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15 December 2006: Christmas Words & Customs

School finishes today for three weeks and there is a party going on in the common room as I type this. It is fun and games all round but also quite sad as many students leave this weekend, and after being here for a long time. Chester looks very pretty in the dark with all the Christmas lights on and people are generally all in a happy mood.

We wish you all the very best for the New Year and hope that 2007 will bring you all health and happiness.

Exercise
Let's see how much you know about Christmas! Match the words on the left with their meaning on the right.
Drag-and-drop your chosen answer into one of the spaces below. Only use each answer once.
Reindeer
Advent calendar
Turkey and Christmas pudding
Holly
Christmas Day
Carols
Stocking
Christmas tree
Christmas cake
12th Night
PhraseMeaning
1:Special songs sung at Christmas time
2:A picture with 24 doors on it, each with a picture behind, which children start opening on December 1st
3:A tree that originates from Germany which people bring into the house and decorate for Christmas
4:What many British people eat for their Christmas dinner
5:December 25th
6:A large animal with antlers which is supposed to pull Father Christmas' sleigh
7:The day on which the Christmas decorations are supposed to come down
8:A prickly green plant which many British people use to decorate their homes with for Christmas
9:A cake made with butter, eggs and lots of dried fruit, decorated with marzipan
10:On Christmas Eve, many children hang one of these by their beds
Drag-and-drop your chosen answer into one of the spaces below. Only use each answer once.
Reindeer
Advent calendar
Turkey and Christmas pudding
Holly
Christmas Day
Carols
Stocking
Christmas tree
Christmas cake
12th Night

With love from Harriet and everyone at English in Chester


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