Pre-reading questions:
- How do you celebrate Christmas?
- Do you have any wish/es for Christmas?
An international school in Istanbul bans Christmas celebrations. Istanbul Lisesi teachers and staffs were told that Christmas traditions and carol-singing are not allowed. Istanbul Lisesi is a Turkish-German school with Turkish students and German teachers. Many German officials are angry with the school. However, the school said they still celebrate Christmas.
Vocabulary:
Istanbul- [proper noun] a city in Turkey
international- [adjective] global
celebrations- [noun] joyful occasion
traditions- [noun] culture
ban- [noun] not allowed
True or False:
- Istanbul Lisesi teachers and staff were told that Christmas carol-singing are allowed.
- Istanbul Lisesi is a Turkish-American school.
- Many German officials got angry with the school.
- Istanbul Lisesi has German students and Turkish teachers.
- The school said that they no longer celebrate Christmas.