERE DO EVIL SPIRITS MEET AT HALLOWEEN?
a. in cemeteries
b. at crossroads
10. WHY SHOULD YOU SHUT YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS ON HALLOWEEN?
a. to keep out poltergeists
b. to keep your pets safe inside
11. IN ANCIENT TIMES, WHY DID THE CELTS BUILD FIRES ON THE HILLS?
a. to scare the evil spirits
b. to welcome the souls of the dead back to their homes
12. THE ROMANS CALLED HALLOWEEN POMONA DAY. WHO WAS POMONA?
a. the goddess of fruits and gardens
b. the devil’s sister
13. WHICH FIESTA IN MEXICO STARTS THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN?
a. the Day of the Dead
b. the Night of the Living Dead
14. WHICH FILM STARTS IN A PLACE CALLED HALLOWEEN TOWN?
a. Halloween
b. The Nightmare Before Christmas

(Adopted from It's Magazine)

Answers: 1. a; 2. b; 3. a; 4. a; 5. a; 6. b; 7. a; 8. b; 9. b; 10. a; 11. b; 12. a; 13. a; 14. b

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Here you have a preentation of the present continuous tense. If you need some practice, you can go to www.agendaweb.org.

The Present Continuous Tense

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Freddie Laker

If you want to know a bit more about this pioneer of tourism, you can watch the following video.



This is the second part. I hope it helps you to understand his achievements and improve your listening skills.

HALLOWEEN - THRILLER BY MICHAEL JACKSON

What do you know about Halloween? Do you usually dress up? Have you ever been to a fancy dress party on Halloween?
Watch the following videoclip. I hope it doesn't frighten you! Have you seen it before? What do you know about Michael Jackson?



If you want to sing along, watch the following video. It contains the lyrics.

SIMPLE PRESENT

If you don't remeber when you can use this tense or you want to review the form and its different uses, have a look af the following presentations and videos.

The first one is a complete presentation of this tense. http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/btezcan-12657-present-simple-tense-langage-grammar-presentsimple-education-ppt-powerpoint/

The second shows you daily routines in the firts person, but you can change it to the third person.



This second video reminds you how to use the simple present in the positive, negative and question forms.

Personal Language File

Here you have a document that can be very useful to improve your vocabulary because it will help you to store and memorise all the new words that come up in the lessons or outside the classroom. You can download it and start filling in it. It can also be used to keep a register of the new grammar points.

(This is an idea I have adapted from a course on Methodology at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow).

Language File

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