 READING ACTIVITIES Read carefully the text and then the activities !! Activity : IDENTIFY THE NATURE OF THE DOCUMENT TICK THE RIGHT ANSWER… The document is…  a report  a press article  an extract from a short story Activity : RIGHT or WRONG ? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS BY QUOTING FROM THE TEXT… 1) October the 31st is called “All Saints Day” RIGHT WRONG 2) Americans don’t- spend a lot of money to celebrate Halloween RIGHT WRONG 3) Samhain was the Pagan celebration of the New Year RIGHT WRONG 4) People cook pecan pie and turkey for Halloween RIGHT WRONG 5) Halloween is a national day in the USA RIGHT WRONG Activity : HERE ARE SOME USEFUL EXPRESSIONS MATCH COLUMN A WITH COLUMN B TO FIND THEIR MEANINGS… COLUMN A jump out of one’s skin make somebody’s flesh crawl send shivers down somebody’s spine       COLUMN B donner la chaire de poule quelqu’un donner des frissons dans le dos quelqu’un sauter au plafond NOW, FILL IN THE BLANKS USING THE EXPRESSIONS TO UNDERSTAND THE SAMMY’S STORY… “At the Halloween party, we play a game call “Dead Man’s Body” It makes my flesh _ (1) We must touch the parts of the dead body with our eyes closed Someone put two peeled ( pelés ) litchis in my hand These are supposed to be the eyes - it sends shivers down my (2) But the worst thing is at the end They put my hand into some cold spaghetti It is supposed to be the intestines I jump out of _ (3)” THEN, TRANSLATE INTO XXXXXX THAT STORY…