Halloween words webquest

Halloween Webquest : http://www.anglaisfacile.com/exercices/exercice-anglais2/exercice-anglais-3870.php
Retrouvez le vocabulaire lié à Halloween. Puis écrivez le ci-dessous.
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( a light / a candle/ a match)
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Compréhension orale.
Ecoutez le texte enregistré « Halloween celebration » , plusieurs fois si nécessaire, et retrouvez les
mots manquants.
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Monday, ……………………………………………………………………, is Halloween in the ………………………………………... On that night,
many people will dress in clothes to make them look like frightening* creatures like ……………………………………… or
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Faith Lapidus tells us more. The traditions of Halloween grew out of Celtic beliefs* in ancient …………………………...
The Celts thought spirits of the …………………………………… would return to their homes on October thirty-first, the
day of the autumn feast. The Celts built huge ……………………………….to frighten away evil* spirits released* with the
dead on that night. People from …………………………… and …………………………………. brought* these ideas with them to
……………………………………………. Some people still believed that spirits played tricks* on people on the last night of
October. History experts say many of the Halloween traditions today developed from those of ancient times.
For example, they say that burning ……………………………………….. inside a hollow* ……………………………………….. recalls the
fires set many years ago in Britain. And they say that wearing a ………………………………………………….to hide a person’s
face is similar to the way ancient villagers covered their faces to force evil spirits away. On Halloween night,
American ………………………………………….. dress in special clothing and go from ………………………… …….. ………………………
shouting 'trick or treat!'. If the people in the houses do not give them a ………………………………………….. , the children
might play a trick* on them. Americans spend a great deal of ………………………………….. buying Halloween
………………………………………to wear. They also buy pumpkins and frightening objects to place outside their homes.
*frightening=scary
*beliefs=croyances
* evil spirit=mauvais esprits
* released= délivré
*brought (bring)= apporter
*hollow=creuse/vide
* trick= (jouer) un tour
III.
Answer the following questions concerning Halloween celebration in the US…
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1/ When is Halloween celebrated? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2/ Did the tradition of Halloween originate in the US? ……………………………………………
3/ Who did celebrate Halloween in the first place? …………………………………………………………………..
4/ Why did the Celts build a huge (=enormous) fire? …………………………………………………………………………………………..
5/ The Americans replaced this huge fire with a burning …………………… inside a …………………………………………………..
6/ what do American children do on Halloween night? ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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7/ What does ‘trick or treat’ mean in French? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
b/ En quelques mots explique en français ce que tu as compris de la fête d’Halloween………
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