Say Halloween and you’ll say pumpkin.
October and November are peak pumpkin months.
Assignment 1
Write down the names of 5 or more vegetables.
| Pumpin’ Pumpkin Halloween is celebrated on 31 October. You have probably seen some pumpkin lanterns. Pumpkin are also a popular food. You can see many pumpkins in the last months of the year. Some of the pumpkins are quite big. Travis Grienger grew a huge pumpkin. Read the first 3 paragraphs (alinea’s) of Travis’ story. (from: “I grew up around pumpkins” up to “watering, watching, and moving.”) Then read the last 2 paragraphs. (from: The pumpkin’s name is” up to “It’s definitely a good seed.”) |
Assignment 2
Find the words in the text. Connect the words and expressions that have the same meaning.
| 1. state fair | a. to be the best, biggest, fastest, etc. of all |
| 2. giant | b. to become bigger |
| 3. three decades | c. big event where farmers show off their products |
| 4. to get the hang of something | d. a chemical that farmers use to kill insects that damage plants |
| 5. a contest | e. crazy |
| 6. to set the record | f. event where people try to win by doing something better than others |
| 7. seeds | g. to jump high in the air and push the basketball down through the basket |
| 8. nuts | h. long parts of a plant that grow along the ground or upwards |
| 9. bugs | i. a material that is used to make plants grow better |
| 10. a pesticide | j. number on a sports shirt |
| 11. vines | k. small, hard parts of a plant from which new plants grow |
| 12. to expand | l. small insects |
| 13. fertilizer | m. to start to become good at something |
| 14. jersey number | n. thirty years |
| 15. to dunk | o. very big, enormous |
Assignment 3
a When did Travis start growing pumpkins?
1 As a kid.
2 In 2020.
3 In 2023.
4 In April.
b Which things helped Travis to grow his giant pumpkin? Choose all correct answers.
1 bugs
2 cables
3 good soil
4 good weather
5 grow lights
6 heating
c What is the name of Travis’ giant pumpkin?
1 2,350-pounder
2 Gienger’s Giant
3 Michael Jordan
4 Year of ’23
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