This year’s ESL magazines have a Christmas dialogue that's pretty boring. I thought we could check out the examples of a Christmas conversation here and have the kids possibly write their own. I also made a speaking board game.
Unlike previous years, I can't devote as much time to teaching Christmas because this year's ESL program is heavily focused on grammar. Once a week is about as much as I can have, to talk about Christmas. Fortunately, I have a lot of materials for next year. (The Grinch, the Nutcracker, A Christmas Carol, and Charlie Brown.) However, I will always make time for the Nativity Story and singing carols.
- Introduction:
What Christmas traditions do you know?
A: I know about...
[ See Christmas Traditions around the World]
Why is/isn’t Christmas important in your Taiwan?
A: Christmas isn’t important in Taiwan because….
Or
Christmas is important in Taiwan because…
Why do/don’t you like Christmas?
A: I like Christmas (or I don’t like Christmas) because….
Whether you like Christmas or not, the birth of Jesus has historical significance.
The Importance of Jesus' Birth: [see the First Christmas]
- TIME: The West counts time (the Gregorian calendar) according to Jesus' birth. BC (Before Christ)西元前 and AD (Anno Domini) 西元；西元. So the year 2017 is 2017 years after Christ's birth. Most scholars believe Jesus birth actually happened between 4- 6 BC.
- RELIGION 宗教信仰；宗教: He is the founder of the Christian religion (CHRISTIANITY基督教) and believed to be God incarnated in man. He is considered a prophet預言家 by Muslims穆斯林, who also believe in His virgin birth (but not his deity).
- Being a Light in a Dark World, inviting that Light
- the love of God to be born a poor man
No comments:
Post a Comment