Základní škola a Mateřská škola, Moravský Písek

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1 Základní škola a Mateřská škola, Moravský Písek Číslo projektu CZ.1.07/1.4.00/ Název šablony klíčové aktivity: II/2 Inovace a zkvalitnění výuky směřující k rozvoji výuky cizích jazyků Název DUM: Holidays and Feasts: Christmas (reading the text + answering the questions) Třída: 7. třída Vypracoval/a: Mgr. Kateřina Vařechová Ověřil/a: Mgr. Kateřina Vařechová

2 1) At Christmas, people remember when Jesus Christ was born and the Christian religion started. Jesus was born in town of Bethlehem, about two thousand years ago. The people who followed Jesus teaching were the first Christians. Today, Christmas is a very important time in the Christian year, but it is also very important to those who do not go to church. It is a time for buying and giving presents, having parties, and being with family. 2) People start to get ready for Christmas in late October or early November. Shop-keepers decorate their shops with lights, trees and other decorations, and shoppers start to look for presents. Shops get very busy and stay open later. People with family and friends in other countries often send them cards and presents, and everyone begins to make plans for the coming holiday. 3) In the middle of December, most families buy Christmas trees, put them inside the house, and put colourful decorations on them. They also send cards to friends and family. These two traditions (the trees and the cards) both started in the middle of the 19 th century.

3 4) Many children have Advent calendars with little doors for each day until Christmas. Every day the child opens a new door and inside there is a picture or a chocolate. Many children have parties at school, and many adults have parties at work in December. Most people have 25 and 26 December off work, and many have a week off, from 25 December to 1 January. They usually spend this time at home with their family or visiting family who live far away. 5) The Christmas holiday begins on 24 December: Christmas Eve. People often stop work early and have a drink together, or finish their Christmas shopping. They cover the presents in special paper, and put them under the tree. 6) Christmas Day (25 December) is a holiday. Children usually wake up very early. They look in their stockings to see what Santa put there for them. After breakfast they open their other presents around the tree.

4 7) Christmas dinner is in the afternoon and is the biggest meal of the day. Before they start to eat, people pull crackers. The crackers make a loud noise, and have a small game and paper party hat inside. Dinner is usually turkey with lots of winter vegetables and then hot mince pies or a Christmas pudding. At three o clock many people in Britain turn their televisions on because the Queen says Happy Christmas to everyone. 8) Boxing Day (26 December) is also a holiday in Britain, but many shops now open on this day. In the 19 th century, rich people gave boxes to their workers on Boxing Day, with Christmas presents inside. Now it is another day for eating, drinking and watching television at home, or going out to watch some sports. 9) The Christmas seasons ends on the twelfth day after 25 December, which is 6 January. Most people take down their Christmas trees and decorations by this date, and some people think it is bad luck not to do that.

5 Answer the questions: 1) Why is Christmas so important for most people? 2) Shop-keepers in Great Britain decorate their shops with lights, trees and other decorations. Is it the same in the Czech Republic? 3) When does your family usually buy Christmas tree? 4) What do you usually do during Christmas holiday (from 24 to 25 December)? 5) Do you buy presents to other members of your family? 6) What time does your family usually eat Christmas dinner? 7) When does your family take down Christmas decorations after Christmas holiday?

6 - rozstříháme si text o Vánocích ve Velké Británii na rámečky (viz. výše) - napíšeme na tabuli slovo CHRISTMAS - žáci mohou pracovat ve skupinách nebo po dvojicích, ale v této aktivitě je zapojena celá třída - každé skupině nebo dvojici můžeme přidělit číslo - každé skupině nebo dvojici dáme jeden rámeček o tom, jak probíhají Vánoce ve Velké Británii - úkolem žáků je poskládat text podle toho jak jde správně za sebou - tip: žáci sedí v kruhu a přemísťují se tak, jak si myslí, že jde text za sebou - potom co žáci text poskládají, třída text přečte a přeloží - na základě textu žáci odpovídají na otázky o svých vánočních zvycích Obrázek: EU peníze školám Vypracovala: Mgr. Kateřina Vařechová