Arbeitsblatt: Halloween

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Halloween
Englisch
Anderes Thema
7. Schuljahr
3 Seiten

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08.11.2018

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Janis Moser
Land: Schweiz
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Every October, carved pumpkins peer out from porches and doorsteps in the United States and other parts of the world. Gourd-like orange fruits inscribed with ghoulish faces and illuminated by candles are sure sign of the Halloween season. The practice of decorating jack-o-lanterns—the name comes from an Irish folktale about man named Stingy Jack—originated in Ireland, where large turnips and potatoes served as an early canvas. Irish immigrants brought the tradition to America, home of the pumpkin, and it became an integral part of Halloween festivities. 1. Underline 10 parallel words (no names of persons or countries). 2. What do the following words mean? carved ghoulis pumpkin to peer out porch doorstep gourd-like folktale stingy turnip canvas festivit 1. Halloweens origins Watch the 1st film clip and complete the following sentence: Halloween is the festival of 2. Haunted History of Halloween Watch the 2nd film clip and insert the missing words. Tribes of . farmers believed there was one day year where the season of meets the season of Spirits could rise from their and could walk amongst the The people made great . to repel and . the spirits. In the 8th century pope Gregory established Day for honouring the . on 1st November, but the Celtic tradition remained. 3. Read the legend and answer the questions. Jack OLantern Legend has it that an Irish blacksmith called Jack shared drinks with the Devil on Halloween night. Jack was an evil and stingy man, but he was also very clever, and he knew that the Devil had come to claim his soul. So, he quickly devised plan. When it came to paying the bartender, Jack told the Devil, You can take any form you wish; just change yourself into silver coin, let me use you to pay for the drinks, and then you can change yourself back and take my soul. The Devil agreed and changed himself into silver coin. Jack, however, quickly put the coin in his pocket where he also kept little silver Cross. The Devil wasnt able to change back to his original form, so Jack offered him deal, If you leave me alone for 10 years, Ill set you free. The Devil had no choice but to agree. Ten years later, the Devil came back to claim Jacks soul. Okay, you can have my soul now, Jack said, Could you just climb that apple tree first and give me an apple? The Devil thought he had nothing to lose and climbed the apple tree, but Jack quickly pulled out his knife and carved Cross in the trunk of the tree. Thus the Devil wasnt able to come back down again, and Jack offered him another deal, If you promise never to come back to claim my soul, Ill set you free. Again, the Devil had no choice but to agree, and he never came back to claim Jacks soul. Many years later, Jack finally died. When he went to Heaven, he was denied entrance, because he had been so evil and stingy all his life. Then Jack went to Hell, but, as he had tricked the Devil, he wasnt allowed to stay there either. Instead, the Devil sent Jack back to earth and gave him burning coal as light to guide him. Jack placed the piece of coal inside turnip (Kohlrabi), and went back to earth, where, ever since, he has been wandering alone in the darkness. Jack and his lantern became the symbol of lost or damned soul. To scare these souls away on Halloween, people in Ireland carved or painted faces on turnips and placed them in windows or doorways. In America, Irish immigrants discovered that turnips were hard to get. So they started to make their lanterns out of pumpkins, fruit native to America. default 0 Are the following statements true or false? The Devil wanted Jacks soul. true false The Devil changed himself into silver cross. true false Jack received piece of coal and put it into pumpkin. true false Which statement is true? Jack was good blacksmith. played tricks on the devil. finally went to America. People placed their Jack OLanterns in windows and doorways because they didnt want ghosts in their houses. they liked Jack. they had no electricity.