Christmas

Introduction

Christmas is the most popular and favorite celebration in all the world. Christmas, sometimes abbreviated as Xmas, is an aesthetic which celebrates the general idea of Christmas, the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. However, from the Mid 19th century onwards, the aesthetic has distanced itself from strictly religious imagery, and the day is celebrated in a mostly non-religious way. The specific day is on December 25th in most places, but the imagery associated with the holiday appears from November to the end of December

Let's learn about the history of the Christmas Eve, the celebrating of Christmas nowadays in UK and USA and about celebrating Christmas around the world.

Task

Your task:

  • surf the Internet and find the answers to all the questions
  •  watch some videos 
  • make a speech to illustrate the results of your search by a PowerPoint 
Work in group of four:
  1. The history of the Christmas Eve (when started, how it was celebrated in the past, etc.)
  2. The celebrating of Christmas nowadays (traditions, Christmas dishes, activities at the Christmas Eve, Santa Claus, etc.)
  3.  Christmas around the world (celebrating in Europe, Asia, America, etc.)
Process

STEP 1. 

Surf the Net to find some information about Christmas. The following sites may be helpful for you:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas

https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas

 https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Christmas#Memes

Step 2. 

Watch videos:

https://yandex.ru/video/touch/preview/9938997768882011231

https://rutube.ru/video/280c319a8354a9404a9065c3c16b9bcd/?r=plwm

https://rutube.ru/video/fa1e65a4747d0c9b40c5602e7159674b/?r=plwm

https://vk.com/video-137717397_456242379

Step 3.

Collect the information you have learned and get ready to make a public speech on your topic. Illustrate your speech with a PPT.

 

Evaluation

You will get 5 if:

  • you can fully answer teacher's questions about Christmas
  • your presentation fully cover your topic
  • your research has interesting details
  • you don't make mistakes in your English

You will get 4 if:

  • you can partially answer teacher's questions about Christmas
  • your presentation cover your topic but there are some points which are not fully covered
  • you make some mistakes in your English, but they don't interfere with understanding

You will get 3 if:

  • you can partially answer teacher's questions about Christmas
  • your presentation don't cover all necessary points of your topic
  • you make some mistakes in your English and they interfere with understanding

You will get 2 if:

  • you cannot answer teacher's questions about Christmas
  • you have not made a presentation
Conclusion

We have learned about the history of the Christmas Eve, Christmas traditions, Christmas dishes, activities at the Christmas Eve and about celebrating of Christmas in Europe, Asia, America.

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