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8 Answer the questions.

Christmas is celebrated on December the 25th. During Christmas people write each other Christmas cards and give and receive presents. At night Santa Claus brings lots of presents to good children and puts them in the stockings. People decorate Christmas trees with Christmas decorations (lights, baubles and stars). Read and complete the text. 9

Match the pictures and the words. 10

Complete the words. 11 CHIMNEY DRUM COOKIES ROBIN SLEIGH WREATH CRACKERS LANTERN

Look at the picture for 30 seconds. 12 Name the objects in the picture. bells, snowflakes, sleigh, Rudolph, Santa’s hat, stocking, snowman, wreath, cookies

13 LEGAN BALEBUS Unscramble the letters. KEYROOT LACEND ANGEL BAUBLES TURKEY CANDLE

Colour the tree green with a yellow star. The baubles are blue, red, orange, green, purple, pink and yellow. The girl has got dark brown hair and rosy cheeks. She is wearing a dark blue jacket with black buttons, light blue trousers, brown boots, a red scarf, a green cap and green mittens. Colour the picture. 14

15 Christmas Crossword

CELEBRATE HOLIDAY MERRY GREETINGS CHRISTMAS DECORATE DINNER FAMILY PRESENTS WISH Find the words in the word search. 16

Which songs are these lines from? City sidewalks busy sidewalks . Dressed in holiday style In the air There's a feeling of Christmas Where the treetops glisten and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow Good tidings we bring To you and your kin Good tidings for Christmas And a happy new year. Holy infant, tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. Oh the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful And since we've got no place to go 17 1 Silver Bells 2 White Christmas 3 Let It Snow 4 Silent Night 5 We Wish You A Merry Christmas 1 2 3 4 5

18 QUIZ 1 Animals that pull Santa’s sleigh. Reindeer 2 They help Santa in his workshop. Elves 3 A metal object that makes a ringing sound. Bell 4 A plant with white berries used for decorations at Christmas. 5 People hang it on doors at Christmas. Mistletoe Wreath

Christmas Board game 19 Throw the dice and say the name of the picture you land on. 1 snowman 2 snowflake 4 Santa Claus 5 milk and cookies 7 cracker 8 Christmas tree 9 bauble 10 candle 12 fireplace 13 Christmas cake 15 present

An 8-year-old boy who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas must defend his home against idiotic burglars. Which film is it? 20 Home Alone

21 Odd One Out Christmas pudding, Christmas cracker, Christmas cake, Christmas cookies holly, ivy, toys, mistletoe, December, January, February, March candle, snowman, snowflake, snow globe 1 Christmas cracker 2 toys 3 March 4 candle

On Christmas Eve, an old man named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was in his lifetime as mean as Scrooge is now and he warns him to change his life. Later that night the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas yet come to visit him. The spirits complete their visits in one night giving him the opportunity to mend his ways. Which book is it? 22 Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol

Santa’s list Santa’s sack santa’s hat candycane december present 23 Santa’s hat B4 Santa’s sack C1 Santa’s list B1 Candy cane A4 December C3 Present C4 A B C 2 1 3 4 CHRISTMAS MEMORY

Break the code to get the message. CARRY MYSTERIOUS SAW HIM HI 24

Rules There are 24 slides in this Advent Calendar PPT, one for each day before Christmas. Click on the numbers on slide 1. It takes you to a slide with some pictures or with some tasks on it. Slides 1-7 show the most frequently used words about (secular) Christmas. The other slides contain games and tasks. You can copy the slides and give them to your students as worksheets. Dedicated to my beloved son Tom, who died on 7 April 2014 at the age of 17. http://busyteacher.org/19543-my-son-tom.html