Modern family –Halloween-

Pre-watching

1. Read the text. Fill in the gaps with the words given. There is an extra word.

Los Angeles- mockumentary- sharing-stepson-sitcom-writing- lives

Modern Family is an American television___________________ that premiered on ABC on September 23, 2009, which follows the _________________ of Jay Pritchett and his family, all of whom live in suburban __________________. Pritchett's family includes his second wife, his _________________, and infant son, as well as his two adult children and their spouses and children. Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan conceived the series while __________________________ stories of their own "modern families". The series is presented in ___________________________ style, with the fictional characters frequently talking directly into the camera. The series premiered on September 23, 2009 and was watched by 12.6 million viewers.

2. What do you know about Halloween? Match the following words with each definition.

Autumn/Fall- Bat- Blood- Bogeyman- Bones- Boo- Broom- Candy- Cauldron- Cemetery/graveyard- Cloak- Coffin- Corpse- Costume/disguise- Creepy- Fangs- Haunted- Jack O’ Lantern- Mummy-Nightmare- Pumpkin- Skull- Spell- Trick- Treat- Vampire- Wand- Web-Werewolf-Witch

1. A make-believe outfit, worn for fun at Halloween. _________________________

2. Hard pieces of a person’s or animal’s skeleton. ____________________________

3. A place where dead people are buried. ___________________________

4. Spiders spin these to catch flies. _________________________

5. The season that comes after summer and before winter. ______________________

6. Sharp, pointy upper front teeth. ___________________

7. A cooking pot, used by witches to brew spells. ____________________

8. A fictional scary person, used to frighten children who misbehave. _________________

9. A practical joke, a prank. _______________________

10. A type of brush with a long wooden handle, said to be used by witches to fly, according to legend. ________________________________

11. A dead person, who was buried wrapped in bandages. ____________________

12. A container for a dead body. Generally made of wood and lined with silk, with a hinged lid. __________________________

13. A stick used for casting magic spells. _________________________

14. A word which is sometimes used to frighten people, when playing tricks. _____________________

15. In the US, sweet treats given to children at Halloween. ___________________

16. A woman believed to have magical powers. ________________________

17. An orange vegetable, which is often carved and hollowed out to make Halloween lanterns. ___________________________

18. Red liquid running through veins of people and warm blooded creatures. ____________________

19. A magic rite, cast by witches. ____________________

20. A person who turns into a wolf whenever there is full moon. _____________________

21. A place frequented by ghosts or other spirits. ________________________

22. A small flying mammal, with leathery wings, according to legend, vampires are said to be able to turn into this animal. _____________________________

23. An undead creature that sleeps in a coffin by day, and ventures out at night to bite people and drink their blood. _______________________________

24. A dead body. _____________________

25. A fun, unexpected surprise, designed to please someone. ____________________

26. An outer garment, or cape. _______________________________

27. The bony part of the head, attached to a person’s skeleton. ________________________

28. a scary, bad dream. ________________________________________

29. Scary. _____________________________

30. A lantern carved from a pumpkin, with a candle inside. __________________

While-watching

1. Explain what is going on in the following pictures captured along the episode.

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2. What Halloween costumes do each family member wear?

Phil:

Claire:

Alex :

Hayle :

Alex :

Luke :

Michel:

Cameron:

Jay:

Gloria:

Manny:

3. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false ones.

1. Halloween is Claire’s favourite holiday. Ever since she was a kid, she loved scary things. _________________________________________________________________________

2. In Michel’s new law company, everyone is dressed up for Halloween.

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3. Cameron loves Halloween because of a funny memory he recalls.

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4. Manny and Jay correct and make fun of Gloria’s mispronunciations in English.

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5. Michel realises that all his suits are at home.

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6. Jerry has just been left by his wife. He thinks he could have been more fun, spontaneous and sexy to Judy.

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4. What is the order of performance in the House of Horrors?

_________ Kids get their candy.

__________ The scarecrow pops to life in the porch.

___________Claire lets the children in.

___________Gloria pops up as the evil village bruja and she says: ‘Welcome to your nightmare!’

_________ Children say trick or treat.

_________Phil says: ‘Come in if you dare.’

_________Hayley shows the children Cam’s head.

__________Jay does the thunder, the lighting and the fog

__________The children pass out Alex’s cage.

5. IDIOMS. Who said what? Write the character’s name and a definition.

a. It’s a dog-eat-dog world.

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b. Yesterday’s lazy cures today’s crazy.

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c. It came out of the blue.

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d. Like father like daughter.

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After-watching

1. Comment on the following questions with your partner.

a. Is Halloween celebrated in our country? If so, how is it?

b. ’Due to globalization, we are losing our own traditions.’ What do you think of this statement? Do you agree? Do you disagree?