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-"What color is a black shoe?"

-"Do you have red pajamas?"

-"Can you ride a bike?"

-"Do you have twenty toes?"

-"What color is blackboard?"

-"Is your hair green?"

4.Go from team to team asking questions. As more and more players find ways to answer the questions without using the taboo words, they may join teammates on the other side of the boundary line. The first team to get all its players across is the winner.

TELLING THE FUTURE

THE SHOE TEST

Each player, in turn, removes his shoes and, while holding them right side in his hands, repeats the following verse:

The shoes I toss into the air,

Will they love me dark; will they love me fair? What future is mine? I pray you show

By the turning of sole or pointing of toe!

Give the shoes an upward toss and let them fall as they may, and the manner in which they reach the floor indicates the future:

When both shoes land upside down and do not touch, the player will be a great traveler and have no settled home.

When the right shoe is upside down, the future mate will be cross and selfish. When both shoes land right side up and do not touch, the player will go on the

stage.

When the left shoe is upside down, the future mate will be unselfish and kind. When the shoes are crossed, there will be an early marriage.

When the toes of the shoes point in opposite directions, there will be a decided difference between husband and wife.

When the toes of the shoes point in the same direction, husband and wife will be very congenial.

When the soles cross, lying one on top of the other, the player will own a gold

mine!

WISH ON A STAR

When the Evening Star appears in the sky, repeat:

Star light, star bright,

First star I see tonight,

I wish I may, I wish I might

Have the wish I wish tonight.

Later on, as you go to bed, repeat:

I set my shoes in shape of a “T”

Hoping tonight my true love to see,

The shape of his face, the color of his hair,

And everyday clothes he generally wears.

Halloween

Halloween is both a British and an American holiday. In Britain it is celebrated in Scotland and Wales. In the United States it is celebrated in many towns and

villages. It is a holiday for children and young people. On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes knock on their neighbors' doors and yell, "Trick or Treat" when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bags open to catch the candy or other goodies that the neighbors drop in. As they give the each child a treat, the neighbors exclaim over the costumes and try to guess who is under the masks.

November 1st is a religious holiday known as All Saints' Day (or formerly, All Hallows' Day). The day before the holy day is known as All Hallows' Eve. The word "Halloween" comes from that form. Like some other American celebrations, its origins lie in both preChristian and Christian customs.

October 31st was the eve of the Celtic New Year. The Celts were the ancestors of the present-day Irish, Welsh, and Scottish people. On this day, ghosts walked and mingled with the living, or so the Celts thought. The townspeople baked food all that day, and when night fell, they dressed up and tried to resemble the souls of the dead. Hoping that the ghosts would leave peacefully before midnight of the New Year, the people carried the food to the edge of town and left it for them.

Much later, when Christianity spread throughout Ireland, and October 31 was no longer the last day of the year, Halloween became a celebration mostly for children. "Ghosts" went from door to door asking for treats; or else a trick would be played on the owners of the house. When millions of Irish people immigrated to the United States in the 1840s, the tradition came with them.

Today, school dances and neighborhood parties called block parties are popular among young and old alike. More and more adults celebrate Halloween. They dress up like historical or political figures and go to masquerade parties. In larger cities, costumed children and their parents gather at shopping malls early in the evening. Stores and businesses give parties, with games and treats for the children. Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools, and the more outrageous the costume the better!

Certain pranks such as soaping car windows and tipping over garbage cans are expected. But partying and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing. Some collect money to buy food and medicine for needy children around the world.

Witches

On 31 October the British celebrate Halloween. The word is a corruption of All Hallows Eve. It refers to the fact that this day comes before 1st November - the religious feast of all Saints.

Halloween is particularly a children's festival and is connected with the telling of ghost stories, making masks, dressing up in some sort of disguise and playing tricks. The fairytale figure of the witch, dressed in black cloak, wearing a tall pointed hat and carrying a broomstick is a favorite disguise.

The death penalty for witchcraft was abolished in Britain in 1736 but the practice of witchcraft remained officially illegal in Britain until 1951.

From "BBC English"

Symbols of Halloween

Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with black cats, ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colours, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween colour. Carving pumpkins into jack-o’- lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. The Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips representing “Jack of the Lantern,” or Jack-o’lantern. When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn, they were more plentiful than turnips.

Traditional Games

One of the most popular is called pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey: One child is blindfolded and spun slowly so that he or she will become dizzy. Then the child must find a paper donkey hanging on the wall and try to pin a tail onto the back. Another game is bobbing for apples. One child at a time has to get apples from a tub of water without using hands! How? By sinking his or her face into the water and biting the apple!

FORTUNE JINGLE

To determine the number of new friends you will the coming year, count the number of buttons on a dress or coat of the first person you meet after Halloween midnight:

One is good fortune Two - a light heart Three is a carriage Four is a cart

Five – a new dress Six – a new hat Seven – a pet dog Eight – a pet cat Nine - a letter Ten – a pleasure

Eleven – a great joy Twelve is a treasure.

Love Apples

The younger and more romantically-inclined might like to try this game, which has its roots in pagan divination ritual. The aim is to find the initial of the person you will marry, and to do this; you peel an apple very carefully, removing the skin in one unbroken strip. Then at an appointed hour (midnight is best), you throw the peel over your left shoulder. The shape it forms on the ground will spell out the initial of the person you are going to marry.

Bobbing for Apples

Float some apples in a large tub filled with water. All players must have their hands tied behind their backs, and try to grasp one of the apples between their teeth, lifting it out of the water. The game can be played against the clock or with two or more players

competing simultaneously in the same bowl. Water gets everywhere during this game, so try and play it outdoors in old clothes. A less carpet-threatening alternative is to suspend an apple from the ceiling and get players to try and bite it as it swings to and fro. You can also replace the apple with a treacle-coated oatcake or 'bannock', as it is called in Scotland.

THE VAMPIRE

The night is still and sombre,

And in the murky gloom,

Arisen from his slumber,

The vampire leaves his tomb.

His eyes are pools of fire,

His skin is icy white,

And blood his one desire

This woebegotten night.

Then through the silent city

He makes his silent way,

Prepared to take no pity

Upon his hapless prey.

And open window beckons,

He grins a hungry grin,

And pausing not one second

He swiftly climbs within.

And there, beneath her covers,

His victim lies in sleep.

With fangs agleam, he hovers

And with those fangs, bites deep.

The vampire drinks till sated,

He fills his every pore,

And then, his thirst abated,

Licks clean the dripping gore.

With powers now replenished,

His thirst no longer burns.

His quest this night is finished,

So to his tomb he turns,

And there awhile in silence

He'll rest beneath the mud

Until, with thoughts of violence,

He wakes and utters … blood!

Jack Prelutsky

A story for Halloween

October 31st is Halloween, the season for ghosts and witches. Some people in England have Halloween parties, and a popular activity is telling ghost stories, while eating hot chestnuts roasted in the fire. It's a good idea to tell a chain-story. One person starts a story (he makes it up as he goes along). At a dramatic moment he (or she) stops and another person goes on. Again, when everything is getting very exciting, the storyteller stops, and another person continues. You could be sitting round the fire all night!

Here is the beginning of a story, to start you off.

James Garrison lived alone in the country. Four times every year he came into town to do his shopping. One summer, he made a special visit to town. He needed money and he had some old pictures to sell. So, on August 5th 1906, he came into town with his pictures and visited an art dealer. While the art dealer was looking at his pictures, Mr. Garrison walked about the shop and looked at the pictures for sale. There were pictures everywhere - on the walls, and in big piles on the floor. Mr. Garrison started to look at a pile of pictures on the floor. There were pictures of people on the beach, of ships at sea, of mountains in Scotland and of families in their

houses. At the bottom of the pile, there was picture of a market place. In the market place there was a gallows. Under the gallows stood a thin, sad man and a hangman with a black mask. Several other people were around. One woman was crying.

When Mr. Garrison saw this picture, he stopped and stared at it. ‘I know that picture,’ he thought. ‘I know the man standing under the gallows. I know the market place and the other people. But how can I know them?’

The art dealer gave him £ 20 for his pictures. Mr. Garrison showed him the picture of the man at the gallows.

'How much is this painting?' he asked.

'Oh, that's £ 12,' said the art dealer. It's a good painting. But I don't like it.'

Mr. Garrison thought for a minute. He did not like the picture, either. He needed the £ 12, too. But he had to have the picture. He did not know why.

“I'll have it, please. It's interesting,” he said.

Mr. Garrison had lunch at restaurant. After lunch, he did some more shopping. It was a warm day, and he did not want to go home yet. He decided to walk about the town for a while. He looked at his watch. It was 4 o'clock.

He left his shopping and the picture in a shop, and asked the shopkeeper to look after them for him.

“I'll be back soon,” he said.

He walked into the center of the town. It was not a big town. Soon, he was on the other side. The road led out into the countryside. Mr. Garrison decided he would go on. After about an hour, he came to a little church. The churchyard was cool and green. There were trees growing inside the gates, and he wanted to go inside and rest. As he went in, he saw someone in the churchyard. It was a man sitting on the ground. He was working hard, with some tools. Mr. Garrison walked up to him, and stood behind him. He was carving a name on a tombstone.

'Good evening,' said Mr. Garrison.

The man looked up. His face was friendly, but thin and sad. 'Good evening,' said the thin man. 'It's been a lovely day!'

Mr. Garrison looked at the man's face. It was the face of the man in the picture he had bought that morning - the man under the gallows.

'Can I look at your work?' asked Mr. Garrison, 'I see you are carving a tombstone. Who is it for?'

'I don't know him,' said the thin man. 'But here is his name.'

He pointed to the name on the tombstone. Mr. Garrison looked at it closely. He read: IN MEMORY OF JAMES WHYTE GARRISON who died suddenly, August 1906. James stared at the tombstone.

“But that's my name”, he said… Now, you finish the story!

From "Club"

WITCH WEIGH / WHICH WAY?

A homophone is a word that sounds exactly like another word but has a different spelling and/or a different meaning. Circle the correct homophone in each of the sentences below.

1.(Eye, I) walked (buy, by) your house on my way home.

2.The (witch, which) could (knot, not) stay on her broom.

3.(Hour, Our) dog stepped on a (be, bee).

4.I (one, won) the game with (to, two) homeruns.

5.Tom lost his (blew, blue) jacket in the (hi, high) grass.

6.(WE, Wee) should not (waist, waste) food.

7.The (bare, bear) sat in the (we, wee) chair.

8.Did you (sea, see) the race between the (hare, hair) and the (foul, fowl)?

9.(Beet, Beat) the eggs before you add the (Flower, flour).

10.The tent (steak, stake) was wet with (do, dew).

11.I will (meet, meat) you in the (meet, meat) department.

12.She forgot to (pour, poor) the milk before she (eight, ate).

13.(You’re, your) usually (pail, pale) when you are sick.

14.At the (fare, fair), I saw the dancing (bear, bare).

15.(Its, It’s) impolite to (stair, stare).

HALLOWEEN SPIRITS

Fill in the blanks with words from the witch.

In ancient times, people thought that ghosts, demons, and witches (1)________

the earth on Halloween night. People began dressing in terrifying (2)__________ to try to (3)__________ these evil spirits away.

Fire was believed to be a good (4)_______________ against witches, so some people carried lighted (5)_____________ on Halloween (6)___________. Others hollowed out a turnip or (7)____________, carved a

scary face on it, placed a lighted (8)__________ inside and carried this jack-o'-lantern around to scare away the witches and all other evil spirits. Some people placed these jack- o’-lanterns on (9)______________ or windowsills to frighten the spirits away from the (10)_____________.

Although fire was considered to be the most trustworthy weapon against witches, (11)__________ was also supposed to be good. Iron (12)___________ were carried or hung above doors.

Other people relied on making the sign of the (13) __________ to keep the evil spirits from harming them.

WITCHES BREW

Work out each problem. Find the correct letter to each answer below. Place the letter under your answer to find out what the old witch is putting in her magic brew. Then beware on Halloween night.

___ ____ ____ ____ ____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ ____

Make a Word

Use the letters in the word “HALLOWEEN” to make as many different words as you

can.

1.____________ 2.______________ 3._______________

4.____________ 5._______________ 6.________________

VALENTINE’S DAY

Saint Valentine’s Day, a day of friendship and love, is celebrated on the 14th of February. Sending greeting cards or gifts to express affection is the traditional way to celebrate

the holiday.

The cards, or “valentines”, are usually decorated with hearts to symbolize love. The history of Valentine’s Day is not well documented. It probably comes from an ancient Roman feast and then became associated with the day of two Christian Saints, both named St. Valentine. On the Eve of St. Valentine’s Day young people used to meet and each gentleman chose a lady to become his “valentine”. Nowadays Valentine’s Day is the second biggest greeting card holiday after Christmas. Parents and children, teachers and students, husbands and wives, - almost everybody sends a lot of

valentines as a message of caring and love. There are special “Valentine boxes” in American schools on the day where children drop their “valentines” to greet all the students and teachers in the class. Some cards say “Guess Who?’ for children to figure out who sent the valentine. You can make your own personal valentine, which will remain treasured for years after the holiday has passed. Decorate your extra-special valentine with rose petals, confetti, stickers or your own drawing and don’t hesitate to fill up the page with your favourite poem.

WON’T YOU?

Barbara’s eyes are blue as azure

But she is in love with Freddy,

Karen’s sweet but Harry has her,

Gentle Jane is going steady.

Carol hates me, so does May,

Abigail will not be mine,

Nancy lives too far away…

Won’t YOU be my Valentine?

Shel Silverstein

February the fourteenth day.

It’s Valentine they say.

I choose you from among the rest,

The reason is I love you best.

Sure as the grapes grow on the vine,

So sure you are my Valentine.

The rose is red, the violet blue,

Lilies are fair and so are you.

There are gold ships

And silver ships

But no ships

Like

Friendship.

Let me call you sweetheart

I’m in love with you

Let me hear you whisper

That you love me, too.

Keep the lovelight glowing

In your eyes so true.

Let me call you sweetheart,

I’m in love with you.

I’ll be your sweetheart,

If you will be mine,

All of my life

I’ll be your Valentine.

“Dear Stephanie:

I’m going to be a millionaire when I grow up.

Now, will you be my Valentine?

Jerome”

“Dear Debbie:

I can’t love you anymore. I have a dog now.

Bruce.”

“Dear Roger:

I think I love you, but I won’t know for sure until I ask my mother. Your girlfriend, Denise.”

“Dear William:

Let’s get married so we can do our homework together.

Love, Diana.”

GAMES

In the following statement one letter is missed. It is used 16 times. Can you guess what letter it is and read the statement.

VRY VNING RNST ARND IGHTN CNTS XCDINGLY ASILY

Here is the poem, where all the lines are mixed, except the first and the last one. Could you find the logical sequence of these lines and read the poem?

1. What is this life if, full of care,

And watch her feet, how they can dance.

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

A poor life this is if, full of care,

No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,

Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

We have no time to stand and stare?

No time to see in broad daylight,

No time to see, when woods we pass,

10. We have no time to stand and stare.

April Fool's Day

"The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year."

Mark Twain

April the first is known throughout English speaking world as All Fools' Day. By tradition it is the day on which jokes are played, when everyone is entitled, if he can, to make other people look ridiculous by getting them to believe something that is untrue or sending them unsuspectingly, upon some foolish errand. Those who fall into the trap set for them are then greeted with jeering laughter and shouts of "April Fool!" The children might decide to make their parents with the news that the house in on fire, or that some other disaster has occurred. When they see the looks of alarm on their victims' faces they shout, "April Fool" or

April Fool, April Fool,

Send your mother back to school.

At school serious work is practically forgotten as the children try to pin notices on one another's backs. The notices say things like "Kick me", or "I'm a Fool". Teachers have to be particularly careful or they too might find themselves walking around with a silly sign on their backs.

It is a very old custom, and people have kept it for hundreds of years in many parts of the world, either on the first of April, as in England, or, as in some district of India, on March the thirty-first. During the last century, many elaborate jokes were played upon unsuspecting people on April Fools’ Day.

One of the most famous jokes took place in 1860, when a few days earlier several hundreds of people, some say thousands, received through the post an official-looking letter, which, when opened, was found to contain an invitation card. The card was headed “Tower of London” and on it was printed: “Admit Bearer and Friend to view the Annual