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Christmas Activities - Warm Up Session and Interesting Facts

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Subido el 16 de diciembre de 2015 por Helena M.

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Christmas is almost here, so we are going to do some activities and learn some interesting facts related to this season. 00:00:02
As a warm up, you are going to look at the following photos and think on what they suggest to you. 00:00:10
This will be like a brainstorming session. 00:00:21
You will have to write vocabulary related to Christmas in your notebook. 00:00:24
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere. 00:00:29
Did you come up with any of these ideas? 00:00:43
Take a look at the five and ten. 00:00:45
It's glistening once again. 00:00:48
With candy canes and silver lanes that glow. 00:00:51
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. 00:00:56
Toys in every store. 00:01:01
But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be on your own. 00:01:06
Now let's learn some interesting facts about Christmas. 00:01:13
Pay attention to this presentation. You will have to answer some questions at the end. 00:01:20
Hanging Stockings 00:01:29
The tradition of hanging stockings over the fireplace derived from Dutch children placing their shoes next to the fireplace on Christmas Eve. 00:01:31
Stockings later replaced the shoes. 00:01:41
Christmas Trees 00:01:48
Christmas trees received their first written acknowledgement in Germany in 1531. 00:01:50
Silent Night The popular Christmas carol Silent Night 00:01:59
was written by an Austrian priest named Joseph Moreau in 1818 as a result of a broken church 00:02:06
organ. 00:02:14
Christmas lights While working for inventor Thomas Edison, 00:02:21
Edward Johnson had lights crafted especially for his Christmas tree leading to the popularization 00:02:26
of Christmas tree light. 00:02:32
White Christmas Bing Crosby's Christmas classic White Christmas 00:02:39
is the best-selling Christmas song of all time. 00:02:44
Santon's Reindeer Poet Clark Moore is credited with naming Santon's 00:02:53
reindeer. Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Dasher, Donnerdeer, Prancer and the most famous reindeer, 00:03:00
Rudolph. Santa's suit colors. The colors in Santa Claus' suit, red and white, were the creation of 00:03:10
artist Haddon Sundblom. Sundblom was commissioned by the Coca-Cola company to redesign Santa Claus, 00:03:22
although Thomas Nast was the first artist to illustrate Santa Claus. 00:03:31
Christmas 00:03:37
The abbreviation of Christmas to Xmas partially comes from the Greek letter Kai, 00:03:42
the first letter of the word Christos, meaning Christ. 00:03:48
Christmas Meals 00:03:57
Until the Turkey, a goose was the most popular fare served at a Christmas meal. 00:04:00
Now, watch the video as many times as you need it to answer the following questions. 00:04:10
1. Where does the tradition of hanging stockings over the fireplace come from? 00:04:19
2. What is the best-selling Christmas song of all time? 00:04:27
3. Who was the first artist to illustrate Santa Claus? 00:04:33
4. Where does the abbreviation of Christmas to Xmas come from? 00:04:39
5. What are the names of Santa's reindeer? 00:04:46
6. Who wrote the Christmas carol Silent Night? 00:04:52
Write the answers in your notebook and we will check the answers all together. 00:04:57
You better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why. 00:05:20
Idioma/s:
en
Autor/es:
Helena Muguerza
Subido por:
Helena M.
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Fecha:
16 de diciembre de 2015 - 21:00
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05′ 27″
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4:3 Hasta 2009 fue el estándar utilizado en la televisión PAL; muchas pantallas de ordenador y televisores usan este estándar, erróneamente llamado cuadrado, cuando en la realidad es rectangular o wide.
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