"Веселого рождества".Презентация.Английский язык. 6 класс.

 Урок провела:учите ль английского языка Е.С.Калинина  2015-2016уч.г

 Christmas Day, December 25, is probably the most popular holiday in Great Britain. It is a family holiday. Traditionally all relatives and friends give each other presents. So, before Christmas all the department stores and shops are crowded, everybody is choosing a present

 In general, people get prepared for this holiday very carefully. They decorate their houses in the traditional way. branches. the streets and always decorated with Christmas trees are set up in houses, in churches. They are fairy lights, angels and small toys. In packets with nuts, candies and special biscuits are hung on the tree. Presents are put around the tree and artificial «frost» is scattered over the addition, little

 In Great Britain, the Christmas tree became popular while Queen Victoria ruled the country.

 Besides the Christmas tree, holly and mistletoe are used to decorate the house. Branches of holly are put up behind pictures and mistletoe is hung over doors, so the young people have a chance to kiss the girls under it, plucking each time a red berry from the mistletoe. It is said that the girl who was not kissed under it at Christmas would not get married that year.

 On the eve of Christmas children hang their stockings, so that Santa Claus could put presents into them: oranges, sweets, nuts and if the child didn't behave properly Santa Claus can put there a piece of coal as punishment.

 Santa Claus got his name from a man known as St. Nicolas, who lived in the fourth century. He gave his wealth to the poor and often to children. After brought this legend to colonial America. Soon the Dutch name Sinter Klaus became Santa he died, the Dutch Claus

 Carol singing is an essential part of Christmas. No church or school is without its carol service. Carols may be traditional or with some variations that express different feelings. Carols were used for the first time during Christmas in the fifteenth century.

Usually children come around in the evening to the front doors and start singing carols and people who live in these houses give children candies, nuts, pies and so on, to thank them for carol singing.

 A typical Christmas lunch includes turkey with cranberry sauce and pudding. Every young woman in each household helps to stir the Christmas pudding, if she wishes to be married that year. Usually a coin or two are hidden inside the pudding and part of the fun is to see who finds it.

After the    lunch they go to the sitting room to listen to the Christmas speech of the Queen, shown on TV.

Christmas is a merry family So, holiday for all the people of Great Britain. Christmas comes but once a year.

 Christmas is celebrated on January 25.  People decorate their houses with pumpkins and flowers  The Christmas tree became popular while Queen Victoria ruled Great Britain.  On the eve of Christmas children hang their hats and gloves, so that Santa Claus could put presents into them.

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