Holidays

Christmas in Great Britain
Every year there is a big Christmas tree in the centre of London,
in…
Trafalgar Square

Christmas in Great Britain
A very big Christmas tree in the centre of London is a present from …
to the people of Great Britain.
the people of Norway

Christmas in Great Britain
People put their present under the tree on ...
Christmas Eve

In Britain, Santa Claus enters houses
by climbing through the window
by coming down the chimney
through the front door.
through the back entrance

Christmas in Great Britain
Correspondence between the place and the things:
On the Christmas tree Toys
Little colored lights
Under the Christmas tree Colored balls
Stockings
Near beds Presents

In the old Christmas Song, there are 12 days of Christmas. The first day of Christmas is
25th December
15th December
6th December

A 'carol' is
a pie traditionally eaten on Christmas day
a religious Christmas song
a Christmas party with dancing

Which of these would you NOT see on top of a British Christmas tree?
a star
a fairy
Santa Claus

A traditional Christmas pudding is made
a week before Christmas
on Christmas morning up to 3 months before Christmas

dinner British faFor Christmas milies usually have
Beef
Turkey
Chicken
Apples
Soup
Salami

Christmas in Great Britain
The correct order of events:
For Christmas lunch people eat turkey, potatoes and vegetables.
Then they have tea
Then they have the Christmas pudding

The correct chronological order is
New year
Mother’s Day
Easter
Fool’s Day

Correspondence between English holidays and their dates.
Christmas in April
Easter on the 31st of October
New Year on the 25th of December
Mother’s Day on the 31st of
December/
1st of January
Halloween on the 26th of March

11. The traditional food of thanksgiving Day is … .
turkey-
beef -
pork -

5. People usually … for the New Year.
+ make promises
6. People call St. Valentine the …
+Saint of Love

3. Thanksgiving Day is an … holiday
British -
French -
American +
Indian -

The English year
Children get chocolate
Ester eggs or rabbits on
…
Easter Sunday

The English year
On Halloween people say:
Trick or treat
April Fool!
Happy New Year
Merry Christmas