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Unit 3 READING 1
H alloween is a fun and exciting holiday. It has many
fun activities. The most famous activities on
Halloween are making jack-o’-lanterns, wearing
costumes, and trick-or-treating. We do these
things because they are fun. All three activities
. The Celts in England
started these activities. They did these things for very different reasons.
Today, we cut faces into pumpkins to make jack-o’-lanterns. They are very
popular on Halloween. Jack-o’-lanterns started over two thousand years
ago. In England, the Celts made the first jack-o’-lanterns. They thought the
jack-o’-lanterns held ghosts of their dead mothers and fathers. They made
scary faces on the jack-o’-lanterns to scare evil spirits.
Halloween costumes are also part of Halloween. We dress like ghosts or
other scary monsters on Halloween. The Celts did this too. They wanted to
hide from the evil ghosts. They painted their faces like monsters and wore
costumes. They thought they could hide from the ghosts this way.
Trick-or-treating is maybe the best part of Halloween for children. They go
from house to house and get candy. The Celts thought that fairies came out
on Halloween. They thought the fairies
traveled around and asked for
food. If you gave the fairy some
food, it would help you. If you
didn’t give the fairy some food,
it would hurt you.
English Usage
• If + subject + verb[past], subject + verb[would, could]
- We can use this form to talk about unreal or improbable situations now or
in the future.
If I knew her name, I would tell you.
If Ann had a car, she would be perfectly happy.
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H alloween is a fun and exciting holiday. It has many
fun activities. The most famous activities on
Halloween are making jack-o’-lanterns, wearing
costumes, and trick-or-treating. We do these
things because they are fun. All three activities
. The Celts in England
started these activities. They did these things for very different reasons.
Today, we cut faces into pumpkins to make jack-o’-lanterns. They are very
popular on Halloween. Jack-o’-lanterns started over two thousand years
ago. In England, the Celts made the first jack-o’-lanterns. They thought the
jack-o’-lanterns held ghosts of their dead mothers and fathers. They made
scary faces on the jack-o’-lanterns to scare evil spirits.
Halloween costumes are also part of Halloween. We dress like ghosts or
other scary monsters on Halloween. The Celts did this too. They wanted to
hide from the evil ghosts. They painted their faces like monsters and wore
costumes. They thought they could hide from the ghosts this way.
Trick-or-treating is maybe the best part of Halloween for children. They go
from house to house and get candy. The Celts thought that fairies came out
on Halloween. They thought the fairies
traveled around and asked for
food. If you gave the fairy some
food, it would help you. If you
didn’t give the fairy some food,
it would hurt you.
English Usage
• If + subject + verb[past], subject + verb[would, could]
- We can use this form to talk about unreal or improbable situations now or
in the future.
If I knew her name, I would tell you.
If Ann had a car, she would be perfectly happy.
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