Christmas Corner
Higher level
1
Dictionary Activity
1. Merry means happy but it has another meaning too. What?
2. Is Christmas pudding usually eaten cold or hot?
3. Where would you expect to see a carol service?
4. Is Jingle Bells a Christmas carol or a Christmas song?
5. Is Boxing Day before or after Christmas Day?
6. What do we use tinsel for at Christmas?
7. What is a synonym for a sleigh?
8. What is a yule log made of?
9. Which two things cover a Christmas cake?
10. What is brandy butter traditionally eaten with?
11. What do we call a piece of holly?
12. Baubles are used to decorate Christmas trees. Is bauble a US word or a British
word?
13. What shape is a mince pie?
14. Which of these exists; a Nativity play, a Nativity game?
15. What do people do under mistletoe?
16. What is a stocking filler?
17. What does Chrimbo mean?
18. Who would be more likely to receive a Christmas box – a postman or a
photographer?
19. It’s typical to see a robin on a Christmas card. What colour is it?
20. What three things would you expect to find inside a Christmas cracker?
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Christmas Corner
Higher level
1
ANSWER KEY
Dictionary Activity
1. slightly drunk
2. hot
3. in a church
4. song
5. after
6. to decorate the house or tree
7. sledge
8. chocolate
9. marzipan and icing
10. Christmas pudding
11. a sprig
12. British
13. round
14. a Nativity play
15. kiss
16. a small present
17. Christmas
18. a postman
19. red
20. a small present, a paper hat and a joke
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