Halloween: the macabre, the morbid and the numinous
Vocabulary · Halloween · C2 · 25 min. Eleven literary words for dark atmospheres (liminal, numinous, sepulchral, lurid, eldritch, lugubrious, phantasmagoria…) with an etymology true-or-false and a piece of descriptive writing.
About this worksheet
Eleven literary words for dark atmospheres (liminal, numinous, sepulchral, lurid, eldritch, lugubrious, phantasmagoria…) with an etymology true-or-false and a piece of descriptive writing.
- Level
- C2
- Category
- Vocabulary
- Topic
- Halloween
- Time
- About 25 minutes
- Exercises
- Key words, Gap-fill, True / False, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
- Included
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On the sheet
- Key words: Words for the darker side of literature
- Gap-fill: Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
- True / False: True or false? Test your instincts about where these words come from.
- Speaking / writing task: Write a description of Halloween night (120–150 words) for a literary
- Writing lines: Write here.