Halloween

Halloween vs Castanyada.

Hi students!

Tonight it's Halloween.

• We all know something about Halloween, this Autumn holiday when American children dress up as monsters and go "trick or treating" door to door.
• Answer the following questions about Halloween:
  1. Where does the Halloween tradition come from?
  2. What's a "jack o lantern"?
  3. What do children get when they go "trick or treating"?
• Go to this pages to answer the questions:
  • http://www.halloweenishere.com/history.html
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

  
  

Tonight it's Castanyada too.

• Talk about this holiday in Catalunya. Write about what we eat at Castanyada. You will need to use a dictionary: http://www.wordreference.com
• Song: "La castanyera" /The Chestnut seller.
• Translate the song into English.    Song:http://www.edu365.cat/primaria/contes/contes_spc/casta/acti.htm#

SUMMARY

At the end of the class I will collect:

1. Your answers to the questions about Halloween.
2. Your sentences about "Castanyada"
3. The song "La castanyera " in English.

If we have time we can sing our English version of "La Castanyera"

Have a nice Halloween and Castanyada!!!!