Students read about the history of Halloween and its origins with topical vocabulary as well as practice constructing the active and passive voice and their associated verb forms. Modals in the passive voice are also reviewed.
Halloween is Celebrated on October 31st

Overview
Seasonal
Level Advanced: C1
Included
4 student pagesTeaching notes
Teaching time 120 mins
Language functions
ExplainingTalking about the past
Language forms
Passive voiceVerb forms
Activities
DiscussionGap fillMultiple-choiceQuestions and answersReading
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