Christmas traditions

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Christmas traditions

Today's programme:

Dutch traditions

Commercial traditions

What kind of words about
Christmas do you know?

00:21

Which Dutch Christmas tradition are they talking about?

1. Eerste en Tweede Kerstdag
3. Kerstavond

01:21

What does this lady mean by
'the little grill'?

1. oven
2. gourmet
3. barbecue
4. fondue

01:39

Do you think making a gingerbread house
is a typical Dutch tradition?

Yes

No

01:52

Do you give or receive presents at
Christmas or at Sinterklaas?

Sinterklaas

Christmas

both

02:30

Can you think of an English
word for 'gezellig'?

03:17

Do you think the people in the video gave a good description of Dutch Christmas? Explain why.

Which Christmas traditions
do you have at home?

Christmas traditions

In the UK and in the US

reindeer

Christmas pudding

sleigh

Christmas stocking

turkey

mistle-toe

Another Christmas tradition

Are Christmas commercials.

Let's have a look at 2 of them.

start at 9:30

Which clip did you like best:
- The one with the grandfather
- The one with the soldiers

grandfather

soldiers

09:28

You will now watch

The 2 best Christmas commercials

12:32

What do you think
Allegro is?

1. a webshop
2. an eldery people's home
3. a course in English
4. a travel company

13:04-13:08

Background info

In 1914, German and British soldiers 

fought against each other in the trenches 

in the North of France.

15:53

Do you think this actually happened?
Why or why not?

Next week....

Pub Quiz in the KARgo canteen!!

No English or other AVO subjects!

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