Презентация по английскому языку Больше о Рождестве 6-7 классы
Let’s know more about Christmas Let’s know more about Christmas ФОНЕТИЧЕСКАЯ РАЗМИНКА CHRISTMAS TONGUE TWISTERS Santa's sleigh slides on slick snow.
Tiny Timmy trims the tall tree with tinsel.
Bobby brings bright bells.
Chilly chipper children cheerfully chant. What do we know about the history of Christmas? It is celebrated оn December, 25 (January,7). The holiday is connected with the wonderful birth of Jesus Christ as it is described in the Holy Bible. On that day, about 2000 years ago, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem. When Jesus was born wise men from the East came to worship him. They gave the Child present. That's why people nowadays try to please their friends and relatives giving them Christmas presents. What do we know about Christmas in Britain? The history of dates back over 4000 years.
* One of the oldest Christmas custom in Britain is decorating houses and churches with greenery.
Greenery is a symbol of everlasting life. Holly, ivy and mistletoe are popular Christmas plants.
* One of the most popular Christmas traditions is the giving presents. In Britain Christmas stockings are left out on Christmas Eve. Farther Christmas
fills them with presents.
* The traditional Christmas pudding is
round and dark colored. It is made
with dried fruit, spices and brandy.
Do you know that… * St. Nicholas was very popular in our country. Later St. Nicholas was
transformed into Grandfather Frost. There was one more figure called Baboushka. She used to bring gifts for children. The story is that Baboushka failed to give food and shelter to three wise men during their journey to visit the Christ Child. According to the tradition, she still roams the countryside searching for the Christ Child and visiting the homes of children during the Christmas season.
* Christmas Eve dinner is meatless but festive. The most important ingredient is a special porridge called kutya. It is made of the wheat or other grains which symbolize hope and immortality, and honey and poppy seeds, which ensure happiness, success and untroubled rest. The kutya is eaten from the common dish to symbolize unity. Christmas Associations Let’s remember our vocabulary - to make a Christmas cake, Christmas pudding,
- to write Christmas cards,
- to sing Christmas carols,
- to prepare Christmas dinner,
- on Christmas Eve,
- to decorate a Christmas tree, walls, doors, windows
- to buy/to give/to open presents,
- to spend time with smb,
- to celebrate the birth of Jesus,
- to get together with old friends,
to talk about what we liked about our
Christmas,
- the first church service
Fill in missing vowels f) …you will be able to carry heavy things. 6 You will have as many happy month in the coming year. . . e)… will have a special future. 5 Good luck will come to the home . . . d)… where a fire is kept burning throughout the Christmas season. 4 If you eat a raw egg before eating anything else on Christmas morning. . c)… eat an apple on Christmas Eve. 3 Snow on Christmas day. . . b) … means that Easter will be green. 2 A child born on Christmas day . . . a)… as the number of houses where you eat mince pies during Christmas time. 1 To have good health in the following year. . . Can you match the two halves of these Christmas superstitions? JINGLE BELLS Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh
Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh Over the fields we go, laughing all the way; Bells on bob-tail ring, making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh