Thursday's Assignment

Good morning! Having seen the historical and popular Christmas, how about the commercial one?

Here are your tasks:

1. Role play: Boxing Day Sales
1. Do it aloud.
2. Practise with a partner aloud.
3. Record a chirbit.
2. Group writing of 3 sentences each: 1. Graph 1 2. Graph 2.
1. Make sure to discuss in a group of 3 or 4.
2. One person will write down a list of 6 points.
3. One will talk about Graph 1 while the others help.
4. Another will talk about Graph 2 while the others help.
5. If there's a fourth team member, that person will check the writing by sitting next to the writer.
3. Copy out the headline and subheads of this article.

chirbit:
After Christmas Sales

Graph 1:
From 2009 to 2011, the Real-Time Sales on Cyber Monday increased year by year. The first peaktime came at about 11 a.m.,and the second one was about 7 p.m.. There was a rebound after 9 p.m..

Graph 2:
Before 8 a.m., the Real-Time Sales on Black Friday is higher than Cyber Monday. After that, Black Friday goes to the contrary. But Cyber Monday still keeps on the top volume till night.

Wednesday's Assignment

So, besides Christmas, which we've looked at over the last couple of days, what else do Canadians celebrate? Imagine being Santa Claus and arriving in a home that doesn't celebrate Christmas:

Why is this picture funny? Identify some of the objects you see in this picture.

Here are your tasks:

1. Role play: Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa
1. Learn the vocabulary, using a good online text-to-speech resource. Can you recommend one?
2. Then do the usual, practising speaking aloud and getting a partner to practise with.
3. Do you think it's ok to mix up various traditions? With your partner, write a 10-line dialogue using the vocabulary you have learnt. Feel free to include a chirbit.
2. Listen and take notes: Hanukkah for Kids.
1. Discuss in groups of 4 or more how historical Hanukkah is.
2. Publish your findings.

vocabulary

diverse
custom
religious observance
Advent wreathes
Midnight Mass
in-laws
purely
secular
exchanging gifts
stockings
Christmas tree
Carols
Nat King Cole  
Eggnog
under the tree
Santa Claus 
Hanukkah
festival of lights
menorah
spins the dreidel
Chrismukkah
Kwanzaa
African- American
heritage