Friday, October 18, 2019
October Theme: Halloween!
Halloween, celebrated in many parts of the world, is an exciting time of the year and well known for traditional and festive activities such as trick-or-treating, costume parties and pumpkin carving. Halloween is a cultural celebration with an interesting history that dates back nearly 2,000 years. This time of the year not only provides ESL teachers with lots of fun activities, but it can also provide an opportunity for some very lively conversation around linking topics such as superstitions and fears! So, have fun with it!
1. Is Halloween or a similar tradition celebrated in your country? If a similar tradition, rather than Halloween itself, how is it different from Halloween in North America?
2. Why do you think the colors black and orange are used for Halloween?
3. On the eve of October 31st, most children go trick-or-treating door to door in their neighbourhood. What do you think might be some positive and negative aspects associated with this traditional activity?
4. Halloween is believed to be related to many superstitious stories and beliefs. Are you are a superstitious person? What are some common superstitions in your country?
5. What is your biggest fear now? Did you have any fears/phobias when you were a child? Has this changed?
ISL Collective: 22 printable worksheets on superstitions - donation site
Feel free to add any of your favorite Halloween links you have used with your ESL students!
Friday, October 4, 2019
It's that special time of the year again when many Canadians celebrate THANKSGIVING -
a time for giving thanks for the bountiful harvest and for all the
other blessings in life. Even as Canadians take part
in roasting turkeys and baking pumpkin pies, people in America are
celebrating COLUMBUS DAY - a
day for commemorating one of the first European travellers, Christopher
Columbus, and his arrival to the New World in 1492. In other parts of
the world, countries have been busy with their own HARVEST FESTIVALS
to celebrate all the successful harvests on their land. No matter
what part of the world you're in, this time of the year provides ESL
students with a bit of history and a lot of vocabulary!
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