It all began with the celts, a people whose culture had spread across europe, more than 2,000 years ago. Euthanasia reading comprehension b1 the word euthanasia comes from the greek language, and it means good death. English esl halloween worksheets most downloaded 696 results. Halloween 46, halloween b1, salem witch hunt halloween song. Halloween s origins date back to the ancient celtic festival of samhain pronounced sowin. The origin and meaning of halloween is derived from an ancient pagan tradition of the celtic harvest festival called samhain pronounded sowin. The history of halloween by ktregh this worksheet includes reading, listening activities, and vocabulary practice. Origins of halloween reading comprehension where did halloween in america begin. Before class, print out the flashcards for the halloween characters you are going to teach monster, witch, black cat, wizard, mummy, bat, zombie and then on.
The powerpoints should be used as an introduction for all levels since the visual images will help. It all began with a society of people called celts. Today, it is more of a fun day for children and has largely lost its religious roots. It originated from a pagan holiday and the christian holiday of all saints day. The history of halloween 1 halloween is not exactly a typical holiday. Americans and canadians have adopted halloween in a big way, but halloween traditions actually come from 16thcentury ireland, scotland and england. Nice worksheet, but not just the celts of ireland, please adjust this part. Halloween is actually a pretty good teaching topic as its great for using pictures, it has lots of weird and wonderful vocabulary and it can be used to teach social issues. Access thousands of highquality, free k12 articles, and create online assignments with them for your students.
This esl halloween lesson for adult learners of the english language goes beyond the commercial observance of the day, focusing on the origins of the celebration along with the roots of many of the customs still practiced during this autumnal holiday. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. English esl halloween worksheets most downloaded 696. Improve your students reading comprehension with readworks.
Halloween history document transcript from communion with the dead to pumpkins and pranks, halloween is a patchwork holiday, stitched together with cultural, religious and occult traditions that span centuries. This was the day and evening before all saints day, a holy day that was celebrated on november 1st. Halloween history of the jack o lantern by serene a reading comprehension worksheet based on an article about the history of the jackolantern and the legend of stingy jack. Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition depending on how what group of people is celebrating it and where it is celebrated. Free interactive exercises to practice online or download as pdf to print. Halloween celebrates a lot of things, including the lives of people who arent with us anymore. But many of us are not sure where this fabulous holiday has its roots. Have students generate lists of words that pertain to halloween october, pumpkin, ghost, costume, apples, candy, etc. Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated each year on october 31. The name halloween is a shortened version of all hallows eve. The origins of halloween reading comprehension freeology. Set a time limit, and give a prize or two for the highest number of pertinent words. When people moved from ireland and scotland to the united states, they started using pumpkins. Halloween general english magazine british council.
Below, ive added a quote from the history channel website on the history of halloween. A collection of english esl halloween worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about page 2. The earliest celebrations of halloween were among the celtic people who lived in the areas which are now great britain and northern france. The history of halloween every year on october 31, many people throughout the world celebrate halloween. And the tradition still remains today with children all around the world dressing up for candy. The history behind it and its costumes originated with the ancient celtic festival of samhain before the holiday found its way to.
Esl holiday 2 the reading tapescript halloween is celebrated on october the 31st every year. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions. Makayla gently placed her black witchs hat on top of her black curls as she looked at herself in the mirror. New people have brought new traditions, and changed. They came from modernday ireland, and were the most powerful people in central and northern europe during the 8th century heres a landscape.
In those countries, people dressed up and carried lanterns made of turnips. Not everyone celebrates halloween, but even still, it has a very interesting history. The lesson includes two activities, a vocabulary section, and a creative writing assignment. History of halloween by readworks makayla gently placed her black witch s hat on top of her black curls as she looked at herself in the mirror. A simplified reading comprehension based on the origins of halloween with accompanying questions. Read the article below and then answer the questions. Here is a short worksheet i made based on a video from national geographic on the history of halloween. Halloween today the modern halloween celebration is a fairly recent invention, though it is often mixed with ancient traditions like that of the samhain bonfire. Halloween and halloween themed lesson plans can help you teach everything from creative writing to physics those pumpkin drops are great fun and an excellent way to teach about gravity and momentum. I have printed it in both color and grayscale so either will work. History of halloween differentiated reading comprehension submitted by joanne collins on 22 october 2015. The history of halloween goes back more than 2,000 years. On halloween night, all young people gather at shibuya, one of the most popular city in tokyo, and just walk while drinking.
Perfect for a cultural lesson on the origins of halloween. The legend of stingy jack started one big halloween tradition. People in ireland and england used to put candles and coals into turnips, beets, and potatoes, carving scary faces into them to imitate stingy jackos terrifying face or to frighten him away. Unfortunately, halloween is just a crazy big party day. English esl halloween worksheets most downloaded 639. Adults tried to stop the pranks by giving children candy instead. Though many people may not believe in ghosts today, stories about haunted castles, enchanted ruins and spooky spectres are still very popular. A text source given with reading comprehension, vocabulary and grammar word formation.
The history of halloweenhalloween falls on the october 31st each year in britain, north america and other parts of the worldlike many other holidays, hallo. Halloween is one of the most exciting times of the year for both kids and adults whether its the fancy dress, a spot of trickortreating or just the plain spooky goingson. And if you think of a country that celebrates halloween, you probably think of the united states first. The word halloween comes from the name of a holiday from the 800s ad, called all hallows eve.
Today, it is more of a fun day for children and has. An alien rings at the doorbell during your halloween party. Over 2,000 years ago people called the celts lived in what is now ireland, the uk, and parts of northern france. Little ones will have a spooky good time making bat flyers, completing a pumpkin maze, and doing halloween themed colorbynumber worksheets, while older students. Halloween a part of conversation questions for the esl classroom. A brief informative reading comprehension about the history of halloween and how it is celebrated today. Halloween was thought to be the most favorable time for divinations concerning marriage, luck, health, and death. It was also the time for ghosts to return to earth for a day. Halloween lists write the word halloween on the board or overhead.
This worksheet includes a reading task for halloween. A text source given with reading comprehension, vocabulary and grammar word formation ing adjectives on the second page. A lesson in which you tell your students a few scary stories as they listen in the. Halloween also comes with a rich history and an opportunity to teach about different cultures. This exciting history of halloween powerpoint will help you teach your class all about the traditions and origins of this popular holiday. One page of reading and eight comprehension questions. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Listening comprehension exercise for esl students and young learners about the history of halloween.
In the united states, halloween is usually celebrated by children dressing in a variety of costumes and going doortodoor in their neighborhoods. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Halloween teachers guide the halloween lessons include 2 powerpoint presentations, one on halloween as it is celebrated today in the united. They worshiped a sun god and believed that without him, they would not live. The celebration marks the day before the western christian feast of all saints and initiates the season of allhallowtide. One of the biggest halloween activities is trickortreating. Her mom had painted her skin green and outlined her eyes in purple paint.
I always made it into a small stapled packet that i handed out. Halloween challenge play a halloween challenge game. In america, our forefathers shunned any such observances as halloween and tended to favor only observances related to some purer form of christianity. Borrowing from irish and english traditions, americans began to dress up in costumes and go house to house asking for food or money, a practice that. Halloween is celebrated on october the 31st every year. A reading comprehension worksheet based on an article about the history of the jackolantern and the legend of stingy jack. You may choose the activities and worksheets that are appropriate for the level of your class. A theme page about all hallows eve, halloween, on october 31st, suitable for level a2b1, year 79 in sweden related themes. A free printable worksheet to accompany this quiz is also available. Samhain was the celtic new year and they celebrated it on 1 november because that was the end of summer and harvest time life and the beginning of winter death.
The celts believed in the pagan doctrine of an immortal soul and samhain was a time when the veil between the world of the living and the world of. The celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now ireland, the united kingdom, and northern france, celebrated their new year on november 1. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. In the mid1800s irish immigrants mostly catholic, brought to america the nowalltoo familiar halloween customs of masquerade costumes, trickortreat, carved jackolanterns, etc. The reading tapescript 2 phrase match 3 listening gap fill 4. The tradition of halloween on 31 october comes from the ancient celtic festival of samhain. She wore tall, black boots underneath a long, purple dress. Oct 22, 2015 history of halloween differentiated reading comprehension submitted by joanne collins on 22 october 2015. Watch a short video about the history of halloween and then complete a multiple choice quiz.
Other holidays, like christmas and hanukah, celebrate an event. History of halloween powerpoint halloween history for kids. This is especially true in north america, where the. Before the text theres a list of vocabulary that might be new to the students. Halloween is an old tradition in ireland and scotland. History of halloween some ghouls may trick, some may treat and some may make you smell their feet.
It is about the history of halloween and what children usually do on this special day. If students are very familiar with halloween and have at least 2 years of english ask them to practise. At that time, some people believed that ghosts of dead people visited living people. Download all 12 click on a worksheet in the set below to see more info or download the pdf. In this worksheet students read a text about the history of halloween and answer truefalse questions after the text. Halloween is always one of the most enjoyable holidays of the year for young students. They came from modernday ireland, and were the most powerful people in central and northern europe during the 8th century heres a landscape painting of their community. In english the word refers purposely ending a persons life in order to stop the unbearable pain caused by an illness. For curriculum links and related resources, visit the download page for this resource at questions 1. Learn all about these beasts and famously freaky stories with these halloween comprehension worksheets. Halloween esl listening comprehension exercise esol courses.
It is designed for elementary and preintermediate students. Halloween is a traditional celebration that began in europe hundreds of years ago. In much of europe and most of north america, observance of halloween is largely nonreligious. History of halloween differentiated reading comprehension. The celts were people who worshiped the beauty of nature. It was the only day on which the help of the devil was invoked for such purposes. Before class, print out the flashcards for the halloween characters you are going to teach monster, witch, black cat, wizard, mummy, bat, zombie and then on 2 or 3 backs of these cards print the ghost picture. The celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now ireland, the united kingdom and northern france, celebrated their new year on november 1.
A graded article, an online quiz, a printable worksheet and an mp3 listening on this holiday. He wrote that teenagers in those communities started to play pranks during halloween celebrations. This is a 6 page pdf file on the history of halloween. Halloween ghost stories and tales of the supernatural have been around for centuries and are a feature of nearly every culture. The origins of halloween go back even further, however. Now you can make it even more funand also a bit educationalwith our halloween worksheets. History of halloween text for students to read page 4. Like many other holidays, halloween has evolved and changed throughout history.
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