ESO4 CHRISTMAS: BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW

Do you everything about Christmas? I bet you don't. Watch the video and answer the questions.




1. What do most people thik of when they think of Christmas?

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2. What Christians celebrate on Christmas day?

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3. Is there any mention of December 25th in the Holy Bible?

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4. When did December 25th become the official day to celebrate Christmas?

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5. How did people celebrate this holiday for many centuries?

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6. What happened to people who celebrated Christmas in Massachusetts in 1644?

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7. How did Christmas as we know it nowadays spread across the United States?

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8. When did Christmas become the commercial holiday that it is today?

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9. Where was Saint Nicholas of Myra from?

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10. Why is Santa Claus always represented as a man dressed in red and white?

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New Year's Resolutions

Hi kids we're back again. It has been a really niece week. Most of you have greeted teachers a classmates, wishing a Happy New Year to ones and the others. Well it's my turn.

Make this New Year be one of the best ever.

I wish all my students a Happy New Year 2012!



Have you heard about New year's Resolutions?

Let's have a look at the definition from Cabridge Dictionaries Online.

(A New Year's Resolution is) a promise that you make to yourself to start doing something good or stop doing something bad on the first day of the year.

"Have you made any New Year's resolutions?" "Yes, I'm going to eat more healthily and give up smoking."

Have you ever made any New Year's resolutions? I'm absolutely sure you all have.

Is studying more among them?

Watch the video you'll find in the following link and then do the exercise below.
New Year's Resolutions (www.bbc.co.uk)

Tell me about your promises and post a comment with at least two New Year's Resolutions of your own (don't copy the others and try to be original).

Useful expressions:   I plan to…

                                  I've promised myself to…

                                  I'm going to...

                                  I intend to...

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS ...

Listen to the song by Mariah Carey. While you're listening complete the lyrics with the correct options. If no options are provided, just don't click anywhere.

When you finish send me your score.

XMAS SONGS

And now let's sing along ...

Deck the Halls



Rudolph rhe red nosed Reindeer



Jinnle Bell Rock

MERRY CHRISTMAS

I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Merry Christmas

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