1. A Popular Festival in America Class 5 Sherry Han

2. Brainstorming: cultural background ► Go Away!.mp4 Go Away!.mp4 Go Away!.mp4 ► This song is about a festival, can you guess which festival it is? ► What do you know about this festival?

3. Is Hallowen popular in English speaking countries? ► Halloween is very popular in America and Europe. People celebrate it in different ways. ► However, Halloween is not popular in every English speaking countries such as New Zealand.

4. Halloween Parade

5. Introduction: vocabulary related to Halloween ► Group activity: discuss for 2 minutes and list words about Halloween. The group which puts up the most words and expressions is the winner.

6. Introduction: vocabulary related to Halloween Introduction: vocabulary related to Halloween ► Puzzle game: match the words with pictures ► (2 students) ► The student who gets the job done more quickly and correctly is the winner. HalloweenFestival Halloween party CostumeSkeletonWitch VampireGhostScary Trick or treat PumpkinCandy

7. Candy Pumpkin Ghost costume Halloween Party vampire skeleton Trick or treat witch

8. Reading skills ► Summing up: use your own words to summarize each paragraph briefly. ► Scanning: read quickly to find some special information.

9. Activity 1: practise summing up ► Group work: ► discuss with you group members ► Summarize the main point/points of each paragraph ► Time limit: 5 minutes

10. Halloween is a special holiday ． It started several centuries ago in Europe ． It began as “Hallow Evening” meaning “holy night” ． At that time November 1st was called “All Saints’ Day” and people honored all the saints who did not have their own special day ． People believed that all the spirits of dead people were active on the night of October 31st. So people would play all kinds of tricks on each other ． Paragraph 2: the history of Halloween the history of Halloween

11. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, it may because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. Pumpkins are a symbol of Halloween, so orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Making lanterns out of pumpkins is a Halloween custom. Paragraph 3: the traditional Halloween colors the traditional Halloween colors

12. Halloween is great fun for both children and adults. Children go “Trick-or-Treating”. They wear costumes dressing up as ghosts or witches, knock on doors, and shout, “Trick or Treat!” People almost always choose to give them candies as a treat, instead of choosing to get a trick from the children.

13. Adults sometimes “trick or treat” their friends, too. Usually the “treat” is a glass of wine or some small gifts. Parties are also popular in the evening. People go to parties in costumes and play different games. People also like listening to ghost stories and watching scary movies. Paragraph 4: the customs of Halloween the customs of Halloween

14. Activity 3: practise summing up Halloween HistorycustomsColors

15. Activity 2: practise scanning ► Read the article again and try to fill in the blanks below (an independent work). 1.Halloween started several centuries ago in_______. 2. It was believed that the spirits of _______ people were active on the night called “ All Saints ’ Day ” 3. ________ and ________ are both traditional Halloween colors. 4. People, especially________, have great fun playing “ Trick or Treat ” to celebrate Halloween. 5. According to the custom, people always treat the children with ________ instead of getting a trick from them. Europe dead Blackorange children candies

16. Conclusion: ► Do you remember which words we learnt today? ► What are the reading skills we learnt today?

17. Homework ► Design a poster of Halloween party. Remember to use the words and expressions we learnt today.

18. Thanks