2) When do people celebrate Halloween?

People celebrate Halloween in October 31th.

　　　3) What does Wu Yu think of this festival?

Scary and fun.

3. Finish 1c: Listen again and fill in the blanks.

1) Many people make their ______ look scary. They may _______ the lights and light candles. They sometimes also put things like spiders and ghosts around the doors and ________.

2) Little kids and even parents ________ as ghosts or black cats. They can also dress up as fun things like _______ characters.

3) Parents take their children around the neighborhood to ask for _______ and treats.

4) "Trick or treat" means kids will ______ a trick on you if you don't ____ them a treat.

Answers: houses, turn off, windows, dress up, cartoon, candies, play, give

Step 3 Pairwork

1d Think about the Halloween activities that interest you most. Discuss what you have learned with a partner.

Step 4 Reading

1. Warming up: give students some pictures about Christmas and finish 2a .

　　2. Reading tasks:

　　 1) Introduce Charles Dickens.

2) Finish 2b: Read the passage about Christmas and answer the questions.

　　　　a. What are the common things that people think of for Christmas?

　　　　b. Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

　　　　c. What is the true meaning or spirit of Christmas?

3) Finish2c: Read the passage again and complete the chart.

the Ghost of Christmas Past? the Ghost of Christmas Present?