Christmas

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

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Today's plan:

• uitleg adjectives
• Christmas quiz
• finish up this week's task

Christmas!

Quiz, exercises and more!

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

Why Boxing day?

Boxing Day got its name when Queen Victoria held the throne in the 1800s, and is borne out of the tradition of rich families boxing up gifts to give to the poor.

Boxing Day was traditionally a day off for servants - a day when they received a special Christmas box from their masters. The servants would also go home on Boxing Day to give Christmas boxes to their families.

Where did this woman usually 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

In June 1647, Christmas was abolished by Parliament because  they believed Christmas was used as an excuse for drunkenness, cheating, gambling and such. Soldiers were sent to break up church services and festivals, as well as to stop celebrations in public places.

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

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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

What's next?

Finish up this week's task: 

Maak alle opdrachten van blz 140 t/m 151

Lees 3 teksten op Readtheory

Leer Theme Words blz 145

Leer Stone 7+8 blz 144 + 146

Leer vocabulary C blz 171

Leer Grammar blz 149