Chistmas is for Sharing 3

Imagine how the soldiers must have felt while sitting in the trenches during the cold nights
proceeding Christmas.

Soldiers of the English infantry in France during the first world war. Photograph: Fototeca Storica Nazionale/Getty Images




Put yourself in the position of one of the soldiers from the story and write a short diary entry.

If you want to know more about the Christmas Truce  read the following article in The Guardian:


http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/16/truce-trenches-football-tales-shot-in-dark

Christmas is for Sharing 2

Watch the video put the situations in order as they appear.
…. . A man is disclosing the details his grandfather had written in the diary.
…. . A WW1 writer and researcher is deliberating on the troops killed during the event.
…. . Soldiers are sitting in the trenches.
…. . Soldiers are playing football.
…. . Both armies are getting out of the trenches to exchange greetings.

Watch the video again, decide if the sentences below are True (T) or False (F),
correct the false sentences.
1. We learn about the events happening in the 'no man's land' through various interviews.
2. British soldiers put up Christmas trees.
3. German soldiers were the first who started singing Christmas Carol.
4. The enemy greeted all the troops who got out of their trenches.
5. According to Alan Cleaver, we can't really be 100% sure if these events took place.

Lesson plan by Ms Kruszewska . 

Christmas is for Sharing

Watch the video and answer these questions:
– What kind of historical events does the video refer to?
– Why did soldiers start singing?
– Do you think the first man who lifted his hat did the right thing?
– How did they feel when they parted?
– What's the meaning of this message “ Christmas is for sharing”?
Lesson plan by Ms Kruszewska .