Halloween: Samhain between myth and evidence
Reading · Halloween · C1 · 40 min. A long read that separates what historians know about Samhain, All Hallows' Eve and guising from the popular myths repeated online every October.
About this worksheet
A long read that separates what historians know about Samhain, All Hallows' Eve and guising from the popular myths repeated online every October.
- Level
- C1
- Category
- Reading
- Topic
- Halloween
- Time
- About 40 minutes
- Exercises
- Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
- Included
- Access
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On the sheet
- Reading text: Read the article.
- Multiple choice: Read again. Choose the best answer.
- Matching: Match the words from the article with their meanings.
- Speaking / writing task: Discuss in groups. Then write a 'myth versus evidence' fact box (80–10
- Writing lines: Write here.
