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"Halloween town" is a dream world filled with citizens such as ghosts, ghouls, vampires, werewolfs, witches, monsters, ...
Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king, is a respected entertainer amongst the citizens. However, he grows tired of the repetitive yearly celebration of Halloween so he wanders off in the woods. Suddenly, he discovers some strange trees with portals to different holiday towns... He accidentally opens the portal to "Christmas Town" and is amazed by what he sees...
What would Jack have seen if he had opened a different portal? Say perhaps the one with an easter egg on it? Or the one with the heart?
In pairs, describe how most people celebrate the holiday you were given in class in your country. Say something about the following topics:
- What do people do on this holiday?
- What kind of activities are usually organised on this holiday?
- What do people eat on this holiday?
- How do they decorate their homes?
- Is it an important holiday to celebrate?
- Do people exchange gifts on this holiday? Give some examples of typical gifts.
- How do you celebrate this holiday at home?
- Is it an official public holiday? Do people get a day off?
- Do some research on the internet and add a "DID YOU KNOW?- section" to the end of your text (e.g. Did you know that the name Halloween comes from "All Hallows' Eve", the night before All Hallows Day or All Saint's Day?)
- own ideas,...
Write a text of about 10-15 lines. Illustrate with pictures from the net and pictures of your own.