文档介绍：包琳琳冯梅? Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. It is traditionally celebrated on December 25 by most Western Christian churches. ? The word Christmas is derived from Middle English Christemasse . It is a contraction meaning "Christ's mass". The name of the holiday is often shortened to Xmas because Roman letter "X" resembles the Greek letter X, an abbreviation for Christ. Aspects of celebration may include gift-giving, Christmas trees, the Father Christmas/ Santa Claus myth, and family gatherings . Gift-giving ? Christmas cards: ? Greeting cards (Christmas cards) are very popular in the United States and Europe, as a way to maintain the distance between one family and friends. ? Christmas socks: ? They were first used as a pair of big red socks, with any size. The socks may hold the gifts from their parents, so the children like them most and they will hang their socks in bed in the evening before Christmas (Christmas Eve), waiting for the gifts next morning. Game Time ? The game is like that: one student explains the words on PPT by his or her body language or some other medium and the other student guesses what he or she is explaining. The game will be finished within 3 minutes. The group who guesses out more words is the winner. ? Firstly let the teachers set an example for you, . book. Words list 1. Apple 2. Football 3. Candy 4. Chocolate 5. Watch 6. Ice-cream 7. Hamburger 8. Book 9. Flower 10. Orange 11. Ping-pong 1. Banana 2. Grape 3. Pen 4. Cup 5. Basketball 6. Watermelon 7. Money 8. Telephone 9. Card 10. Volleyball 11. Coat Christmas tree ? It is a decorated evergreen pine tree. ? It can be decorated with Christmas lights (originally candles), ornaments , and an angel or star at the top of the tree, representing the host of angels. the Father Christmas/ Santa Claus ? He is an old man who sends gifts only to good children on