Презентация на тему по английскому языку на тему Рождество в Великобритании и России (5 класс)

People celebrate it all over the world, but each

country has its own traditions. Religious traditions and Russian Christmas traditions were forgotten during the Soviet Union and now they restore.

In my project I would like to analyze these customs and learn more about its origin and features.
The main difficulty includes differences in celebrating Christmas in Great Britain and Russia

the features of Christmas and define differences in celebrating

Christmas in Great Britain and Russia.

history of Christmas;
To analyze the features of Christmas;

To compare the British and Russian Christmas traditions;
To find out how my classmates are familiar with the festival Christmas.

object is Christmas traditions and customs in Great Britain

and Russia.

is the biggest celebration in the world and the

fourth most important Christian date.
Many popular customs that go along with Christmas developed with some elements having origins in pre-Christian festivals.
25 th December was a significant date for different early cultures. 

not celebrate Christmas. It became the feast day in

the fourth century. For Christians this date means the birth of Jesus Christ. Jesus is the son of Saint Joseph and Saint Mary. Two thousands years ago Joseph and Mary travelled to Bethlehem and that time Jesus was born there in a cave. His way of birth was supernatural.

of gifts giving
Christmas cake
traditional Christmas carols

differences Celebration date, А church service


Great Britain
25 th December

Service

is held  three times (at midnight, in the morning and afternoon)

Russia
7 th January.

Service starts in the evening and lasts until morning 

Russia
Goose with apple,
Cold chicken with pickles, fruit and berries, pies

street lights and Christmas tree
Russia
Christmas tree and other decorations that remain

after the New Year

fruit and small presents in stockings over the fireplace

or under the tree

Russia
none
Gifts under the tree

UK and in Russia differ a lot.

Despite all

these differences, we can draw a conclusion that Christmas is still very important celebration of children and adults both in Great Britain and Russia. These facts helped us to know the British culture better and made the process of English learning more interesting.

Finally, we have tried to make a quiz about Christmas topic and got to know that most of my classmates (60 %) know Christmas features and traditions not very well.

th March;
6 th December;
7 th January;
What is another name

for Santa Claus?
White Beard;
Father Christmas;
Red Nose;
What do people eat for a Christmas dessert in Great Britain?
sweets;
apples;
pudding;
What two words will you find on Christmas cards or presents?
Merry Christmas
Happy Christmas
Holly Christmas
What is traditional Christmas dessert in Russia?
sweets;
biscuits;
pies

In whose honour is Christmas celebrated?
Birth of Jesus Christ;
St. Nicolas;
St. Valentine’s;
What do people do with letters for Santa Claus?
send by mail;
throw into a fireplace ;
give to a dove;
How long do Christmastide last?
from Christmas to 19 th January;
from 8 th March to 9 th May;
from Christmas to 25 th January;
Which are the two traditional colours on Christmas?
blue and green
red and green
red and whitу
In what town was Jesus born?
Nazareth
Rome
Bethlehem