It's Christmas time!圣诞节到来了

It’sChristmas time!Howdothe

British

celebrate

Xmas?©LauraGallardoNavas2007

CHRISTMASTRADITIONSEvery

yearinDecember

we

celebratethebirthday

of

Jesus

Christ:It’sXmastime!HowdopeopleinBritain

celebrate

this

holiday?They

send

Christmas

cards.They

watch

nativity

plays.There

have

big

family

get-togethers.©LauraGallardoNavas2007

CHRISTMASTRADITIONSPeople

sing

special

songs

called

Christmas

carols:SilentNightJingleBellsWhite

Christmas

We

Wish

YouaMerry

ChristmasChildren

write

their

SantaList

and

they

create

snowmenintheir

gardens.©LauraGallardoNavas2007

CHRISTMASTRADITIONSWhatdopeople

say

when

it’sChristmastime?MERRYCHRISTMAS!MERRYCHRISTMASANDAHAPPYNEWYEAR!HAPPYCHRISTMAS!SEASON’SGREETINGS!©LauraGallardoNavas2007

ADVENT

Advent

isthetimeof

waiting

forthearrival

of

Christmas.During

Advent

preparations

for

Christmas

begin:People

decorate

their

homes

with

ornaments

and

mistletoe!Kissing

underthemistletoe

isatradition!!©LauraGallardoNavas2007 ADVENT

Some

people

buy

or

make

Advent

CalendarsThese

calendars

havechocolatesforthechildren

hidden

behind

each

window!!!©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMASEVEIt

istheday

before

Christmas

Day.It

isthenightwhen

Father

Christmascomes!Children

hangupstockings

abovethefireplaceFather

Christmas

and

his

elves

make

allthetoysinhis

workshopintheNorth

Pole.Thenheflies

aroundtheworldinasleigh

pulledbyeight

reindeer©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMASDAYThis

is

the

favourite

day

for

children.They

wakeupvery

earlyinthe

morning

to

open

the

presents!Children

find

their

presents

under

the

Christmas

tree.Howdothe

British

decorate

their

Christmas

trees?©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMASDAYPeople

decorate

their

Christmas

Trees

with:BellsCandlesLightsTinselsBaublesOrnamentsCandycanesAstar

or

an

angel

at

the

very

top

of

the

tree©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMASEVERudolph

isthered-nosed

reindeer!Children

leave

mincepies,brandy,cookies,hotchocolateor

milk

forSantaand

carrots

forthereindeer!Santagoes

downthechimney

to

leavethepresents

orthecoal!©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMASDAYBoth

parents

and

children

gather

together

to

unwrap

the

presents.Later

the

whole

family

sits

down

for

Christmas

dinner.What

doesatraditional

Christmas

dinner

include?Roast

turkeyRoast

potatoesCranberrysauceFor

dessert

they

have

rich

fruity

pudding

which

you

douseinbrandy.Christmas

puddings

usually

include

raisins,nuts

and

cherries.Gingerbread

is

also

typical.©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMASDAYDoyouknowwhatacracker

is?AChristmas

cracker

isacoloured

paper

tube

which

containsabanger.When

two

people

pull

the

cracker

it

snapsinhalf

makingaloud

bang.Inside

the

cracker

therearepaper

crowns,jokes

or

little

gifts.©LauraGallardoNavas2007BOXINGDAYBoxing

Day

is

celebrated

on

December26,the

day

after

ChristmasOn

Boxing

Day

peopleinBritainplaysports.Footballand

horse

racingarethe

mostpopularactivities.Shops

sell

their

Christmas

inventory

at

reduced

prices!And

families

gather

together

again,go

forawalk,watchfootballmatches

together,go

shopping…The

origins:English

families

boxedupChristmas

leftovers.Then

they

gave

them

to

poor

families

and

churches

for

charity.The

tradition

still

continues

today!Employers

giveextramoney

to

their

employees

and

schools

across

thecountrysend

their

Christmas

Boxesfullof

gifts

to

poorer

countries.©LauraGallardoNavas2007And…whatabouttheseThreeKings???On

the

TwelfthNight

families

remove

all

the

Christmas

decorations,soasnot

to

bring

bad

luck

upon

the

home!!!It

is

on

the5thJanuary.British

peopledon’tcelebratetheReyesMagosthewaywedo,buttheyareconsideredpartofthewholeChristiantradition.©LauraGallardoNavas2007The

Three

Wise

MenThe

Three

Wise

Men

or

Three

Kings,astheyarecalledinBritain(Caspar,Melchior,and

Balthazar),followed

the

Star

of

Bethlehem

and

gave

gifts

to

Jesus

Christ.What

kind

of

gifts?GoldFrankincenseMyrrh©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMAS©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMAS©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMAS©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMAS©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMAS©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMAS©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMAS©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMAS©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMASNow…let’shavesomefun!!!©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMASQUIZThiswordstartswitha"W."ItistheseasonoftheyearinwhichChristmasiscelebrated.Whatisitcalled?WinterThiswordstartswithan"S."Itisafluffywhiteformofwaterthatsometimesfallsincoldpartsoftheworldduringwinter.Whatisitcalled?Snow©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMASQUIZThiswordstartswithan"S."Itisacharacterthatyoucanmakeoutofsnow.Whatisitcalled?SnowmanThiswordstartswitha"P."Christmasisatimeforgiving.Thisisanotherwordforagift.Whatisthisotherword?Present©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMASQUIZThiswordstartswitha"T."MostchildrenhopetogetsomeoftheseforChristmas.Whatarethey?ToysThiswordstartswitha"T."ThisisasymbolofChristmas.Somepeopleputoneoftheseintheirhouseanddecorateitwithornaments,lightsandangels.Whatisit?Tree©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMASQUIZThiswordstartswithan"N."Thiscold,far-awayareaiswhereSantalives.Whatisitcalled?NorthPoleThiswordstartswitha"G."Thesedecoratedcookiesaremadeintheshapeoflittlepeople.Whataretheycalled?Gingerbread©LauraGallardoNavas2007CHRISTMASQUIZThiswordstartswithan"R."TheseanimalspullSanta'ssleigh.Whataretheycalled?ReindeersThiswordstartswitha"C."ManypeoplesendthesepaperitemstotheirfriendsandfamilyatChristmastime.Whatisoneofthesecalled?Card©LauraGallardoNavas2007Fillinthegapswiththeappropriateformoftheverbs:Hello!Myname’sCharleneandI’mgoingtotellyouaboutthewaywe__________Christmasinmyfamily.celebrateMymotherlikesto__________Christmascardstoeveryone!!sendShe__________theNativityplaysrepresentedatmysister’sschool.watchesMylittlesisterMarylovesChristmascarolsbutunfortunatelyshe___________toowell.doesn’tsingShealwayssings…“We__________youaMerryChristmas…”wishcelebrate

wish

watch

sing

send©LauraGallardoNavas2007Fillinthegapswiththeappropriateformoftheverbs:Mymotheralways____________thatChristmasisaveryspecialcelebration.saysI___________usually___________Christmascardstomyfriendsbecausetheyaretooexpensive!don’t/writeInmycityitgenerally___________tosnowsometimebeforeChristmas,solittlechildren____________snowmenintheirgardens.begins/createThemistletoeisveryimportanthereinmycountry.__________youalso___________underthemistletoeinyourcountry?do/kisscreate

say

kiss

write

begin©LauraGallardoNavas2007Fillinthegapswiththeappropriateformoftheverbs:Mygrandfatheralways__________aChristmasTreeforusandthenwedecorateitathome.buysThemostimportantdayforeveryoneisChristmasD