Listen to the song, translate it into Russian and comment on Halloween.
Boys and girls of every age, wouldn't you like to see something strange?
Come with us and you will see – this, our town of Halloween
This is Halloween, this is Halloween, pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene, trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright
It's our town, everybody scream in this town of Halloween
I am the one hiding under your bed, teeth ground sharp and eyes glowing red
I am the one hiding under your stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair
This is Halloween, this is Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home, everyone hail to the pumpkin song
In this town, don't we love it now? Everybody's waiting for the next surprise
Round that corner, man hiding in the trash can, something's waiting now to pounce, and how you'll...
Scream! This is Halloween, red 'n' black, slimy green
Aren't you scared? Well, that's just fine
Say it once, say it twice, take a chance and roll the dice
Ride with the moon in the dead of night
Everybody scream, everybody scream in our town of Halloween!
I am the clown with the tear-away face, here in a flash and gone without a trace
I am the "who" when you call, "Who's there?" I am the wind blowing through your hair
I am the shadow on the moon at night filling your dreams to the brim with fright
This is Halloween, this is Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
Tender lumplings everywhere, life's no fun without a good scare
That's our job, but we're not mean in our town of Halloween
In this town, don't we love it now? Everyone's waiting for the next surprise
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back and scream like a banshee
Make you jump out of your skin, this is Halloween, everybody scream
Wont' ya please make way for a very special guy
Our man jack is King of the Pumpkin patch, everyone hail to the Pumpkin King now
This is Halloween, this is Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!
In this town we call home everyone hail to the pumpkin song
La la la la-la-la la la la-la-la la la la-la-la la-la-la WOO!!
TEXT 7. THE BRITISH REMAIN SUPERSTITIOUS
With the increase in science and technology over the last few decades, it is easy to imagine that here is a decrease in people’s belief in superstitions. However, this is not the case. A new study shows that British people are as superstitious as they were a generation ago.
One of the most popular British superstitions is ‘touching wood’. For example, when someone remarks that life is good or that things are going well, then that person touches the nearest wooden object and says ‘touch wood’ out loud. This action ensures that no bad luck will come to damage or destroy the way things are. If there is no wood to hand, the person touches their head – as though they are saying that their head is made from a block of wood! The next most popular superstition in Britain is to cross your fingers. Usually, you cross your fingers when you want something to work out well or succeed. For example, it is quite usual to cross your fingers for someone when you wish them well in an exam or an important test.
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Some superstitions are based on common sense and others appear quite odd. It seems sensible to avoid walking under ladders (Britain’s third most noted superstition) in case someone drops something onto you from above. However, turning money over in your pocket when you see a new moon through a window, or carrying a lucky charm such as a rabbit’s foot, or trying to avoid passing someone on the stairs, seem quite odd today!
Sometimes there are historical reasons for a superstition. In some areas of Britain it is considered most unlucky to put new shoes on the table. Or that breaking a mirror brings seven years of bad luck. Many people still adhere to these sorts of superstition. Others believe they are a throwback to the nineteenth century when servants working in large houses were taught about polite behaviour and how to care about expensive and delicate objects.
The survey on attitudes to superstitions has produced some controversial results. It seems that women in the UK are more superstitious than men. People in Scotland are more superstitious than their neighbours in England. Whatever your own views are, when in Britain it is a good idea to cross your fingers before you walk under a ladder and to keep loose change in your pocket in case you see a new moon.
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