Presentation

Hello!

We are Andrea, Gil, David and Jose, your english teachers. We have prepared four sessions about English traditions for you, third cycle of primary students. Let's talk about Christmas, Easter, Valentine's day and bonfire Night . We hope you like much. 

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Session 4

EASTER DAY:

1. Vocabulary
Easter - Vocabulary
Conejito de Pascua - Easter bunny
Cuaresma - Lent
Domingo de Pascua o Resurrección - Easter Sunday
Domingo de Ramos - Palm Sunday
Felices Pascuas - Happy Easter
huevo de chocolate - Chocolate egg
Huevo de Pascua - Easter egg
Huevo decorado - Decorated egg
Miércoles de Ceniza - Ash Wednesday
Pascua - Easter
Pasión de Cristo - Passion of Christ
Pentecostés - Pentecost
Resurrección - Resurrection
Sábado Santo - Easter Saturday
Semana Santa - Holy Week
Vacaciones de Semana Santa - Easter break
Vacaciones de Semana Santa - Easter holiday
Viernes Santo - Good Friday

2. Surround the words from the left on Easter





3. See the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY2NH8Wpoog

4. Read and answer the questions

At Easter time in the UK we have two bank holidays (public holidays): Good Fridayand Easter Monday. This means that many families can enjoy a long weekend together.

 When is Easter in 2014?

This year Easter will fall on 20 April 2014

• What is Easter?
• What is the Easter Story?
• Where does the name "Easter" come from?
• When is Easter?
• Why does the date of Easter move?
• When is the Easter Season?
• What took place on Easter Sunday, about 2000 years ago?
• What happens on Easter Sunday today?
• What are the connections with Passover and Easter?
• What other names are there for Easter?
• Why do we have eggs at Easter?
• What foods are traditionally eaten at Easter?

This page has moved to projectbritain.com/easter.html

What is Easter?
Easter is the time for holidays, festivals and a time for giving chocolate Easter eggs. But Easter means much more....
Easter is the oldest and the most important Christian Festival, the celebration of the death and coming to life again of Jesus Christ. For Christians, the dawn of Easter Sunday with its message of new life is the high point of the Christian year.
What is the Easter story ?
Easter is the story of Jesus' last days in Jerusalem before his death.The Easter story includes Maundy Thursday (the Last supper leading to the Eucharist), Good Friday (the day on which Jesus was crucified) and Easter Day (the day on which Jesus came back to life).
It is a sad story because Jesus was killed. But the story has a very happy ending, because Jesus came back to life and visited his friends and followers once more. He did not die at all, but went back up to Heaven to be with God, his father.
Where does the name 'Easter' come from?
Pagan traditions give us the English word "Easter" which comes from the word "Eostre". The Anglo-Saxon word for April was "Eostre-monath" (the month of openings). However, it should be remembered that Christians celebrated the resurrection of Christ long before the word "Easter" was used, and the word they used for the celebration was "Pascha", which is derived from and linked to the Jewish festival of Passover.
According to Bede, the English monastic historian, the English word Easter comes from the Anglo-Saxon name for the month of April, which was known as "Eostremonath" in the AngloSaxon tongue and since Paschawas most often celebrated in Eostremonath, the English Christians began calling it "Easter". Bede also notes that the month was named after the Anglo-Saxon goddess Esostre.
Rituals related to the goddess Eostre focus on new beginnings, symbolized by the Easter egg, and fertility, which is symbolized by the hare (or Easter bunny).

Session 3

BONFIRE NIGHT:

1. Read the text and choose the correct answer.

British people celebrate Bonfire Night every year on 5 November in memory of a famous event in British history, the Gunpowder Plot. On 5 November 1605 a group of Roman Catholics planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament while King James I was inside. On the evening before, one of them, Guy Fawkes, was caught in the cellars with gunpowder, and the plot was discovered. he and all the other conspirators were put to death. Bonfire Night is sometimes called Guy Fawkes Night.

Originally, Bonfire Night was celebrated as a victory for Protestants over Catholics, but the festival is now enjoyed by everyone. Some children make a guy, a figure of a man made of old clothes stuffed with newspaper or straw to represent Guy Fawkes. The guy is then burned on top of a bonfire on Bonfire Night. Only adults are legally allowed to buy fireworks. Unfortunately, there are sometimes accidents involving fireworks and there are now restrictions on the type of fireworks that can be used by the general public.

Some people hold private bonfire parties in their gardens, while others attend larger public events organized by local councils or charities. Chestnuts or potatoes are often put in the bonfire so that they will cook as it burns.


  1- What do people celebrated on 5 November?

       a- The conspiracy of 1605
       b- Guy Fawkes' victory
       c- the failing of Gunpowder Plot

 2- Why did the polt fail?

       a- Because the plot was discovered
       b- Because King James I was in the Houses of  Parliament
       c- Because it was raining

 3- What do people do to celebrate Bonfire Night?

       a- The burn a puppet and light fireworks
       b- They cook apple pie and potatoes

       c- They wear costumes and go to parties

 4- What did Guy Fawkes want?

       a- To burn the cellars of the Houses of Parliament
       b- To blow up the Houses of Parliament
       c- To have a catholic king

 5- What do people do with chestnuts and potatoes?

       a- Put them in the figure's trousers and burn them with it
       b- Burn them in the bonfire

       c- Cook and eat them

 6- Was Guy Fawkes a Roman Catholic or a Protestant?

       a- A Protestant
       b- A Roman Catholic
       c- A Roman Protestant

 7- What happened to Guy Fawkes?

       a- He was sent to prison
       b- He was killed
       c- He was released after the Roman Catholics won

 8- Who is allowed to buy fireworks?

       a- Adults and children if they are together
       b- Adults
       c- No one is because they are forbidden by authorities

 9- Who celebrates Bonfire Night? 

       a- Everybody does
       b- Only protestants
       c- Nobody does, it was celebrated before but now it is forbidden

2. Related vocabulary with pictures.

  Vocabulary: Cellar, Fireworks, Barrel, Gunpowder, Bomb fuse and Bonfire



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3. Listening.

http://www.kico4u.de/english/topicotw/guyfaw.htm

In this listening, explains that consisted the bonfire night, and review the vocabulary given in this session.

Contents

Aspects of culture and society of English-speaking countries is studied from various perspectives and cover many different areas: songs and games, courtesies, birthday parties, Christmas, family, food and food uses, activities leisure time.

-          Specific vocabulary of English traditions.

-          development of grammar in the English language.

-          know the traditions of the country.

-          typical food.

-          Monuments.

Material and Resources

Materials and resources:

-          Workbook and students book with that they are employed daily at class.

-          Cassette to reproduce the songs of the unit.

-          Use the computer to develop parts of activities along the unit.

-          And other materials that we have included in each of the sessions.

Session 2

San Valentine's Day

1.Listen the song and complete the gaps.

                                         John Paul Jones - Love is in the air

Love is in the air 
................I look around 
love is in the air 
every sight and every .........
and I don't know if I'm being foolish 
don't know if I'm being ........
but it's ...............that I must believe in 
and it's there when I ..........in your eyes 

Love is in the air 
in the .............of the trees
love is in the air
in the .............of the sea 
and I don't know if I'm just ...............
don't know if I feel sane 
but it's ..............that I must believe in 
and it's there when you call out my name 

Love is in the air
love is in the air
Oh oh oh 
Love is in the air 
in the ...........of the sun
love is in the air
when the day is nearly done
and I don't know if you're an ............
don't know if I see it true
but you're something that I must believe in 
and you're there when I ........ out for you


2. Read the text and answer the questions 


What is the the history of St Valentine?
There are various legends regarding the history of St Valentine; the only thing that can be said for sure is that there is lots of mystery and his exact story is not very clear.
One of the most well-known legends dates back to Rome in the 3rd century. In this period, soldiers were not allowed to get married because it was believed that single men were better soldiers in battle than those that were married, because they were emotionally attached to their families. Faced with this situation, the figure of the Christian priest Valentine appeared, who considered the obligation on soliders not to marry to be injust. He therefore decided to unite partners in matrimony with the Christian blessing. Through his actions, he emerged as the protector of those in love, because he carried out secret marriages all over Rome, until he was summoned by the Emperor Claudius II.
Asterius, a deputy of Rome, was responsible for the condemned Valentine. He made fun of Christianity and put Valentine to the test, asking him to return the sight of his daughter who was born blind. The priest accepted and performed the miracle. Asterius and his family became Christian, but they could not save Valentine from death, and he was executed on 14th February. Two centuries afterwards, the Catholic church revived the story and shortly afterwards, Valentine was canonized.

-There is only one clear theory of the history of valentines day?
-In which century the story happens?
-What was forbidden?
-Who are Valentin?
-And Asterius?
-When Valentin die?

3. Now you are the author. Write your own story about the legend of valentines day. (150-200 words)

Evaluation

Evaluation:

Students will be evaluated in four different skills: writing, listening, Reading and speaking. They will be evaluated according to the following scorecard:

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