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THANKSGIVING

THANKSGIVING. It’s time for the holidays!. It’s time for the holidays!. I will teach you about Christmas. Please take notes. You will teach me about Chinese New Year. You will work with a partner to ask and answer questions about holidays. Christmas - DATE.

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THANKSGIVING

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  1. THANKSGIVING It’s time for the holidays!

  2. It’s time for the holidays! • I will teach you about Christmas. Please take notes. • You will teach me about Chinese New Year. • You will work with a partner to ask and answer questions about holidays.

  3. Christmas - DATE Christmas Eve is on December 24th. Christmas Day is on December 25th. Different countries celebrate (庆祝) Christmas on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

  4. Let’s Discuss! • When do you celebrate Chinese New Year? • Are the dates the same every year?

  5. Christmas - HISTORY • Christmas started as a very religious (宗教) holiday. • On Christmas, Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, who they believe is the son of their God. • Today, Christmas is still a religious holiday for many people. For other people it is mostly a time to come together with their families or friends and exchange gifts.

  6. Let’s Discuss! • What is the history behind Chinese New Year? • What do you celebrate on the Chinese New Year?

  7. Christmas - DECORATIONS For Christmas, people decorate their homes. On the outside, people put lots of lights. Inside their homes, people put up a Christmas tree with many different ornaments and lights. People also put up stockings.

  8. Let’s Discuss! • What decorations do you put up for Chinese New Year? • Are there many different kinds of decorations?

  9. Christmas - CARDS • Before Christmas many people send or give each other Christmas cards. • In the cards people write: “Merry Christmas!” and “Happy Holidays!”

  10. Let’s Discuss! • Do you send or give each other cards for Chinese New Year? • What do you say in the cards?

  11. Christmas - GIFTS • People put gifts for each other in stockings and under the Christmas tree. On Christmas people come together to open the gifts. • Many small children believe the gifts are from a man called Santa Claus, who secretly brings them presents if they have been good all year long.

  12. Let’s Discuss! • Do you receive gifts for Chinese New Year? • Who gives you presents? How do you receive the gifts?

  13. Christmas - FOOD • For Christmas people eat some special foods, including Christmas ham (火腿). • People also bake (烘) many different cookies for Christmas. • People also eat a lot of candy canes.

  14. Let’s Discuss! • What special foods do you eat for Chinese New Year? • Do you eat a lot of sweets for Chinese New Year?

  15. Christmas - MUSIC • For Christmas people sing Christmas carols, special songs about Christmas. • Some famous Christmas carols are “Silent Night,” “Oh Christmas Tree” and “Jingle Bells.”

  16. Let’s Discuss! • Is there special music for Chinese New Year? • Do you sing songs with your family for Chinese New Year?

  17. YOUR TURN!

  18. YOUR TURN! Work with one partner. Ask your partner holiday questions. Listen to the answers and take notes. Tell the class about your partner.

  19. HOLIDAY QUESTIONS What is the best gift you have ever received? What is the best gift you ever gave to someone else? Of all the holidays in a year, what is your favorite holiday? Why? What is your favorite special holiday food? Why? Who do you celebrate Chinese New Year with? What is your favorite thing about Chinese New Year? THANKSGIVING

  20. HOLIDAY QUESTIONS- Tell about your partner This is my partner _________________. The best gift he/she has ever received was _______________. The best gift he/she ever gave to someone else was _______________. Of all the holidays in a year, his/her favorite holiday is _____________ because _____________________. His/her favorite special holiday food is ___________ because _______________________. He/she celebrates Chinese New Year with ____________. His/her favorite thing about Chinese New Year is ________________________. THANKSGIVING

  21. Let’s REVIEW Fill in the blank: Christmas started as a celebration of the ________ of Jesus. T/F: Lights, trees, ornaments, sticks and watches are all decorations people put up for Christmas. Fill in the blank: People send each other _______ before Christmas. T/F: Many children believe their gifts are from someone called Santa Mouse. Fill in the blank: For Christmas people eat special foods like ham, _________and candy canes. T/F: Christmas carols are special stories people tell at Christmas.

  22. THANKSGIVING MERRY CHRISTMAS!SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS!

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