Исследуй Хэллоуин через язык, культуру и знакомые экранные истории. Анализируй контекст, замечай оттенки смысла и аргументируй выбор.
№1 · КОНТЕКСТ
4 СИТУАЦИИ · 2 БАЛЛА
1. Halloween choices
Определи, какую функцию выполняет выделенное средство в каждой ситуации: предположение, сожаление о прошлом, критика прошлого действия или нереальное условие.
By now, the teenagers must have reached the haunted house.
If I had checked the map, we would not be lost in the cemetery.
You should have brought a torch; it is completely dark here.
The old cinema might have shown the film on Halloween night.
№2 · ТАБЛИЦА
4 СТРОКИ · 3 БАЛЛА
2. From fact to interpretation
Заполни пропуски в таблице, преобразуя факты о Хэллоуине в краткие аналитические формулировки на английском языке.
Fact
Interpretation
Useful link
Many people wear costumes.
This suggests that Halloween can be seen as a social performance.
Some films use darkness and silence.
This helps the audience to anticipate danger.
The festival has ancient roots.
This shows that traditions can change over time.
Neighbours give children sweets.
This turns a frightening theme into a communal activity.
№3 · ЧТЕНИЕ
ТЕКСТ · 4 ВОПРОСА · 4 БАЛЛА
3. Why Halloween survives
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A Flexible Tradition
Halloween is often described as a night of costumes, sweets and frightening stories. However, its popularity cannot be explained by entertainment alone. The celebration gives people permission to play with fear in a controlled environment. A masked stranger may look threatening in a horror film, but a person wearing a similar mask at a neighbourhood party is usually part of a shared game. Halloween also changes as it crosses borders. In Britain, traditional customs coexist with American films, television series and online trends. As a result, teenagers may celebrate a festival whose historical origins they only partly know, while still creating new meanings for it. This mixture of history and popular culture may be the main reason why Halloween remains flexible and attractive.
Why does the text say that Halloween is not only about entertainment?
It allows people to experience fear safely.
It teaches people how to make films.
It replaces older religious traditions completely.
What changes when Halloween crosses borders?
Its historical origins disappear entirely.
Local customs combine with international popular culture.
People stop wearing costumes.
What does the word "flexible" suggest in the final sentence?
Halloween can acquire new meanings.
Halloween must follow one fixed tradition.
Halloween is difficult to organise.
According to the text, why may teenagers celebrate Halloween successfully?
№4 · КАТЕГОРИИ
6 СИТУАЦИЙ · 3 БАЛЛА
4. Meaning in context
Распредели предложения по функции выражения: предположение о прошлом, сожаление о прошлом или критика прошлого действия.
The director might have chosen a less predictable ending.ИстинаЛожь
You should have warned us that the house was empty.ИстинаЛожь
If we had arrived earlier, we would have seen the opening scene.ИстинаЛожь
The costume must have belonged to the theatre department.ИстинаЛожь
№5 · ПОСЛЕДОВАТЕЛЬНОСТЬ
5 ШАГОВ · 3 БАЛЛА
5. Planning a horror scene
Расставь этапы создания напряжённой сцены в логичном порядке.
The audience notices a small detail that the character has missed.
The character hears or sees something that seems impossible.
The scene ends with a revelation or a sudden change.
The tension grows as the character approaches the unexplained detail.
The setting is introduced through a few carefully chosen details.
№6 · СОПОСТАВЛЕНИЕ
4 ПАРЫ · 3 БАЛЛА
6. Cause and effect
Соедини каждую ситуацию с наиболее точным следствием.
Situation
Consequence
The film withholds the monster from the audience.
The audience imagines a threat that may be worse than a visible monster.
The main character ignores a clear warning.
The later danger seems partly connected with the character’s decision.
The soundtrack suddenly becomes silent.
The absence of sound makes the next event feel more disturbing.
The story places a familiar object in an unfamiliar setting.
The object becomes unsettling because its usual meaning has changed.
№7 · МНОЖЕСТВЕННЫЙ ВЫБОР
1 СИТУАЦИЯ · 2 БАЛЛА
7. A difficult invitation
Выбери грамматически и смыслово наиболее подходящий вариант для ответа на сообщение друга.
I wish I had known about the party earlier; I would have brought a costume.
I wish I know about the party earlier; I will bring a costume.
I wish I would know about the party earlier; I brought a costume.
I wish I have known about the party earlier; I bring a costume.
№8 · ИСТИНА И ЛОЖЬ
4 УТВЕРЖДЕНИЯ · 2 БАЛЛА
8. Halloween and media
Определи, истинны ли утверждения по содержанию и логике текста о влиянии фильмов на празднование Хэллоуина.
Popular films can spread Halloween images beyond the places where particular customs began.ИстинаЛожь
Media representations always preserve the original meaning of a tradition unchanged.ИстинаЛожь
A fictional monster may become a costume because viewers recognise its visual features.ИстинаЛожь
Watching a horror film and celebrating Halloween are completely unrelated activities.ИстинаЛожь
№9 · ЧТЕНИЕ
ТЕКСТ · 4 ВОПРОСА · 4 БАЛЛА
9. The costume question
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More Than Fear
When Maya suggested a costume inspired by a famous television detective, her classmates disagreed about whether it counted as a Halloween costume. One student argued that a costume had to be frightening. Another said that the important point was transformation: for one evening, people could appear to belong to a different world. Maya eventually chose a dark coat, a notebook and a magnifying glass. Nothing in the outfit was supernatural, yet everyone understood the reference. The discussion revealed that Halloween costumes do not have a single purpose. They can frighten, amuse, express admiration or invite other people to recognise a shared cultural reference.
Why did some classmates doubt Maya’s costume?
It was not frightening.
It was too expensive.
They did not know the detective.
What does transformation mean in this context?
Changing one’s appearance or role for a short time.
Destroying an old costume.
Learning a new detective skill.
How did the classmates understand Maya’s reference?
Name two purposes of costumes mentioned in the text.
№10 · ТАБЛИЦА
4 СТРОКИ · 3 БАЛЛА
10. Register and effect
Заполни таблицу: определи, какой языковой приём используется и какой эффект он создаёт в предложении.
Sentence
Device
Effect
The corridor was quiet, too quiet.
The repeated adjective creates unease and suggests that something is wrong.
By midnight, everyone must have left.
The speaker makes a strong conclusion based on available evidence.
If the door had been locked, the stranger would not have entered.
The sentence presents an unreal past condition and its imagined result.
The house seemed to breathe in the darkness.
The house is given a human action, which makes it appear threatening.
№11 · ЧТЕНИЕ
ТЕКСТ · 4 ВОПРОСА · 4 БАЛЛА
11. A changing tradition
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Who Defines Tradition?
In some communities, Halloween celebrations have become less focused on frightening strangers and more focused on creating safe public events. Libraries organise storytelling evenings, museums offer historical tours and local cinemas show classic films. Critics sometimes claim that these changes make the festival less authentic. Supporters respond that traditions have never been completely fixed. They argue that a community can preserve the atmosphere of Halloween while adapting activities to the needs of families, older people and those who do not enjoy frightening entertainment. The debate is therefore not simply about whether a tradition changes, but about who has the right to decide what the tradition should mean.
How have some communities changed Halloween celebrations?
They have replaced all public events with private parties.
They have created safer cultural and educational events.
They have banned storytelling and films.
What do critics believe about these changes?
What is the supporters’ main argument?
Traditions can adapt while keeping their atmosphere.
Only families should celebrate Halloween.
Historical tours are always frightening.
What deeper question does the debate raise?
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№12 · КАТЕГОРИИ
6 ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЙ · 3 БАЛЛА
12. Conditionals in Halloween stories
Распредели предложения по типу условной конструкции: нереальное настоящее или нереальное прошлое.
If I were braver, I would enter the abandoned cinema.ИстинаЛожь
If the lights had worked, we would have found the exit sooner.ИстинаЛожь
If she knew the truth, she would not trust the stranger.ИстинаЛожь
If they had listened to the warning, the accident might have been avoided.ИстинаЛожь
№13 · ПОСЛЕДОВАТЕЛЬНОСТЬ
5 ШАГОВ · 3 БАЛЛА
13. Writing a review
Расставь этапы подготовки краткой рецензии на хоррор-фильм.
Describe how the film creates tension through setting, sound or camera work.
Support the judgement with two precise references to the film.
Introduce the film and its central conflict without revealing the ending.
State the overall judgement in the final sentence.
Present the main strengths and one possible limitation.
№14 · СОПОСТАВЛЕНИЕ
4 ПАРЫ · 3 БАЛЛА
14. Paraphrase and meaning
Соедини исходное высказывание с наиболее точным перефразированием.
Original statement
Paraphrase
The film is unlikely to appeal to viewers who dislike ambiguity.
Viewers who need clear explanations may not enjoy the film.
The ending leaves several questions unanswered.
The audience is not given complete answers at the end.
The director could have developed the secondary characters further.
The secondary characters were not explored as fully as they might have been.
The atmosphere is more unsettling than the plot itself.
The mood creates more discomfort than the events do.
№15 · МНОЖЕСТВЕННЫЙ ВЫБОР
1 СИТУАЦИЯ · 2 БАЛЛА
15. A critical comment
Выбери вариант, который лучше всего выражает вежливую, но критическую оценку фильма.
Although the visual effects are impressive, the dialogue occasionally feels unnatural.
The visual effects are impressive, so the dialogue is always natural.
The dialogue feels unnatural because the visual effects are impressive.
The visual effects are not impressive, although the dialogue is never natural.
№16 · ИСТИНА И ЛОЖЬ
4 УТВЕРЖДЕНИЯ · 2 БАЛЛА
16. Reading between the lines
Оцени утверждения по смыслу: учитывай не только отдельные слова, но и вывод, который можно сделать из контекста.
A story can be frightening without showing violence directly.ИстинаЛожь
If a film contains a monster, it automatically creates suspense.ИстинаЛожь
Silence can be used as deliberately as music in a horror scene.ИстинаЛожь
An unfamiliar version of a familiar place can create an unsettling effect.ИстинаЛожь
№17 · ЗАПОЛНЕНИЕ
4 ЭЛЕМЕНТА · 3 БАЛЛА
17. Advanced Halloween vocabulary
Выбери подходящее слово или выражение для каждого контекста.
The film relies on suspense rather than graphic violence.
The film relies in suspense rather than graphic violence.
The film depends at suspense rather than graphic violence.
The film relies suspenseful rather than graphic violence.
№18 · ТАБЛИЦА
4 СТРОКИ · 3 БАЛЛА
18. From plot to argument
Заполни пропуски в таблице, формулируя аргумент о фильме на английском языке.
Observation
Interpretation
Argument
The camera remains outside the locked room.
This increases tension by delaying direct information.
The protagonist refuses to discuss the past.
The character’s behaviour makes the later revelation more convincing.
The music stops before the door opens.
The absence of sound makes the moment more threatening.
The final image repeats an object from the opening.
The ending suggests that the danger may not be over.
№19 · ЧТЕНИЕ
ТЕКСТ · 4 ВОПРОСА · 4 БАЛЛА
19. The ethics of fear
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Enjoying Fear
Horror entertainment often asks audiences to enjoy fear while remaining physically safe. This creates an interesting ethical problem for filmmakers. A story may use a dangerous situation to explore courage, loss or responsibility, but it may also turn real suffering into a spectacle. The difference is not always obvious. Much depends on whether the film gives its characters complexity or treats them merely as objects of shock. Halloween encourages people to think about this boundary because it combines playful costumes with images of death and danger. For some viewers, that contrast is entertaining; for others, it raises questions about taste, respect and the limits of fictional fear.
What ethical problem does the text associate with horror entertainment?
It may explore serious suffering or reduce it to spectacle.
It always makes audiences physically unsafe.
It prevents filmmakers from creating complex characters.
What can make a film’s treatment of danger more thoughtful?
Why does Halloween highlight the boundary discussed in the text?
It combines playful customs with images of death and danger.
It is celebrated only by professional filmmakers.
It avoids all references to frightening subjects.
What different reactions to this contrast are mentioned?
№20 · КАТЕГОРИИ
6 СИТУАЦИЙ · 3 БАЛЛА
20. Argumentation in context
Определи, выражает ли каждое высказывание сильный аргумент, осторожное предположение или уступку.
The film is effective because it makes the audience question what they have seen.ИстинаЛожь
The ending may suggest that the narrator is unreliable.ИстинаЛожь
Although the setting is traditional, the message is surprisingly modern.ИстинаЛожь
The film is frightening, so every viewer must consider it a masterpiece.ИстинаЛожь