Culture Corner: Christmas in the UK

Now that Christmas is getting closer, let's explore how Christmas is celebrated in the UK! Are Christmas very different to how we celebrate it in Spain? Let's find out!

Here are some typical UK Christmas traditions:

Christmas Dinner: Families gather to eat roast turkey, stuffing and Christmas pudding.

Crackers: People give festive crackers during dinner, which contain small gifts, jokes and paper crowns.

Caroling: Groups sing traditional Christmas song like Jingle Bells and Silent Night.

Stockings: Children han stockings by the fireplace for Santa to fill with presents.

FUN FACT! Did you know that Santa Claus is often called Father Christmas in the UK?

TASK 

1- Whach this video about Christmas traditions in the UK.

2- After you watched the video, answer these questions in your notebook:

    Which tradition did you find most interesting?

    How is it similar or different to how you celebrate Christmas?

PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

Do you want to improve your English pronunciation? In order to do that we're goint to use FORVO. 

This app is really useful to hear how native speakers pronounce words.

Click here to access: Forvo

1- Type the words we learned in class in Unit 4.

2- Now, listen to how it's pronounced by different people.

3- Practice saying them out loud.

TASK: 

1- Pick 5 words you find difficult to pronounce

2- Record yourself saying them.

3- Share the recording with me in Classroom.

Past Simple. How to use it?

Let's review what we worked on last week in class: the ‘Past Simple’. 

We can use Past Simple to talk about things we did in the past.

How to use it? 

• Regular verbs → the past simple ending is -ed, for example:

         walk - walked

         play - played

         like - liked

• Irregular verbs → there is a special past simple form, for example: 

         go - went

         have - had

         make - made

         see - saw

• Negatives → We use didn't + verb, but don't change the verb to the past form. For example:

          I didn't like the food.

         We didn't see elephants. 

Now, let's practice! 😎 

Story time! Reading practice

Do you love listening to stories? Today, we're using Storynory, a website full of audio stories in English. You'll practice your listening and reading skills at the same time.

TASK

1. Click on this link to access to Storynory: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
   
2. Listen to the story      
3. Read the story while you listen
4. Answer these questions in your notebook:

          - Who are the main characters?

          - What problem do they have?

          - What was your favourite part of the story?

      5. Write in your notebook the words you don't understand. 

💡 TIP: Pause and rewind if you need to hear a part again.

Let's Practice Vocabulary!

Learn new words and have fun practicing them!

Do you want to improve your English vocabulary while playing? This week, we are using Quizlet, an amazing tool to learn and practice new words.

What will we learn?

• We will learn the vocabulary of Unit 3: Parts of the house

How to use Quizlet:

1. Click on the link below to acces our Quizlet.  

          Quizlet Parts of the House

      2. Explore the flashcards (fichas) to learn the words.

      3. Now try with "Aprender", "Probar" or "Combinar" and learn while playing!

📝 Task for you

• Write 10 new words you've learned in your notebook.
• Write two sentences using those words in your notebook. You will share them next day in class