Halloween Uncovered: Fear, Fun and Debate

A C1 speaking board game for teens that explores Halloween through debate, role-play, persuasion and personal storytelling, building confidence in nuanced, extended discussion.

A free Classic Board Game Race for Teens at CEFR C1 level. Topic: Halloween.

Speaking prompts on the board

1. Ask your partner whether Halloween has become too commercialised, then challenge their view with one thoughtful counterargument.
2. Why do you think horror films remain so popular with teenagers, even though they are deliberately designed to frighten us?
3. Act out arriving at a Halloween party in an embarrassing costume; your team guesses the costume and how you feel.
4. Your team must agree on whether schools should allow Halloween costumes in class, then justify your decision to the other team.
5. You have 60 seconds to pitch an original Halloween event that would bring your whole neighbourhood together.
6. Explain where you would draw the line between a clever Halloween costume and one that is culturally insensitive.
7. Ask your partner about the most frightening experience they have had, and probe whether the danger was real or imagined.
8. Compare Halloween with Mexico's Día de los Muertos. Which attitude towards death do you consider healthier, and why?
9. Stand up and mime carving a pumpkin that keeps going wrong while your partner narrates exactly what is happening.
10. Should there be an age limit for trick-or-treating? Defend your position and respond to any objections from the group.
11. Describe a Halloween tradition you would abolish if you could, and anticipate one objection someone might raise.
12. Discuss with your group why people enjoy being scared in a safe context, and reach one shared explanation.
13. ⭐ Argue that Halloween is fundamentally about community rather than fear, using hedging such as 'one might suggest' or 'arguably'.
14. Ask your partner which supernatural legend they would most like to debunk, and why they think people still believe it.
15. Imagine a neighbour complains your Halloween decorations are too gory for young children. How would you respond diplomatically?
16. Explain how social media has transformed the way teenagers plan and experience Halloween compared with a decade ago.
17. Act out a haunted-house guide welcoming nervous visitors while the other team asks questions designed to unsettle you.
18. ⭐ Is it ethical for companies to profit from fear through horror attractions? Weigh the strongest arguments on both sides.
19. Your team must design a campaign to reduce waste from single-use Halloween costumes and agree on its most persuasive idea.
20. If you had grown up without Halloween, which aspects do you think you would have missed most, and why?
21. Ask your partner to describe their dream Halloween costume, then question them on how practical it would really be.
22. Describe the spookiest place you know using vivid sensory language so your partner can picture it clearly.
23. Tell the class whether you believe in ghosts, and acknowledge one reason a sceptic might disagree with you.
24. ⭐ You have 30 seconds to present the case that Halloween will still be widely celebrated in fifty years.

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