Rich in tradition, Halloween has no shortage of symbols and customs. There are many common Halloween
traditions, and even more Halloween customs celebrated by many different cultural and ethnic groups.
1 - Do you know one important meaning about a symbol on Halloween in any culture? If yes, write it down.
2 - Have you and your family ever celebrated the date? Why?
3 - The text below is one of a variety of famous horror stories in the USA. Read the text to answer the
letter A and B.
Man With Two Faces
Edward Mordrake
Edward Mordrake, an English nobleman, was born with he face of a parasitic twin on the back of his
head. He was known as the “Man with two faces”. The face appeared to be conscious of it, ‘If Edward
screamed, it would smirk and laugh in silence.’
Often the face will quietly gibber without ceasing. Edward said it was never sleeping but kept him
awake with whispers of other things it was just thinking about.
[… ]“Man With Two Faces” demanded that the face should be destroyed before his burial’ as his awful
whisperings remain in his grave’
Edward Mordrake (or Mordake as he was originally called) was a young, wealthy, and good-looking
English nobleman who had everything from life that one might hope for. But, an awful curse came
with all those wonderful blessings. Mordake possessed a horrific disfigurement in addition to his
perfect, natural face: another face on the back of his head.
Given the elegance of the odd face, there was no question that it possessed its own intellect of a
malignant nature’. His “devil brother” constantly troubled Edward Mordrake, who held him up all night
such things as they’re just thinking about in hell. Edward wrote a note ordering the evil face to be
destroyed after his death, ‘so that it can end its awful whispering in his grave.’a) Why is this story considered a horror tale?
b) According to the text match the columns:
(1) The face quietly gibbers to Ed. ( ) Constantly
(2) The face let Edward sleep without whispers. ( ) Never
(3) The evil brother was making trouble for Ed. ( ) Often
4 - Mark T true or F false. Correct the false ones.
( ) Mordrake never had a face behind his head.
( ) Rarely did the other face talk to Ed.
( ) Regularly, They talked each other (Ed and the face).
( ) Occasionally Ed tried to silence his face.
5 - Normally, horror stories are a good way to celebrate 31th October. Complete a escala de frequência
criando frases sobre seus conhecimentos sobre histórias assustadoras. Use: Never, Usually, Always,
Sometimes, Rarely para organizar a frequência, e sua imaginação para completá-la. Siga o exemplo.
Example:
I’ve never heard
any horror sto-
ries with unicor-
ns. This magic
creature is happy
and Halloween is
creepy.
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Respostas
1 - One important symbol of Halloween is the Jack o' lantern, Jack is the pumpkin sculpted with a face.
2 - My family and I have never celebrated the Halloween because we are Brazilian, and we don't have that tradition.
3 -
a) This story can be considered a horror tale because it has a supernatural aspect and is intended to cause fear to the reader.
b)
1 - The face constantly quietly gibbers to Ed.
2 - The face never lets Edward sleep without a whisper.
3 - The evil brother was often making trouble for Ed.
4 -
1 - False - Mordrake always had a face behind his head.
2 - False - The other face talk to Ed all the time.
3 - True - Regularly, They talked each other (Ed and the face).
4 - True - Occasionally Ed tried to silence his face.
5 -
0% - I never read horror stories.
25% - I rarely buy horror toys.
50% - Horror movies sometimes scare me.
75% - I usually prefer to read horror stories.
100% - I always go to the movies to watch horror movies.
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