Scare-o-Meter

halloween esl activity

Get your class talking about fear in a fun, low-prep way. Scare-o-Meter is a discussion activity for B1–C1 levels that works for all ages and fits perfectly into Halloween or any lesson on fears and reactions. Students explore 15 scary (and funny-scary) situations and choose from three ready phrases per slide: extremely scared, neutral, and not caring at all to express how they feel, justify their choices, and ask/answer follow-up questions.

TypeLevelDurationSlides
Speaking ActivityB1-C110-20 min15

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