HELLO HALLOWEEN!

ACTIVITY 1: THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN

1. Draw a mind map of Halloween.  Include everything you know about this holiday.

2. Are there any holidays in your country that are similar to Halloween?  Explain.

3. What do you know about the origins of Halloween?  How did it start?

4. Watch the video.  Are any of your ideas in the video?  What are they?

5.  Watch the video again and answer the questions below.

a. Who were the first people to celebrate Halloween?

b. Where did people first start celebrating Halloween?

c. When did they first celebrate Halloween?

d. What was Halloween called in the beginning?

e. What did this festival mean?  Why did they celebrate it?

f.  Who honoured the goddess Pomona and commemorated the passing of the dead?

g. Who changed the name to All Saints Day?

h. Where does the name "Halloween" come from?

i.  How did Halloween become an American tradition?

j.  How much money do Americans spend on costumes and candy every year?

k. Which is the most expensive American holiday?

ACTIVITY 2: HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE, 

Chapter 10 - Halloween

 

Read pages 170 and 171, then complete the activities below.

1.  What problems is Harry having when we first start reading on page 170?

2.  Find words that mean the following on pages 170-171:

- floating

- move very fast

- consolation, comfort

- the joint between the hand and arm

- sit near the edge of something

- move through the air making a soft sound

- hit something with a short sudden movement

- push somebody or something with your finger

3. Identify some regular past simple verbs and classify them according to the pronunciation of their endings.

 

4.  Who are work partners in Professor Flitwick's class?

Read pages 172 and 173. 

5. Find words or expressions on pages 172 and 173 for the following:

 - when you don't like someone 

- see someone for a short moment

- surprised

- when aren't present or don't come

- accidentally hear something

- uncomfortable

- run very fast

- lots of delicious food

- lose consciousness

- not get separated

- bend down suddenly

 

6.  How are the decorations in the book different to the ones in the film?

 

7.  How does Dumbledore silence everyone?

 

8.  Explain in your own words what a dungeon is.

 

Read from page 172 to 179. 

9.  Read the description of the troll on page 174 and draw a description.

 

10.  Identify some irregular past simple verbs on page 175 and write their infinitive forms.  What do they mean?

 

11.  Find examples of the past perfect tense on page 176.

 

12.  Find an expression that means "not be able to breath properly".

 

13.  Find an expression on page 177 that means "to confront or solve a problem"

 

14.  What expression on page 178 means "to look down in shame and embarrassment"?

 

15.  What differences are there between the book and film?

16.  Explain how Hermione, Harry and Ron became friends in this chapter.

HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (4)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by Janine on Scribd

WELCOME BACK!

1.  Are you happy to be back at school?  Why?

2.  What is different?  What is the same?  Draw a Venn diagram like the one below to organise your thoughts.  

How to draw a Venn diagram

Now, share your ideas with your classmates.

3.  Draw a timetable for the week, including your extra-curricular activities. 

REVIEW

Use adverbs of frequency, the present simple tense and the time.

1. Look at the pictures below.  Describe them and say how they make you feel.

PICTURE 1

PICTURE 2

PICTURE 3

PICTURE 4

PICTURE 5

PICTURE 6

PICTURE 7

PICTURE 8

PICTURE 9

2.  Now, draw you own picture of the lockdown and describe it to the class.

CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD DURING LOCKDOWN

1.  Click on the link above and watch the videos and complete the table.  

2.  Answer the questions.

a. How do the children feel?  

b. What advice do they give?

3. What did you do during the lockdown?  

past simple tense: review

a. Use the past simple tense.

b. Write a description of what you did during lockdown adding interesting details.  

c. Draw three or four pictures of some of the things you did during the lockdown.

d. Use your description and pictures to do a presentation.

4.  Talk about your routines before the COVID19 pandemic and compare them with your routine now. 

GO WILD WITH OSCAR WILDE! - The Model Millionaire

THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE

A. BEFORE READING

1. What is a GOOD DEED?

2. Watch the video and answer the following questions:
a.  What are your top 3 good deeds? 
b. Which one deserves the number 1 position.  Why?

3. Describe what you see in the picture below.

4. The name of the story we are about to read is "THE MODEL MILLIONAIRE".  

Think of the picture above and the title of the story.  What do you think the story is about?

5. Meaning from context: Do these activities before reading The Model Millionaire.

5.1 All the words in bold in the sentences appear in the 

story.  Work out the part of speech for each word.

Parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective

charming,  profile,  beggar,  feel sorry for,  shabby,  temper 

1 Hughie is a charming man. Everybody loves him.

2 As he turns his head to the side you can see what a fine profile he has.

3 I never give beggars any money when I see them in the street.

4 But I do feel sorry for beggars – it must be a miserable life.

5 She looks terrible – her coat is shabby and she never washes her hair.

6 I can never ask my father for anything because he is always in a bad temper and would say no.

5.2 Choose the correct definition for each word, using the context of the sentence to help you. 

Definitions

• think someone is unlucky to be in the position they are in

• the side view of the face

• in poor condition, for example clothes or furniture

• someone’s general mood

• person who asks for money in the street

• nice, with an attractive manner and conversation

B. WHILE READING

As you read, check to see if you were right.    Correct anything that may be wrong.

C. AFTER READING

Telling the story

Complete this activity after reading The Model Millionaire. 

These sentences below tell the story. Put them in the right 

order.

A Alan tells Hughie, ‘My old beggar man ... seems to like you. He wanted to know        your name and address.’

B Hughie visits Alan Trevor and finds he is painting a portrait of a beggar.

C The Baron gives Hughie and Laura a cheque for ten thousand pounds.

D Colonel Merton will not let Hughie marry his daughter unless he can find ten              thousand pounds.

E The beggar smiles at Hughie and thanks him.

F Hughie tries to earn a living but fails.

G Hughie gives the beggar one gold piece.

H Alan tells Hughie the identity of the ‘beggar’.

I Alan leaves the studio for a few moments and the beggar sits down to rest.

J Hughie tells Alan that he gave the Baron

The Canterville Ghost and O... by Janine on Scribd

Let's Begin.

 

Talk about this picture.

- How does it make you feel?

- What is the emoji thinking?

- Create your own representation of 2020.  Tell the class about it.

1.  What did you do during your holidays?

2.  How have things changed since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic?

3.  What have you been doing in your English classes since school started?

4.  What are your plans for this school year?

5.  How do you think this pandemic will evolve?

6.  What do you think of people who don't take precautions like wearing a mask or maintaining a safe distance?

7.  What advice would you give young people who want to have fun but also stay safe during the pandemic?

8.  If they developed a vaccine before next summer, what travel plans would you make?

9.  If you could restart 2020, what would you change?  What would you keep the same?

10.  Have you learnt anything valuable from the COVID 19 pandemic?