ACTIVI TY 2 OBJECTIVES: Share traditions with Swedish students/Catalan students. Work collaboratively and in groups. Share the music class and the English class. ACTIV I TY: 27 th OCTOBER (groups A,C,D) – 26 th OCTOBER (group B) - Make groups of 4 people. - Create the lyrics of a song in English with the melody of a traditional Catalan Christmas song: el rabadà, el 25 de desembre, el desembre congelat, el dimoni escuat, el noi de la mare, santa nit, les dotze van tocant, la pastora Catalina. - Explain our Catalan traditions by means of your new lyrics. - Be creative (you can add Merry Christmas in the 4 languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and Swedish). - You will finish it at home. 17 th NOVEMBER (groups A,C,D) – 16th NOVEMBER (group B) - Each group will sing the song you have created and we will vote the best in our class. - This song will be rehearsed in the music class with musical instruments and then we will record it as a videoclip and we will send it to Sweden!!! (at the end of November you will record it during the music class.)
Enjoy it!!!
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CHRISTMAS VOCABULARY TO HELP YOU
Baby Jesus, holly, turkey, kings, snowflake, bell, cracker, angel, Christmas pudding, present, stocking, shepherd, reindeer, snowman, sleigh, hat, father Christmas, Christmas cake, donkey, bauble, robin, candle, star, Christmas tree, Christmas card. 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.-
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Activity taken from Festivals in Britain Scholastic
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TWO FAMOUS CHRISTMAS SONGS Jingle Bells Dashing through the snow In a one horse open sleigh O'er the fields we go Laughing all the way Bells on bob tails ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to laugh and sing A sleighing song tonight Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh A day or two ago I thought I'd take a ride And soon Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my side The horse was lean and lank Misfortune seemed his lot We got into a drifted bank And then we got upsot Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh yeah Silent Night Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia, Christ the Savior is born! Christ the Savior is born. Silent night, holy night! Son of God love's pure light. Radiant beams from Thy holy face With dawn of redeeming grace,
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Jesus Lord, at Thy birth. Jesus Lord, at Thy birth.
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