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The Nightmare before Christmas

The Nightmare before Christmas is a Christmas film, which wasmade in 1994. Its a cartoon and a musical. This cartoon is verydifferent from a Disney cartoon. Disney cartoons are very sweet butthis cartoon is strange and clever.

Read about the story and fill in the gaps with thepast tenses.

Jack Skellington (be)the Pumpkin King, the King ofHalloween. All the people in Haloween town (love). Him, becausehe (be)very good at frightening people. But Jack (be).bored.he was tired of frightening people. He (want).to do somethingdifferent. One day he (walk)..into Christmastown. Here wassomething different that he didnt understand and he was veryexcited. He (watch).the people in Christmastown preparing for

Christmas. He (return)..to Halloween town and (decide).toarrange Christmas with his Halloween friends.THEY (TRY)..TO MAKE PRESENTS AND DECORATIONS. THE

KIDNAPPED Santa Claus and Jack tried to be Santa Claus. With his dogZero he (deliver)..presents to children. But Jack and the peoplefrom Halloween town (be)..very bad at making Christmas. Theydidnt know how to make Christmas. When they tried to makeChristmas decorations they were like spiders. When they tried to playJingle Bells they (play)a sad tone. Their presents (frighten)little children. Jack became the Pumpkin King again because he wasvery bad at being Santa Claus and very good at being the King of

Halloween.

Watch the movie and write a small summary describing whathappened.

Complete the following sentences using a verb from below inSimple Past and did (not) if necessary.Leave, wake up, keep, eat, catch, know, go, put, become, drink,choose, tell, sleep, grow, have, run, see, understand

1. When he.up he..a famouscomedian.

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2. He.to school by bus yesterday.3. He was exhausted and so heten hours straight.4. He felt sick because hea whole bottle of whisky.5. I him running down the street.6. He .me..at 6:30 am. I had an early train to

catch.7. I .what you said perfectly.8. He stayed out all night and he..a terrible cold.9. Wheres John? Hea minute ago.10. Where.you.my umbrella?11. We had to decide between the cinema or the pub. I

to go to the pub.12. Mark..me a secret last night.13. It was a very easy question. I .the answer.14. I didnt know it was your book and I ..it.15. I ..too much last night and now I feel sick.

Change the sentences into the a) negative and b) interrogative1. Terry ran across the road quickly.a.b.2. He bought some new clothes at the weekend.a.b.3. She had breakfast at 9 oclock.

a.b.4. The police caught the bank robbers.a.b.5. She preferred the white shirt to the blue one.a.b.6. They sold their boat last month.a.b.

7. Their mother made them some sandwichesa.b.8. Dad drove them to the swimming pool.a.b.9. Wendy saw the postman outside the house.a.b.10. The children traveled by boat.

a.b.

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Use the past simple to form questions, and then give answers, asin the example.Example: you / understand her speak / very good English Did you understand her? Yes, she spoke very good English

1. he / talk to the manager? Speak / to him a few daysago

.. Yes,he..2. he / give them any money? Spend / to him a few daysago

. Yes,he.3. Mandy / fall off her bike? Break / her arm

. Yes, andshe4. you / go to the book shop? Buy / some very good books

. Yes, and I5. they / have a good time? Dance / all night at thedisco

. Yes,they6. your mother / do all the shopping? Go / to the supermarketearly this morning

Yes,she.

PROJECT

Write a paragraph about Halloween.Questions to have in your mind

1. What kind of celebration is it?2. Where do people celebrate it?

3. How do they celebrate it?4. When do they celebrate it?

Read the news. What do you think about it?Choose an opinion from the Reaction Box.

Do you believe in Santa Claus?

Last year Santa was the subject of a debate. A debate is a formalargument. Teams argue, and judges choose the winner of the argument. At the

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final round of the national college debate tournament in America two teams

debated about Santa Claus. One team argued that Santa is good. They argued

that he gives presents to children and is good at making people happy. But one

team argued that Santa is bad. They argued that children want presents because

of Santa and that children do not learn that it is also important to give presentsbecause they do not know that their parents give them the presents. Children

think the presents come from Santa Claus. Who do you think was the winner of

the debate? The team against Santa!

Reaction BoxWhat do you think?

Santa Claus isnt real

I like getting presents, but I like giving presents

too.

You dont have to believe in Santa to have a happy

Christmas.

At Christmas the presents are the most important

thing.

I never believed in Santa Claus.

I wouldnt like to have Christmas without Santa

Claus.

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