Christmas Vocabulary
What is the animal who pulls Santa’s sleigh?
Bonus: How do you spell it?
reindeer
Make a sentence with the word realistic.
The graphics of the video game were so realistic that I had vivid dreams about it after I played it.
What's the name of this song?
"Silent Night"
What is the biggest type of deer in the world?
moose
Using signal words, explain where the clock is in relation to the blackboard.
The clock is to the upper right of the blackboard.
In what decade was "Silent Night" written?
Bonus: Who wrote it?
Bonus Bonus: In what country was it written?
1818
Franz Gruber
Austria
Make a sentence with the word feast.
*Your sentence must show that you understand the meaning and proper usage of the word.
We organized a feast to celebrate the harvest.
What is the comparative and superlative form of fascinating?
more fascinating
the most fascinating
Santa Claus is based on a real person. What was the name of that person?
Bonus: Where was he from?
Saint Nicholas of Myra
Lycia, Anatolia (modern-day Turkey)
Make a sentence with the word Christmas.
*Your sentence must show that you understand the meaning and proper usage of the word.
Last Christmas, I gave you a cart, and the very next day, you filled it with hay.
Name all four different types of sentences we used in Block 5 paragraphs.
topic sentence
supporting sentences
(additional) detail sentences
concluding sentence
In what century was Christmas first celebrated?
Bonus: Where was it celebrated?
336 CE
Rome
Restate this topic sentence to make a concluding sentence:
The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) surpassed all other wrestling promoters in increasing the popularity of professional wrestling.
Make a sentence with the word generous.
*Your sentence must show that you understand the meaning and proper usage of the word.
Around December, many charities expect more generous donations because of the Christmas spirit.
Name the three different types of additional details we can use for detail sentences.
facts & statistics
quotations
examples
Why do we celebrate Christmas on Dec 25?
December 25th was probably chosen by the early Christians because the winter solstice and the ancient pagan Roman midwinter festivals called 'Saturnalia' and 'Dies Natalis Solis Invicti' took place in December around this date - so it was a time when people already celebrated things.
Create two detail sentences for the following supporting sentence:
Most impressively, the Shibumaku Desert Club promotes the appreciation of high-end deserts by holding monthly public desert tastings.
For example, at the February 2022 tasting, the theme was gourmet brownies, and 15 brownies of all different types were featured.
One attendee said, "I used to think brownies were too simple to be fine desserts, but now that I have tried all these, I know how fancy they really can be."