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3. Wishing you a very Happy and warm Christmas * Name 4 Christmas specials?

4. Christmas specials Place of origin Date Riga Mid-19 th century Christmas carols USA The Christmas tree Early 1500s The Christmas cardEngland No information800 years ago Santa Claus1823 Complete the table

5. Questions: a. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ? b. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ? c. When were Christmas songs first performed ? d. Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ? e. What is Santa Claus based on ?

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8. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA? More than a century ago

9. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card? He wanted to send Christmas greeting to his friends

10. When were Christmas songs first performed? 800 years ago

12. Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas? An American professor Clement Clarke Moore

13. What is Santa Claus based on? On the description of Saint Nicholas in professor Moore’s poem

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16. Choose the correct answer: 1.The Christmas tree came to the USA in….. A.1500s B.1800s C. 800s years ago 2. Where did Christmas card come from? A. The USA B.England C. France 3. Christmas carols were performed…….... years ago A. 600 B. 700 C. 800 4. The Santa Claus became popular in…………. A. England B. The USA C. The Latvian

17. Homework -Write a short paragraph to talk about Christmas festival. -Do exercise 8 (on page 82) ? Do you celebrate Christmas? ? What do you often do at Christmas?