Introduction
Never been to Welsh but want to know what it is like to celebrate Christmas there?
Would you like to taste traditional Welsh Christmas food?
Are you ready to learn the most popular Christmas phrases and plunge into the atmosphere of Welsh Christmas? If yes, then let's begin!
Task
To get a closer look at Welsh Christmas food, I've created a WebQuest for you. I'll give you 3 tasks (all information is on the links) which will help you to know more about Welsh Christmas dishes, sayings and traditions. After I suggest you to do the crossword puzzle to fix everything you have learned. Only rule you'll have is to have fun during your assignment!
Are you ready to start?
Process
I gave you the album with Welsh Christmas songs so you can listen to them during your assignment:)
https://music.apple.com/us/album/christmas-songs-from-many-lands/210464905
Task 1 (dishes) Choose a recipe for one Christmas meal, desert or drink. Read about it and watch the videos. It will help you to learn some new Welsh words.
https://www.goodto.com/recipes/treacle-toffee
https://www.aberfallsdistillery.com/cocktails/
https://www.welshfoodanddrink.wales/welsh-black-beef/
https://museum.wales/collections/welsh-fare/?id=37
https://welshdrinkschristmas.co.uk/cocktail-recipes/
Task 2 (Vocabulary) Try to pronounce the names of Welsh Christmas dishes and sayings. Do it with friends or alone. Then check correct pronunciation.
https://welearnwelsh.com/blog/welsh-christmas-greetings-vocabulary-sayings/
https://www.learn-welsh.net/welshvocabulary?topic=Food%20-%20drinks%20and%20snacks&level=primary
Task 3 (Traditions) Read about Welsh Christmas traditions and compare them with traditions of you country.
https://www.wales.com/about/culture/welsh-christmas-traditions
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/Welsh-Christmas-Traditions/
Task 4 (Crossword) Open the link and try to do the crossword puzzle based on the information you have learned.
Evaluation
No matter how you worked in a group, pairs or alone (if you worked with someone the mark will be the same for all of you) your performance will be evaluated by several criteria:
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Ability to work with the presented materials |
Dictionary | Learning traditions | Crossword | |
| Evaluation criteria |
Careful study of information and the ability of convey it to others
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Learning new words The ability to understand words by ear and translate them |
The ability to talk about several traditions, as well as pointing out similarities and differences from the traditions of their country |
Complete and preferably correct execution of the crossword puzzle |
Conclusion
Congratulations!!! Now you are more familiar with the Welsh Xmas traditions. For Christmas you can cook some Welsh food for your family and share what you learned with your friends. In the end, you expended your horizons, because studying the traditions of another country opens up a different world for you!
And remember...
Christmas is not the season. It is the feeling.
Edna Ferber
Credits
Created by Sofia Yakubovskaya