Fill in the gaps with the right words Joke / American / Celts / Scotland / trick / neighbors / treat A lot of people think that Halloween is (a) ___________ because they have big Halloween parties but this isn’t true. A long time ago the (b) __________ (who lived in Ireland, (c) ________________ and Whales) celebrated New Year on 1 November. They believed that on the last day of the old year (31 October) the spirits of the dead came back to earth to find a new body for themselves. Of course people were afraid of these spirits and that’s why they dressed up as ghosts. After centuries the Celts no longer celebrated their New Year on 1 November but they didn’t stop the tradition of dressing up as ghost. When a lot of Irish people immigrated to the United States, they took the tradition with them. Today children dress up and visit their (d) _______’ houses. They say « (e) ___________ or (f) _____________». This means that they want sweets (=treats) or they play a (g) ______________ (=trick) on you. It’s fantastic. On the night of Halloween people cut out pumpkins and put a candle inside. Adults and teenagers have parties on Halloween and they wear scary costumes. The name of the Halloween pumpkin is g1 a1 b1 g3 c3 c5 f4 a8 e1 d2 e2 d1 Crossword Words across: 1. A flying instrument that woman with magic power uses. 3. A creature that has eight legs. 8. Halloween month. 9. A man that bites his victims in their neck (he is also afraid of garlic). 10. A monster with many bandages. 11. A dead body brought back to life. 14. A place where a dead body usually lie. Words down: 2. A monster which is made of bones. 4. Children cover their faces with it on Halloween. 5. A model of a person to scary birds from the farms. 6. A woman who practices occult magic. 7. People believe that if it crosses their way on Halloween night it will bring them bad luck. 12. A dead body covered with white cloth. 14. A monster which changes his appearance during the full moon. 5 6 12 2 3 11 10 13 7 1 9 8 14 4 Дракула Избушка на курьих ножках Летучая мышь Оборотень Паутина Мумия Котел (для варки зелий) Скелет Приведение Маска Свеча Тень Сова Заклинание Волан-де-Морт Скуби Ду Каспер Гарри Поттер Пенниуайз Фредди Крюгер Самара (из фильма Звонок) Кукла Билли (из фильма Пила)