Summative Assessment for
the Term 3
Reading
Task 1. Read
the text
and circle True
(T)
or False (F)
for the statements 1-6.
Hallowe’en
Hallowe'en is
a
popular festival in many countries all over the world, and every year it
seems
to get
bigger. Find out
some
more about the
traditional festival of Hallowe'en.
The origins of the name
The festival of
Hallowe'en has its roots in Celtic and Roman traditions. Over 2,000 years ago the Celts in
Britain, Ireland and parts of
France celebrated Samhain to mark the beginning
of winter. When the Romans invaded, they merged this with Feralia, their celebration of the
passing of the dead. As
Christianity spread, the Church tried to
replace these pagan feasts with
official Church holy days. One of
these was November 1. It was called All Saints Day, or "All Hallows", and
October 31
was known as "All
Hallows' Eve", and then Hallowe'en.
Hallowe'en traditions
In the past there was a
tradition called "souling". Poor people went around houses asking for food. In exchange, they promised to say
prayers for the dead. People no longer go souling, but the
habit has been transformed into a modern Hallowe'en game for children in
America, who dress up
as ghosts, witches and monsters and go around people's houses, asking for sweets. This game is
called ‘Trick
or Treat’.
Witches
Hallowe'en wouldn't be
fun without witches. Witches have always been part of
popular
folklore. Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" opens with three witches. A witch was someone -usually a
woman - who had special powers and had dealings with the devil. The American town, Salem, in the state of
Massachusetts, is famous for the "witchc
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