Halloween through grammar

HALLOWEEN THROUGH GRAMMAR

Бутенко Ю.В., гімназія №107 «Введенська», м. Київ

AIMS: train grammar skills, cooperate with classmates, use gadgets.

EQUIPMENT: squares with the tasks, QR codes on orange sheets of paper, blanks with tasks and schemes, music, cakes or cookies. The classroom is decorated with Halloween projects or pictures, students wear Halloween costumes or elements.

PROCEDURE

TEACHER: Good morning, dear students. Halloween is coming! Today we’re having a grammar lesson but every task is about this mystery holiday.

1. I ask you to make three teams and choose the names. They must be associated with Halloween (в залежності від кількості учнів у класі краще створювати групи максимум до 5 учасників, учні можуть самі обрати партнерів або ж учитель по розрахунку від 1 до 5, об’єднуючи «одинички», «двійки» і т.д. Назви команд учитель пише на дошці, щоб вносити бали за виконані завдання).
2. Look at the blackboard. You can see six colourful squares. There are some hidden tasks written there.

QR codes	the adjectives	the gerund or the infinitive
the mix of tenses	the zero and first conditional sentences	reported speech

3. Let’s start!

 

Teacher asks one of the students come to the blackboard and turn over one of the colourful squares. The student reads it. The teacher gives blanks with instructions to each team.

 

• QR codes

        * Вартість завдання 6 балів.

a) Look around the classroom. There are some orange sheets of paper on the walls. 1-2 students from each team must find out six sentences about Halloween. Use QR readers on your mobile phones.

b) The other students from each team must rewrite these six sentences from QR codes and complete them with correct question tags.

* Коди вчитель може створити самостійно, наприклад, за допомогою https://www.qr-code-generator.com

*Для успішного виконання технічної сторони даного завдання учням слід завчасно скачати на мобільні телефони програму QR reader (scanner).

The teams exchange blanks with sentences and question tags. The teacher dictates correct answers. The teams check the blanks. The teacher writes points on the blackboard.

One of the students turns over another colourful square, reads it. The teacher gives the next blanks with instructions to each team.

 

• Write the adjectives in the correct order.

*Якщо учні не беруть підказку-схему, то вартість завдання 6 балів. За користування підказкою знімається 2 бали.

1. A ____________________ pumpkin (round  orange big)
2. An ____________________ witch (little ugly Celtic)
3. A ____________________ broomstick (wooden old long)
4. An ____________________ vampire (Romanian ancient elegant)
5. A ____________________ bat (scary black huge)
6. A ____________________ ghost (white Scottish tiny)

The teams exchange the blanks. The teacher dictates correct answers. The teams check the blanks. The teacher writes points on the blackboard.

One of the students turns over another colourful square, reads it. The teacher gives the next blanks with instructions to each team.

 

• Put the verbs in brackets into the gerund or the infinitive:

*Якщо учні не беруть підказку-табличку, то вартість завдання 6 балів. За користування підказкою знімається 2 бали.

1. Mummies walk upon the earth and enjoy ________ (scary) people.
2. Spiders want ________ (catch) you into their webs.
3. Some witches are good at ________ (transform) to black cats and back.
4. Children look forward to ________ (say) "Trick or Treat".
5. Vampires don’t mind ________ (bite) the necks of victims.
6. People plan ________ (go out) dressed up in their Halloween costumes.

The teams exchange blanks with sentences. The teacher dictates correct answers. The teams check the blanks. The teacher writes points on the blackboard.

One of the students turns over another colourful square, reads it. The teacher gives the next blanks with instructions to each team.

 

• Complete the sentences using the correct tense:

* Вартість завдання 6 балів.

1. Black cats _________ (not walk) along the streets at the moment.
2. ___ the devil _____ (gift) Jack a lump of burning coal thousands years ago?
3. The first mention of candy apples ____________ (occur) since 1950s.
4. When ___ people always _______ (wear) costumes to fake out the ghosts?
5. ____ the classic black and orange colours ____ (be) popular in years on October, 31?
6. Who __________ (prepare) Halloween costumes yet?

The teams exchange blanks with sentences. The teacher dictates correct answers. The teams check the blanks. The teacher writes points on the blackboard.

One of the students turns over another colourful square, reads it. The teacher gives the next blanks with instructions to each team.

 

• Complete A) the zero and B) first conditional sentences using the verbs from the box:

*Якщо учні не беруть підказку-схему, то вартість завдання 6 балів. За користування підказкою знімається 2 бали.

come   buy   fly   cross   be   touch  bring   fall   carve   turn   wear   be

1. 1. If the darkness _______, witches _______ on their broomsticks.

            2. When Halloween _______, super natural powers _______ the strongest.

            3. Dracula _______ into a Vampire when the moon _______full.

2.   1. You __________ Jack-o-lantern if you _______ a pumpkin.

      2. If a black cat _______ your path at Halloween night, it __________you a bad luck.

           3. Vampires _______(+not) _ you if you _______ a garlic necklace.

The teams exchange blanks with sentences. The teacher dictates correct answers. The teams check the blanks. The teacher writes points on the blackboard.

One of the students turns over another colourful square, reads it. The teacher gives the next blanks with instructions to each team.

 

• Report these statements:

*Якщо учні не беруть підказку-схему, то вартість завдання 6 балів. За користування підказкою знімається 2 бали.

1. "Why does this festival celebrate the return of the souls of dead?", the teacher asked.

____________________________________________________________

2. "We’re making Jack-o-lanterns", children said.

____________________________________________________________

3. "People put on funny costumes of witches, skeletons, ghosts, vampires, cats, bats last night", explained Tom.

____________________________________________________________

4. "The Romanians have celebrated the story of "Dracula", whispered a little boy.

____________________________________________________________

5. "The Irish won’t light bonfires", Tim added.

____________________________________________________________

6. "You can choose figures like Batman and Elvis rather than something with an evil theme ", mom admitted.

____________________________________________________________

 

TEACHER: Look at the blackboard. All the squares are turned over. All the tasks are done. Let’s count points of each team.

          Let’s clap to our winners and to all of us. Thank you for working hard.

          It’s time for photos and treatment.

          Happy Halloween!

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ДОДАТОК ДО QR codes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY:

1. Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated each year on October 31, isn’t it?
2. The history of Halloween comes from the Celtic tribes, doesn’t it?
3. The Celtic tribes didn’t believe that on the Eve at night witches and vampires could do everything with people, did they?
4. The tradition of making Jack-o-lanterns went from Celtic custom to create lights that help the souls to find a way to purgatory, didn’t it?
5. Nowadays people put traditional Halloween decorations in the yards of their homes, in the streets and in the parks, don’t they?
6. Children don’t go from house to house and say "Trick or Treat!", do they?

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ДОДАТОК  ДО "Adjectives"

opinion

size

age

shape

colour

origin

material

KEY:

1. A big, round, orange pumpkin
2. An ugly, little, Celtic witch
3. A long, old, wooden broomstick
4. An elegant, ancient, Romanian vampire
5. A scary, huge, black bat
6. A tiny, white, Scottish ghost

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ДОДАТОК ДО "Gerund or infinitive"

Gerund	Infinitive
mind	plan
enjoy	want
look forward to
be good at

 

 

 

 

 

KEY:

1. scarying
2. to catch
3. transforming
4. saying
5. biting
6. to go out

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KEY TO " The mix of tenses "

1. Black cats aren’t walking along the streets at the moment.
2. Did the devil gift Jack a lump of burning coal thousands years ago?
3. The first mention of candy apples has occurred since 1950s.
4. When do people always wear costumes to fake out the ghosts?
5. Will the classic black and orange colours be popular in years on October, 31?
6. Who has prepared Halloween costumes yet?

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ДОДАТОК  ДО "Zero and  first conditional"

Zero сonditional:	If  S + Present Simple, S + Present Simple
First сonditional:	If  S + Present Simple, S + Future Simple

 

KEY:

A)

1. If the darkness falls, witches fly on their broomsticks.
2. When Halloween comes, super natural powers are the strongest.
3. Dracula turns into a Vampire when the moon is full.

B)

1. You will carve Jack-o-lantern if you buy a pumpkin.

2. If a black cat crosses your path at Halloween night, it will bring you a bad luck.
3. Vampires won’t touch you if you wear a garlic necklace.

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ДОДАТОК ДО "Reported speech"

Tense	changes into
Present Simple	Past Simple
Present Continuous	Past Continuous
Past Simple	Past Perfect
Present Perfect	Past Perfect
*will	would
*can	could

 

KEY:

1. The teacher asked why that festival celebrated the return of the souls of dead.

2. Children said that they were making Jack-o-lanterns.

3. Tom explained that people had put on funny costumes of witches, skeletons, ghosts, vampires, cats, bats.

4.  A little boy whispered that the Romanians had celebrated  the story of "Dracula".

5. Tim added the Irish wouldn’t  light bonfires.

6. Mom said that I could choose figures like Batman and Elvis rather than something with an evil theme.