1. Highlight all the words which relate to Christmas and write down what they mean.
Sommer – Advent – Tannenbaum – Sonne – Plätzchen – Dekoration – schwimmen –
Freunde – Süßigkeiten – Natur – Krippe – Schule – singen – Ei – Familienfest –
Heiligabend – Geburtstag – Lichterketten – Christkind – Zimtstern – Kino –
Adventskranz – Supermarkt – Kerze – Adventskalender – Geschenk – Wunschliste –
feiern – arbeiten – essen – Lied – Lametta – schenken – Lebkuchen – Apotheke –
Weihnachtsmarkt – Strand
DEUTSCH
Advent
Tannenbaum
ENGLISCH
Advent
Read the paragraph ‘Advent – Zeit der Besinnung’ and complete the following
sentences using the words below
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Previously during advent ____________________________________________
Today during advent people eat ______________________________________
The Germans also celebrate Christmas with _____________________________
Many houses and flats have _________________________________________
The Advent Wreath is ______________________________________________
The Advent period lasts for __________________________________________
a decoration with four candles / a lot more / almost a month / an advent wreath /
colleagues / people didn’t eat much
Read “Nikolaus – Schutzpatron der Kinder” and choose the appropriate end to
each statement.
Read “Weihnachten – ein Fest für die ganze Familie” and “Weihnachtsmärkte”
and decide which of these statements belongs to which article.
Two statements are false and don’t belong to either!
Who says what? Read the speech bubbles from Jana, Lukas, Marcel and Lara.
1. At Christmas we celebrate first and foremost: money and profit
2. For me Christmas is the most beautiful time of the year because everything
is beautiful decorated.
3. Christmas is a stressful family celebration.
4. At Christmas the family is together and eats together.
Read the recipe for Cinnamon stars (Zimtsterne) and match the descriptions to
the pictures.
Read the lyrics to the well-known Christmas Song ‘O Tannenbaum’
Try to translate them into English.
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Write your ‘Wunschzettel’ (Wish list for Christmas)
Lieber Weihnachtsmann = Dear Father
Christmas
Ich möchte = I would like