Improve Your English Skills During Christmas 圣诞假期期间提高英语技能
The winter break is fast approaching and students and the YCIS Beijing community at large is eagerly anticipating the year’s favourite holiday, Christmas! Holidays mean a lot of family time and whilst everyone will be indulging in their favourite activities, we would like to endure that learning also continues. The holiday can also be an opportunity to catch and keep up with what we have learned, especially when it comes to languages.
寒假就快到了，学生们和整个北京耀中社区都在热切期盼着年度最受欢迎的节日——圣诞节!假期意味着有很多和家人在一起的时间。当每个人都沉浸在他们最喜欢的活动中时，不要忘记学习仍在继续。假期也可以是一次补习我们所学东西的机会，特别是语言学习。
We have enlisted the expertise of English as an Additional Language (EAL) Teacher and Head of English, Rebecca Flavin, to share fun ways students can continue to improve their English language skills during the holidays, and for her to recommend fun Christmas movies for the who family to watch on Christmas Day.
就职于我校的专业的英语作为非母语(EAL)老师，即英文部主管Rebecca Flavin女士分享了有趣的方式，让学生可以在假日期间继续提高他们的英语语言技能,并且推荐了适合家庭在圣诞节观看的、有趣的圣诞电影。
How can parents make English learning fun during the holidays?
家长怎样才能在假期里让英语学习变得有趣呢?
Games, movies and music help to make English more fun. Parents can play board games with their children such as Boggle, Guess Who, Connect 4, Scrabble, Pictionary and many more. This can be a shared learning and bonding experience for both parent and child. It also helps the child to form positive memories of learning English.
游戏、电影和音乐使英语更有趣。家长可以和孩子一起玩拼字游戏，比如Boggle、Guess Who、Connect 4、Scrabble、Pictionary等等。这对父母和孩子来讲都是一个共同学习和沟通的经历。它也帮助孩子们对英语学习形成积极的记忆。
What are the top 5 Christmas movies for students to watch and keep abreast with their English skills during the winter break?
1. Elf – The story of a man who was brought up as an elf and later discovers that he is human.
2. Home Alone – A movie about an 8-year-old boy who is tasked with protecting his home from burglars, after he is accidentally left alone as his entire family went on Christmas holiday.
3. The Grinch - A grumpy Grinch schemes to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.
在寒假期间，最值得学生观看并用来学习英语的5部圣诞电影是什么?
1. 《圣诞精灵》——讲述了一个被当作精灵抚养长大的人后来发现他是人类的故事。
2. 《小鬼当家》——这部电影讲述的是一个8岁的小男孩，他的任务是保护自己的家不被窃贼光顾，因为他的家人都出去过圣诞节了，而他不小心把自己一个人留在了家里，。
3.《圣诞怪杰》——一个坏脾气的绿毛怪格林奇计划破坏Whoville小镇的圣诞节。
What’s your favourite Christmas movie?
Elf, hands down. And the YCIS Beijing’s Christmas Musical, Elf Jr, only compounded my love for it.
你最喜欢的圣诞电影是什么?
《圣诞精灵》，北京耀中的圣诞音乐剧《Elf Jr》更是加深了我对它的喜爱。
These learning tips are also in a larger effort to expose students to cultures of the world- a significant step in enhancing their views as global citizens.
这些学习技巧也是为了让学生更多地接触世界文化——这是增强他们作为全球公民视野的重要一步。
To find out more tips and which movies to watch during the holidays, click the “Read More” button below.
如欲了解更多假期观影的小提示和电影，请点击下方的“阅读原文”。
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