Christmas Traditions. Do you know Christmas ABC? M for the Music, merry and clear; E for the Eve, the crown of the year; R for the Romping of bright girls. - презентация

1 Christmas Traditions

2 Do you know Christmas ABC? M for the Music, merry and clear; E for the Eve, the crown of the year; R for the 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!

3 Santa Claus Christmas stocking

4 Christmas tree

5 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.

6 Christmas Cookies (Left to right, top to bottom : Eggnog Cookie, Candy Cane Cookie, Snowman Cookie, Vanilla Santa, Shortbread Wreath, Pfeffernüsse, Cherry Snowflake and Holiday Pretzel)

7 WHAT DOES CHRISTMAS MEAN TO YOU? _ to make a Christmas cake, Christmas cracker, _ to write Christmas cards, _ to sing Christmas carols, _ to prepare Christmas dinner, _ on Christmas Eve, _ to hang Christmas stockings, _ to decorate a Christmas tree, walls, doors, windows _ a celebration of Jesus' birthday _ to buy/to give/to open gifts, presents _ My family celebrates … _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

8 VOCABULARY TO DIALOGUES 1. What do you like/dont like to do at Christmas? 2. How do your like to spend Christmas with you family? 3 How do you celebrate Christmas in your family? 4. How do you like to spend winter holidays with your family? 5. What gifts do you usually prepare for your friends and relatives? 6. Do you make resolutions? Do you think you will keep the resolutions? 7. Do you enjoy making greetings cards to their friends and family? *** In my opinion… From my point of view… It seems to me… There is no doubt First of all….. Because Im fond of …. Its important for me Then……

9 JINGLE BELLS 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 (Chorus) 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 A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride And soon Miss Fanny Bright, was seated by my side; The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot; He got into a drifted bank and there we got upsot