Christmas time
Christmas time
Christmas
Christmas is celebrated in around 160 countries around
the world! Christmas celebrations can start from the
beginning of December in some places, and in others
they go on until January.
Christmas presents
Father Christmas, or Santa Claus, brings presents to
many children around the world at Christmas! They
Christmas decorations sometimes get presents in a stocking – a large sock that
Christmas is a time for colourful decorations and lights. children leave out when they go to bed on the night
In many countries, people put up Christmas trees in their before Christmas. Other children get small presents in
homes. These can be either real trees or artificial ones. their shoes. In some countries, the presents come from
They decorate them with lights, tinsel and baubles and other people, such as the Three Kings or the Baby
often put a star on the top. In many towns and cities you Jesus.
can see lights and other decorations in the streets.
Christmas food
Christmas food is different all over the world. Some
A Christian Christmas
people eat roast meat and potatoes, some eat fish,
For many Christians around the world, Christmas is the
others eat soup or vegetable dishes. Many countries
time to remember the birth of the baby Jesus. In the UK,
have traditional puddings, desserts, biscuits and cakes.
some schools have a nativity play, where children dress
Christmas is often a time for families to share delicious
up and tell the story of Christmas. In many countries,
meals together.
there are nativity scenes in churches or in people’s
homes. Nativity scenes are small displays of figures,
showing the different people and animals in the
Christmas story.
Christmas weather
In lots of Christmas films, books and songs, there’s
snow, ice and snowmen. For some countries in the
northern hemisphere, Christmas means cold, winter
weather. But for a lot of countries in the southern
hemisphere, Christmas is in summer, and people spend
the day in the sun at the beach!
Christmas time
Task 1
Circle true or false for these sentences.
1. People celebrate Christmas in about 160 countries in the world. True False
2. Christmas celebrations are usually in February and March. True False
3. Some Christmas trees are not real trees. True False
4. Many children get their presents in a big hat. True False
5. Everywhere in the world, people eat meat and potatoes for Christmas. True False
6. For Christians, the Christmas story is about the birth of Jesus. True False
7. A nativity scene shows the people and animals from the Christmas story. True False
8. Everybody has snow at Christmas. True False
Task 2
Put the words and phrases in the correct order.
1. baubles. Christmas trees People tinsel and decorate with lights,
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2. brings children. Father presents Christmas to lots of
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3. get presents the Baby Jesus. from the Three Some children Kings or
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4. delicious Christmas share at meals Many families
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5. In the is in hemisphere, winter. Christmas northern
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6. summer. hemisphere, Christmas southern is in In the
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