Now let’s role-play a bit. Snegurochka has come to visit us, she says that Santa Clause has a lot of things to do before the holidays, but he has no helpers. Would you agree to play Santa’s elves today? (Одна ученица становится Снегурочкой, остальные восемь учеников – эльфами.) Dear Snegurochka, we want you to tell us about the help Santa needs. Sn.: My friends, we have a lot of things to do before Christmas. Who wants to help me decorate the Christmas tree? Who wants to make a Christmas menu? Who can choose the ornaments and decorate the room? Who can choose Christmas cards? (Пока Снегурочка находит желающих, учитель раздаёт им конверты с заданиями и картинками.) Envelope 1. Choose the things we use to decorate the Christmas tree. And describe how you do it. Envelope 2. Choose the traditional Christmas food and lay the table, please. Envelope 3. Choose the things we use to decorate the room before Christmas. And describe how you do it Envelope 4. Choose Christmas cards only and tell us what is usually painted on them. Пока учащиеся выбирают из картинок в конверте необходимые и готовятся отвечать, Снегурочка рассказывает про историю праздника. T. Dear Snegurochka, tell us, please about Christmas traditions abroad. Sn. Christmas Day is on the 25th of December. It is the greatest holiday in Britain. English people celebrate this holiday with big dinners. Children have a lot of fun. They play under Christmas trees, find presents in their Christmas stockings, eat Christmas pudding, watch pantomimes. The grown-ups don’t work on that day. Christmas Eve is on the 24th of December. On this day everybody is very busy and in a hurry. Offices close at 1 o?clock , but the shops stay open late.On Christmas Eve children hang their Christmas stockings on their beds. They wait for Father Christmas and other miracles. Yuletide begins in the middle of December and ends on the 6th of January. All the children like this wonderfull time because it is the time of much fun. A Yule Log is a piece of wood which people burn in the fireplace on Christmas Eve. Traditionally people put their Christmas presents into boxes. A Christmas box is wrapped in bright coloured paper with ribbons. That is why the day on which people give and receive Christmas boxes and Christmas cards is called Boxing Day. Boxing Day comes after Christmas Day. It is on the 26th of December. People don?t work on that day. They visit friends or go to the theatre. T. I see that our elves are ready. Let’s check their tasks. Эльфы рассказывают, какие картинки они выбрали и почему. Примерные ответы. Sn. Christmas Cards Every English family sends and receives many Christmas cards. Traditionally there is a robin on almost every card. And you know already that a robin is a Christmas bird. Sometimes there is a bunch of holly on the Christmas card. You can read on the card: “Merry Christmas!” Many years ago postmen had bright red coats. They looked like robins. At Christmas they brought many Christmas cards. And people began to think about a robin as a Christmas bird. You can see it on almost every Christmas card. Christmas tree decoration tinsel - блестки или мишура placed - помещали, вешали from top to bottom - сверху донизу People began to celebrate Christmas many, many years ago. They decorate Christmas tree with tinsel, toys, shining balls and flags. They placed a large shining star at the top of the Christmas tree and many bright shining balls (red, blue, yellow, green, silver) from top to bottom. Poem ex. 2 p. 111 House Decorations It’s a tradition to decorate the house at Christmas. There are some special decorations for this holiday. Holly is an evergreen plant with sharp-pointed leaves and red berries. People put holly on Christmas pudding. They also decorate their homes. It is a very old tradition. Many years ago people began to put holly in their homes during the dark cold winters. They liked to look at holly and think about spring and the sun. Misteltoe is an evergreen plant with small leaves and small white berries. On Christmas Eve there is a bunch of mistletoe in every house. Under this bunch boys kiss girls. People like to light candles. If there are children in the family, they often have Cristmas crackers. When you pull a cracker it makes a bang and inside there is usually a Christmas hat, a small toy and a piece of paper with a joke on it. Before Christmas children make small flags. On these flags they paint British, American, French, German, Finnish and other flags. They hang Christmas flags on the Christmas tree or decorate the room with them. Christmas menu Christmas pudding was first made many, many years ago. Now it is the highlight of Christmas dinner. Children often put holly on the pudding. Traditionally a coin is placed into the pudding. It brings luck to a person who finds it. People also eat a turkey for Christmas dinner. A turkey is a traditional Christmas bird. The dinner ends with mince pies. Mince pies are small round pies. Children like these sweet pies very much. T. Thank you for your work. I see that you are ready to help your parents to get ready for the coming holidays. |