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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Put up your Christmas trees




Link here and find the answers to these questions about Christmas trees:

 

Facts about Xmas trees



A. TRUE or FALSE?

1.The Xmas tree in Saint Peter´s Square is usually the highest famous tree in the world.
2. The highest famous Xmas tree in the USA is the one in the White House.
3. The Xmas tree in Trafalgar Square is nearly as big as the one in the Rockefeller Center in the USA.
4. The highest Xmas tree is in the UK.
5. The Xmas tree in Saint Peter´s Square is nearly five times as high as the one in the White House.
6. In Germany the number of trees grown in a year is nearly twice as big as in France.
7. The largest number of trees grown in a year in the USA was lower than 21 million in 2001.
8. Fewer artificial trees are used in UK homes than in US homes.

B. Answer these questions:

1. When did they start using artificial trees in Germany?
2. Why did Norway start the tradition of giving a Xmas tree to England?
3. How many people will receive their daily amount of oxygen coming from10 acres of land planted with Xmas trees?
4. When did England use the "Xmas Tree" formation in football?
5. If they harvest 1,000 Xmas trees, how many will be planted?
6. Who proposed using electric lights on Xmas trees in 1882?
7. Where can you find information if you want to recycle your real Xmas tree in the UK?

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Nadolig Llawen! Nollaig Shona Dhuit!

 

"Nadolig Llawen" and "Nollaig Shona Dhuit" mean "Merry Christmas" in Welsh and Gaelic respectively. 

 

 

Would you like to find out more information about  Christmas around the world?

 

Link below and find the answers to these questions:

Xmas around the world Treasure Hunt

 

1.What do men in Bangladesh plant outside their homes at Xmas time?

2. How many dishes do Bulgarians eat for Christmas dinner?

3. What is carol singing called in Welsh?

4. People in Ethiopia eat Doro wat at Xmas. What is it?

5. Who wears white robes and a golden crown at Christmas in Germany?

6. What do people wear to mass on Christmas Eve in Malta ?

7. Norwegians eat sand kagers at Christmas time. What are they?

8. Who reads a story on Christmas Eve in Syria? 

9. What does the Ukranian Christmas carol Boh predvichny mean?


Monday, December 10, 2012

A Christmas Carol


 Are you in the mood for Xmas?

 Then, why not watch the latest version of a Christmas classic like Dickens´s "A Christmas Carol"?

Watch the trailer and do the quiz:

A Christmas Carol trailer