I.
Say if the statements are right or wrong, and justify from the text in both
cases.
1. The person speaking is a 10 year old girl called Sandy
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Hi to you all , My name is Daniel and I am an 11 year old American boy
2. Theliving
text in Detroit.
is about Guy Fawkes ‘ night
Ah , ah ,ah!! I know what you think, Hallowe’en is coming and you want to
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get ready to celebrate, so do I. Yes, it’s a night of ghosts and witches, of
3. It iscostumes
usually associated
and fun, withbut incandies, leprechauns, pots of
the beginning……Let’s goldwith
start and a turnips
bit of .history
and culture!.
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People
4. It has to docalled Druids
with the spiritscelebrated
of the deadthe autumn harvest and the end of the
people.
fertility of the soil. They believed that spirits of the fruit and vegetables ,
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witches and ghosts visited the Earth at the end of October. Then people
celebrated
5. People just stay«atAll Hallows
home E’entelevision
watching » now calledon that Hallowe’en
night ! on October 31st. It
is also the eve of All Saints day when people commemorate their dead
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relatives. This was a belief that Irish people brought with them when they
migrated
6. Daniel to to
is going the USA.
the And several
supermarket centuries
to buy later this tradition crossed the
Jack o’ lanterns.
Atlantic again !!
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Today,
7. They have most children
planned don’t
to go from believe
house in witches or ghosts . But they like to
to house.
have Hallowe’en parties. They put on costumes, make Jack o’ lanterns
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from pumpkins and bob for apples( catch apples from a big bowl with their
8. He mouths). But he
doesn’t think what
will they like most
get many is going from house to house saying «
sweets.
Trick or treat ». People must give children a « treat »- meaning sweets in
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most cases , if they don’t , they may have tricks played on them like eggs
on their
II.Give the doors,
namesoroftoilet
six « paper
thingsdecorating their
» associated gardens.
with Moreover,
Hallowe’en adultsthem !!!!
and draw
can have the opportunity to go to fancy dress parties organized in discos
or restaurants.
Everyone loves to have fun, especially on Hallowe’en day !!!
So believe me , I am carving pumpkins with some of my friends today,
yesterday I went to buy a vampire costume, it’s just great!! My false teeth
are so real! My parents have bought plenty of sweets and candies in case
other children come to visit . Tomorrow is October 31 st and we have
planned to meet in the square in the middle of our residence and we’ll go
from house to house, trick or treating of course. I hope I’ll get as many
sweets as last year, or even more!
