Christmas trees. Advent calendar

In English speaking countries and in other countries with different languages Advent time is broadly celebrated. Countdown to Christmas started last 1st December . Click here to know about the celebration in USA.

Then, click on the advent calendar to learn more about the way people celebrate these days in other countries.

Putting up Christmas trees is a tradition in many countries. Follow the videos below to learn about the way artificial Christmas trees are made.

Activity 1
 Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a – f next to the number 1 – 6. 

1…….. PVC a. a building where products are made with machines

2…….. a branch b. a knife or a sharp edge

3…….. a needle c. polyvinyl chloride, a kind of plastic

4…….. a factory d. a thin, sharp leaf on a tree

 5…….. a blade e. an arm of a tree

 6…….. a trunk f. the main body of a tree 

Activity 2 Check your understanding: multiple choice.  Circle the correct answers.

 1. What country did the tradition of having Christmas trees come from? 

         a.   Britain       b.   China          c.   Germany

 2. Who made them popular in Britain? 

         a.   Queen Victoria         b.   Shakespeare         c.   King Henry VIII

 3. In Chinese, what does ‘sheng dan shu’ mean?  

         a.   Christmas tree         b.   factory         c.   Father Christmas

4. What are the Christmas trees made of?     

        a.   PVC and wood         b.   PVC and metal         c.   wood and metal

5. Why are the branches pulled through a small coil?

        a.   to stick the needles together         b.   to separate the needles         c.   to cut the branches down to size

6. Why are the branches cut by hand?

       a.   because a machine would break the needles         b.   because a machine would bend the needles         c.   because a machine would flatten the needles