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If you are walking around an American town on Halloween, you are sure to see jack-o’-lanterns glowing in the darkness. People of all ages enjoy the annual ritual of carving a pumpkin into a work of art. Then they place a candle inside and watch their creations glow with fire light.
The most traditional jack-o’-lanterns have scary faces on them, but designs can be more creative, too. Witches, bats, or spooky scenes can all be fun designs to carve into a jack-o’-lantern. Find out what Jason and Vanessa plan to carve this year in this Halloween English lesson.
Dialog
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Vanessa: Jason, I saw some pretty big pumpkins out on your porch.
Jason: Yeah, I’m going to make them into jack-o’-lanterns.
Vanessa: Jack-o’-lanterns! Really? For Halloween?
Jason: Yup, one’s going to be a really scary zombie face and the other is just gonna be kind of a silly big smile, typical jack-o’-lantern.
Vanessa: Do you like your jack-o’-lanterns to look scary or do you like them to look fun?
Jason: One of each. That’s what I’m doing this year. Yeah, I think either can be good. Scary is fun. You can use the seeds and the pulp and stuff like that to make gore.
Vanessa: Pumpkin guts, nice.
Jason: Yeah. But they’re kind of cute if you’re just doing a regular jack-o’-lantern face, so those are fun. What kind of jack-o’-lanterns do you usually carve?
Vanessa: You know, I’m pretty boring, I’m afraid. I usually just do the typical eyes, nose and mouth. But sometimes, I like to get crazy and give my jack-o’-lantern ears as well.
Jason: Oh, like with the shaving, where you just thin the surface?
Vanessa: Yup. It looks pretty cool with the candle light showing through and it tells everybody that they can come trick or treat at my house.
Jason: Exactly. That’s why I do it. Kids don’t come if you don’t have jack-o’-lanterns.
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Discussion
Vanessa notices that Jason has some pumpkins on his porch. He says he plans to carve them into jack-o’lanterns for Halloween.
On Halloween, people like to decorate their houses with glowing pumpkins that have scary or silly faces carved into them. Jason says he plans to make one silly jack-o’-lantern and one scary one this year.
Vanessa says she usually carves simple faces. Sometimes she does ears by thinning the surface of the pumpkin. No matter what your jack-’o-lantern looks like, it is sure to tell everyone that you like Halloween and to attract trick or treaters to your house.
Have you ever seen a jack-o’-lantern? Have you ever made one? What image would you like to carve into a pumpkin this Halloween?
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I got already one picked on the farm, a huge one! So, I think it’s going to be a cat. Can’t wait for the begginning. Candies are ready. Halloween’s coming. The hurricane has passed giving its place to ghosts. Spooky, spooky, spooky |
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