Christmas LessonUP Independent work Year 1

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Christmas lesson 1HV1/1MH1

HOW DOES IT WORK?

- You can now CHOOSE assignments you'd like to do today

- EVERY assignment has a different color!

- Let's check it together, then it is independent work

Answer the question:
What is your favourite Christmas movie?

Guess your teacher's favourite Christmas movie:

1. Home Alone
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
3. The Princess Switch
4. The Elf

1. Watch the video about the British Christmas & Christmas dishes around the world

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Answer the questions

Work time:

15 minutes

Where do British children hang their stockings?

1. Around your bed
2. Around the fireplace

What does Queen Elizabeth II talk about in her yearly speech?

1. Wishes for the coming year
2. Important events of the past year

What is 'Tweede Kerstdag' called in Great-Britain?

1. Second Christmas Day
2. St Patrick's Day
3. Boxing Day

What's the name of 'de kerstman' in British English?

1. Santa Claus
2. Father Christmas
3. Uncle Christmas

What happens to the Christmas Pudding before it's being served?

1. Soaked in Whiskey
2. Mashed
3. Set on fire

What do the Icelanders do in the weeks before Christmas?

1. They fast
2. They go fishing
3. They feast everyday

Which foods are the stars of Christmas dinner in Germany?

1. Stollen
2. Turkey and red cabbage

By whom was the Argentinian Christmas dish brought?

1. By the Italians
2. By the France
3. By the Australian

2. Draw the Grinch!

- Watch the video and draw the Grinch yourself

- The video is on the next slide

- Scan or take a photo of your sketch!

Work time: 
20min

Add your photo of your drawing of the Grinch

3. Answer the questions about Christmas

Work time: 

3 minutes

24 December

25 December

26 December

Second Day of Christmas

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

What's the name of the most famous Reindeer?

1. Donner
2. Rudolf
3. Comet
4. Blitzen

What does Santa give to naughty children?

1. they go in the bag
2. a lump of coal
3. a stick
4. nothing

Put the top 5 most popular Christmas songs (on Spotify, Xmas 2017) in the correct order.

1

2

3

4

5

Wham!

Last Christmas

Justin Bieber

Mistletoe. Mistletoe

Michael Bublé

 It's Beginning To Look A Lot...

Mariah Carey

All I Want for Christmas Is You

Ariana Grande

Santa Tell Me

What is the most popular choice for Christmas dinner? 

put the top 5 in the correct order

1

2

3

4

5

Rabbit

Steak

Turkey

Barbecue

Duck

Who earns the most during Christmas?

500.000 Pounds

400.000 Pounds

376.000 Pounds

4. Create your own ELF name

Click on the next slide for the instruction

Work time:
15 minutes

1. Find your

Christmas Elf name.

2. Create a story around your life as an elf.

Your ELF story

5. Watch the video

- And answer the questions

Work time:

4 min

6. Watch the reading of How the Grinch Stole Christmas

- Listen and watch the story (15 minutes)

- The video is on the next slide

- Create a script (dialogue) to summarise the story on google.docs

- You can share the document with me (via email: [e-mail])

work time: 

40 minutes

00:28

What song does Mariah ask James to sing with her?

1. Santa Baby
2. All I Want for Christmas is you
3. Last Christmas
4. White Christmas

02:20

Name as many artists as you recognise in the video?

Hang the baubles in the tree as quickly as

 possible to make a Christmas greeting. 

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7. Christmas Around the World

- Research yourself how Christmas around the world is different

- Click on this link 

- Choose 3-5 countries, click on the extra information and compare how people in different cultures celebrate Christmas

- Write about 4 sentences per country

Work time

15 minutes

Compare 3-5 countries and how they celebrate Christmas there

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8. Create a Christmas card/letter for a friend who lives abroad and only speaks English

1. Create a beautiful cover

2. Write in your card/letter how you celebrate the holidays and what you will do during the break

3. Wish him great holidays (research online how you say that in English!)

4. Hand it in as a photo on the next slide

work time 15 min

A photo of your Christmas card