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An easy English graded reader about Saint David's Day, for adult ESOL students and elementary English learners. Browse our site for many more quizzes and activities on festivals and celebrations, teaching resources, and free English language courses.

An easy English graded reader about the Hindu Festival of Lights, Diwali. Read about the Diwali festival and complete a series of activities. Part of a free collection of puzzles, quizzes and printable worksheets about the Diwali festival for adult English learners and children. Suitable for classroom use or self-study. Free printable worksheets are also available.

A reading and writing lesson for Pre-Intermediate English language learners and above about the popular Halloween custom of trick or treating. Read a text about going trick or treating at Halloween and complete a gap fill writing activity. An integrated skills worksheet to accompany this exercise is also available, along with a wide variety of free resources for teaching about Halloween.

Useful English vocabulary for talking about Halloween, for adult English language students, young learners and children. A comprehensive Halloween vocabulary word list, with clear and simple definitions explaining the meaning of nouns, verbs and adjectives connected with Halloween. Part of a free series of online English lessons about festivals and celebrations suiteable for self study, or for classroom use with tutor support. Click on the menu links for more free Halloween exercises suitable for English learners at all levels, plus related quizzes.

Intermediate English listening exercise about Halloween in the United States, for adult English language students and young learners. Watch a short video clip about how people celebrate Halloween in the US, and then complete an online multiple choice quiz. Part of a series of English lessons for adult ESL students and kids about US life and culture. Learn about various different aspects of life in the USA and improve your English with our free online quizzes about US festivals, places, and history.

Reading and listening exercise for adult English language students, young learners, and children. Watch a fun video, and read and learn some interesting and unusual facts about pumpkins.

An English reading comprehension exercise about The Mexican Day of The Dead (El Día de Los Muertos) for pre-intermediate esl students. Part of a free series of online English lessons about this fun, happy festival. Browse the menus on our site for more free activities, games, quizzes, lessons and printable worksheets for self-study and classroom use.

Listening Comprehension exercise for ESL students and young learners about the history of Halloween. Watch a short video about the history of Halloween and then complete a multiple choice quiz. A free printable worksheet to accompany this quiz is also available.

Free English quizzes and games about autumn weather, festivals, holidays, activities and events - online reading, writing and listening lessons, quizzes, puzzles, songs, printable worksheets and teaching resources.

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