ABRACADABRA

ABRACADABRA is a ready-to-use A2 Halloween lesson for young learners that combines an animated Halloween story with Past Simple grammar, vocabulary, video comprehension, speaking, and creative storytelling.
Students follow Marie, a young witch who believes she can do real magic, as she gets ready for Halloween, goes to school, and experiences some unexpected magical moments. Through story-based activities, learners practise using the Past Simple to describe events, sequence actions, and create their own Halloween stories.
Inside the lesson

• Halloween warm-up: identifying familiar Halloween words
• Video: ABRACADABRA — an animated Halloween story
• Video comprehension: True or False statements
• Vocabulary: Halloween objects, costumes, and action verbs
• Vocabulary practice: matching verbs with nouns and building collocations
• Grammar focus: Past Simple (regular and irregular verbs)
• Grammar practice: completing extracts from the story
• Storytelling language: sequencing events with time expressions
• Picture-based storytelling: putting events in chronological order
• Speaking: retelling Marie's Halloween adventure
• Discussion: The Magic Inside Us
• Creative writing: My Halloween Story
• Teacher's notes, lesson stages, methodology tips, and answer key

Students will learn to:

• Understand the main ideas and specific details in an animated Halloween story
• Recognise and use Halloween vocabulary and common verb-noun combinations
• Use regular and irregular verbs in the Past Simple
• Describe completed actions and past events
• Sequence events using appropriate time expressions
• Retell a story using pictures and vocabulary prompts
• Express opinions about magic, imagination, and self-confidence
• Create their own short Halloween stories

Key Vocabulary: pointy hat, wand, Halloween costume, magic, broom, pumpkin, candy bags, witch, werewolf, ghost, vampire, skeleton, spider.
Key Collocations: wear a Halloween costume, grab a wand, put on a pointy hat, wave a wand, paint a pumpkin, carry a broom, do magic, go trick-or-treating.
Grammar Focus: Past Simple — regular and irregular verbs, affirmative sentences, and storytelling in the past.
Storytelling Language: yesterday, last night, in the morning, then, after that, later, finally.
Perfect for

• A2 young learners
• Halloween-themed English lessons
• One-to-one classes
• Small-group lessons
• Past Simple introduction and revision
• Video-based learning and storytelling practice

This 60–75 minute lesson follows a communicative, story-based approach. Students move from watching and understanding an animated story to practising grammar in context, retelling events, and creating their own Halloween adventures.

• A fun, ready-to-use Halloween lesson that makes Past Simple grammar meaningful through storytelling, creativity, and communication.

Тема: Video, Holidays and Celebrations