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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Christmas words
for young learners
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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.
Christmas Collocation Crossword
1
2
3
3 People ________ presents on Christmas
morning.
4
5
Across
4 People ________ friends and relatives
on the phone.
6
5 People ________ skiing, skating, and
snowboarding.
7
6 Frost ________ the window.
8
8 People ________ Christmas trees.
9
9 We ________ you a merry Christmas.
10
11
12
10 Santa ________ presents on Christmas
Eve.
13 People ________ under the mistletoe.
13
14
15
17
16
18
15 People ________ ribbons around
presents.
16 People ________ the presents under the
tree.
19
20
21
17 Santa ________ a red suit.
22
19 Children ________ stockings by the
fire.
20 Children ________ snowmen.
23
23 Santa ________ the stockings with
chocolates and toys.
24
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.
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.
English in Use
PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
Christmas Eve
Paragraph 1
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It’s quite a busy day for
There are so many
You also have to do last
the shops are
You just have to hope they haven’t
It’s such a
run out
most people
quite empty
lovely sight
things to do
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
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.
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(a)
bust
alike
occasionally
performance
it
ever
happy
spirits
so-so
has
imagination
supposedly
best
like
occasions
performs
them
even
happily
spirited
such
having
imagine
supposes
beast
liken
occasioned
perform
they
never
happiness
spirit
so-called
had
imagined
supposing
boast
likely
occasion
performer
these
every
happier
spiritual
so
have to
imagines
suppose
Christmas quiz
Questions
What do you call a person made from snow?
Answers
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?
snowballs
skating
skiing/sledding/
snowboarding
snow angel
carrot
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?
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?
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?
Answers
star
snow
frost
candy cane
sleigh
bell
skate
red
green
milk
Blizzard
Answers
turkey/goose
cookies
milk
ham
chestnuts
hot chocolate
candy cane
eggnog
gingerbread
house
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?
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?
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?
Answers
red
North Pole
chimney
coal
under the tree
elves
sleigh
reindeer
Christmas Eve
stocking
cookies and milk
happy
Answers
blizzard
frost
icicles
snowflake
ice
zero
snow
melts
freezes
slush
avalanche
flurries
Answers
under the tree
decorations
lights
top of the tree
angel
axe/saw
star
bell
candy canes
branches
trunk
needles
Answer sheet
Christmas words for young learners
around, under, top, hang, chimney, presents, stockings, cookies
Christmas Rhymes
1.
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3.
4.
5.
gift
card
elf
cane
carol
6. tree
7. stocking
8. frost
9. lights
10. sack
Christmas Collocation Crossword
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English in Use (Christmas Eve, Christmas)
The answers to Use of English exercises are in the reading texts
References
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www.esl-galaxy.com
www.eslholidaylessons.com
11. bell
12. holly
13. Pole