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9 Read and complete the text. Christmas is celebrated on December the 25 th. 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).
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11 CHIMNEY DRUM COOKIES ROBIN SLEIGH WREATH CRACKERS LANTERN
12 Look at the picture for 30 seconds. Name the objects in the picture. bells, snowflakes, sleigh, Rudolph, Santa’s hat, stocking, snowman, wreath, cookies
13 Unscramble the letters. LEGAN BALEBUS KEYROOT LACEND ANGEL BAUBLES TURKEY CANDLE
14 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.
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Find the words in the word search. CELEBRATE HOLIDAY MERRY GREETINGS CHRISTMAS DECORATE DINNER FAMILY PRESENTS WISH 16
17 Which songs are these lines from? 1 City sidewalks busy sidewalks. Dressed in holiday style In the air There's a feeling of Christmas 4 Holy infant, tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. 5 Good tidings we bring 2 Where the treetops glisten and children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow 3 Oh the weather outside is frightful But the fire is so delightful And since we've got no place to go To you and your kin Good tidings for Christmas And a happy new year. 1 Silver Bells 2 White Christmas 3 Let It Snow 4 Silent Night 5 We Wish You A Merry Christmas
18 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. Mistletoe 5 People hang it on doors at Christmas. Wreath
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
20 Which film is it? 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. Home Alone
21 Christmas pudding, Christmas cracker, Christmas cake, Christmas cookies holly, ivy, toys, mistletoe, 1 Christmas cracker 2 toys December, January, February, March candle, snowman, snowflake, snow globe 3 March 4 candle
Which book is it? 22 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. Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol
23 A SANTA’S HAT SANTA’S LIST CANDYCANE B SANTA’S SACK DECEMBER Santa’s hat B 4 Santa’s sack C 1 Santa’s list B 1 Candy cane A 4 C December C 3 PRESENT 1 2 Present C 4 3 4
24 MYSTERIOUS CARRY SAW HIM HI Break the code to get the message.
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