B2 HALLOWEEN

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Describe and discuss:

• Both photos show...
• However the first picture...
• In picure ___ ...whereas in picture___

• a. What are the similarities and differences between these two images?
• b. Which of these images do you find the spookiest?

spooky = scary, eerie, frightening

Work in pairs Look at the picture and complete the sentence: We say that something is spoopy when...

Reading and UoE part 2

TO

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THAN

WHO/THAT

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THEN/LATER

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WENT

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LIKE

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AS

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AND/WITH

In pairs, find in the text a word that means:

• resemblance
• jaw-dropping
• startle
• blend
• in short order
• typo
• origin
• spotted (to spot)
• comical

a. causing great surprise or astonishment b. to frighten or surprise suddenly c. to combine d. an error in typed material e. located or saw f. similarity g. very quickly h. funny or amusing i. root or cause

Spoopy might startle people, especially around Halloween season. Perhaps it’s the resemblance (1) ______ spooky, which could lead you to believe the formation is nothing more (2) ______ a jaw-dropping typo. Or it could also be that it has poopy in it, which makes the spelling amusing to people (3) ______ enjoy bodily humour. This Internet sensation’s origin was a comical misspelling of the adjective spooky spotted on a department store's Halloween sign written in a "skeletal" font and photographed. The image was uploaded to the Internet; in short order, spoopy (5) ______ viral. Essentially, the word is used to describe something that typically would be spooky, (6) ______ an image of a skeleton or ghost, but is actually rather comical. The word has other connotations (7) ______ well: it is sometimes used for things that are intended to be spooky but simply fail to scare, or it could describe something that blends cuteness (8) ______ spookiness in a grotesque way.

Listening part 3

Before you watch the video, read and underline keywords from the exercise.

ANSWERS

1.d 2.c 3.f 4.b 5.a 6.e

B2 Halloween themed speaking exam

WhW

Halloween words

ghost stories

'Spoopy' is amusing internet slang describing cute, comical, or silly versions of typically spooky subject matter such as ghosts and skeletons. Cute dog in a sheet-ghost costume? That’s spoopy!

Can you give other examples of spoopy things?

Hand out worksheet and send TP students.

Go to the next slide to watch the video (only unitl 5:17)