 
Christmas:  customs and traditions 
Выполнила учитель английского языка МОУ СШ № 102 Бардакова Е.В. 
     
Christmas tongue twisters 
Santa's sleigh slides on slick snow.  Tiny Timmy trims the tall tree with tinsel.  Bobby brings bright bells.  Chilly chipper children cheerfully chant. 
     
Answer the questions: 
- What do you know about Christmas? 
 
     
2. What traditional Christmas meals do you know ? 
     
Christmas Associations 
     
- Turkey, pudding, pumpkin pie, vegetables. 
- Santa Clause, holiday, Christmas tree, birch tree. 
- Christmas pudding, Easter, ring, horseshoe. 
- Trousers, stockings, presents, socks. 
- 23rd December, 24th December, 25th December, 26th December. 
- Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas. 
 
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Titles 
Number of the picture 
Christmas Stockings 
2 
3 
Christmas Pudding 
3 
4 
5 
Holly 
5 
Robin 
7 
6 
Christmas tree 
9 
7 
Candles and Crackers 
1 
6 
Father Christmas (Santa Claus) 
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4 
Christmas Card 
9 
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Waits and Carol 
8 
     
Silent night  
Silent night, holy night!  All is calm, all is bright. 
Round you Virgin, Mother and child, 
Holy Infant so tender and mild,  Sleep in heavenly peace. 
 Silent night, holy night!  Shepherds quake at the sight. 
 Glory streams from Heaven afar. 
 Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia 
 Christ the Saviour is born,  Christ the Saviour is born. 
Silent night, holy night!  Son of God, Love’s pure light. 
Radiant beams from Thy holy face,  With the dawn of redeeming grace, 
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth, 
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth. 
     
 Colo u rs of Christmas    
 The colo u rs most closely 
 associated with the 
 Christmas  season are: 
 red , white  and  green .  
Some say that this is because of 
 the red and green plants of 
wintertime contrasting with the 
 white snow.  
     
Red 
 means love and reflects our warmth and 
  love for each other. 
 It is also the colo u r that is considered the 
 greatest excitement . 
 As a religious symbol it stands for fire , blood , and charity . 
     
Green 
 means hope and the eternal 
 longing for spring and all the 
 promises of the future. 
  Green is the symbol of nature, 
 youth, and the hope of eternal 
 life. 
     
White 
 means purity and is represented by the 
  crystalline form of water and the snowflake. 
  White is the religious symbol which stands 
  for light, purity, joy and glory. 
     
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Christmas quiz 
1. When was Christmas first celebrated?   
Around 100 AD   
In the 4th Century   
 
1935   
     
2. Where did the Christmas tree tradition originate?  
Germany   
Israel   
New England   
     
 3. Who probably was the first man to  illuminate a Christmas tree with candles?    
Pope John I   
Martin Luther  
St.Nicolas 
     
1. What do you like/don’t like to do at Christmas? 
2. How do you celebrate Christmas in your family? 
3. What gifts do you usually prepare for your friends and relatives? 
4. Do you enjoy making greetings cards to their friends and family? 
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In my opinion… 
From my point of view… 
It seems to me… 
There is no doubt… 
First of all….. 
Because I’m fond of …. 
It’s important for me… 
Then…… 
    