'Twas the night before Christmas

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'‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…'

Apri questo libro pop-up e guarda una versione abbreviata del poema classico che prende vita magicamente, con scene tra cui un bellissimo albero di Natale e Babbo Natale e le sue renne che volano attraverso il cielo stellato. Un bellissimo regalo da condividere con i più piccoli questo Natale.

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'Twas the night before Christmas

La storia completa

È una delle letture di Natale più tradizionali nei paesi di lingua inglese.
Scritto nel 1822 da Clement C. Moore, 'Twas The Night Before Christmas racconta la storia dell'arrivo di Babbo Natale alla vigilia di Natale in una tipica casa americana. 

Prima di leggere o guardare il video sotto  puoi guardare alcuni dei vocaboli più difficili elencati dopo la storia, sotto il video.

'Twas The Night Before Christmas

Important Vocabulary

This version of the story highlights difficult vocabulary in bold. Look at the difficult vocabulary and then move on to listening or reading the story.

Reading through 'Twas The Night Before Christmas also makes a great pronunciation exercise!

The vocabulary is in the order it appears in "'Twas The Night Before Christmas"

'Twas = It was

stirring = movement

nestled = comfortably in place

'kerchief = handkerchief

clatter = noise

sash = window covering that is pulled down from inside the room

shutters = window covering that is opened from outside the window

lustre = glow, illumination

sleigh = Santa Claus' vehicle, also used in Alaska with dogs

St. Nick = Santa Claus

Coursers = Animals which draw a sleigh

Porch = terrace

dash away = move onwards quickly

twinkling = a second

bound = a jump

tarnished = dirty

soot = black waste material found inside a chimney

bundle = bag

peddler = someone who sells things on the street

dimples = indentations on the cheeks

merry = happy

droll = funny

encircled = circle around

belly = stomach

dread = to be afraid of

jerk = quick movement

down of a thistle = the light material on a certain type of weed that floats away in the air

ere = before

English:

• Talk about the things that happen in your home on the night before Christmas.

Art Ideas:

• Design some of the stockings that are 'hung by the chimney with care' (see Resources below)

• Draw some picture of Father Christmas, his sleigh and his reindeer. Look at different photos and illustrations for inspiration.