background
in western societies, halloween, the celebration of death on the night of 31 october, is a special occasion for young people. in keeping with the spooky atmosphere of the holiday, young people
dress up as creatures associated with death and evil. bats, black cats, ghosts, egyptian mummies, werewolves, witches and vampires are popular characters. young people also hold halloween parties where they play tricks on each other and
enjoy traditional games like apple bobbing. to play apple bobbing, you put some apples in a large bowl of water. the person who catches an apple with their teeth in the quickest time is the winner.
warm-up
ask students what they know about halloween ― encourage them to say as much as they can.
exercise
students read the passage and choose the best answer t
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