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Задания к урокам по теме "Halloween" 2012

В этом году мы провели игру по станциям по теме Хэллоуин в 8-х классах. Перед игрой были проделаны задания на повторение и закрепление лексики. Большая часть лексики была изучена в 7 классе (см. уроки по теме "Halloween" 2011).

A. Read and fill in the words.

rat, bat, cat, wart, raven, owl

  1. The ………………… and the …………………… are birds.
  2. The ………………… is an animal like a large mouse with a long tail.
  3. The ……………………… isn't a bird, but it can fly.
  4. The black ………………… is a witch's companion.
  5. The …………………… and the ……………………… have fangs.
  6. A vampire ………………………… sucks blood of other animals.
  7. The ………………………… is not an animal. It's a small hard lump that grows on people's skin. A witch usually has them on her nose or chin.

spider, pumpkin, skull, bones, ghosts, lantern, web, skeleton, haunted, candle

  1. The ………………… house is often visited by ………………… .
  2. The human ……………………… . consists of 206 …………………… . It upper part is called a ………………………… .
  3. Jack-o'-……………………… consists of a face carved in a ……………………… with a …………………… inside it.
  4. The …………………… catches insects in its ……………………… .

grave, coffin, gravestone, peace, mask, cemetery, mummy

In ancient Egypt people made a ……………………… of the dead body, wrapped it in thin strips of cloth and put in a sarcophagus. On the face of the dead person they put a ………………… .
Nowadays the dead body is put in a wooden ……………………… Then it is carried to the …………………………… There it is put in a hole dug in the ground. The place where a dead body lies is called a ……………………… . A cross or a …………………………… with the dead person's name is put on top of it. Sometimes there is also the abbreviation RIP which means "rest in …………………".

terrible, nightmare, twilight, darkness, frightening, midnight, horrible, petrify

  1. The words …………………… , …………………… and ……………………… are synonyms. They mean "making you feel afraid or scared".
  2. To ………………………… means to frighten someone so much that they cannot move, as if they are made of stone. By the way, the name Peter comes from the Greek word which means "stone".
  3. ……………………… is the time in the evening when the sky is getting dark.
  4. ……………………… is twelve o'clock at night.
  5. ……………………… is a frightening dream.
  6. ……………………… is the absence of light, especially at night.

howl, moan, shadow, scream, whisper

  1. You ……………………… when you don't want other people to hear you.
  2. You ……………………… when you are frightened, hurt or excited.
  3. You ……………………… when you feel pain or are sad.
  4. Wolves and dogs often ………………………… .
  5. A ……………………… is not a sound. It is a dark shape made on a surface when something blocks light.

B. Read and match the words and the definitions.

1. cemetery
2. fang
3. broomstick
4. cauldron
5. pentagram
6. wand
7. zombie
a) a star with five points used as a magic symbol
b) a dead person who behaves as if he is alive as a result of magic
c) the area where dead people are buried
d) a thin stick used for doing magic
e) the stick on which the witch flies through the air
f) one of the four longest and sharpest teeth of some animals
g) a large metal container used for mixing magic things together and cooking them over a fire

После выполнения заданий ученики сыграли в игру. Учитель заданее приготовил небольшие карточки с названиями персонажей, животных или предметов по теме "Хэллоуин". Один ученик вытягивал карточку, остальные задавали ему общие вопросы (с ответами да/нет), пытаясь узнать загаданное слово. Образцы вопросов были даны в задании, но ученики придумывали и свои вопросы.

C. Guess who or what your classmate is. Ask Yes/No questions, e.g.:

  • Are you large / small?
  • Are you dead / alive?
  • Are you made of wood / metal / stone?
  • Is there anything inside you?
  • Can you move / fly / howl / make a web / use magic?
  • Do you wear clothes?
  • Are you afraid of the sun?
  • Have you got a wand / a broomstick / a cauldron?
  • Have you got wings / fangs / a tail / horns / claws / hooves / feathers / a beak?
  • Do you sleep in a coffin / a grave / a cave?
  • Do you like eating brains / drinking blood / frightening people?

На уроках мы также использовали песни по теме "Хэллоуин".

На следующий день была проведена игра по станциям. Класс был разделён на 3 группы. На каждую станцию отводилось по 15 минут.
Все материалы для игры по станциям Вы найдёте на этом сайте:

1 станция: кроссворд
2 станция: игровое задание на множественный выбор и ребусы
3 станция: игра, в которй нужно пройти от одной картинки к другой, выписать слова, и из отмеченных букв составить ещё одно слово.