"Halloween Night"

LISTENING

(after Mary Calhoun)
Before you listen make sure that you know these words:

"Don't you dare to leave!" - "Не смей уходить!"
refreshments - угощения и напитки;
the bowl - чаша;
the cellar - подвал;
on the porch - на крыльце;
to haunt somebody - заколдовать кого-либо;
fortunetelling - предсказание судьбы (игра на Хэллоуин);
to pass apples under chins - передавать яблоки без помощи рук, придерживая его подбородком (игра на Хэллоуин);
to predict something - предсказывать что-либо;
to be worn out - to be very tired;
a sigh of satisfaction - вздох облегчения (удовлетворения).

FIRST LISTENING
Listen to the story "Halloween Night" and find out whether these sentences are TRUE or FALSE:

1. Katie John's costume was a real success.
2. The father pretended that he wanted to go trick-or-treating with the mother.
3. Katie John was nervous because there weren't enough candles for the jack-o-lanterns.
4. At first the guests didn't guess what Halloween costume Katie John was wearing.
5. Katie John's friend Sue was a fortuneteller and read all the predictions to her friends.
6. The children played hide-and-seek with the lights out.
7. The children had had a lot of fun at the party.
8. The girl was too worn out even to wash the black off her face.
9. The girl's parents didn't help her to clean up the place.

SECOND LISTENING
Listen to the story again and answer the questions:

1. What had Katie John prepared for the party to make it enjoyable?
2. Why had nothing gone wrong at the party?
3. What were the girls telling Katie when they started to leave?
4. Why do you think Katie's mother told her not to try to clean up the place?
5. How do you know that Katie was very tired after the party?
6. What was Katie's feeling when the party was over and she was left alone in her room?
7. Do you carefully plan your parties? What do you do to make them a success?