SW-Halloween_2011_4-6.pdf

Student’s Worksheet 1

Halloween

1. Read the article about Halloween traditions. Would you like to have these traditions

in Poland?

In Scotland, a popular Halloween tradition is guising. The name comes from the word disguise ,

which means a costume that changes how you look. On Halloween, Scottish children dress up as

witches, skeletons, vampires or ghosts and visit the houses in their neighbourhood. When somebody

opens the door, the children sing a song, say a poem, do a dance or tell a joke. Then the

neighbours give them treats for their performance, usually nuts, apples, sweets or coins.

In the USA, children have a similar tradition: trick or treating. They also wear scary

costumes and go from house to house. When the neighbours open the door, the

children ask, “Trick or treat?” It means that they want to get a treat. If they do

not get anything, they can play a trick, such as putting toothpaste on the

neighbour’s door handle or ringing the doorbell and running away. In the trick or

treating tradition, children do not have to perform to get a treat from the

neighbours.

2. Read the article again and answer the following questions.

1. In which country is guising popular?

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2. What costumes do Scottish children wear?

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3. What do Scottish children do when their neighbours open the door?

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4. What do neighbours give to children who go guising on Halloween?

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5. What Halloween tradition do children in the USA have?

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6. What do American children say when someone opens the door?

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7. What can American children do if they do not get a treat?

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8. Is trick or treating the same as guising?

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