Special events: Christmas Eve
1. Vocabulary (21 Words)
Audio | Word | IPA | Meaning |
---|---|---|---|
Christmas Tree | /ˈkrɪs.məs ˌtriː/ | Cây thông Noel | |
Christmas Ornaments | /ˈkrɪs.məs ˈɔː.nə.mənts/ | Đồ trang trí giáng sinh | |
Wreaths | /riːðz/ | Vòng hoa | |
Tinsel | /ˈtɪn.səl/ | Kim tuyến | |
Bells | /bɛlz/ | Chuông | |
Baubles | /ˈbɔː.bəlz/ | Đồ trang trí, hình tròn cầu | |
Stockings | /ˈstɒk.ɪŋz/ | Vớ | |
Snowflakes | /ˈsnəʊ.fleɪks/ | Bông tuyết | |
Mistletoe | /ˈmɪs.əl.təʊ/ | Cây tầm gửi | |
Christmas Crackers | /ˈkrɪs.məs ˈkræk.əz/ | Pháo giáng sinh | |
Pinecones | /ˈpɑɪnˌkoʊn/ | Quả thông | |
Holly | /ˈhɒl.i/ | Cây nhựa ruồi | |
Ivy | /ˈaɪ.vi/ | Cây thường xuân | |
Santa Claus | /ˈsæn.tə ˌklɔːz/ | Ông già Nô en | |
Reindeer | /ˈreɪn.dɪə/ | Tuần lộc | |
Sleigh | /sleɪ/ | Xe trượt tuyết | |
Nativity Scene | /nəˈtɪv.ɪ.ti ˌsiːn/ | Khung cảnh chúa Jesus được sinh ra | |
Angels | /ˈeɪn.dʒəlz/ | Thiên thần | |
Cot | /kɑt/ | Cũi, giường cho em bé | |
Shepherd | /ˈʃep.əd/ | Người chăn cừu | |
Christmas Carols | /ˈkrɪs.məs ˈkær.əlz/ | Bài hát mừng giáng sinh |
2. Story
The Nativity Story
Part 1:
A long time ago, there was a lady called Mary. One day, while Mary was doing the washing up, she saw a bright light. She had to cover her eyes because it was so bright
- Questions:
- What is the name of the lady?
- What did she see? After she saw it, what did she do?
Part 2:
The bright light was an angel. Angels are very beautiful creatures who live in Heaven and work for God. The angel gave Mary a message from God – he said she was going to have a baby. Soon Mary’s tummy started to get bigger as the baby in her tummy started to grow
- Questions:
- What was the bright light?
- Why did her tummy get bigger?
Part 3:
Just a few weeks before her baby was ready to be born, the king told all the people in the country that they had to travel to the place where their family was from. Mary had to travel a long way to a town called Bethlehem. She had to walk very slowly because she had a baby in her tummy When Mary got to Bethlehem, all the hotels were full, so she had to sleep in a barn, where the animals slept.
- Questions:
- Who told all the people in the country that they had to travel to the place where their family was from?
- What is the name of the town?
- Why did Mary have to sleep in a barn?
Part 4:
That night, Mary’s baby was born. She called him ‘Jesus’. Mary didn’t have a cot to put baby Jesus in so she laid him in the animal’s food bowl! Jesus was a special baby – he was God’s baby – and God wanted everyone to know that Jesus had been born.
- Questions:
- What is the name of the baby?
- Why Jesus was a special baby?
Part 5:
Most of the people in Bethlehem were asleep But there were some shepherds in the fields, looking after their sheep God sent some angels to sing to the shepherds and tell them all about baby Jesus. The shepherds were so excited that they ran to the barn to see Jesus.
- Question:
- What were most of the people in Bethlehem doing?
- Who did some angels sing to?
Part 6:
God also put a giant star in the sky like a big birthday candle for baby Jesus. Some clever men were looking at the sky and they saw the special star. They followed the star all the way to baby Jesus. When they saw him, they bowed down to tell Jesus that they thought he was special
- Question:
- What were the giant star in the sky look like?
- What did the clever men do when they saw Jesus?