Britain. Christmas Traditions
Task 1. Work with the unknown words using dictionary.
Christmas vocabulary
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5th
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box
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red ribbon
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sauce
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stable
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mistletoe
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wreath
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turnip
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frankincense
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holly
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birth o Jesus
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stuffing
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a magi
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fairy lights
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Mary
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cranberry
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25th
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baubles
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mass
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potato
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myrrh
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stockings
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turkey
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chipolata
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manger
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tinsel
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potatoes
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sprout
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24th
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25th
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Joseph
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26th
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wise man
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pine
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star
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twelve
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Christmas cards
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Santa Clause
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Father Christmas
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mince
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chocolate
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money
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presents
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Christmas songs
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sherry
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carrots
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morning
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wrapping paper
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presents
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plastic
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gold
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Task 2. Watch the video and fill in the missing words from the table.
1. Christmas is a Christian celebration and it’s actually a celebration the _________.
2. Christian believes that Jesus was born in a ________. It is a building for animals like cows and donkeys where they live and sleep.
3. Jesus’ parents’ names are _______ and _______.
4. The only place where Jesus’ parents could find to put him was a _________. In a fact it is a place where animals eat from.
5. People who came to bring gifts for Jesus called _________ or __________.
6. Three things that they brought were __________, __________ and __________.
7. Boxing Day is on the ____ of December.
8. Christmas Eve is on the ____ of December.
9. Christmas day is on the ____ of December.
10. There’s one theory about the name of Boxing Day. Long time ago on that day masters used to give servants a __________ with gifts, some money and some food.
11. Christmas lasts for __________ days. It starts on the ____ of December and it finishes on the ____ of January.
12. A big tradition during Christmas is that British people decorate their homes. Some people have a __________ Christmas tree and some have a real Christmas tree. The real Christmas tree is a __________ tree.
13. On the top of Christmas tree there is a __________. On the Christmas tree there are some decorations such as __________, __________, and __________ lights.
14. British people also decorate their houses with __________, __________, __________ cards, __________, __________ with red __________.
15. __________ is used mostly in American.
16. In Britain we called him __________.
17. A Father Christmas delivers his presents only to __________ children.
18. Christmas __________ are called Christmas carols such as Silent night, we wish you a Merry Christmas, Good King Wenceslas.
19. Carol singers sing Christmas carols and people can give them __________ or some __________, or some __________.
20. People leave three things for Father Christmas. They are a __________ pie, a glass of __________ and __________ for reindeer.
21. On the __________ of Christmas Day people say Christmas greetings to each other.
22. After breakfast people go to church and have a Christmas __________.
23. After mass people go home and open their __________.
24. British people wrap their presents in a __________ paper.
25. For traditional Christmas dinner British people usually have __________, some roast __________, some bread __________, some mashed __________, some __________, mashed__________, some __________, some __________ and some __________ sauce.
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