Halloween
A Quiz Show
Level - B1 – Intermediate
The Objectives:
- to practise pupils’ speaking skills;
- to develop pupils’ skills in extensive listening;
- to improve pupils’ abilities in team work;
- to activate vocabulary;
- to deepen pupils’ knowledge about the celebration of Halloween in Great Britain;
- to promote pupils’ creativity and imagination.
Equipment:
- handouts with different activities for the teams;
- a bowl with water for every team;
- some apples for every team.
Procedure.
T: Good afternoon, dear ghosts, witches, monsters and all spooky creatures who have come here to celebrate this wonderful event called Halloween. All of you are here to have a great time and to show that you are the spooks who rule the world this evening. Let us all sing the Halloween hymn to honour this worthy occasion.( Everybody is singing the song “ Heyhow Halloween”)
Heyhow Halloween
Heyhow Helloween
When all witches are to be seen,
Some in black and some in green
Heyhow for Helloween!
Compere 1 : From the ancient times Halloween is loved by all spirits. And today I can see spooky creatures of all sorts and kinds who have come to the party: werewolves , witches , ghosts , goblins , monsters & vampires . I’m also pleased to announce the participation of 2 teams in our party. They are: “Witches” and “Vampires”. I sincerely hope they will have a good chance to show how quick, witty & clever they are. In a minute a strained competition between these fabulous teams is going to start. Enjoy yourself while watching our show!
(Two pupils in the costumes of witches come to middle of the stage & recite poems).
On Halloween. (by Nina Willis Walter ) .
The witches fly
Across the sky
The owls go , “Who? Who? Who?”
The black cats yowl ,
“Scary Halloween to you!”
Jack -O –Lantern
Jack-o-lantern smiling bright ,
Smiling bright .
Witches flying , in the night .
It is Halloween!
Ghosts & goblins , cats and bats.
Witches with their funny hats,
It is Halloween!!!
Compere 2:And now it’s the time to start our first contest , which is a traditional one . It’s “Teams’greetings”.
Contest I . The teams’greetings.
Compere 2 : The second contest is called Emblem Presentation .
Contest II : Emblem Presentation.
Compere 3: Dear friends! Today you will learn about different masks which American teenagers use while celebrating Halloween. At Halloween parties American children try to disguise themselves as much as possible so that none of their friends & schoolmates could guess who is hiding under the mask. Most popular Halloween characters are werewolves, mummies, witches, vampires, ghosts, the members of the Adams Family, Dracula & monsters . Let’s see how these spooky creatures look like & what they are known for. (Pupils wearing costumes of various spooky creatures come to the middle of the stage & introduce themselves).
Werewolves: We are scary werewolves. In fact we are people who turn wolves at a full-moon night or whenever we want.
Mummies: We are mummies. Mummies are the bodies of dead people which were balmed & buried in ancient Egypt. We are always wearing bandages all about our bodies
Witches: We are flying witches. But we don’t need a plane. A broomstick is a fabulous transport. Our best friends are black cats because they help us to do a lot of harm to people. Ha-ha! (The witches are moving in a circle trying to show the way they fly on their broomsticks).
Ghosts: We are ghosts. Ghosts are souls of dead people. We like to haunt in old castles & other buildings. We enjoy frightening people at night. (The ghosts move across the stage pronouncing strange scary sounds).
Vampires: We are bloodsucking vampires. We leave our dead bodies at night & suck the blood of living people. We are ever-living creatures. But if you want to kill a vampire you must put a stake through his body.
Frankenstein: I am a monster. The scientist Frankenstein created me & named me after him. I am made of pieces of flesh & skin. I’ve got a lot of scarves. I look very scary.
The Adams Family: We are very wicked & horrible family. We are a grandfather, a father, a mother, a daughter & a son. We usually wear black clothes. We live in an old & shabby castle. We hate people & play tricks on them.
Goblins: We are scary little elfin creatures. We live in the houses or in the woods. We work mischief or evil.
(All the children who represent the spooky creatures sing the song “Witches come on Halloween”)
Witches come on Halloween
Witches come on Halloween,
Witches come to stay.
Here’s a witch with a tall black hat,
Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey!
Here are the whiskers of her cat,
Watch out now or scream,
Jack-o’-Lantern looking at me,
It is like a dream!
Pumpkins shining bright,
With their candlelight.
Bats and goblins coming too,
Watching out for you – BOO!
T: Dear teams, I have drawings of different spirits & ghosts but I have messed them up & now I don’t remember their names . Here’s a pile of cards with the names of spirits on. And now we have come close to our next contest . Your task is to match the cards with the names of spirits with the correct pictures.
Contest III: Match the name of a spirit with the correct picture . (The pictures describe vampires , witches , ghosts , mummies , monsters , etc.)
Compere 4: Dear friends! Halloween just wouldn’t be what it is without Jack-o’-Lanterns , which are made of pumpkins. Today we’re going to tell you about the history of these pumpkin Jack-o’-Lanterns & you’ll learn how to make them. Teams, please, listen to the story very attentively. After listening you are to be ready to participate in Contest IV , which is based on the story. ( The teams are listening to a recording of a story).
In Ireland , where Halloween began , the first Jack-o’-Lanterns weren’t made of pumpkins . They were made out of rutabagas , potatoes , turnips , or even beets !
There is an old Irish legend about a man named Stingy Jack who was too mean to get into heaven & had played too many tricks on the devil to go to hell. When he died , he had to walk the earth, carrying a lantern made out of a turnip with a burning coal inside . Stingy Jack became known as ‘Jack of the Lantern ‘or ‘Jack-o’-Lantern’.
From this legend came the Irish tradition of placing Jack-o’- Lanterns made of turnips & other vegetables in windows or by doors on Halloween. The Jack-o’-Lanterns are meant to scare away Stingy Jack & all the other spirits that are said to walk the earth on that night . It wasn’t until the tradition was brought to the United States by immigrants that pumpkins were used for Jack-o’-Lanterns.
Compere 1 : Now you know what the origin of Jack-o’- Lanterns is & what they are meant to be for on Halloween . Now arrange the statements given on your test sheets in the order they appeared in the story you’ve listened to.
Contest IV : Arrange the statements in the order they appeared in the story. ( Teams get test sheets).
1. The Jack-o’- Lanterns are meant to scare away Stingy Jack & all the other spirits that walk the earth on that night .
2. The first Jack-o’- Lanterns weren’t made of pumpkins .
3. Stingy Jack became known as ‘Jack of the Lantern ‘or ‘Jack-o’-Lantern’.
4. When he died , he had to walk the earth , carrying a lantern made out of a turnip with a burning coal inside.
5. Stingy Jack was too mean to get into heaven & had played too many tricks on the devil to go to hell.
6. They were made out of rutabagas , potatoes , turnips or even beets.
7. It wasn’t until the tradition was brought to the United States by immigrants that pumpkins were used for Jack-o’-Lanterns.
8. There is an old Irish legend about a man named Stingy Jack .
9. From this legend came the Irish tradition of playing Jack-o’-Lanterns made of turnips & other vegetables in windows or by doors on Halloween. (Key: 2,6,8,5,4,3,9,1,7.)
Compere2: Our Halloween party today wouldn’t be a real Halloween celebration without Jack-o’- Lanterns. Now they are going to present their creations to the jury.
Contest V : To make your own Jack-o’-Lantern.
Contest VI : Listen to a riddle. Give your answer to it .
Compere 3: Now I’m going to read some riddles to the teams .Every team in
turn gives its version of the answer to the same riddle. Then I’m reading the correct version of an answer . And the jury will pay attention which team was closer to the original version of the answer .
Riddles:
1. What do goblins mail home while on vocation ?
Key: Ghostcards.
2. Where did the spook buy his stamps ?
Key: At the ghost office.
3. Why do monsters go to Mc Donald’s?
Key: Because they like a sandwitch & French Flies !
4. What are three choices if you see a monster & all you have on hand is a toothbrush ?
Key: 1 run; 2 run; 3run.
5. What kind of street does a ghost like ?
Key : A dead end .
6. Where do vampires live?
Key : At the Vampire State Building .
7. How do ghost fly from one place to another?
Key : By scareplane .
8. What does a baby monster call his mother & father?
Key : Mummy & Dead.
9. What do witches like to read in the newspaper?
Key: The horrorscope.
T : (to teams ). What are some of the images associated with Halloween ? (Pupils name witches , black cats, monsters , ghosts , lanterns , pumpkins ). Some Halloween chants speak about the images you’ve mentioned . Our next contest is to listen to the Halloween chant and try to say it. I am repeating the chant 3 times & then 1 representative from every team in turn tries to say the chant .
Contest VII : Say the Halloween chant .
Halloween colours .
Black cat.
Orange pumpkin.
White ghost.
Green-eyed monster.
Black , orange , white , green
These are the colours of Halloween .
Compere 4: Apples have long been associated with Halloween through many centuries . It’s probably because of the time of year that the festival is celebrated . Many apple games are played at Halloween parties . That’s why our next contest is called “Apple bobbing “. Every team fills a large bowl with water & puts apples into a bowl . Children in turns come out & get an apple from the bowl. They can use their teeth , but not their hands . Every team has 5 minutes to get all the apples from the bowl.
Contest VIII: “Apple bobbing”.
Compere 1 : Our next contest is closely connected with the previous one . I think the teams remember the order of the actions they have done participating in the contest “Apple bobbing “. Now every team gets a worksheet based on the instructions . The task is to fill the gaps. The teams have 5 minutes to do the task .
Contest IX : “Gap fill”.
Fill the bowl with …………………………………………………………
…………………… the apples in the ……………………………………...
Get……………………………….from the bowl.
Use your ………………………………………..
Don’t ………………………your……………………………………………..
Key:
Water
Put , bowl
an apple
teeth
use , hands
Compere 2 : Now our holiday is coming to an end . I hope you all enjoyed yourselves & had a great time on this Halloween night .
Compere3: And now comes the most exciting moment of the party. Everyone in this hall is looking forward to the jury’s decision who is the winner. So, the floor goes to the Head of the jury.
( The Head of the jury announces the name of the team which has won).
Teacher: Hooray, we have a winner! My best congratulations on a superb performance! And thank you everybody who has come to our wonderful show! Welcome to other parties in our school!
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