In this lesson, learners will practise Halloween vocabulary, sing a song and/or watch a story. Depending on the stages chosen, they will then invent an animal skeleton, write a spooky story, imagine some animals in a haunted house and/or invent a magic potion. Finally, they will make a paper skeleton, then write and talk about it.

Aims

To develop and practise (depending on stages chosen):

• vocabulary: Halloween, body parts, animals, rooms
• structure: 'have got', 'there was', 'you need'
• curricular work: recipes, introducing oneself, interviews
• integrated skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing

Age

Primary (7–11 years)

Time

90 minutes approximately (depending on stages chosen)