Christmas in Santa’s Hometown! 聖誕老人的故鄉芬蘭！

Where does Santa live? Far, far away in the snowy north!Let’s travel to Finland, Santa’s hometown, and see how people celebrate Christmas there!

聖誕老公公住在哪裡呢？在遙遠又白雪皚皚的北方！讓我們一起飛到芬蘭，看看那裡的人是怎麼慶祝聖誕節的吧！

Lead-in Questions 引導問題

1. Where do you think Santa Claus lives? 你覺得聖誕老公公住在哪裡？

2. What animals help Santa pull his sleigh? 是哪些動物幫聖誕老公公拉雪橇呢？

3. What do people do to celebrate Christmas in your country? 在你的國家，人們怎麼慶祝聖誕節呢？

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Vocabulary 單字

■ Santa Claus (n.) 聖誕老公公 Santa Claus wears a red suit. 聖誕老公公穿著紅色衣服。

■ reindeer (n.) 馴鹿 Reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh through the snow. 馴鹿拉著聖誕老人的雪橇。

■ sleigh (n.) 雪橇 Santa rides his sleigh on Christmas Eve. 聖誕夜聖誕老人坐著雪橇。

■ gift (n.) 禮物 Children wait for Santa’s gifts. 孩子們等待聖誕老人的禮物。

■ chimney (n.) 煙囪 Santa comes down the chimney. 聖誕老人從煙囪下來。

■ village (n.) 村莊 Santa lives in a snowy village in Finland. 聖誕老人住在芬蘭的雪村。

■ light (n.) 光、燈 The lights shine bright on Christmas night. 聖誕夜燈光閃閃發亮。

■ letter (n.) 信件 Kids write letters to Santa every year. 孩子們每年都寫信給聖誕老人。

■ north (n.) 北方 Santa’s home is in the north. 聖誕老人的家在北方。

■ aurora (n.) 極光 People can see the aurora in the winter sky. 人們能在冬天的夜空中看到極光。

Reading 閱讀

Welcome to Lapland, in the north of Finland—the home of Santa Claus! Here, snow covers the ground for many months. Santa lives in a small village full of bright lights and busy elves.

Children from around the world send letters to him here! On Christmas Eve, Santa rides his sleigh pulled by reindeer, carrying gifts for children. At night, he goes down the chimney to put presents under the tree. If you are lucky, you can see the colorful aurora dancing in the dark winter sky. What a magical Christmas in the far, snowy north!

歡迎來到位於芬蘭北方的拉普蘭地區——這裡是聖誕老公公的故鄉！這裡的雪會覆蓋大地好幾個月。聖誕老人住在一個充滿燈光與忙碌小精靈的雪村裡。世界各地的孩子都會寄信到這裡給他！在聖誕夜，聖誕老人坐著由馴鹿拉的雪橇，為孩子們送禮物。到了晚上，他會從煙囪下來，把禮物放在聖誕樹下。幸運的話，還能看到夜空中舞動的極光。

這真是北國中最神奇的聖誕節！

Sentence Patterns 句型練習

1. In Finland, people visit Santa’s village at Christmas. 在芬蘭，人們會在聖誕節時去聖誕老人故鄉。

   → In ________, people ________ at Christmas. 在________，人們會在聖誕節時________。

   
   

2. Santa rides his sleigh to bring gifts to children. 聖誕老人乘著雪橇送禮物給孩子們。

   → Santa rides his sleigh to bring ________. 聖誕老人乘著雪橇送________給孩子們。

Fun Fact! 延伸文化小補充

Did you know? Santa’s official address is in Rovaniemi, Finland! Every year, over 500,000 letters arrive there from children all over the world. You can even visit the Santa Claus Post Office to see elves sorting the mail!

你知道嗎？聖誕老人的官方地址就在芬蘭羅瓦涅米（Rovaniemi）！每年有超過五十萬封信從世界各地寄到這裡。你甚至可以參觀「聖誕郵局」，看看小精靈們如何分信喔！