It’s Christmas time!

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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS Every year in December

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

Every year in December we celebrate

the birthday of Jesus Christ: It’s Xmas time!
How do people in Britain celebrate this holiday?
They send Christmas cards.
They watch nativity plays.
There have big family get-togethers.
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS People sing special songs

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

People sing special songs called Christmas

carols:
Silent Night
Jingle Bells
White Christmas
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Children write their Santa List and they create snowmen in their gardens.
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS What do people say

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

What do people say when it’s

Christmas time?
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
SEASON’S GREETINGS!
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 ADVENT Advent is the time of

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

ADVENT

Advent is the time of waiting

for the arrival of Christmas. During Advent preparations for Christmas begin:
People decorate their homes with ornaments and mistletoe!
Kissing under the mistletoe is a tradition!!
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 ADVENT Some people buy or make

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

ADVENT

Some people buy or make

Advent Calendars
These calendars have chocolates for the children hidden behind each window!!!
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS EVE It is the day

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS EVE

It is the day before Christmas

Day. It is the night when Father Christmas comes! Children hang up stockings above the fireplace
Father Christmas and his elves make all the toys in his workshop in the North Pole.
Then he flies around the world in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeer
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS DAY This is the favourite

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS DAY

This is the favourite day for

children.
They wake up very early in the morning to open the presents!
Children find their presents under the Christmas tree.
How do the British decorate their Christmas trees?
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS DAY People decorate their Christmas

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS DAY

People decorate their Christmas Trees

with:
Bells
Candles
Lights
Tinsels
Baubles
Ornaments
Candy canes
A star or an angel at the very top of the tree
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS EVE Rudolph is the red-nosed

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS EVE

Rudolph is the red-nosed reindeer!
Children leave

mince pies, brandy, cookies, hot chocolate or milk for Santa and carrots for the reindeer!
Santa goes down the chimney to leave the presents or the coal!
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS DAY Both parents and children

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS DAY

Both parents and children gather together

to unwrap the presents.
Later the whole family sits down for Christmas dinner.
What does a traditional Christmas dinner include?
Roast turkey
Roast potatoes
Cranberry sauce
For dessert they have rich fruity pudding which you douse in brandy. Christmas puddings usually include raisins, nuts and cherries.
Gingerbread is also typical.
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS DAY Do you know what

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS DAY

Do you know what a cracker

is?
A Christmas cracker is a coloured paper tube which contains a banger.
When two people pull the cracker it snaps in half making a loud bang.
Inside the cracker there are paper crowns, jokes or little gifts.
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 BOXING DAY Boxing Day is celebrated

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

BOXING DAY

Boxing Day is celebrated on

December 26, the day after Christmas
On Boxing Day people in Britain play sports. Football and horse racing are the most popular activities.
Shops sell their Christmas inventory at reduced prices!
And families gather together again, go for a walk, watch football matches together, go shopping…
The origins:
English families boxed up Christmas leftovers. Then they gave them to poor families and churches for charity.
The tradition still continues today! Employers give extra money to their employees and schools across the country send their Christmas Boxes full of gifts to poorer countries.
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 And… what about these Three Kings???

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

And… what about these Three Kings???

On the

Twelfth Night families remove all the Christmas decorations, so as not to bring bad luck upon the home!!!
It is on the 5th January.
British people don’t celebrate the Reyes Magos the way we do, but they are considered part of the whole Christian tradition.
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 The Three Wise Men The Three

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

The Three Wise Men

The Three Wise Men

or Three Kings, as they are called in Britain (Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar), followed the Star of Bethlehem and gave gifts to Jesus Christ.
What kind of gifts?
Gold
Frankincense
Myrrh
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS

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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS Now… let’s have some fun!!!

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS

Now… let’s have some fun!!!

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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS QUIZ This word starts with

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS QUIZ

This word starts with a "W."

It is the season of the year in which Christmas is celebrated. What is it called?
Winter
This word starts with an "S." It is a fluffy white form of water that sometimes falls in cold parts of the world during winter. What is it called?
Snow
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS QUIZ This word starts with

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS QUIZ

This word starts with an "S."

It is a character that you can make out of snow. What is it called?
Snowman
This word starts with a "P." Christmas is a time for giving. This is another word for a gift. What is this other word?
Present
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS QUIZ This word starts with

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS QUIZ

This word starts with a "T."

Most children hope to get some of these for Christmas. What are they?
Toys
This word starts with a "T." This is a symbol of Christmas. Some people put one of these in their house and decorate it with ornaments, lights and angels. What is it?
Tree
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS QUIZ This word starts with

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS QUIZ

This word starts with an "N."

This cold, far-away area is where Santa lives. What is it called?
North Pole
This word starts with a "G." These decorated cookies are made in the shape of little people. What are they called?
Gingerbread
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 CHRISTMAS QUIZ This word starts with

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

CHRISTMAS QUIZ

This word starts with an "R."

These animals pull Santa's sleigh. What are they called?
Reindeers
This word starts with a "C." Many people send these paper items to their friends and family at Christmas time. What is one of these called?
Card
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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 Fill in the gaps with the

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate

form of the verbs:

Hello! My name’s Charlene and I’m going to tell you about the way we __________ Christmas in my family.
celebrate
My mother likes to __________ Christmas cards to everyone!!
send
She __________ the Nativity plays represented at my sister’s school.
watches
My little sister Mary loves Christmas carols but unfortunately she ___________ too well.
doesn’t sing
She always sings… “We __________ you a Merry Christmas…”
wish

celebrate wish watch sing send

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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 Fill in the gaps with the

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate

form of the verbs:

My mother always ____________ that Christmas is a very special celebration.
says
I ___________ usually ___________ Christmas cards to my friends because they are too expensive!
don’t / write
In my city it generally ___________ to snow some time before Christmas, so little children ____________ snowmen in their gardens.
begins / create
The mistletoe is very important here in my country. __________ you also ___________ under the mistletoe in your country?
do / kiss

create say kiss write begin

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© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007 Fill in the gaps with the

© Laura Gallardo Navas 2007

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate

form of the verbs:

My grandfather always __________ a Christmas Tree for us and then we decorate it at home.
buys
The most important day for everyone is Christmas Day. We ____________ up our stockings above the fireplace and buy crackers!
hang
My sister still believes that Santa ___________ around the world in his sleigh. She thinks that the reindeers ___________ the sleigh and that Santa actually ___________ down the chimney and leaves her the presents!!!
flies / pull / goes
She ____________ who Santa really is!

know buy go fly pull