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Christmas around the World You are going to learn about how people celebrate Christmas in different parts of the world. You will use the internet to find information about Christmas in one country where people speak English. You will work in a small group. It’s important to work together and help each other. Du ska få lära dig om hur människor firar jul i olika delar av världen. Du kommer använda internet för att hitta information om jul i ett land där människor pratar engelska. Du kommer arbeta i en liten grupp. Det är viktigt att arbeta tillsammas och hjälpas åt. Vi kommer fokusera på följande delar av kursplanens centrala innehåll:

● Vardagsliv, levnadssätt och sociala relationer i olika sammanhang och områden där engelska

används. ● Tydliga texter från olika medier. ● Olika sätt att söka och välja texter och talat språk på engelska från internet och andra medier.

Kunskapskraven säger att du ska kunna söka information och sedan återanvända det du hittar när du själv talar och skriver. Det är därför viktigt att du använder sidor på engelska och sedan skriver dina svar på engelska. Ta till alla strategier du kan! Words that might be good to know Christmas - jul (OBS! Högtider skrivs alltid med stor bokstav!) Christmas eve - julafton (24/12) Christmas day - juldagen (25/12) Boxing day - annandag jul (26/12) celebrate - fira gifts - presenter Santa Claus - jultomten Countries to choose from: Great Britain, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa Before you start: read though all the questions in this booklet. Sometimes you can answer several questions as you work. Innan ni börjar: läs igenom alla frågor i häftet. Ibland kan det vara bra att svara på flera frågor under tiden.

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Group members: __________________________________________ 1. Choose a country where English is spoken. ____________________________ 2. Search on the web: the name of the country + the word Christmas 3. Look at three different English websites. Choose one of them and read to find information about the person. Answer the questions. We chose this website: www.___________________________.____ 4. On what days do people in your country celebrate Christmas? ___________________________________________________________________ 5. Who brings the Christmas gifts in this country? ___________________________________________________________________ 6. What do people in this country eat for Christmas? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 7. Other interesting information about Christmas in this country: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

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8. Now stop searching and write a short text in your own words about Christmas in this country. Use the information you have found. Try to write one text each. When you are done, hand this text in to your teacher. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

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To think about: 9. Which website did you use to find information about Christmas in this country? www.__________________________________________.________ 10. What was good about this site? Compare with the two sites you didn’t choose. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 11. Do you understand everything you have written about the person? If not, what can you do about it? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 12. What did you do on the computer when you worked with this task?

❏ Wrote a web address ❏ Used a search engine. Which one? _________________________________ ❏ Wrote a keyword. What word? _____________________________________ ❏ Clicked on links ❏ Scrolled to look at everything on a page ❏ Read texts ❏ Other: ________________________________________________________

13. Which different types of formats and media modes could you choose from on the web pages?

❏ Texts, articles etc. ❏ Fact files, lists, columns ❏ Diagrams, charts, maps ❏ Pictures, photos, images ❏ Video sources (films) ❏ Audio sources (sound) ❏ Other formats, such as… __________________________