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- CauldronCemetery/graveyard- Cloak- Coffin- Corpse- Costume/disguise- Creepy- Fangs- Haunted- Jack
O’ Lantern- Mummy-Nightmare- Pumpkin- Skull- Spell- Trick- Treat- Vampire- Wand- WebWerewolf-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.
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13. A stick used for casting magic spells. _________________________
14. A word which is sometimes used to frighten people, when playing tricks.
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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.
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18. Red liquid running through veins of people and warm blooded creatures.
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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.
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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?