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C’est l’Halloween

French listening practice with side-by-side translation

Listening comprehension: See the links at the bottom for lessons related to the phrases in italics.

C’est l’Halloween	It’s Halloween
Les sorcières sortent le soir, Les fantômes aussi. Le ciel est tout noir, les nuages sont gris. Est-ce que tu as peur des méchants esprits ? Ô monsieur, oui, oui, oui, oui !	Translation Witches come out at night, So do ghosts. The sky is all black, The clouds are grey. Are you afraid of evil spirits? Oh, sir, yes, yes, yes, yes! [collapse]
Refrain : C’est l’Halloween, c’est l’Halloween, hé ! C’est l’Halloween, c’est l’Halloween.	Translation Chorus: It’s Halloween, it’s Halloween, hey! It’s Halloween, it’s Halloween. [collapse]
Pendant l’Halloween tu peux être ce que tu veux. Un tigre féroce, ou un serpent bleu. Il se fait tard, rentres-tu à la maison ? Ô madame, non, non, non, non ! Refrain	Translation On Halloween, You can be what you want. A ferocious tiger, or a blue snake. It’s getting late, are you going home? Oh, ma’am, no, no, no, no! Chorus [collapse]
La lune, elle est pleine, le hibou, il crie. De toutes les branches pendent des chauves-souris. Est-ce que tu as peur de cette nuit ? Ô madame, oui, oui, oui, oui ! Refrain …	Translation The moon is full, the owl hoots. From every branch hang bats. Are you afraid of this night? Oh, ma’am, yes, yes, yes, yes! Chorus … [collapse]
Video courtesy of Sylvia Duckworth. Song by Matt Maxwell.	Translation by LKL

Listening comprehension

Expressions

Vocabulary

Grammar

Est-ce que tu as peur ? Rentres-tu à la maison ? – questions
ce que tu veux – indefinite relative pronoun
Il se fait tard – pronominal verb
rentres-tu – inversion
La lune, elle est pleine; le hibou, il crie – subject pronouns
cette nuit – demonstrative adjective

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French Halloween lesson plans

Dans la citrouille (Lesson, 3rd-8th grade)
Halloween Flashcard Game (Worksheet, 7th-9th grade)
L’Halloween vocabulary (Word Puzzle, 9th-12th grade)

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