3. Unit12 Festival and Holidays --------Christmas Day

4. 1. What date is Christmas Day? Revision It is December 25th 2. Is it the most important festival in western countries? Yes,It is

5. Christmas is a Christian holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. On this day, many go to church, where they take part in special religious services. During the Christmas season, they also exchange gifts and decorate their homes with Christmas trees. 1.Whose birthday is Christmas celebrated? The birth of Jesus Christ 2.How do every family celebrate Christmas? Go to church, exchange gifts, decorate their homes

6. He is a man with a white_____,dressed in red ______.He often enters houses through the______ to put gifts in the______for children beard robe chimny socks T Father Christmas Christmas Father

7. Merry Christmas To:Dear Lucy. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Love From:Mike Merry Christmas To:Dear Lucy. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Love From:Mike Happy Mother’s Day To:_____________ _________________ ______________ From:___________

8. Other Things in Christmas Christmas hat Christmas Tree Christmas sock

9. Exercises 1.Complete the chart with the missing letters. D E E B CHR MAS AH T DE MBER K IS T CE I N Y C O R A E R O B O C O O A T

10. with during festival on birth celebrate most western Christmas comes_____December25th.It ’ s a holiday to ______ the _____of Jesus.It ’ s the _____important holiday in _____ countries. ____ Christmas time,peole give each other gifts,send Christmas cards and decorate houses ____Christmas trees.Children especially enjoy this_________. 2.Complete the sentences with the words given below. on celebrate birth festival western most During with

11. Take a guess! What festival does the following picture show? Take a guess! What festival does the following picture show?

16. Festivals around us: New Year Valentine’s Day Father’s Day Mother’s Day April Fool’s Day Children’s Day Halloween Thanks-giving Day Christmas Spring Festival Lantern Festival Father’s Day Mother’s Day Labor’s Day Children’s Day Teachers’ Day Mid-autumn Day National Day

17. Summary Christmas the History of Christmas Father Christmas Christmas cards Christmas trees and other things Words and Expressions Christmas celebrate decorate festival Merry Christmas! The same to you It ’ s a holiday to celebrate …

18. Homework Write a short passage about Christmas Day, be sure to include: When the holiday is What people do during the holiday Where and how people celebrate it...

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