Winter Holidays

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome to English! :) 

What will we be doing today? 

-Learning about different holidays around the world

-A bit of Present continuous vs. present simple

-Sharing an object from your room

Do you celebrate Christmas?

1. Yes
2. No

If you do not celebrate Christmas, or if you observe multiple holidays, what are they?

What does it mean to be a "Global Citizen" 

Someone who is aware of and understands the wider world, rather than just what is close to them. <3 

I would like to help all of you become "Global Citizens" 

Santa comes to town each year.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous

Santa is eating all of my cookies!

1. Present Simple
2. Present continuous

Present simple talks about...

1. Things in the future
2. Facts, routines, things that always happen

Present continuous talks about....

1. Facts or routines
2. Things that are happening right now.

I am drinking coffee right now.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous

I drink coffee every morning.

1. Present simple
2. Present Continuous

Where do Finish people place a candle on Christmas eve?

1. In the window
2. At the grave of their loved ones

Where is the birthplace of Jesus and St. Nicolas?

1. Middle East
2. Europe

Christmas (25th of December) is the believed to be the birthday of....

1. Jesus
2. St. Nicolas

There is a winter festival in Taiwan, what do people release into the sky during this festival?

1. Glitter
2. Paper Lanterns
3. Nothing

The Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah, how many night is Hanukkah?

1. 9
2. 10
3. 8

Does anyone know other Jewish celebrations during Hanukkah?

Which country has the old woman Befana deliver gifts on epiphany eve (January 6th)

1. Greece
2. Italy
3. Bulgaria

How many Christmas' do Icelandic children celebrate?

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2. 4
3. 13

Junkanoo is a colorful street parade with music, dance, and costumes of mixed African origin. Where is this celebrated?

1. Caribbean (English speaking islands)
2. Senegal

The African Diaspora

The voluntary and involuntary movement of Africans around the globe. 

Do you know some American Christmas traditions?

American's call him "Santa Claus", but what do British people call him?

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

Do have any Christmas traditions in your family?

Activity time!

Grab an object from in your house, and tell us about this object and what you choose it!

Something that tells us a little about you!