Merry Christmas!

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1 Merry Christmas! May joy and happiness snow on you, may the bells jingle for you and may Santa be extra good to you! Wish you lots of love, joy and happiness!

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3 Christmas words for young learners 2010 Lanternfish ESL:

4 1. Something you give that rhymes with lift. 2. Something you send that rhymes with hard. 3. A little helper that rhymes with shelf. 4. Something striped that rhymes with rain. 5. Something you sing that rhymes with barrel. 6. Something you decorate that rhymes with bee. 7. Something you hang that rhymes with rocking. 8. This covers the window and rhymes with lost. 9. What you put on your roof that rhymes with fights. 10. This holds Santa s presents and rhymes with back. 11. Something you ring that rhymes with well. 12. Green leaves that rhyme with golly. 13. Where Santa lives that rhymes with hole.

5 Christmas Collocation Crossword Across 3 People presents on Christmas morning. 4 People friends and relatives on the phone. 5 People skiing, skating, and snowboarding. 6 Frost the window. 8 People Christmas trees. 9 We you a merry Christmas. 10 Santa presents on Christmas Eve. 13 People under the mistletoe. 15 People ribbons around presents. 16 People the presents under the tree. 17 Santa a red suit. 19 Children stockings by the fire. 20 Children snowmen. 23 Santa the stockings with chocolates and toys. 24 Reindeer Santa's sleigh. Down 1 Snow from the sky. 2 People Christmas on December 25th. 4 Santa his list. 5 People presents to each other. 7 People cards in the mail. 8 People eggnog and hot chocolate. 9 Children letters to Santa. 11 Santa cookies on Christmas Eve. 12 Children on Santa's lap. 14 People carols. 16 You shouldn't at your present before Christmas morning. 18 Bells. 19 Children snowball fights. 21 Santa children what they want for Christmas. 22 People the present before you give it to someone. 23 Reindeer in the sky.

6 Reading Christmas Eve Christmas Eve is, of course, the day before Christmas Day. It s quite a busy day for most people who celebrate Christmas. There are so many things to do usually last minute things. For example, you have to quickly send a Christmas card to people you forgot, especially when they sent you one. You also have to do last minute Christmas shopping. I always find Christmas Eve afternoon is a good time to shop. Many people think this is a busy time, but the Christmas rush is over and the shops are quite empty. You just have to hope they haven t run out of wrapping paper and sellotape. Then you have to go home and wrap all of your presents and put them under the Christmas tree in the living room. It s such a lovely sight seeing a decorated tree with lots of wrapped boxes and parcels under it. Christmas Eve is not the same in all countries. In Denmark, for example, Christmas Eve is when people have Christmas dinner and open their presents. I think most people go to midnight mass on Christmas Eve. This is a special church service held at midnight to remember the birth of Jesus. I think one of the oldest jokes in the world is: What time is Midnight Mass? It s an easy joke to figure out. Of course, Christmas Eve is the busiest night of the year for Santa Claus. People in England call him Father Christmas. If you look really carefully, you ll see him flying through the air on his sleigh full of presents. He used to climb down people s chimneys to deliver his presents. I m not sure what he does nowadays because people don t have chimneys. Christmas I love Christmas. It s one of the best times of the year. It s such a great time for everyone kids and adults alike. The thing I like most about it is everyone getting together and eating and giving presents. When I was a kid, Christmas was an amazing occasion. We d spend weeks at school making decorations, singing Christmas carols and practicing to perform in the nativity play. As I got older, I enjoyed giving presents more than receiving them. Even though Xmas shopping is stressful, it can be fun trying to find the perfect present for my children. One thing that has stayed with me since I was a child is my love of Christmas dinner. It has to be my favourite meal ever. Christmas just isn t Christmas without roast turkey. I m sure Christmas brings the same happy feelings wherever it is celebrated. I hope it continues to keep its message of love and peace. The Christmas spirit is very important. Nowadays it seems to get a bit lost. Everyone is so busy buying presents they forget the true meaning of Christmas. I spent quite a few Christmases in Japan, which was interesting. Everything looked as Christmassy as in England. The stores even had Frosty the Snowman playing. People bought presents and had a party, but then they went for a Kentucky Fried Chicken dinner. One thing I would like to experience is Christmas on the beach in Australia. I can t imagine Christmas being so hot. But then I suppose it wasn t that cold in Bethlehem when Jesus was born.

7 English in Use PHRASE MATCH Match the following phrases from the article. Paragraph 1 Christmas Eve. It s quite a busy day for run out There are so many most people. You also have to do last quite empty. the shops are lovely sight. You just have to hope they haven t things to do. It s such a minute Christmas shopping Paragraph 2 Christmas Eve is not the have Christmas dinner and open one of the oldest jokes the busiest night of you ll see him flying I m not sure what he does through the air the year nowadays same in all countries in the world their presents Christmas Paragraph 1 It s one of the best The thing I like most about it is We d spend weeks at school it can be fun trying to find the It has to be my Christmas just isn t Christmas everyone getting together making decorations without roast turkey favourite meal ever times of the year perfect present Paragraph 2 Christmas brings the same happy feelings The Christmas spirit is they forget the true Everything looked as Christmas on the I can t imagine Christmas meaning of Christmas beach in Australia being so hot wherever it is celebrated very important Christmassy as in England

8 GAP FILL Put the words into the gaps in the text. Christmas Eve Christmas Eve is, of, the day before Christmas Day. It s quite a busy day for most people who celebrate Christmas. There are so things to do usually last minute things. For example, you have to quickly send a Christmas card to people you, especially when they you one. You also have to do last minute Christmas shopping. I always find Christmas Eve afternoon is a good time to. Many people think this is a busy time, but the Christmas is over and the shops are quite empty. You just have to hope they haven t run out of wrapping paper and sellotape. Then you have to go home and all of your presents and put them under the Christmas tree in the living room. It s such a sight seeing a decorated tree with lots of wrapped boxes and parcels under it. rush sent lovely forgot course wrap shop many MULTIPLE CHOICE Put the correct words from this table into the article. Christmas I love Christmas. It s one of the (1) times of the year. It s such a great time for everyone kids and adults (2). The thing I like most about it is everyone getting together and eating and giving presents. When I was a kid, Christmas was an amazing (3). We d spend weeks at school making decorations, singing Christmas carols and practicing to (4) in the nativity play. As I got older, I enjoyed giving presents more than receiving (5). Even though Xmas shopping is stressful, it can be fun trying to find the perfect present for my children. One thing that has stayed with me since I was a child is my love of Christmas dinner. It has to be my favourite meal (6). Christmas just isn t Christmas without roast turkey. I m sure Christmas brings the same (7) feelings wherever it is celebrated. I hope it continues to keep its message of love and peace. The Christmas (8) is very important. Nowadays it seems to get a bit lost. Everyone is (9) busy buying presents they forget the true meaning of Christmas. I spent quite a few Christmases in Japan, which was interesting. Everything looked as Christmassy as in England. The stores even (10) Frosty the Snowman playing. People bought presents and had a party, but then they went for a Kentucky Fried Chicken dinner. One thing I would like to experience is Christmas on the beach in Australia. I can t (11) Christmas being so hot. But then I (12) it wasn t that cold in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. (a) bust best beast boast (a) alike like liken likely (a) occasionally occasions occasioned occasion (a) performance performs perform performer (a) it them they these (a) ever even never every (a) happy happily happiness happier (a) spirits spirited spirit spiritual (a) so-so such so-called so. (a) has having had have to. (a) imagination imagine imagined imagines. (a) supposedly supposes supposing suppose

9 Christmas quiz Questions What do you call a person made from snow? snowman What do you use when you fight with snow? What winter sport is done on ice? What are two winter sports done on snow? What do you make when you lay in the snow and flap your arms? What orange vegetable is used to make a snowman's nose? snowballs skating skiing/sledding/ snowboarding snow angel carrot Questions What do you put on a tree that rhymes with car? What falls from the sky that rhymes with grow? What covers the windows and rhymes with lost? What tasty candy rhymes with mane? What does Santa drive that rhymes with hay? What Christmas decoration rhymes with shell? What do you wear on your foot that rhymes with gate? What Christmas color rhymes with bed? What Christmas color rhymes with clean? What does Santa drink that rhymes with silk? What winter weather rhymes with wizard? star snow frost candy cane sleigh bell skate red green milk Blizzard Questions What large bird is often eaten on Christmas? What does Santa eat on Christmas Eve? What does Santa drink on Christmas Eve? What pig meat is often eaten on Christmas? What nuts do people roast on the fire? What hot, brown, milky drink do kids have in winter? What red and white striped candy is found in stockings? What delicious winter drink is made from eggs and milk? What kind of cookie looks like a person? What building is sometimes made from gingerbread? turkey/goose cookies milk ham chestnuts hot chocolate candy cane eggnog gingerbread house

10 Questions What color is Santa's hat? Where does Santa live? How does Santa enter houses? What does Santa give naughty children? Where does Santa put the presents? Who helps Santa make toys? What does Santa use to travel around the world? What animal pulls Santa's sleigh? When does Santa deliver presents? Where does Santa put candy and chocolates? What does Santa have to eat and drink on Christmas Eve? What does jolly mean? red North Pole chimney coal under the tree elves sleigh reindeer Christmas Eve stocking cookies and milk happy Questions What do you call a snow storm? What do you call ice on the window? What icy things hang from the roof? What do you call a piece of snow? What do you call frozen water? At what temperature does water freeze? What white fluffy stuff falls from the sky? What does snow do in warm weather? What does water do when it gets very cold? What do you call snow that has partly melted on the ground? What do you call it when snow comes sliding down a mountain? What do you call a very light snowfall? blizzard frost icicles snowflake ice zero snow melts freezes slush avalanche flurries Questions Where do you put presents? What pretty things do you put on Christmas trees? What bright shiny things go on Christmas trees? Where do you usually put the star? What decoration has wings and a halo? What tool is used to cut Christmas trees? What decoration has five pointy ends? What decoration makes a noise? Hint: ding-a-ling. What striped candy do people sometimes put on Christmas trees? What are tree boughs? What do you call the thick stem of a tree? What do you call the leaves of pine and fir trees? under the tree decorations lights top of the tree angel axe/saw star bell candy canes branches trunk needles

11 Answer sheet Christmas words for young learners around, under, top, hang, chimney, presents, stockings, cookies Christmas Rhymes 1. gift 2. card 3. elf 4. cane 5. carol 6. tree 7. stocking 8. frost 9. lights 10. sack 11. bell 12. holly 13. Pole Christmas Collocation Crossword F C A O P E N C A L L L H L G O E C O V E R S I B C V R S K D E C O R A T E W I S H R T N R I E D E L I V E R S N A T I K I S S T I E P U T I W E A R S E H A N G I E A G N M A K E V W G S E R K A F I L L S P U L L Y English in Use (Christmas Eve, Christmas) The answers to Use of English exercises are in the reading texts 1. bogglesworldesl.com References