two very different ghost festivals unit 3 extension activities

Two Very Different Ghost Festivals

Unit 3

Extension Activities

Activity Two: Describe the

“Trick or Treating” ActivityActivity Three:

Some Activities People Do in

the Ghost Festival

Activity One: Match

Activity One:Match pictures with related

sentences.

Activity Two: Describe the “Trick or

treating” activity

You’ve known that “trick or treating” is an important

activity in Halloween.However, do you know how

to describe the activity? Here are some pictures, and try to write a sentence for

each picture.

31

OH! Tomorrow is Halloween!

Dress up

Knock the door

Who is it?

Thank you!

Example sentence

31

October 31 is Halloween.

OH! Tomorrow is Halloween!

Children like Halloween.

Children dress themselves up.

They go to their neighbor’s house and knock on the door.

Who is it?

They say, “trick or treat!”

Thank you!

The neighbor gives them candy or money and they say thank you.

Examples:October31 is Halloween.Children like Halloween.Children wear costumes and masks.They go to their neighbor’s house.The children knock on the door.They say, “trick or treat!”The neighbor gives them candy or money.The children say thank you.

End of activity Two

Activity Three:Some Activities People Do in the Ghost Festival

Lantern poles are hung to call the ghosts. (樹燈

蒿 )

In some parts of Taiwan salvation 　 lanterns are placed to illuminate the road for the outca

st spirits.（普渡公燈）

For the ghosts of those killed by drowning, water lanterns are released on waterways to lead th

e way to shore.（放水燈）

Giving ching hsien lanterns, a symbolic gesture of respect from the giver to the recipient on the 12th day of the sevent

h moon.(送燈獻敬 )

7/15 Offering of sacrifices(普施 )

7/15 Chiang ku(搶孤 )

7/15 the Dancing Chung Kui(跳鍾馗 )

End of activity Three.