31st October It's Halloween!

Watch the video and answer the questions: (the answers are in 'comments')


1. Who were the first people to celebrate Halloween? 
a) the Celts b) the Vikings c) the Romans

 2. Why did pagans used to gather and light fires at Halloween? 
a) to keep warm   b) to drive spirits back to the underworld   c) to see where they were going in the dark 

3. When did Halloween begin to merge with Catholic festivals?
a) int the twelfth century   b) in the seventh century   c) in the nineteenth century

4. When is All Saints Day celebrated?
a) 31st October   b) 2nd November   c) 1st November

5. What was All Saints Day originally called?
a) Alloween   b) Hallowmas   c) All Hallows Eve

6. Which group of people introduced the holiday to the United States?
a) Mexicans   b) Irish people   c) Italians

7. What is the custom of playing pranks at Halloween called?
a) trick or trash   b) treat or trick   c) trick or treat

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Object and subject questions

When we make questions in the past and present simple, we normally use an auxiliary verb:

'What time did you post the letter?'

When the question word (what?, who?, which?, how many'?) is the subject of the verb in the question, we do not use an auxiliary verb and the verb is in the third person.

'Who wrote 'Hamlet'?'

You'll find more examples here.

Activity 1: Choose the correct answer.
Activity 2: Complete the sentences.
Activity 3: Make object or subject questions.

Second conditional sentences

We use Second Conditional sentences to talk about an improbable/impossible or hypothetical future situation and its consequence.

Click here to read the grammar explanation and examples.

Click here to read and listen to some second conditional sentences.

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Activity 5 (click on 'answers' at the bottom of the page to check your answers)

Activity 6. A perfect day. Watch the video of Anne talking about her idea of a perfect day, then practise your grammar by answering the questions on using the second conditional.

Activity 7. Listen to the song 'Tears in heaven' by Eric Clapton and complete the gaps with the correct verb form. You´ll find the answers as a comment to the post.

________ you _______ my name (know)
If I _________ you in heaven (see)
_______ it ________ the same (be)
If I ________ you in heaven (see)
I must be strong, and carry on
Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven

_________ you ________ my hand (hold)
If I __________ you in heaven (see)
_________ you ________ me stand (help)
If I _________ you in heaven (see)
I'll find my way, through night and day
Cause I know I just can't stay
Here in heaven

Time can bring you down
Time can bend your knee
Time can break your heart
Have you begging please
Begging please

Beyond the door
There's peace I'm sure.
And I know there'll be no more...
Tears in heaven

_________ you ________ my name (know)
If I ________ you in heaven (see)
__________ it _________ the same (be)
If I _________ you in heaven (see)
I must be strong, and carry on
Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven

Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven

Future time clauses with present simple

Activity 1:  Type the correct answer in the box.

Activity 2: Choose the correct answer. 

Activity 3: Choose the correct answer.

Activity 4. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.

Activity 5: Join the sentences using the verbs in brackets. 

First conditional sentences

The first conditional is used to talk about a possible future situation and its consequence.
Read some examples here.

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Activity 5. Listen to the song and read the lyrics. (there are some examples of conditionals) 

I can tell by your eyes that you've probably been crying forever,
And the stars in the sky don't mean nothing to you, they're a mirror.
I don't want to talk about it, how you broke my heart.
If I stay here just a little bit longer,
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart?

If I stand all alone, will the shadows hide the colour of my heart?
Blue for the tears, black for the nights fears.
The stars in the sky don't mean nothing to you, they're just a mirror.
I don't want to talk about it, how you broke my heart.
If I stay here just a little bit longer,
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart?
I don't want to talk about it, how you broke this old heart.

If I stay here just a little bit longer,
If I stay here, won't you listen to my heart?
My heart, whoa, heart.