Directions: Read the information about the party. Then click on a speaker icon and listen to people talk about the party.
Directions: Mei-ling found this information about Halloween at the library. Read the article.
 ghost | witch |
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 Halloween, October 31, is a very old holiday. Many years ago, people believed that winter was a season of death. Ghosts and witches came out during the winter. They made trouble for everyone. So in late October, before the start of winter, people did many things to stop the ghosts and witches. | 
jack-o-lantern | For example, people made big fires. They dressed as animals and danced around the fires. Also, they cut scary faces into pumpkins and put candles inside. Now we call these pumpkins jack-o-lanterns. The fires, the dancing, and the jack-o-lanterns kept people safe from the ghosts and witches. | | Today, we don't think that winter is a bad time. Halloween is now a fun time, especially for children. Children dress in costumes and go to each house in their neighborhood at night. People decorate their houses with scary pictures and jack-o-lanterns. They give candy to all the children. Every child loves Halloween … and many adults do too! | 
costumes | | |
Directions: Study the chart below.
| Before, after, during, about, and around are prepositions of time. Use before, after, and during, to show the time relationships between and among two or more events. Use about and around to talk about times that are not exact. |
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| I washed my hands before dinner.
| | We had a good conversation during dinner.
| | We watched TV after dinner.
| | Dinner started around 6 p.m.
| | Dinner lasted about one hour.
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| Before | | Use before + an event or time to show that something else happened at an earlier time. | Julian studied before the test.
| Lee gets up before sunrise every morning.
| | | | | After | | Use after + an event or time to show that something else happens at a later time. | After September, the weather turns cool.
| I'm meeting my friend after work today.
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| During | | Use during + an event or time to show that something else happens at the same time. | Robin slept during math class today.
| The person behind me talked during the whole movie.
| | | | | Around and About | | Use around or about + a point in time to show that it is not exact. | The concert starts around 8 p.m.
| The concert starts about 8 p.m.
| | | | You can also use around or about + a period of time to show that it is not exact. | The movie is around two hours long.
| | The movie is about two hours long. | | | |
Directions: Now you are Emma and you're talking to Kathy about the party. Use before, during, after, about, or around to form your response.
1. Yes. Could you please come over ______________ the party to help me get things ready?
2. We want to dance ______________ the party. Could you bring some dance music?
3. It starts ______________ 7:00.
4. I don't know. Maybe ______________ four hours.
5. James and I are cleaning up ______________ the party, and he has to leave by midnight.
| Noun | Verb | Expression | Adjective | Adverb |
beer
candle
candy
cookie
costume
death
fire
ghost
Halloween
holiday
jack-o-lantern
party
potato chips
snack
soft drink
trouble
weekend
wine
witch
| believe
call
come over
decorate
drive
have a good time
have a party
keep
mix
| Would you like (a glass of milk)?
| empty
full
ready
safe
scary
| especially |
