Before watching a History.com video about Christmas, make sure that you know the words in the box. Consult the dictionary if necessary.
significance / the Bible / pagan / settlers / to oppose / long-time / to remind / incarnation / custom / to catch on / image / evergreen
Now watch the video twice and decide whether the statements below are True or False. If False, try to change the statement so as it could sound right!
1) When most people think about Christmas they think about decorating trees, exchanging gifts, and singing songs about Santa Claus . –
2) Christmas honours the birth of Jesus Christ some two and a half thousand years ago. –
3) It was only in the 3rd century that December, 25th became the official celebration of the birth of Jesus. –
4) By the end of the 8 th century across Europe people marked Christmas with wild parties. – T žF ž/ F
5) In fact, Christmas as we know it didn’t really begin until the 1900s. –
6) Germany’s Prince Albert brought the tradition of decorating evergreen trees to England after his marriage to Queen Victoria. –
7) When an image of the Royal Family standing next to their 40 foot Christmas tree was ž/ F žpublished in British magazines, the custom caught on in Britain as well. –
8) Giving gifts is a relatively old tradition concerned with the gifts brought to baby Jesus by the Three Kings. –
9) Santa Claus is based on Saint Nicolas of Myra – a German saint famous for giving gifts. –
10)When Coca Cola advertisement in the 1930s showed Santa Claus wearing red and white, the image stuck. –
