3DA_F2_3 Celebrations and traditions

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3DA_F2_3 Celebrations and traditions

p. 52-53

If you think of Christmas...what do you think about?

Ex. 1, p. 52: read the poem. What do you think about it?

Ex. 2, p. 52: Which items do you see in the picture?

Ex. 3: What is the poem about?

Ex. 3: In what way is the 4th stanza (strofe) different from the first three?

Ex. 3: Do you agree with the ideas in this poem? Why (not)?

What are Christmas crackers?

Invuloefening: read the text in ex. 1 and complete

Christmas crackers were invented by Thomas Smith. He was a British baker and confectioner. He invented the Christmas crackers in 1847. He got his inspiration for the Christmas crackers on a visit to Paris. Christmas crackers are short cardboard tubes wrapped in colourful paper. When the crackers are pulled - with a bang- a colourful paper crown, toy, gift or festive joke fall out!

Thomas Smith

baker and confectioner

1847

Paris

cardboard

colourful

bang

crown

toy

gift

festive joke

The text is mostly in the past simple tense.

Translate. What does 'past simple' mean?