Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

as a matter of fact
, they don’t do that any more.
Question
: But if a child says “trick or treat”, he still has to perform 
for his neighbours, right?
Mr Brown
: Sorry,
 haven’t I already mentioned
that they don’t 
perform any more.
Question
: Why do trick-or-treaters dress up as goblins and witch-
es? Do they want to frighten people?
Mr Brown
: I don’t think so. Remember, the trick-or-treaters are 
only children. 
In fact
, their costumes are related to ancient traditions, 
according to which ghosts and witches walked the streets on the last 
day of October.
Question
: What do adults do on Halloween? Do they dress up?
Mr Brown
: Actually, most adults stay at home, waiting for children 
to knock on their door. 
I think I should point out, however
, that 
teenagers and young adults often go to costume parties as ghosts, 
goblins and witches, too.
Question
: And Halloween falls on the last Thursday in November, 
doesn’t it?
Mr Brown
: 
If I may say so
, I believe you’ve confused Halloween 
with Thanksgiving. Halloween falls on the thirty-first of October.
Chairperson
: Any other questions? (pause) No? Thank you very 
much, Mr Brown.
b) Summarize the dialogue
c) Make a speech on the American tradition to celebrate Halloween

---

115
6. Pair work. Make up and act out a dialogue discussing national holidays. 
Do library research and collect additional materials describing unusual national 
holidays. Use the expressions of correcting people, agreement and disagree-
ment, etc.
1. Staying with your friends in Georgia, you discuss the customs 
and traditions of a national holiday with your host/hostess.
2. Be a host/hostess to a guest from Britain or the USA and discuss 
the beauty of Russian folk tradition in festivals. Point out the re-
vival of traditions.
3. Exchange opinions with your partner on the multinational 
character of our society and the advantages of enrichment for the 
various traditions in the multinational situations.