VIP Class Notes (Lily) [R]

English Smart 3: pg 146-147

Vocabulary

1.vampire (noun)= 吸血鬼
ex: do you believe in vampires?
ex: When vampires are hungry, they will kill a person and drink his/her blood.

2. devil (noun)= 魔鬼 恶魔👿
ex: He is a devil, he killed little children.

3. various = many
ex: I have various kinds of shoes
ex: Helen likes various kinds of food.

4. actually = 真的
ex: the thief actually took all the cash on the table.
ex: Did you actually go to Disneyland this morning?

5. exchange= 替换 交换
ex: can I exchange my milk tea for your coffee?
ex: can we exchange seats? Yes of course!

6. available ( adj)= 有空闲的
ex: are you available tonight for dinner?
ex: I’m available on Monday, I can go with you.
ex: I was available yesterday but I did nothing.

7. punish (verb)= 惩罚
punishment (noun)= 惩罚
ex: My mom has never punished me.
ex: I don’t like punishments, you can just tell me what I’ve done wrong.

On Halloween night, many children go trick-or-treating in their neighbourhoods. Dressed up as ghosts, vampires, mummies, devils and various other characters, children knock on doors to collect their treats. Seldom do they actually perform a “trick”.

It is thought that trick or treating comes from an old- Celtic custom. On all Souls Day, poor people went begging and promised to say prayers in exchange for food. Apple bobbing, still a favourite Halloween game, was originally an ancient ceremony honouring harvest time.

A jack- p- lantern is placed on porches and by windows to tell children that treats are available. The legend has it that a man named Jack could not enter heaven because he played tricks on the devil. As punishment, he had to wander the Earth carrying a lantern, waiting to be judged fit to get into heaven.

People believed that Halloween marked the connection between the world of the living and the world of the dead. The meant that ghosts would roam the Earth on this night.

Thankfully, Halloween is a fun night when children can wear fun costumes and get bags full of candy. We do not have to worry about ghosts. Or do we?