Презентация "Before Christmas"(Перед Рождеством)

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  Before Christmas
  

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  Active vocabulary:
  relative — родственник; родственница
  merry – счастливый, весёлый
  department store —универсальный магазин
  to choose — выбирать, избирать
  Christmas tree — рождественская елка
  nut — орех
  candy — леденец; амер. конфета; сладости
  frost — мороз; иней
  to scatter — разбрасывать, раскидывать;
  branch — ветка
  stable — конюшня
  eve — канун, преддверие
  to behave — вести себя, поступать,
  punishment — кара, наказание
  pie — пирог
  turkey —индейка
  cranberry sauce — соус из клюквы
  plum pudding — сливовый пудинг
  Christmas comes but once a year — (посл.) Рождество приходит только раз в году
  

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  Christmas Day, December 25, is probably the most popular holiday in Great Britain. It is a family holiday.
  

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  Traditionally all relatives and friends give each other presents. So, before Christmas all the department stores and shops are crowded, everybody is choosing a present.
  

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  Eve (December, 24) there is a bunch of mistletoe in every house. Mistletoe is an evergreen plant with small leaves and small berries. Under this bunch boys kiss girls.
  

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  In general, people get prepared for this holiday very carefully. They decorate their houses in the traditional way.
  
  

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  Christmas trees are set up in houses, in the streets and churches. They are always decorated with fairy lights, angels and small toys. In addition, little packets with nuts, candies and special biscuits are hung on the tree.
  

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  Holly is an evergreen plant with sharp-pointed leaves and red berries. Many years ago people began to put holly in their homes during the dark cold winters. They liked to look at holly and think about spring and the sun
  

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  Presents are put around the tree and artificial «frost» is scattered over the branches.
  
  

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  The top of the tree is decorated with a star. This star represents the star appeared over the stable in which Christ was born.
  

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  On the eve of Christmas children hang their stockings, so that Santa Claus could put presents into them: oranges, sweets, nuts and if the child didn't behave properly Santa Claus can put there a piece of coal as punishment.
  

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  Santa Claus got his name from a man known as St. Nicolas, who lived in the fourth century. He gave his wealth to the poor and often to children. After he died, the Dutch brought this legend to colonial America. Soon the Dutch name Sinter Klaus became Santa Claus.
  

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  Carol singing is an essential part of Christmas. Usually children come around in the evening to the front doors and start singing carols and people who live in these houses give children candies, nuts, pies and so on, to thank them for carol singing.
  
  
  

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  A typical Christmas lunch includes turkey with cranberry sauce and plum pudding.
  

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  So, Christmas is a merry family holiday for all the people of Great Britain. Christmas comes but once a year.
  

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  Merry Christmas!