THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN

Unscramble the words related to halloween traditions:

1. crikt ro tarte

2. bbgobin rof papels

3. shtog

4. aded

5. susbines

6. ndecais

7. stocumse

8. pkumpin

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Complete the facts about Halloween with the correct time expressions:

 today  / 2,000 years ago / on November 1st / in the 19th century /  in the 1950s / the night before / in the 8th century / on November 2^nd

 

1. The origins of Halloween go back __________ to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain.
2. Samhain was celebrated __________.
3. People believed that the dead returned as ghosts __________, so they left food and wine on their doorsteps.
4. The Christian Church turned Samhain into All Saints’ Day __________.
5. All Souls’ Day was celebrated __________, when the needy begged for pastries called soul cakes.
6. __________, Irish and Scottish immigrants brought old Halloween traditions to America.
7. Trick-or-treating became the family-friendly celebration we know __________.
8. __________, Halloween is one of the biggest commercial holidays in the U.S.

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UNIT 1 REVISION

1) Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past perfect tense  * Ex 1

2) Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past perfect tense ** Ex 2

3) Choose the correct adjective of emotion *** Ex 3

4) used to vs would ** Ex 4

5) Adjectives with -ed or -ing 
Ex 5

PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

•  Notes in Spanish1 (apuntes en español) in Spanish 2
• Grammar reference: form, use and signal words

1. Exercises for fast finishers: The Pilgrims
2. Basic exercises: test 1
3. Standard exercises: exercise 1 exercise 2 excercise + answers