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Halloween History

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Published: 24 Oct 2022
Level 4 (B1+)   |   Time: 2:15
Accent: American
Source: The History Channel

The History Channel explores the origins and history of Halloween.


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  2. WATCH the VIDEO

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  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on test preparation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO

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  2. VER el VIDEO

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  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

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  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la preparación de la examen, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘 읽기

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  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

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  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO

    É importante ler o vocabulário antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

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  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder a todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na preparação para o teste, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura de frases.

  1. ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЛОВНИК

    Важливо прочитати словник перед переглядом відео. Це покращить вашу здатність розуміти відео. Це також допоможе вам зрозуміти, як нова лексика використовується природно.

  2. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ ВІДЕО

    Коли дивитеся відео вперше, просто намагайтеся зрозуміти загальну ситуацію.

  3. ВІДПОВІДАЙТЕ НА ЗАПИТАННЯ

    Спочатку спробуйте відповісти на всі запитання з пам'яті. Потім перегляньте відео ще раз і спробуйте відповісти на запитання, які ви пропустили.

  4. ПЕРЕГЛЯНЬТЕ і ПРОЧИТАЙТЕ СЦЕНАРІЙ

    Перегляньте відео ще раз, читаючи сценарій. Читання і слухання одночасно допоможе вам почути кожне окреме слово і покращити точність сприйняття на слух.

  5. ВИКОНАЙТЕ ЗАВДАННЯ

    Існує кілька різних завдань, які зосереджені на підготовці до тесту, лексиці, граматиці та структурі речень.

Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario Словник

Check the words you already know. Marca las palabras que ya conoces. Marque as palavras que você já conhece. 이미 아는 단어에 체크하세요. Позначте слова, які ви вже знаєте.

  • ☐ ☐ ☐ trick-or-treating n. - when children go from house to house wearing costumes asking for candy
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a parade n. - a public event of people walking through streets that celebrates a special day [image] vocab image
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ bobbing for apples exp. - trying to grab an apple with your mouth from a barrel of water [image] vocab image
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ Celtic adj. - an ancient western European culture, often associated with Britain
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ roaming spirits n. - free ghosts
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ keep (someone) at bay exp. - stop someone from coming close
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a mask n. - a covering for the face, used as a disguise, or to amuse or scare other people [image] vocab image
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an eve n. - an evening, a night
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ medieval adj. - related to the Middle Ages (500 to 1450 AD)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ the needy n. - poor people
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ beg v. - ask for something humbly
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a pastry n. - sweet bread [image] vocab image
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ pray v. - give thanks to or ask for something from God
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ relatives n. - family members
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ dress up phv. - put on a costume
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a costume n. - a set of clothes worn in order to look like someone else, usually for a party or Halloween
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ offerings n. - gifts
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ recite v. - say from memory
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ revive v. - bring back
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ pranks n. - tricks, practical jokes, or mischievous acts
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ high jinks n. - noisy and mischievous acts of fun
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a custom n. - a tradition
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ annually adv. - every year
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ trivia n. - unimportant facts

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression


Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання (difficult)
  1. Halloween comes from an ancient _______ festival called Samhain.

    Celtic



  2. In Samhain, people believed that ______ returned as ghosts.

    the dead



  3. In Samhain, people offered _______ to the ghosts.

    food and wine



  4. In Samhain, people would wear ______ to disguise themselves as ghosts.

    masks



  5. In the 8th century, All Saints Day was celebrated on ______ (a date).

    November 1st



  6. The original name of Halloween was ______.

    All Hallows' Eve



  7. Trick-or-treating, guising, and souling originated in ______.

    Medieval Britain



  8. In Souling, poor people would pray for ______ in exchange for pastries.

    people's dead relatives



  9. In guising, young people would dress up and sing in exchange for ______, ______, or ______.

    food, wine, money



  10. ______ and _______ immigrants brought these traditions to America.

    Irish, Scottish



  11. Originally, trick-or-treating was much more focused on (1) ______ than (2) ______.

    (1) the tricks, (2) the treats



  12. Trick-or-treating became a much more family-friendly holiday in ______ (a decade).

    the 1950s



  13. U.S. consumers spend more than 2.5 billion dollars on _______ each year.

    Halloween costumes



Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas Запитання (easy)
  1. Halloween comes from an ancient _______ festival called Samhain.
    German
    Celtic
    English
    American

  2. In Samhain, people believed that ______ returned as ghosts.
    witches
    the dead
    children
    evil spirits

  3. In Samhain, people offered _______ and ______ to the ghosts.
    food
    wine
    money
    books

  4. In Samhain, people would wear ______ to disguise themselves as ghosts.
    costumes
    makeup
    masks
    hats

  5. In the 8th century, All Saints Day was celebrated on ______.
    October 1st
    October 30th
    October 31st
    November 1st

  6. The original name of Halloween was ______.
    All Saints Day
    All Hallows' Eve
    Samhain

  7. Trick-or-treating, guising, and souling originated in ______
    America
    Britain
    Germany
    France

  8. In Souling, poor people would pray for ______ in exchange for pastries.
    good luck
    a good harvest
    others' good health
    people's dead relatives

  9. In Guising, young people would dress up and sing in exchange for ______, ______, or ______.
    milk
    food
    wine
    money
    good luck
    protection from evil spirits

  10. ______ and _______ immigrants brought these traditions to America.
    Welsh
    Irish
    German
    English
    Scottish

  11. Originally, trick-or-treating was much more focused on ______.
    the tricks than the treats
    the treats than the tricks

  12. Trick-or-treating became a much more family-friendly holiday ______.
    because of Halloween movies
    in the 1950s
    after 9-11
    in Europe

  13. U.S. consumers spend more than 2.5 billion dollars on _______ each year.
    Halloween costumes
    Halloween parties
    Halloween tricks
    Halloween candy

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Vocabulary Review 어휘 검토 Revisão de vocabulário Vocabulario revisión Огляд лексики

Directions: What expressions from the video have the same meaning as the highlighted expressions in the sentences below?

Instrucciones: ¿Qué expresiones del video tienen el mismo significado que las expresiones destacadas en las oraciones siguientes?

Instruções: Quais expressões do vídeo têm o mesmo significado que as expressões destacadas nas frases abaixo?

지시 사항: 아래 문장에서 강조된 표현과 같은 의미를 가진 표현을 영상에서 찾아보세요.

Інструкції: Які вирази з відео мають те саме значення, що й виділені вирази в реченнях нижче?


  1. When most people think of Halloween, they think of trick-or-treating, parades, and [ moving up and down in water ] for apples.

    [ bobbing ]



  2. They would leave food and wine on their doorsteps to keep roaming spirits [ away at a safe distance ] .

    [ at bay ]



  3. Young people would dress up in costumes and accept food, wine, and money in exchange for [ saying from memory ] poetry.

    [ reciting ]



  4. In the 19th century, American Irish and Scottish immigrants [ made popular again ] these old traditions.

    [ revived ]



  5. At first, it was much more about the tricks in the form of [ playful, mischievous tricks ] and high jinks than the treats.

    [ pranks ]



  6. Today Halloween is big business with US consumers spending more than 2.5 billion on costumes [ each year ].

    [ annually ]



Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones Побудова речень

Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order.
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras.

Instruções:: Escreva orações sobre o videoclipe usando as palavras-chave. Você pode alterar a forma da palavra ou adicionar palavras, mas não pode alterar a ordem das palavras.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다.

Інструкції: Напишіть речення про відеокліп, використовуючи подані слова. Ви можете змінювати форму слова або додавати слова, але не можете змінювати порядок слів.



Sentence 1

Halloween / start / 2,000 / year / ago / with / ancient / Celtic / festival / know / Samhain

Halloween started 2,000 years ago with the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain.



Sentence 2

although / Samhain / celebrate / November / 1 / people / would / wear / mask / night / before / trick / ghost

Although Samhain was celebrated on November 1st, people would wear masks (on) the night before (in order) to trick the ghosts.



Sentence 3

in / 8 / century / Christian / church / change / Samhain / All Hallows / and / night / before / become / All Hallows / eve

In the 8th century, the Christian Church changed Samhain into All Hallows, and the night before became All Hallows Eve.



Sentence 4

souling / be / pray / people / dead / relative / exchange / pastry

Souling [was/is] praying for people's dead relatives in exchange for pastries.



Sentence 5

guising / be / dress / up / costume / and / sing / or / tell / joke / exchange / food / wine / money

Guising [was/is] dressing up in costumes and singing or telling jokes in exchange for food, wine, and money.



Sentence 6

in / 19 / century / Irish / Scottish / immigrant / bring / this / tradition / America / and / create / trick-or-treating

In the 19th century, Irish and Scottish immigrants brought these traditions to America and created trick-or-treating.



Sentence 7

first / trick-or-treating / far / more / focus / trick / but / it / become / more / kid-center / holiday / 1950s

At first, trick-or-treating was far more focused on (the) tricks, but it became a more kid-centered holiday in the 1950s.



Sentence 8

it / estimate / American / spend / than / six / billion / dollar / Halloween / annual

It is estimated (that) Americans spend more than six billion dollars on Halloween annually.



Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión Обговорення

  1. What information from the video did you already know? What information was new for you?
  2. Does/Did your country have any similar traditions to Samhain, related to evil spirits and protection from ghosts? How do/did you protect yourself?
  3. Do you believe in ghosts? Have you ever seen a ghost?
  4. Did you ever dress up for Halloween as a child? What was your costume?
  5. Have you ever dressed up for Halloween as an adult? What was your costume?
  6. Will you celebrate Halloween this year? How?
  7. At what age should children be allowed to go trick-or-treating without an adult? Do you think this is safe?

Script 대본 Roteiro Guion Сценарій

When most people think of Halloween, they think of trick-or-treating, parades, bobbing for apples, and other family-friendly activities. But (I) bet you didn't know the true story behind the ancient origins of Halloween.

It all goes back some 2,000 years to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, celebrated on November 1st. On the night before Samhain, people believed that the dead returned as ghosts. They would leave food and wine on their doorsteps to keep roaming spirits at bay and wear masks when they left the house so they would be mistaken for fellow ghosts.

The Christian Church turned Samhain into All Saints Day, or All Hallows, in the 8th Century. The night before became All Hallows Eve, later shortened to Halloween.

You've heard of trick-or-treating on Halloween, but what about souling or guising. All three of these traditions originated in medieval Britain.

On All Souls Day, November 2nd, the needy would beg for pastries known as soul cakes. In return, they would pray for people's dead relatives. This was called souling.

In the medieval Halloween tradition of guising, young people would dress up in costumes and accept food, wine, money, and other offerings in exchange for singing, reciting poetry, or telling jokes.

In the 19th century, American Irish and Scottish immigrants revived these old traditions. The result was trick-or-treating. At first, it was much more about the tricks, in the form of pranks and high jinks, than the treats.

It wasn't until the 1950s that the custom took on its current family-friendly kid-centered form.

Today Halloween is big business with US consumers spending more than 2.5 billion on costumes annually. Add in the candy, and it's estimated that Americans spend up to 6 billion on Halloween each year, making it the second most commercial holiday after Christmas.

So whether you're a fan of tricks, treats, or trivia, there's a bit of Halloween history.

We bet you didn't know!