Christmas LessonUP Independent work Year 1

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HOW DOES IT WORK?
- You can now CHOOSE assignments you'd like to do today
- EVERY assignment has a different color!
- Let's check it together, then it is independent work

Slide 2 - Slide

Answer the question:
What is your favourite Christmas movie?

Slide 3 - Open question

Guess your teacher's favourite Christmas movie:
A
Home Alone
B
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
C
The Princess Switch
D
The Elf

Slide 4 - Quiz

1. Watch the video about the British Christmas & Christmas dishes around the world

Answer the questions
Work time:
15 minutes

Slide 5 - Slide

Slide 6 - Video

Where do British children hang their stockings?
A
Around your bed
B
Around the fireplace

Slide 7 - Quiz

What does Queen Elizabeth II talk about in her yearly speech?
A
Wishes for the coming year
B
Important events of the past year

Slide 8 - Quiz

What is 'Tweede Kerstdag' called in Great-Britain?
A
Second Christmas Day
B
St Patrick's Day
C
Boxing Day

Slide 9 - Quiz

What's the name of 'de kerstman' in British English?
A
Santa Claus
B
Father Christmas
C
Uncle Christmas

Slide 10 - Quiz

Slide 11 - Video

What happens to the Christmas Pudding before it's being served?
A
Soaked in Whiskey
B
Mashed
C
Set on fire

Slide 12 - Quiz

What do the Icelanders do in the weeks before Christmas?
A
They fast
B
They go fishing
C
They feast everyday

Slide 13 - Quiz

Which foods are the stars of Christmas dinner in Germany?
A
Stollen
B
Turkey and red cabbage

Slide 14 - Quiz

By whom was the Argentinian Christmas dish brought?
A
By the Italians
B
By the France
C
By the Australian

Slide 15 - Quiz

2. Draw the Grinch!
- Watch the video and draw the Grinch yourself
- The video is on the next slide
- Scan or take a photo of your sketch!
Work time: 
20min

Slide 16 - Slide

Slide 17 - Video

Add your photo of your drawing of the Grinch

Slide 18 - Open question

3. Answer the questions about Christmas
Work time: 
3 minutes

Slide 19 - Slide

24 December
25 December
26 December
Second Day of Christmas
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Boxing Day

Slide 20 - Drag question

What's the name of the most famous Reindeer?
A
Donner
B
Rudolf
C
Comet
D
Blitzen

Slide 21 - Quiz

What does Santa give to naughty children?
A
they go in the bag
B
a lump of coal
C
a stick
D
nothing

Slide 22 - Quiz

Put the top 5 most popular Christmas songs (on Spotify, Xmas 2017) in the correct order.
1
2
3
4
5
Wham!
Last Christmas
Justin Bieber
Mistletoe. Mistletoe
Michael Bublé
 It's Beginning To Look A Lot...
Mariah Carey
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Ariana Grande
Santa Tell Me

Slide 23 - Drag question

What is the most popular choice for Christmas dinner? 
put the top 5 in the correct order
1
2
3
4
5
Rabbit
Steak
Turkey
Barbecue
Duck

Slide 24 - Drag question

Who earns the most during Christmas?
500.000 Pounds
400.000 Pounds
376.000 Pounds

Slide 25 - Drag question

4. Create your own ELF name
Click on the next slide for the instruction
Work time:
15 minutes

Slide 26 - Slide

1. Find your
Christmas Elf name.

2. Create a story around your life as an elf.

Slide 27 - Slide

Your ELF story

Slide 28 - Open question

5. Watch the video
- And answer the questions
Work time:
4 min

Slide 29 - Slide

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Slide 30 - Video

6. Watch the reading of How the Grinch Stole Christmas


- Listen and watch the story (15 minutes)
- The video is on the next slide
- Create a script (dialogue) to summarise the story on google.docs
- You can share the document with me (via email: lsalehar@rythovius.nl)
work time: 
40 minutes

Slide 31 - Slide

Slide 32 - Video

00:28
What song does Mariah ask James to sing with her?
A
Santa Baby
B
All I Want for Christmas is you
C
Last Christmas
D
White Christmas

Slide 33 - Quiz

02:20
Name as many artists as you recognise in the video?

Slide 34 - Open question

Hang the baubles in the tree as quickly as
 possible to make a Christmas greeting. 
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9
1
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2
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A
Y
M
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Slide 35 - Drag question

7. Christmas Around the World
- Research yourself how Christmas around the world is different
- Choose 3-5 countries, click on the extra information and compare how people in different cultures celebrate Christmas
- Write about 4 sentences per country
Work time
15 minutes

Slide 36 - Slide

Compare 3-5 countries and how they celebrate Christmas there

Slide 37 - Open question

Slide 38 - Link

8. Create a Christmas card/letter for a friend who lives abroad and only speaks English

1. Create a beautiful cover
2. Write in your card/letter how you celebrate the holidays and what you will do during the break
3. Wish him great holidays (research online how you say that in English!)
4. Hand it in as a photo on the next slide
work time 15 min

Slide 39 - Slide

A photo of your Christmas card

Slide 40 - Open question