CHRISTMAS UK/USA

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Welcome to the lesson!

PLAN FOR TODAY:

1. Xmas quiz

2. How do you celebrate Christmas/another holiday that is important in your culture 

How are you doing today?
Looking forward to your holiday?

Any plans?
Skiing/relaxing/watching Netflix?
(decent answers please)

CHRISTMAS

25TH AND 26TH OF DECEMBER

Do you celebrate christmas?

If so, how do you celebrate it?

If not, why don't you celebrate it?

When is BOXING DAY?

1. 24th of December
2. 25th of December
3. 26th of December
4. 27th of December

• Boxing day

- the day after Christmas day: 26th of December

-  "workers would receive a box of gifts from their bosses"

- "when people would box up gifts the poor"

> NOW:  shopping

What is the last step of making a 'CHRISTMAS PUDDING'?

1. Soaking in alcohol
2. Setting on fire
3. Boiling it
4. Aging for several months

Christmas pudding

- boiled cake 

> flavoured with dried fruit and spices

> soaked in alcohol, aged for several months, boiled AGAIN, soaked in alcohol AGAIN 

> set on fire!

Who has to wear the PAPER CROWN?

1. Happiest relative
2. Saddest relative
3. Grumpiest relative
4. Angriest relative

• Christmas hats

- mandatory to wear (verplicht)

- 90% tries to make the grumpiest relative wear the crown

How do they send letters to Santa in the UK?

1. They don't
2. E-mail
3. Throwing them into the fire
4. Putting them in the mailbox

USA
- send the letters to Santa by putting them in the mailbox.

UK
- throw letters in the fire, the smoke brings them directly to the North Pole. 

• Letters to father Christmas

How many days after Christmas should you take down the Christmas tree and the decorations?

1. 12
2. 15
3. 10
4. 6

USA

- some people leave their old brown dry withered Christmas trees until the 4th of July.

wither= verwelken

UK

- tree + decoration should be taken down within 12 days after Christmas  

> if you don't, you'll have bad luck for the rest of the year

• Taking down the Christmas tree

What is the main dish during a CHRISTMAS DINNER?

1. Bacon wrapped sausages
2. Turkey
3. Veggies
4. Brussel sprouts

• Christmas dinner

- main dish: roast turkey

+ bacon wrapped chipolata sausages
+ roast potatoes

+ veggies - traditionally Brussel sprouts

What is NOT in a CHRISTMAS CRACKER?

1. Terrible joke
2. Paper crown
3. A candle
4. Plastic prize

• Christmas crackers

- when opening you hear a loud 'cracking' noise

- inside is a plastic prize, a paper crown and a terrible joke

joke:  "Why are ghosts so bad at lying?"   >  because you can see right through them

Where do the AMERICANS hang up their CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS?

1. Next to the bed
2. At the fireplace
3. Near the front door
4. They don't

USA

- around the fireplace for Santa to fill with presents

UK

- around the bed > being surrounded (omringt) by presents is a great way to 

wake up

• Hanging stockings

What did the Queen do on CHRISTMAS DAY?

1. Give a speech
2. Nothing
3. Play videogames
4. Sleep all day

• The royal Christmas message

- on Christmas day Her Majesty the Queen/the King 

gives a holiday speech

- talks about events of the past year

-  vergelijkbaar met de 'troonrede'

YOUR TASK

Prepare a short presentation about how you celebrate Christmas (what you do/eat/watch...)

If you don't celebrate Christmas - prepare a presentation about any other holiday that is important to you (Hannukah, Suikerfeest)

Duration:  3 min

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