Department of English at primary school 'Arabia Saudita': 5th YEAR. SPECIAL CLASS. HALLOWEEN

FIFTH YEAR

Wednesday October 28th, 2020

HALLOWEEN Class (OPTIONAL):

To practise with the spelling of some vocabulary related to Halloween and study the differences between Halloween and Day of the Dead.
En la sesión de hoy vas a practicar la ortografía de vocabulario relacionado a Halloween y estudiar las diferencias entre Halloween y Día de los Muertos.



Activity 1.	Order the letters and write them on the lines. Match the names to the corresponding pictures. Ordena las letras y escribe los nombres en las líneas. Relaciona los nombres con los dibujos correspondientes.




Activity 2.	Expand vocabulary by finding the words in the wordsearch. Copy the vocabulary in your notebook. Expande tu vocabulario encontrando las palabras en la sopa de letras. Copia el vocabulario en tu cuaderno.




Activity 3.	Listen to and read about the history of Halloween and choose the correct options. Escucha y lee el texto acerca de la historia de Halloween y elige las opciones correctas. HALLOWEEN has its origin in the Mexican/Celtic festival of Sahmain, which marked the beginning/end of the harvest. At that time, people considered that evil/good spirits visited the world of the living on September/October 31st. For that reason they lit bonfires and wore masks to confuse the ghosts/friends. Also, they left food/toys on their doorsteps to stop evil spirits from destroying their crops (a treat so they wouldn’t trick them). When the Romans/Romulans conquered Britannia some festivals blended with the Celtic festival. In the 8th/9th century, the Catholic Church created a new holiday to commemorate the children/saints: All Saints day on November 1st and the previous day was called All Hallows’ Eve. Eventually, the name of this festival changed to Halloween and last century, this tradition became the first/second most popular –commercially– in the United States. Today, people wear costumes and go trick-or-treating to the neighbouring houses and receive lots of candy/games. For all these reasons, this holiday is completely different to the tradition of Day of the Dead, which is celebrated on November/December 1st-2nd and has its origins in the pre-Hispanic/Hispanic cultures.




Activity 4.	Now, you have remembered the differences between Halloween and Day of the Dead. Finally, watch the video to learn more about the origins and vocabulary related to Day of the Dead, a prehispanic tradition. Ahora has recordado las diferencias entre Halloween y Día de muertos. Por último, observa el video para aprender más sobre los origenes y vocabulario del día de muertos, una tradición prehispánica.