FESTIVALS

HALLOWEEN

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VOCABULARY:

BRITISH COUNCIL RESOURCES

Activities

Game: I spy something with my little eye beginning with...

SONG: GUESS WHO

VIDEO: THE CHRISTMAS TREE

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD

 Do you want to know about Christmas celebration in different countries?

You will use the internet links below to engage in a treasure hunt to find out this topic.

How to do it?

• You are going to work in pairs  to try to be the first to find them all.
•  Click on the questions to find information. 
• You have to answer leaving a comment where you have to write the number of the question with the answer.

When you finish you will be rewarded with a special surprise!


Questions:

1. What is an Advent Calendar?
2. Who is Father Christmas?
3. Do you know another way to call Father Christmas?
4. What`s Father Christmas called in France?
5. What`s Father Christmas called in China?
6. In Holland, people think S. Claus lives in.......
7. Who brings presents to Spanish children?
8. In which country does a good witch bring pressents to children?
9. Do English people decorate Christmas tree?
10. What is the Boxing Day?
11. How do they call Christmas in France?
12. On Christmas Day in Ecuador people who live in the mountains dress in their finest clothes and visit the ranches of their employers. What kind of animals do they ride there?

WE WISH YOU MERRY CHRISTMAS

 We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year.
 Good tidings we bring To you and your kin.
 Good tidings for Christmas And a Happy New Year.
 Oh, bring us a figgy pudding.
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding.
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding
And a cup of good cheer.
 We won't go until we get some.
We won't go until we get some.
 We won't go until we get some,
So bring some out here.


 JINGLE BELLS

• This song was originally composed in 1857 by an American minister called James Pierpoint, to celebrate Thanksgiving. As it was so popular, it was repeated for Christmas and then, it became a traditional carol.

 Jingle bells, jingle bells,
 Jingle all the way.
 Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride
 In a one-horse open sleigh.
 Dashing through the snow
 In a one-horse open sleigh,
 O'er the fields we go
 Laughing all the way.
 Bells on bobtails ring,
 Making spirits bright.
What fun it is to ride and sing
 A sleighing song tonight.
 Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride
 In a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
 Jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride
 In a one-horse open sleigh.
 A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride,
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side.
The horse was lean and lank,
Misfortune seemed his lot
 He got into a drifted bank
 And we, we got upset.
 Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells,
 Jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride
 In a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh, what fun it is to ride
 In a one-horse open sleigh.

You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town

He's making a list
And checking it twice
Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!

Oh! You better watch out!
You better not cry
Better not pout, I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town

CARNIVAL VOCABULARY 

Do you celebrate Carnival? Do you dress up? Do you watch parades? 

Wig - peluca                Mask máscara           Make up  – maquillaje            To dress up  disfrazarse

Parade - desfile          Float - carroza         Crowd - muchedumbre, público      Costumes – disfraces