CHRISTMAS UK/USA

           CHRISTMAS
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This lesson contains 32 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 9 videos.

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           CHRISTMAS
                                                                 How to have a British Christmas!

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Do you celebrate christmas?
If so, how do you celebrate it?
If not, why don't you celebrate it?

Slide 2 - Slide

Slide 3 - Video





USA
- send the letters to Santa by putting them in the mailbox.




UK

- throw letters in the fire, the smoke brings them directly to the North Pole. 
• Letters to father Christmas

Slide 4 - Slide

Slide 5 - Video





USA
- around the fireplace for Santa to fill with presents




UK
- around the bed > being surrounded (omringt) by presents is a great way to 
wake up
• Hanging stockings

Slide 6 - Slide

Slide 7 - Video

• Christmas crackers
- when opening you hear a loud 'cracking' noise
- inside is a plastic prize, a paper crown and a terrible joke
joke:  "Why are ghosts so bad at lying?"   >  because you can see right through them

Slide 8 - Slide

Slide 9 - Video

• Christmas hats
- mandatory to wear (verplicht)
- 90% tries to make the grumpiest relative wear the crown

Slide 10 - Slide

Slide 11 - Video

• Christmas dinner
- a British Chrismast dinner is just as big as an American one

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• Christmas dinner
- main dish: roast turkey
+ bacon wrapped chipolata sausages
+ roast potatoes
+ veggies - traditionally Brussel sprouts

Slide 13 - Slide

Slide 14 - Video




USA
- pumpkin pie
- pecan pie




UK
- 'Christmas pudding'
• Christmas dessert

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Christmas pudding
- boiled cake 
> flavoured with dried fruit and spices
> soaked in alcohol, aged for several months, boiled AGAIN, soaked in alcohol AGAIN 
> set on fire!

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Slide 17 - Video

• The royal Christmas message
- on Christmas day Her Majesty the Queen 
gives a holiday speech
- talks about events of the past year
-  vergelijkbaar met de 'troonrede'

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Slide 19 - Video

• Boxing day
- the day after Christmas day: 26th of December
-  "workers would receive a box of gifts from their bosses"
- "when people would box up gifts the poor"
> NOW:  shopping

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Slide 21 - Video



USA
- some people leave their old brown dry withered Christmas trees until the 4th of July.


wither= verwelken


UK
- tree + decoration should be taken down within 12 days after Christmas  
> if you don't, you'll have bad luck for the rest of the year
• Taking down the Christmas tree

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6th of January (3 koningen)
"Wordt op 6 januari gevierd en is de herdenking van de wijzen uit het oosten die een opgaande ster zagen en daarop de koning der Joden gingen zoeken."

Slide 23 - Slide

When is BOXING DAY?
A
24th of December
B
25th of December
C
26th of December
D
27th of December

Slide 24 - Quiz

What is the last step of making a 'CHRISTMAS PUDDING'?
A
Soak in alcohol
B
Set on fire
C
Boil it
D
Age for several months

Slide 25 - Quiz

Who has to wear the PAPER CROWN?
A
Happiest relative
B
Saddest relative
C
Grumpiest relative
D
Angriest relative

Slide 26 - Quiz

How do they send letters to Santa in the UK?
A
They don't
B
E-mail
C
Throwing them into the fire
D
Putting them in the mailbox

Slide 27 - Quiz

How many days after Christmas should you take down the Christmas tree and the decorations?
A
12
B
15
C
10
D
6

Slide 28 - Quiz

What is the main dish during a CHRISTMAS DINNER?
A
Bacon wrapped sausages
B
Turkey
C
Veggies
D
Brussel sprouts

Slide 29 - Quiz

What is NOT in a CHRISTMAS CRACKER?
A
Terrible joke
B
Paper crown
C
A candle
D
Plastic prize

Slide 30 - Quiz

Where do the AMERICANS hang up their CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS?
A
Next to the bed
B
At the fireplace
C
Near the front door
D
They don't

Slide 31 - Quiz

What does the Queen do on CHRISTMAS DAY?
A
Give a speech
B
Nothing
C
Play videogames
D
Sleep all day

Slide 32 - Quiz