CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD
Copy these questions about Christmas in a different country. Then, browse
through the resources web pages and then answer them in your notebooks.
Christmas in Australia: Who is Swag Man? What is his Christmas task?
Christmas in China: How is Christmas celebrated in China?
Christmas in Greece: What is the importance of Saint Nicholas according
to the Greek tradition?
Christmas in India: Which Christmas decorations do people in India
have? What is special about them?
Christmas in Czechoslovakia: Why do Czechs cut a branch from a
cherry tree and put it in water?
Christmas in the British Isles: What is the celebration of Boxing Day
about?
Christmas in Japan: Who is Hoteiosho?
Christmas in Russia: What is ’kutya’, what is it made of and what does it
symbolize?
Christmas in Sweden: What is the story of St. Lucia?
RESOURCES
Christmas in Australia http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/australia.html
Christmas in China http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/china.html
Christmas in Greece http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/greece.html
Christmas in India http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/india.html
Christmas in Czechoslovakia http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/checho.html
Christmas in the British Isles http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/british.html
Christmas in Japan http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/japan.html
Christmas in Russia http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/russia.html
Christmas in Sweden http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/sweden.html
GAMES:
http://englishflashgames.blogspot.com.es/2010/12/christmas-vocabulary-game.html
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/christmas/beginner-christmas-picture-quiz.html
https://elt.oup.com/student/i-spy/games/christmas?cc=global&selLanguage=en
