Traditions and comparisons of traditions

Traditions are good. It is something that is essential for every culture, something which distinguishes one country from the other. But traditions can be different in different countries as well. Here's one...

8D Christmas Traditions Around the World 

You are going to work in pairs

1.    We are going to watch the video above in class (Germany, France, Australia)

2.    take short notes while you are listening

3.    and choose one country each from the video

4.    Tell each other about the Christmas traditions in that country.
What is special? What do they do?

 

 

How do we celebrate Christmas in Sweden? What is common to do? To eat?
Take short notes.

- Go to Christmas cultures (https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures)
- Work in your pairs and help each other.
- Choose one country from the list.
-Read the text.
- Find 3 things that are different from Swedish traditions.

- At the end of the lesson, you will tell the rest of the class about the differences you have found.

Läroplanskopplingar

Syfte

• reflektera över livsvillkor, samhällsfrågor och kulturella företeelser i olika sammanhang och delar av världen där engelska används.

Centralt innehåll

• Levnadsvillkor, traditioner, sociala relationer och kulturella företeelser i olika sammanhang och områden där engelska används.