A story about Halloween in English - origins and traditions. Materials for Halloween lessons for children in English

English teacher Bezuglova N.B.

Non-traditional English lesson: "Halloween"

Non-traditional lessons, along with the compulsory course, create conditions for a more complete implementation of practical, educational, educational, and developmental learning goals. Non-traditional lessons are one of the means of increasing motivation, which in turn is an important condition when learning a foreign language. Interest increases the desire to learn and learn, and therefore ensures the strength of knowledge.

Non-traditional lessons help reflect such a branch of linguistics as sociolinguistics, which studies the relationship between language and culture, language and society. Language is the guardian of the national culture of the people who speak it. Therefore, during foreign language lessons, it is very important to instill in children the desire to know the culture and traditions of native speakers of the language being studied, because language performs two functions: communicative and cultural.

In A. P. Kuzovlev’s textbook for grade 5, the author paid special attention to such a holiday as Halloween. Based on this, I developed an unconventional lesson that allows students to become familiar with this holiday in a fun way. For fifth-graders to more fully assimilate the material, I recommend holding an extracurricular event on the theme of Halloween, prepared by high school students.

Design and equipment:

Drawings depicting the moon, bat, witches, ghosts, pumpkins; candles, curtains on the windows; chairs; musical arrangement.

Unconventional lesson “Halloween”

Target: Introduce students to the holiday “Halloween.”

Tasks:

Cognitive : to introduce students to the traditions and culture of the country of the language being studied based on the Halloween holiday.

Developmental: develop students' interest in studying the traditions of the country of the target language.

Educational: instill interest in learning English.

During the classes

I. Organizational start of the lesson:

Good morning, children. Sit down, please. Today we will have an unusual esson.Today we will have known about Halloween.

(The lesson begins with the windows covered, candles burning and music playing).

II. New topic:

Teacher:

As I already told you, today we will learn about the holiday “Halloween”.

This holiday is accompanied by fun and ancient rituals. On Halloween night, people light lanterns to ward off evil spirits. Children carve faces on pumpkins and insert candles inside. This pumpkin is called “Jack the Lamplighter”.

Guys, do you know where this name comes from? No? Now I will tell you: This name is borrowed from Irish history. There lived a man named Jack. He was so stingy that even after death, he went not to heaven, but to the devil. The devil threw him a piece of burning coal with the words: “Put it in the turnip that you are eating. This will be your lantern.” That's how this name came about.

Do you know that there is another custom: people dance around the fire and then run shouting “Get away, devil.” Families also march to the fields with lit torches. This protects the fields from witches and other spirits. Each family tries to light the biggest fire on the field. Sometimes family members wear creepy masks.

Halloween is celebrated in all countries, and each country has its own distinctive feature in celebrating this holiday. For example, in Wales this holiday is not so fun, because... it reminds of death. Each person receives a white stone and throws it into the fire. Then everyone walks around the fire and prays. If someone does not find his stone in the fire, then, according to legend, he will soon die. Poor people go home on this holiday. They sing songs and beg for alms. But in France, bell ringers walk the streets and before midnight announce that everyone needs to go into the house, because spirits are wandering around. And in Mexico they bake bread in the shape of skulls. Children buy toys: crypts, skulls and coffins. They eat sweets in the shape of funeral wreaths. In America, children wear masks and colorful costumes. They go door to door shouting “Trick or treat?” People decorate their homes in traditional Halloween colors: orange and black.

Do you know how Halloween used to be celebrated in Russia? This holiday was called

“Spirits Day” and celebrated it on the first Monday after Trinity. This holiday was also a masquerade: one dressed up as a goat, another as a horse, and a third as a pig. This whole costumed procession was accompanied by the music of accordionists and balalaika players. They walked to the field, fired a few shots from a gun, then threw the horse's head into a hole until next year - it was farewell to spring.

So, here I told you about this wonderful holiday. In all countries of the world this holiday is accompanied by its own rituals.

Guys, what is Halloween? What can you tell us about him? How was it celebrated, on what date? Who is Jack the Lamplighter?

Let's find out what children are treated to on this holiday?

Open your books on p 10 f ex 1 (1) let’s read and translabe.

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cucumbers

bubble gum

sugar

fruits

plums

puddings

juices

nuts

You and I know that in America, if you don’t give a meal to someone who asks, he will play a joke on you. Let's find out how people make fun

Open your books on p 101 ex 1 (3)

Let's read and translabe.

They

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pull down fences

put on spooky faces

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jump and run around a house

dig up pumpkins

cut pumpkin faces.

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play loud music

put on calm costumes.

Now let us sing a song about Halloween.

Halloween, Halloween, magic night

We are glad and very right.

We all dance and sing and recite,

Welcome! Welcome! Halloween night. (Learn in advance).

You are well done!

Now let us do ex 2 on p 102.

Let’s put the sentences in the right order to find out how to make a Jack o’ Lantern.

Put the candle inside the pumpkin.

Cut a nose and a mouth.

Cut eyes.

Take a huge yellow pumpkin.

Light the candle.

Put the pumpkin near or in the house.

Boys and girls. Be attentive! Let’s watch a TV program “Good morning” about Halloween.

I. Good morning dear friends
II. This TV program is “Good morning”! And This is Parshentsev Konstantin.

I. This is Kleptsova Tatjana. Let's start our program.
II. What date is it today, Kostja?

I. Today is the 31st of October.
II. oh, today is Halloween!

I. Yes, gou are right.

And now we will hear about this holiday from our guests.

II. Our guests are Grebenuk Helen and Lazarenko Nick.

Helen: Good morning! I want to tell you about Halloween. This is holiday for children. They celebrate Halloween on the 31st of October. They walk from house to house and ask “Trick or treat”?

Nick: People eat cucumbers, fruits, juices, bubble gum, plums, nuts, sugar and puddings.

II. What tricks do children do to people?

Helen: Pull down fences, put on spooky faces.

Nick: Jump and run round a house, dig up pumpkins, cut pumpkin faces.

Helen: Play loud music, put on spooky costumes.

I. Thank you! And our next guest is Vasilenko Aljona.

Aljona: Good morning, dear friends. I want to tell you how to make Jack – o – Lantern. Take yellow pumpkin; cut eyes, a nose and a mouse; put the candle inside the pumpkin; light the candle; put the pumpkin near or in the house.

II. Thank you very much! And our program is over.

I. Thank you for your attention, good bye!

Well, Now let’s listen to record. We will sing a song about Halloween.

(ex 4 p 102 – 103)

I hope that our lesson was very interesting and useful for you. Thank you for attention. Our lesson is over, good bye!

1. be associated with – associated with
2. supernatural - supernatural
3. creature - creature
4. originally - originally
5. especially - especially
6. veil – veil
7. attribute - attribute
8. hollow out - scrape out from the inside
9. fancy costumes - masquerade costumes
10. It is cut up to - It (the pumpkin) is cut out to...

The Origin of Halloween. The history of the origin of the holiday (text in English with translation)

This holiday started in Ireland. Halloween was originally a festival of the dead. It is celebrated on the 31st of October. Halloween means All Hallows Eve. You know , the 1st of November is All Hallows Day (All Saints' Day). People thought that the evening (eve) before is the time when the veil between the living and the dead is lifted and witches, ghosts and other creatures are about. So this holiday is associated with death and supernatural. It is very popular with children and teenagers especially in America.

It is the only time in autumn before the cold days begin when it is still warm enough to go outside and enjoy the beauty of autumn. On that day children wear unusual fancy costumes and masks. They dress up as witches, ghosts, ghouls, bats, evil spirits, skeletons and frighten people. They say “Trick or Treat”. If they get a treat, they go away. But if they don’t, they play tricks.

The main attribute of Halloween is Jack-O'Lantern ( Jack Lantern) or hollowed-out pumpkin. It is cut up to look like a frightening face and a candle is placed inside.

But it turns out that everything is not so simple, because Halloween was celebrated by the Celts about 2000 years ago and then this holiday was called -. You can learn more about this holiday from Leo http://lingualeo.com/ru/jungle/halloween-21481#/page/1

The Origin of Halloween (text in Russian)

This holiday originated in Ireland. Halloween was originally the Day of the Dead or the celebration of Death. And they celebrated it on October 31st. The word itself Halloween stands for Hallowe'en, which is celebrated Nov. 1. Previously, people thought that on the eve of this day the veil between the world of the living and the dead was lifted and witches, spirits and other supernatural creatures appeared among the living. Therefore, many people associate this holiday with death. It is very popular among children and teenagers especially in America.

Colleagues! As promised, I am sharing with you my script for a lesson about Halloween for preschoolers. I’ve been using this plan for more than one year, so I didn’t rewrite it and left it as it was in English.

Vocabulary to learn: ghost, pumpkin, witch, mummy, bat, black cat.

Start by dividing the kids into two (or more) teams. The competitive atmosphere makes the whole event funnier.

Make some kind of introduction. Ask the students what they know about this holiday (in their L1).

Tell them about the main symbol of the Holiday – pumpkin. Put the flashcard on the board (you can download flashcards ) and make the kids say the word with you. Invite them to dance to the fun action song This is my favorite pumpkin.

Ask the teams to color the picture of a pumpkin to make a Jack-o-Lantern. (I usually give each team a point for this task.)

Tip: It’s great to prepare a real Jack-o-Lantern beforehand and light it together with the students. You may turn the lights in the classroom off while doing it, but even in the daylight it will impress your little learners for sure.

Tell the children that on Halloween kids usually dress up as fantasy creatures like witches, ghosts and mummies. Put the corresponding flashcards on the board.

You have four flashcards on the board now: pumpkin, ghost, witch and mummy. To help the kids remember them play the disappearing cards game. The kids say the words with you several times. You may ask them to speak in different voices, e.g. whisper like a ghost, say the words angrily like a witch, happily like a pumpkin, etc. Then you continue to repeat the words in chorus but each time you take one card off the board. The kids still have to say all the four words – the missing one too. Proceed to do this until there are no cards left on the board.

Dance to the action song What are you for Halloween?

Picture puzzle game. Give each team a Halloween picture cut into pieces. To make it a bit more challenging (and fun!) you may cut two different pictures and mix the pieces. The team to put the picture(s) back together first are the winners. Then you may ask the students to tell you what is in the picture. (I find it more encouraging to give the winning team two points and the other team one point, instead of giving a point only to the team that was the first.)

Introduce two more vocabulary items - bat and black cat. Put the flashcards on the board and make the kids say to them with you.

Play a game with all the six words. Ask the kids to close their eyes, put the flashcards around the classroom. The children open their eyes and you ask them to point to the pictures. E.g. “Where is the bat? Point to bat! Ok, now point to cat. Great! Point to pumpkin.” etc.

Tell about the Trick-or-Treating tradition and watch one more great song with Matt — Let's go Trick-or-Treating

Actually, there are more Halloween words in this song (owl, monster and spider) but I decided that six words are quite enough for my young learners to remember in one lesson.

Play Slap! The flashcards are on the board. You invite a member of each team to come to the board. You say the word and the first child to slap it gets the point for his/her team. You then take the card off the board and go on to play with two different members of each team.

Watch and dance to the action song Halloween number song to review the numbers.

Play Picture Hunt. Before the lesson stick small pictures with bats, black cats, pumpkins under the desks, teacher’s desk, window-sill etc. (I use small pieces of sticky tape.) The teams run around the class and look for the hidden pictures. Then you ask each team how many items of each picture they have got.

Watch and dance to the Halloween action song.

Play Maze race. Give each team a number of easy mazes. (you can download them at activityvillage.com) You set the time/switch on the music and the children have to do as many mazes as they can.

Watch and dance to the action song, then answer the questions in the end of the video — What do you see?

Play Put a Hat on the Witch. It’s Halloween variation of Donkey’s Tail game. Prepare a picture of a witch and several hats with pieces of double sided tape. A child from each team comes out and, blindfolded, tries to stick the hat in the correct place. The winner is the child who sticks the hat closest to the correct spot.

At the end of the lesson each student usually gets a handful of sweets or some small present.

The Halloween holiday requires special preparation, especially in English. We need a script with games and competitions, some creepy story, a scary cartoon. But the most important thing about Halloween is the atmosphere, mysterious and mysterious, a little scary. To create it, you need the appropriate attributes - twilight, suitable music. And, of course, costumes and makeup. All this will create the appropriate mood and then the holiday will be remembered for a long time. We tried too. Our Halloween was a great success. Let's share our experience.

Halloween / Halloween in English (script)

1. The beginning of the holiday. Guests enter and take their seats (chairs are arranged in a semicircle, since games will be played during intermission in the center of the hall). The light gradually goes out.

Monster Mash music plays.

After a short introductory speech by the presenter we start by watching a famous cartoon clip

The Nightmare Before Christmas (cartoon)

2. History of the Halloween holiday. Presentation

The presentation is accompanied by the music “I am not a Hero”

You can prepare the presentation yourself. Here is what is needed: Two speakers are needed (one recites the text in English, the other translates into Russian)

3. Re-enactment for Halloween

There may be a small dramatization here (no more than 10 minutes). During it, the lights go out and the main characters of the Halloween holiday appear on the stage: vampires, spirits and ghosts. They crush bones.

Then a small light turns on. Ghosts, dead people and vampires, etc. show off their costumes and take turns saying scary phrases, for example:

Ghoul: We are the real power in this crazy world. We have been waiting for so long!

Ghost 1: Our day has come. We'll ruin everything on our way.

Ghost 2: The human creatures will suffer and cry every minute, every second.

Ghost 3: I like to frighten people at night, to hear their screams, to fill their souls with horror of the coming end.

BAT: We will drink their blood, we’ll make the world change.

Of course, the script could have been made more frightening and bloody, but that was not our goal. I just wanted the audience to take a look at English language learning through the prism of Halloween.

Good luck everyone and Happy Halloween!

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Hi all!

You know, I realized a long time ago that teaching English to small children or schoolchildren is easiest when you know how to attract them. Very young children are attracted to everything new, bright and unusual. And those who are older will be hooked by everything related to their interests and hobbies. Do you agree, friends?

When it comes to holiday themes, especially Halloween, they always attract children and motivate them to learn new English words and phrases. That’s why the theme of Halloween in English today will be revealed by me to the maximum: a lot of new words, some facts and history, a topic with translation, pictures and videos with songs, as well as interesting tasks for memorizing words from this topic.

Let's start quickly...

Milana with our Jack-o"-lantern)). Baked afterwards, it turned out to be very tasty!

A little history and traditions:

1. Halloween originated from a pagan holiday of All Saints’ Day. The name "Halloween" is a shortened version of “All Hallows’ Eve”. Halloween has its roots in the pagan holiday of All Saints' Day. Name "Halloween" is a shortened version of the phrase All Hallows' Eve.
2. Today it has lost its religious roots and is just a fun day for children and some adults. Today, the holiday has lost its religious roots and is now simply a fun day for children and some adults.
3. Halloween is celebrated on October the 31st every year and is most famous in the U.S.A. Halloween is celebrated annually on October 31 and is most famous in the United States.

Data

1. Orange and black colors are symbols of this holiday, in particular, orange pumpkins and black witches, cats and costumes. Orange and black colors are symbols of this holiday, in particular orange pumpkins and black witches, cats and costumes.
2. One of the most popular Halloween activities is trick-or-treating. One of the most popular activities during Halloween is trick-or-treating.
3. Toffee apples and anything made from pumpkin are very popular on this day. Sugar baked apples and anything made from pumpkin are very popular on this day.
4. On October the 31st people often go to the parties where they read fortunes and tell ghosts stories. On October 31st, people often go to parties where they tell fortunes and tell scary stories to each other.
5. In Hollywood many horror movies have been made about Halloween, so it is now known in many countries all over the world. Hollywood has made many horror films about Halloween, so now the holiday is known in many countries around the world.

Words on the topic:

pumpkin - pumpkin

pumpkin pie - pumpkin pie

jack-o'-lantern - jack-o'-lantern

toffee apples - apples in caramel

candy - candy, lollipop

treat - treat

ghost - ghost, specter

ghoul - ghost in a cemetery

witch - sorceress, witch

monster - monster

vampire - vampire

mummy - mummy

werewolf - werewolf

devil - damn, demon

bat - bat

spider - spider

black cat - black cat

rat - rat

owl - owl

tomb - grave, tomb

skeleton - skeleton

graveyard - cemetery

haunted house - haunted house

trick-or-treat - joke-or-treat

candle - candle

bonfire - fire

costume - costume

witch's broom - broom

skull - turtle

scary - creepy, terrible

spooky - ominous, frightening

phrases:

witches fly on their broomsticks- witches fly on brooms

skeletons rattle their bones - skeletons rattle their bones

ghosts frighten people - ghosts scare people

Jack-o'-Lanterns walk around houses— Jack-o-lanterns walk around the house

black Halloween cats play tricks on us - h black cats joke on us

people tell fortunes- people tell fortunes (predict fate)

Interesting aphorisms:

The devil is not so bad as he is painted.
The devil is not as scary as he is painted.

When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.
If there are black cats wandering around and pumpkins flickering around, expect good luck on Halloween.

Possible tasks:

To reinforce words on the Halloween theme, you can play the game:

1. Using this picture, you can arrange a competition between students: whoever signs the most memory words under the pictures wins and receives, for example, candy)).
2. You can number 17 pieces of paper, put them in a hat, and the children will take turns pulling them out, trying to remember this or that object in English. Whoever names the most wins.
3. Practice any grammar with words in a picture, for example, with a missing word, make a sentence in Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, etc. (the word “skeleton” - The skeleton is dancing on the table)))...

Topic with translation and phrases:

This is an educational text in English about Halloween, on which you can write an essay or simply make an interesting report. It can be found

Halloween videos and songs:

• I would like to start with a song that I personally strongly associate with the theme of Halloween. This song is well known to my generation, but some children have probably heard it too (for example, my Milana) - after all, it is from the well-known film of the same name Ghostbusters. The fun begins...))

• A slow and clear video song in which you will hear the words: pumpkin, jack-o'-lantern, ghosts, ghouls, witches. It also allows you to remember and repeat words associated with the face. In this regard, you can also give a useful task to the children, which will also entertain them - K As soon as they hear one of the words written above in the song, they must draw something, or shout, or do something else...

• And here all the sentences can be seen on the screen as the song progresses. I would also draw the children’s attention to the combination "too spooky" and the associated grammatical rule, as well as the question "What's that?", which, by the way, can be played out in this topic by pointing to pictures and expecting an answer from students. Or give the children the opportunity to ask each other questions and answer them. In addition, you can add the question “Who's that?” to animate objects.

• We repeat again and admire the beautiful characters)).