Christmas lesson 3tto

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

What are we going to do today?

How are you?

Game

Reading & Use of English

Break

The Grinch

Let's play a game!

You will have 30 seconds to go find a green and a red object

be creative!

We will use this for a Christmas' theme true or false game!

Questions

1. St Nicholas' coat was traditionally green before Coca-Cola changed it to red in an advertising campaign.

2. In England in the 18th century, large rocks were brought into the home and decorated instead of Christmas trees.

3. Eggnog doesn't actually contain egg.

4. Jingle Bells has no original connection to Christmas.

5. In Canada, it is believed that Santa's post code is HOH OHO.

Christmas Quiz!

What is the 26th of December called in English-speaking countries?

1. 2nd Christmas Day
2. Boxing Day
3. Sylvester Day
4. It doesn't have a name

Where does this woman normally spend Christmas?

1. Windsor Castle
2. The Tower of London
3. Balmoral Castle
4. Sandringham Estate

Christmas was banned in England during the 17th century

1. True
2. False

Americans call this guy Santa Claus, what do British people call him?

1. Father Christmas
2. Santa Claus
3. Saint Nick
4. Christmas man

What is this?

1. Christmas present
2. Christmas Cracker
3. Stocking filler
4. Christmas fireworks

Which is the best selling Christmas song in Britain?

1. Merry X-mas Everybody
2. Hallelujah
3. Do They Know It's Christmas
4. Mary's Boy Child

Who do you recognise in the video?
This is the third(!) version, from 2014

What present does Harry Potter receive during his first Christmas at Hogwarts?

1. Invisibility Cloak
2. Owl
3. Wand
4. Cauldron

In what year was the first Christmas card printed?

1. 1756
2. 1930
3. 1894
4. 1843

What colour are mistletoe berries?

1. Red
2. White
3. Yellow
4. Orange

Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

1. William Shakespeare
2. J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Charles Dickens
4. C.S. Lewis

Which Christmas Carol was originally named "One horse open sleigh"?

1. Carol of the Bells
2. Jingle Bells
3. Deck the Halls
4. Let it Snow

How many cities in the United States are called 'Santa Claus'?

1. 3
2. 2
3. 5
4. 0

Who introduced the idea of a Christmas Tree in England?

1. Santa
2. Queen Victoria
3. The Romans
4. Winston Churchill

What is weird to us about Christmas in Australia?

1. They don't have trees
2. They celebrate only 1 day
3. It's summer there
4. They have kangaroos instead of reindeer

5-minute break

A Christmas carol

We are going to read an extract of a Christmas Carol togehter. 

After that you are going to answer a few questions about the characters in the story

Movie time!