Part B Theme Listening
■Language Learning
Study the following words and expressions.
Words:
ghost,zombie,phantom,vampire,monster,mummy,witch,skeleton,spider web,Jack-O’-Lantern/pumpkin lantern,mask,trick-or-treat,costume party
Expressions:
•You scared me!
•I am freaked out!
•Spiders scare me stiff!
•We use the lantern to light the way for skeletons,devils,witches,ghosts,and the dead friends or relatives,for they will visit the earth.
■Exercise 4:Dialogue Listening
Listen to the dialogue.Write down the missing words.
Meiling:Jack,I heard there is a festival celebrated with 1.Is it a children’s day?
Jack:Oh,no!It’s not just a children’s day.It’s a day for 2,and also for adults,actually.Everybody enjoys Halloween.Would you like to know something about it?
Meiling:Yes,I’d love to.
Jack:On that day small kids get 3,then walk around with paper bags or baskets knocking on their neighbors’doors.They would say“ 4”to their neighbors with 5(pumpkin lanterns)in their hands.Each household puts gifts such as candies,crackers,pencils,etc.in their bags or baskets.Kids are happy and excited to get the candies.
Meiling:I see children dressed in 6and costumes in Halloween pictures.And the masks and costumes look 7.Any story about it?
Jack:One of the oldest Halloween traditions comes from the ancient Celts,who lived in western and central Europe long ago.The Celts celebrated a holiday called Samhain on October 31st.After 8on that day,people believed that spirits(灵魂)of the dead would rise and walk the earth.The Celts made offerings(贡品)of food and drink to keep the spirits away.
Meiling:We also have a similar tradition.
Jack:But by the late 1800s after Halloween was introduced to America,fewer people believed in ancient superstitions(迷信)of 9and 10.Halloween became more a holiday for children to receive treats and dress in costume.Adults or parents are also dressed up in strange,colorful,ugly or scary costumes,roam on the street like children or hold a 11.
Meiling:It’s really interesting.
Jack:Black and orange are two major colors for Halloween._________1_2_____stands for nights and_______1_3____for pumpkins.
Meiling:I see.
Jack:One more thing you should know is that Halloween is the_________1_4_____of All Saints’Day.Halloween is on October 31st with a celebration usually starting after sunset.November 1st is All Saints’Day.
Meiling:Cool.Thank you.I’ve got more about Halloween now.
■Exercise 5:Second Listening
Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions.
1.When is Halloween?When is All Saints’Day?
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2.What do children do on Halloween?
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3.What do adults do on Halloween?
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4.It there any similar festival in China?
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5.What are the main colors on Halloween?What do they stand for?
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6.Which countries do you know celebrate Halloween?
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