History of Christmas

Part 1. The history of Christmas.

Look for the answers to the following questions and share your answers with your partner.

1.- What did Europeans celebrate long before the birth of Jesus?

     Early Europeans celebrated light and birth in the darkest days of winter.

2.- Why did people celebrate during the winter solstice?

Because the worst of the winter was behind them and they could look forward to longer days and extended hours of sunlight.

3.- Who celebrated Yule from 21^st December in Scandinavia?

The Norse.

4.- How did fathers and sons mark the return of the sun?

In recognition of the return of the sun, fathers and sons would bring home large logs, which they would set on fire.

5.- Up to how many days was it possible for the Yule feast to last?

The people would feast until the log burned out, which could take as many as 12 days.

6.- What did the Norse believe that each spark of the fire represented?

The Norse believed that each spark from the fire represented a new pig or calf that would be born during the coming year.

7.- Why was December a good time for celebrating?

For many, it was the only time of year when they had a supply of fresh meat.

8.- Why were German people terrified of the god Oden? How did they show their fear?

Germans were terrified of Oden, as they believed he made nocturnal flights through the sky to observe his people, and then decide who would prosper or perish.

Because of his presence, many people chose to stay inside.

Part 3 Christmas around the world!

Twenty Christmas traditions from around the world.

1.- During the Christmas meal, Christmas crackers, containing toys, jokes and a paper hat are pulled.

Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.

2.- White sponge cake covered with cream and decorated with strawberries is often consumed.

British, the United States, Canada, India, Japan, Philippines, Germany, Stolen, Italy, France, Cyprus

3.- Children put their shoes in the window in the hope that the three wise men will deliver their presents.

Spain.

4.-Christmas carols are heard as early as 1^st September.

 Philippines

5.-On 6^th January, female puppets are burned on a pier to symbolize the death of the old year and beginning of the new year.

 Italy

6.-They celebrate the cavalcade of lights festival.

 Canada

7.-The Christmas tree usually stands centrally in the home, decorated with ornaments, tinsel and lights, with an angel or star at the top.

  United States

8.-People dress up in fancy hats, stand in a line and sing Spanish songs.

 Guatemala

9.-Potato salad with frankfurters and weiner sausages is a popular meal in some families.

 Germany

10.-Children take presents of fruits, nuts and other candies to older relatives.

      Armenia

Feeling Intelligent

1.- Choose the best answer according to the text.

       1. b                                                             5. b
       2. d                                                             6. a
       3. d                                                             7.
       4. c                                                              8. 

horrific history

chucky

One day,  a mother and her son were walking in a new york street, when the son looked a doll in '' The dollers shop".

He wanted a doll, and his mother bougth  the doll.
The doll was possessed, but the family didn't know.
One night, when the son was sleeping, "Chucky" tried to kill the son but the mum came in the room.
The mum saw the intentions of Chuky, and she wanted to get rid of Chuky.
Chuky escaped, and went an other city.

Interview

-Hello

-I’m….. I have come for a job interview for an entertainer in a crurse.

-Can you tell what my time table is?

-Yes,  you will work on holiday. You will entertain the people every day at lunchtime and for dinner and sometimes you will entertain them in the afternoon.

-Will I work overtime?

-No, you won’t. You will work 8 hours for day.

-How much paid holiday will I get?

-You get 4-6 weeks.

-Will I have sick paid?

-Yes, You will, but you will have to have a doctor’s report. That’s all?

-Yes, thank you for your attention. Bye.

-You are welcome. Bye.

   
     She's Miley Cyrus.

 At the moment, I guess she's sleeping in her house, she's always doing striking things. She's very crazzy, I thing that she's a surprising girl.                              She has short blonde hair. She's good-looking and beautiful.                            She has got blue eyes and small nose. She's medium heigh and slim, she's got   lovely figure.                                                                                                  

She has thing legs.                                                                                          

          

 

      She's Marilyn Monroe.                                                                   
      It's a picture of Marilyn Monroe. When she was 36 years she died         She's posh and very delicate.                                                          
She has short wavy and blond hair. She has got brown eyes. She's    medium heigh and slim, she's very beautiful and got lovely figure.      
                 




He's Sergio Ramos.                                                                                      At the moment, I guess he's training footboll.                                                 He has short brown hair, and his eyes are brown.                                         
He's tall and muscular, he's good-looking and he's got lovely figure.              
He has short beard.                                                                                     

              

He's Luis Fernndez.                                                                                  
           At the moment, I guess he's sleeping in his house.                                      
He has short brown hair, and he has brown eyes.                                      
He's tall because he's 1,82m tall.                                                              
He's good-looking, he's beautiful                                                              
He has short beard.                                                                                  

PROFILE EXPRESSIONS

• I am fond of ... + ING : tinc afició a ...
• I am interested in ... + ING : estic interessat en ...
• I am keen on ... + ING :  m'agrada molt ...
• Such as ( per exemple)
• I don't mind ... + ING./ hate ... + ING
• First, let me tell you about myself : deixa'm que et parli de mi.
• I am into ... : estic posat en..
• My real passion is...
• As you can see... : Com pots veure...
• I love/ like/ hate/ + ing
• So, do I sound interesting to you?
• Well, check out my blog again...

  Hi, welcome to my blog! I'm Judit. First, let me tell you about myself. I'm from Barcelona, Spain. I'm 14 years old and I'm in 4th of ESO. My favourite music group is One Direction. I love listening old music types. 

My real passion is drama - that's what I want to study when I finish school. Often, when I see a film, I imagine myself starring in the film.
I love practising surf, this summer, I practise this and is incredible.
My real passion is being with my best friends. More times we are going to Barcelona.
Bye!
Judit

                                                                         

                                   
 She's a beautiful girl, She has long, brown hair.
 She's wearing a diamonds earrings and bracelet. She has her hand on her hips. She is

                                                     My holidays days

These 4 days, I am going to the beach.
I am looking my friends, and I am playing with them.
First day, in the morning we are going to the sea, next we are going to the pool.
In the afternoon I am going to go for a walk with my friends, and we are going to eat an ice cream in the Jijonenca.
The next three days are similar to my first day, we like this routin.

People's Appearance

• He's a short, elderly man. He's about 75 and he's bald. He's wearing glasses and he's standing with his arms folded. He's formally-dressed in a dark suit and a striped shirt. His trousers are well-pressed and he's wearing well-polished shoes.

• He's a strongly-built man. He's probably in his thirties, maybe 34 or 35. He has dark, straight hair. He has a bracelet on his wrist and he's standing with his hands on his hips. He's casually-dressed in a checked shirt and patched jeans. He's wearing trainers. 

• She's a slim, middle-aged woman of about 50. She has long, wavy hair. She's wearing a necklace and she has her hands clasped in front of her. She is neatly-dressed in a black and white spotted blouse and a smart skirt. She's wearing black high-heeled shoes.

• She's average. She's a teenage girl of, perhaps, 18. She has fair, curly hair with a bow in it. She has her hands by her sides. She's untidly-dressed. She's wearing a dirty, baggy tee-shirt, old, smart trousers and a pair of sandals.

• She's a young girl. She has short, blond hair. She's standing with her hands on his hips. She's casually-dress, she's wearing white high-heeled shoes. She has glasses. She has necklace.

• He's a young boy. He has dark, curly hair. He's standing with his arms folded. He's untidly-dressed. He's wearing a dirty, soptted tee-shirt, trousers and trainers. 

Horrific histories

Now I am going to write about a play " Horrific Histories ". 
There were four characters: the teacher and three children.
The play explained history in a musical way.

My favourite character was Tamsin: She was a inteligent girl, but look likes down, because her behavior was strange.  
She was the funniest character for me of this play.

                                   

                                                           

PRESENT PERFECT PRACTICE

NEVER:
                - I have never played football, but my dad has played many times.
                - I have never eaten sushi.
                - You have never driven in the field.
                - He has never cut his hair.
                - She has never learnt German, but her sister has.

ALREDY:
                - My mum has already prepared the food.
                - We have already the homeworks.
                - They haven't already the maths exam.
                - Have you already finished draw?
                - I have already bought in the supermarket.

EVER:
                - Have she ever seen One Direction?
                - He has ever cooked.
                -

Hi ReBelDes!

Now I am going to write about the panda bear.
The Panda bear is a beautiful animal.

 It has two colors: black and white.
It is a mammal and a savage animal,
 they cout to be 1,50 m.
 They weight to be 80-125 kg.
The Panda bear eat bamboo. 
It has got to be 12-20 years.

Now I am going to explain about a natural disaster that it happened to me.
One day, in my grandfather's orchard, While I was playing with my cousins, I broke a tree.
We played as monkeys, and we climbed the trees. We were having a great time. While we were fishing in the river, my cousin Ariadna fell on the river.
When my cousin Raul threw the table, all family were eating.
When we finished eating we played again.
This is my natural disaster day. My grandfather's orchard was destroyed.
                                   

                                                                                           

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ACTOR	ATTRACTIVE	BEAUTIFUL
CINEMA	COMEDIAN	COTTAGE
DENTIST	DROUGHT	EARTHQUAKE
ENERGETIC	FAT	FRIENDLY
GENEROUS	HOSPITAL	HOTEL
HURRICANE	PLUMBER	PUB
REPORTER	RESTAURANT	SECRETARY
SHORT	SINGER	SNOWSTORN
SUPERMARKET	THEATRE	THIN
TORNADO	TSUNAMI	WAITER
WARM

Christmas

Hi ReBelDes!
I had a good christmas, and you?
I did a lot of things for example: I went to Andorra with my friends Judith and Sergio, we spend very well.
I was with my family on the Christmas day, we had dinner the typical Christmas meal, after we opened the presents. 
Three days I went with Judith and Sergio to Pyrenees, that days was  great!
The New Year day was splendid, I was that day with my family and we had a good time, after I went with my friends Judith y Sergio to Pyrenees.
This is my Christmas holidays of this year.        

    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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