CHRISTMAS AGAIN!!!!!!!

Christmas time is coming! Are you interested in how the British celebrate Christmas? What they eat, how they enjoy, how they feel about it....... Find everything about it in this link:

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/teacher/christmas.html

CHRISTMAS PROJECT: CHRISTMAS FOOD - 1st ESO -

1. A TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS DINNER

The traditional Christmas Dinner/Some photographs of food eaten.

Christmas pudding (dessert)/Flaming Christmas Pudding.

2. AN ENGLISH CHRISTMAS TEA

Explain and give examples of some dishes

2. COOKING RECIPES (English and Spanish)

Ingredients / Tools / Actions / Recipe

Pigs in a Blanket Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 package hot dogs
• 1 package cresent rolls
• 4 slices of cheese
• 1 tablespoon butter

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Open can of cresent rolls, and roll out each triangle.

3. Place hot dog inside of the triangle, if you want cheese add half slice of cheese and roll dough around the hot dog.

4. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the cresent rolls are browned.

Stir up Sunday: Christmas Pudding Recipe ( http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/xmas/dinner.html)

NOTE: You have to illustrate everything with pictures

Mince Pie Recipe

Mince Pies Recipe Ingredients: Either make your own mincemeat as follows or buy a jar ready made 1 lb (500 g) seeded raisins 1 lb (500 g) currants ½ lb (250 g) finely ground beef suet Rind of 2 lemons ½ lb (250 g) candied orange peel ½ lb (250 g) candied citron 12 oz (375 g) sugar 2 lbs (1 kg) green apples, peeled ½ tsp (3 ML) nutmeg ½ tsp (3 ML) cinnamon ½ cup (120 ML) brandy or rum 1 Tbsp (15 ML) salt 1 pastry recipe	Time:1hr 30m Serves: 8
Mince Pies Recipe Instructions: Heat the oven to 425 degrees F or 220 degrees C Line large pie tin with pastry or line small patty tins with pastry for traditional British Mince Pies Mix all ingredients together and pour into pastry cases Place on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven and put on a wire rack and leave to cool.
Mince Pies Recipe Cooking Time: Cooking time 1 hour. Leave to cool before serving.
Mince Pies Recipe Serving Instructions: Brandy butter is a traditional accompaniment but can also be served with Cream, Ice Cream, or Custard. Can be served Hot or cold

CHRISTMAS PROJECT: CALENDAR AND TRADITIONS - 1st ESO -

1. CHRISTMAS CALENDAR IN THE UK

1. December 24^th (Christmas Eve)

2. December 25^th (Christmas Day)

3. December 26^th (Boxing Day)

4. December 31^st (New Year’s Eve)

5. January 1^st (New Year’s Day)

2. GENERAL IDEAS ABOUT CHRISTMAS IN THE UK

CHRISTMAS CARDS (Did you know…? / Interesting facts – robins -)

CHRISTMAS CAROLS (What are Christmas Carols? / What is Carol singing?)

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS (What are the colours? / Name four typical traditional Christmas decorations)

CHRISTMAS TREES (The Christmas tree became popular in England in 1841…./The most famous Christmas tree in Britain)

PANTOMIMES (What is a pantomime? /Pantomimes today)

3. CELEBRATIONS

CHRISTMAS EVE (What happens in Christmas Eve in Britain? Father Christmas and Christmas stockings)

BOXING DAY (When is Boxing Day/ Why is 26 December called Boxing Day?)

CHRISTMAS DAY (Opening Christmas stockings presents/Christmas Dinner and Christmas Tea / Christmas crackers)

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/year/january.htm

NEW YEAR’S DAY

NOTE: You have to illustrate everything with pictures.