Christmas lesson (presentation)

X-mas lesson

Let’s play

CONTESTS

• 1. The ABC game.
• 2. Fantastic reading
• 3. A magic 5
• 4. Riddles

The ABC game

Make so many words as you can from the word

CHRISTMAS TREE

Fantastic reading

Part 1

Read Christmas tongue twisters so quick as you can.

Part 2

Read 3 texts about Christmas. You can divide them.

And complete the gaps

The Christmas day celebrates on _____________. It is a ___________ holyday. The Christmas story comes from________________.

People exchange_________. All people __________ Christmas tree and their houses. On the eve of Christmas children hang ____________ everywhere. Santa Clause can put fruit, nut and sweets for good children and _____________for naughty children.

in the evening children usually knock the doors and sing_____________. People who live in these houses give children_________, _________, __________.

___________got his name from a man known as St. Nicolas.

The favorite holiday of Russian people is___________. At_______ whole family sits at the table and says best wishes for the New Year. At night Russian people ___________ , dance, make jokes and_______________.

A magic 5

Name 5

X-mas decorations

Name 5

English (or American)

X-mas traditions

Name 5

X-mas characters

Name 5

traditinal X-mas dishes (in England or America)

Name 5

X-mas colours

Riddles

Which real-life person is Santa Claus based on?

The Christian bishop St. Nicholas

helped the needy . After his death, the legend of his gift-giving grew. Saint Nicholas transformed into the legendary character called Santa Claus, who brings Christmas presents to children around the world.

Which country did eggnog come from?

England

Sweet drink based on raw eggs and milk.

Eggnog was particularly popular around Christmastime  because of its warm temperature and the addition of flavors, like cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla bean, that embodied the winter season .

What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?

Coca-Cola

Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?

Germany

The tradition of putting up a Christmas tree  dates back to the 16th century in Germany . According to legend, the Protestant reformer Martin Luther is credited with starting the tradition of decorating Christmas trees.

What Christmas decoration was originally made from strands of silver?

Tinsel

Before the 19th century, tinsel was used for adorning sculptures rather than Christmas trees. It was added to Christmas trees to enhance the flickering of the candles on the tree.

to be continued…

Merry Christmas

and

Happy New Year