What are you going to be for Halloween?

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lesson about Halloween

LESSON OVERVIEW

In this lesson about Halloween, students talk about different activities and costumes. They also watch a video about a celebrity and her funny costume, brainstorm other costumes and discuss questions about Halloween. 

B1 / Intermediate45 min
60 min
Speaking ClassUnlimited Plan

This is a Speaking Class worksheet. It includes a variety of tasks that let your students practise their speaking skills. This lesson format does not focus on grammar or vocabulary. Learn more about it here.

WARM-UP & VIDEO

This lesson about Halloween starts with a warm-up. Students look at different activities (e.g. watching horror films, throwing themed parties, creating costumes, decorating houses, etc.) and share what they like and dislike about Halloween. Students also talk about their experiences doing these activities. Then, they move on to a discussion about Halloween’s origins and talk more about costumes (e.g. if people wear costumes for Halloween where students live, what inspires them, crazy costumes, etc.). After that, students have activities related to the video with a model Heidi Klum’s costume. First, they look at the saying (An early bird catches the worm) and brainstorm ideas on what kind of costume could the saying inspire the model to wear. Next,  students watch the video and check their ideas. They also complete the statements to express their opinion about the costume.

MORE DISCUSSION

In this part of the lesson about Halloween, students continue talking about costumes. First, they read the descriptions of some other costumes Heidi Klum wore for Halloween. Students answer questions about the costumes and/or try to imagine what Heidi Klum would say about them. After that, students look at four sayings (e.g. Rome wasn’t built in a day or An apple a day keeps the doctor away) and brainstorm ideas on how to illustrate them with Halloween costumes. To wrap up this lesson about Halloween, students have a discussion. They choose a category (e.g. trends, psychology and costumes, DIY, etc.) and answer the questions (e.g. Can a costume be offensive? or Do you think a choice of a costume can say anything about someone’s personality?). 

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  1. María Fernanda Huerta

    I really wanted to like this one because the one you did around horror movies for C1 students is fantastic, but I don´t think the video is suited for a class. There´s too much going on and the interview lacks cohesion, the questions and answers are predictable and a little boring. Finally, the exercise with the sayings feels disconnected to the lesson. I´m still giving it a try with a few changes, because Heidi´s halloween costumes are a fun topic to talk about.

    1. Olia

      Thanks for your comment! I’m sorry to hear you didn’t like the lesson. The video is there to add some fun and to illustrate how far Heidi is ready to go for a Halloween costume. The exercise with sayings relates to when Heidi mentions a saying with a worm. I still hope you were able to make use of some of the activities 🙂

  2. Lignum Nyelviskola

    I liked this lesson. I would only add that the video is too long. A shorter episode would be enough to trigger an association game.

    1. Olia

      Thanks for you feedback! Sure, I understand and I think it’s OK if you decide not to watch the video till the end with students 🙂

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