War during Christmas time

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

War during 

Christmas time

a QUIZ on your knowledge of war...

Do you believe in Christmas miracles?

Of course! Here I am in your class!

Yes, I believe it's a magical time.

Yes, I believe in the Christmas spirit (helping strangers)

No, miracles are not my thing.

No, I don't think that Christmas makes any difference

ROUND 1

When was the last time you 

looked at a map of Europe?

How many countries do you know?

(in groups)

Find as many as possible!

BELGIUM

FRANCE

SPAIN

UK

IRELAND

ICELAND

GERMANY

POLAND

ITALY

PORTUGAL

NORWAY

SWEDEN

FINLAND

RUSSIA

BELLARUS

UKRAINE

ROMANIA

BULGARIA

TURKIYE

GREECE

ALBANIA

SWITZ.

AUSTRIA

C.R.

SLOVA.

HUN.

CROA.

B&H

SERB.

EST.

LAT.

LITH.

ALGERIA

TUNESIA

MOROCCO

MOLDOVA

GEORGIA

ARMENIA

AZ.

KAZACHSTAN

SYRIA

IRAQ

IRAN

ISRAEL

LIB.

S-A

JOR.

DEN.

SLOV.

MONT.

ROUND 2

Why was there even a war in the first place?
Oh Dear God, there are so many....

Why was there even a war in the first place?

World War 1 (1914-1918)

World War 2 (1940-1945)

World War 1:

World War 2:

World War 1

It was VERY messy.

Everyone got involved.            (domino effect)

 
   Franz Ferdinand

 

the trenches

no man's land

ROUND 3

Dub a dub a dum dum

Dub a dub a dum

Dub a dum dum dub a dub

Dub a dub a dum

ROUND 4

Bang! That's another bomb...

Which war is
the song about?

1. World War 1
2. World War 2
3. Both WW1 & WW2
4. It's about all wars

AND THE WINNER IS...

In war, whichever side may call itself the victor,
there are no winners, but all are losers.

                                                                     - Neville Chamberlain

World War 1 during Christmas time

Christmas truce of 1914

truce = wapenstilstand

Play this video for MORE interested/ motivated classes.

play time: 10 minutes

Play this video for LESS interested/ motivated classes.

play time: 4 minutes

Class discussion:

What do you think 

the soldiers were thinking 

that evening and day?

What do you think they talked about with 'the other side'?

 

In the end we all wish 

to be home for Christmas.

What is something new you learned about today?

Any Christmas wishes you'd like to share with the group?

Happy Christmas!

Enjoy your break and see you in 2 weeks.