El Día de Muertos se celebra el 2 de noviembre en México. Es una fiesta llena de color que mezcla raíces aztecas con tradiciones cristianas. El Día de Muertos celebra la vida en contraste con la muerte. La gente se disfraza de muertos y las flores y dulces llenan las casas, calles y cementerios.
En los últimos años Dia de Muertos se ha popularizado en todo el mundo gracias a películas como Spectre o Coco.
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And describe the picture.
Expand your answer by talking about the people and the background. HINT
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Then describe how the girl is dressed.
Embroidery – bordados.
Make up – maquillaje
She is wearing make up – está maquillada.
Skull – calavera
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Say when the picture was taken.
Mention the day and the time (morning, afternoon, evening).
Dark – oscura
Evening / night – noche
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Say what the family did before and what they will do after taking the picture.
Remember to use “pretérito” and “futuro”.
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Ask your partner whether his/her family celebrate el Día de los Muertos o Todos los Santos.
If they do, asks how they celebrate this festival.
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And describe Halloween.
You can use the impersonal “se”. HINT
Pumpkin – calabaza
Carve a pumpkin – decorar una calabaza
Dress up – disfrazarse
Trick or treating – truco o trato
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And say whether you like Halloween. Justify your answer.
You can elaborate your answer by comparing your current opinion with the one you had when you were younger.
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And say whether you’ve celebrated Halloween this year.
If you have, explain what you’ve done. Remember to use pretérito. HINT
If you have not, explain what you did instead. Remember to use pretérito. HINT
Remain at home – quedarse en casa
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And say whether you’ve seen the movies Spectre or Coco.
If you have, give your opinion about them. Remember to use pretérito. HINT
If you have not, say whether you’d like to see them. Remember to use the double negative. HINT
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And talk about horror books or films. HINT
If you have seen / read any, give your opinion about them. HINT
If you have not seen / read any say whether you’d like to. Remember to use “condicional” HINT
Halloween is the scariest night of the year! It is celebrated on 31 October. It’s when lots of people go trick or treating, dress up and enjoy getting scared.
But, how to make the most out of trick or treating?
First up – plan your route! If someone’s dressed their house up for Halloween, they’re definitely into it and they’re the ones with the goodies behind the door.
Go get ’em – with a responsible adult of course!
Once you’ve done that you can try to charm them because the mission is to bag as many treats as possible, right?
If you don’t want to bother with the trick part, make sure you empty all the previous sweets out of your buckets so that people feel sorry for you and give more sweets.
And finally dress up – your costume has got to cut it. You want some good reactions on the door so make an effort and don’t just put your hood up – these guys don’t owe you treats!
Texto basado en https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/15167513
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How can you make the most of trick or treating according to the author?
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Say whether Halloween is popular in your city.
Expand your answer by describing some what people do (e.g. dressing up, decorating shops, restaurants or houses, partying…)
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And describe your favourite Halloween.
Say how old you were, what you did, who you were with…
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Say when is, in your opinion, the best time to visit UK.
Justify your answer.
Ask the following question:
When would you recommend visiting your city? Why?
Ask the following questions:
Which are the most important celebrations in your city? What is your favourite one?
Is Todos los Santos celebrated? How?