Customs and traditions of celebrating Christmas in different countries

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2. Today we are going to speak about:

Customs and traditions of celebrating
Christmas in different countries

3. Match English-Russian variants:

чулки
Eve
cracker
дымоход
carol
канун
stockings
рождественская песня
chimney
хлопушка-конфета
Christmas Tree
Рождественская ёлка

4. Check Yourself:

eve
канун
carol
рождественская песня
chimney
дымоход
cracker
хлопушка-конфета
stockings
чулки
Christmas Tree рождественская ёлка

5. Find 6 words on the topic “Christmas”

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s q r u o k mo n d o g e
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6. Check 6 words on the topic “Christmas”

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s q r u o k mo n d o g e
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p s a k l g i c o l e
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7. Do the Christmas Tree Crossword

1) The 24th
of December is
Christmas …
2) A …is a special
Christmas song
3) The 25th of
December is a
Christmas …
4) Father
Christmas
comes down
the …
5) You find a
small … in the
Christmas
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6) Children hang
… at the
bottom of the
bed
7) You pull a …
and it goes
BANG!
8) Christmas Day
is a …, the
shops are not
open on
Christmas Day
9) English people
eat … on
Christmas Day
10) People kiss
their friends
under …
mistletoe

8. Check the Christmas Tree Crossword

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9. Choose the right picture:

10. Check the right picture:

11. The strong wind blew and mixed the words in these sentences. Please, make them correct:

1. exchange; that “La Befana”;
people; gifts; brought
2. Christmas dinner; feed; before;
people; birds
3. On his white horse; St.
Nicholas; travelling; people;
watch
4. Break out; with sweets and
fruit; “pinata”; children
5. Christmas; celebrate; people;
on the beach

12. Look at the correct sentences:

1. People exchange gifts
that “La Befana” brought.
2. People feed birds before
Christmas dinner.
3. People watch St.
Nicholas travelling on his
white horse.
4. Children break out
“pinata” with sweets and
fruit;
5. People celebrate
Christmas on the beach

13. Choose the right Christmas Song:

1. ““The Christmas
Song”
2. “ Driving Home for
Christmas”
3. Merry Christmas Mr.
Lawrence”
4. “ I’m Dreaming of a
White Christmas”
5. “ Have Yourself a
Merry Little
Christmas”
a)
Africa
b) Japan
c) Jamaica
d) The USA (New
York jazzdance)
e) Spain

14. Check the right Christmas Song:

1. ““The Christmas
Song”
2. “ Driving Home for
Christmas”
3. Merry Christmas Mr.
Lawrence”
4. “ I’m Dreaming of a
White Christmas”
5. “ Have Yourself a
Merry Little
Christmas”
c) Jamaica
e) Spain
b) Japan
a) Africa
d) The USA (New
York jazzdance)

15. What Do We Need Christmas For?

M for the Music, merry and clear,
E for the Eve, the crown of the year,
R for Romping of bright girls and boys,
R for the Reindeer that bring them the toys,
Y for the Yule-log softly aglow.
C for the Cold of the sky and the snow,
H for the Hearth where they hang up the hose,
R for the Reel which the old folks propose,
I for the Icicles seen through the pane,
S for the Sleigh bells, with tinkling refrain,
T for the Tree with gifts all abloom,
M for the Mistletoe hung in the room,
A for the Anthems we all love to hear,
S for St. Nicholas – joy of the year!
What Do We
Need
Christmas
For?

16. “We Wish You A Merry Christmas!”

We wish you a merry Christmas, (x3)
And a happy New Year.
Glad tidings we bring to you and your kin,
Glad tidings for Christmas and a happy New Year!
We want some lucky cookies, (x3)
Please, bring it out here.
Glad tidings we bring to you and your kin,
Glad tidings for Christmas and a happy New Year!
We won’t go until we get some, (x3)
So bring it out here.
Glad tidings we bring to you and your kin,
Glad tidings for Christmas and a happy New Year!

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Thank You and
Merry Christmas!