13. Christmas

Základní škola a Mateřská škola, Moravský Písek
Číslo projektu
CZ.1.07/1.4.00/21.0624
Název šablony klíčové aktivity:
II/2 Inovace a zkvalitnění výuky směřující k rozvoji výuky cizích jazyků
Název DUM: Holidays and Feasts: Christmas
(reading the text + answering the questions)
Třída: 7. třída
Vypracoval/a: Mgr. Kateřina Vařechová
Ověřil/a: Mgr. Kateřina Vařechová
1)
At Christmas, people remember when Jesus Christ was
born and the Christian religion started. Jesus was born in
town of Bethlehem, about two thousand years ago. The
people who followed Jesus´ teaching were the first
Christians.
Today, Christmas is a very important time in the Christian
year, but it is also very important to those who do not go to
church. It is a time for buying and giving presents, having
parties, and being with family.
2)
People start to get ready for Christmas in late October or
early November. Shop-keepers decorate their shops with
lights, trees and other decorations, and shoppers start to
look for presents. Shops get very busy and stay open later.
People with family and friends in other countries often send
them cards and presents, and everyone begins to make
plans for the coming holiday.
3)
In the middle of December, most families buy Christmas
trees, put them inside the house, and put colourful
decorations on them. They also send cards to friends and
family. These two traditions (the trees and the cards) both
started in the middle of the 19th century.
4)
Many children have Advent calendars with little doors for
each day until Christmas. Every day the child opens a new
door and inside there is a picture or a chocolate.
Many children have parties at school, and many adults have
parties at work in December. Most people have 25 and 26
December off work, and many have a week off, from 25
December to
1 January. They usually spend this time at home with their
family or visiting family who live far away.
5)
The Christmas holiday begins on 24 December: Christmas
Eve.
People often stop work early and have a drink together, or
finish their Christmas shopping. They cover the presents in
special paper, and put them under the tree.
6)
Christmas Day (25 December) is a holiday. Children
usually wake up very early. They look in their stockings to
see what Santa put there for them. After breakfast they open
their other presents around the tree.
7)
Christmas dinner is in the afternoon and is the biggest meal
of the day. Before they start to eat, people pull crackers.
The crackers make a loud noise, and have a small game and
paper party hat inside.
Dinner is usually turkey with lots of winter vegetables and
then hot mince pies or a Christmas pudding.
At three o´clock many people in Britain turn their
televisions on because the Queen says “Happy Christmas”
to everyone.
8)
Boxing Day (26 December) is also a holiday in Britain, but
many shops now open on this day. In the 19th century, rich
people gave boxes to their workers on Boxing Day, with
Christmas presents inside. Now it is another day for eating,
drinking and watching television at home, or going out to
watch some sports.
9)
The Christmas seasons ends on the twelfth day after 25
December, which is 6 January. Most people take down their
Christmas trees and decorations by this date, and some
people think it is bad luck not to do that.
Answer the questions:
1) Why is Christmas so important for most people?
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2) Shop-keepers in Great Britain decorate their shops with lights, trees and other decorations.
Is it the same in the Czech Republic?
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3) When does your family usually buy Christmas tree?
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4) What do you usually do during Christmas holiday (from 24 to 25 December)?
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5) Do you buy presents to other members of your family?
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6) What time does your family usually eat Christmas dinner?
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7) When does your family take down Christmas decorations after Christmas holiday?
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rozstříháme si text o Vánocích ve Velké Británii na rámečky (viz. výše)
napíšeme na tabuli slovo „CHRISTMAS“
žáci mohou pracovat ve skupinách nebo po dvojicích, ale v této aktivitě je zapojena celá
třída
každé skupině nebo dvojici můžeme přidělit číslo
každé skupině nebo dvojici dáme jeden rámeček o tom, jak probíhají Vánoce ve Velké
Británii
úkolem žáků je poskládat text podle toho jak jde správně za sebou
tip: žáci sedí v kruhu a přemísťují se tak, jak si myslí, že jde text za sebou
potom co žáci text poskládají, třída text přečte a přeloží
na základě textu žáci odpovídají na otázky o svých vánočních zvycích
Obrázek:
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EU peníze školám
Vypracovala: Mgr. Kateřina Vařechová