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Saturday 6 December 2008

Christmas in England

In English speaking countries, children don’t get their presents on Christmas Eve (24 December). Santa comes at night when everyone is asleep. Santa’s reindeer can fly and take him from house to house. They land on the roofs of the houses and then Santa climbs down the chimney to leave the presents under the Christmas tree.

In the morning of Christmas Day (25 December), children usually get up very early to unwrap their presents. Then they have plenty of time to play with their new toys.

Christmas dinner is served in the early afternoon. Most people eat turkey and sprouts and a Christmas pudding.

26 December is called Boxing Day. It hasn’t always been a holiday. People used to go back to work on that day where their bosses gave them little Christmas presents in small boxes. That’s why the day is called Boxing Day.

Questions on the text

Translate the text in your English notebook and answer the questions according to the text in your English notebook too.

  1. Santa’s sleigh lands …


  2. Santa puts the presents …


  3. Why is 26 December called Boxing Day?


Nursery Rhyme

Little Jack Horner,
Sat in a corner,
Eating a Christmas pie.
He stuck in his thumb,
And pulled out a plum,
And said, »What a good boy am I.«

Christmas pie

  • What do you think about Christmas?
  • How are your Christmas Holiday?
  • What do you do in Christmas Time?
Write a text.

Remember. You must do this task until 7th January 2009 and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

41 comments:

Anonymous said...

Christmas

Merry Christmas! Happy Christmas!

We always get together at Christmas.

In Britain just celebrated Christmas Eve (Christmas Eve). The most important day is Christmas Day (Christmas Day). In the morning opening gifts brought by Father Christmas and the evening meal takes Christmas (Christmas dinner), which is traditionally turkey with vegetables and dessert, Christmas pudding, a pudding made with hot brandy and fruit dry. At 3 pm the Queen gave a speech on television. The day is on December 26 and Boxing Day is a national holiday.

Best wishes.
John McDonald, Coombe Dean Secondary School. Plymouth, England.

Anonymous said...

Hello! I find that very well come papa noel after that people are lying.
So the illusion is greater, that when you lift the gifts you are going to be waiting. But with my age and I do not believe in Santa Claus but my little cousins if they believe they are very happy when someone from our family is disguised in Santa Claus and gives us the gifts.
I hope you all have a new Christmas.
Greetings




Gerardo Cuevas Guerrero 1ºESO

Anonymous said...

Hello!! My name is Alvaro.For me Christmas is a very nice time of year in which all the families gather, children receive gifts and make great Christmas celebrations.In Christmas there are two important events: Christmas Eve (December 24) and Eve (December 31).

My Christmas is quite nice and fun because I meet with my whole family and I go out with friends to "llantazo crown."

I at Christmas most of the time
I am away from home, with friends or relatives at home where they eat, laugh, sing ...

FOR ME THE CHRISTMAS IT IS FANTASTIC.

happy christmas my teacher

Alvaro Ayllon Cobos. 2ESO

Anonymous said...

hello! my name is david.for me Christmas is a very interesting event of the year in which all the families got together, children receive gifts and make great Christmas parties.in christmas there are two important events: Christmas Eve (December 24) and Eve ( December 31).

Christmas for me is fun because I meet my family and I go out with friends.

I most at Christmas time
I'm having fun with friends or in houses where my grandparents eat and celebrate Christmas.

David Rico Gamiz 2ºESO

Anonymous said...

Hello! I think that the Cristmas is the better time of the year, because we'll meet all the family. I like the Christmas I can to be more time with my friends also.

We'll meat two days in Christmas:
in Christmas Eve(24 December) and in New Year's Eve(31 December).I it pass very well these two nights because we sing Christmas carol, eat, laught, speak...

Other thing that I like make in Christmas is make the portal of Crristmas crib and decorate the Christmas tree.

In the Christmas Holiday I use my free time for go out with my friends or, maybe, I travel with my parents, my uncles and my cousins.

In summary,¡I love the Christmas!

MERY CHRISTMAS AND
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Elena Palma Ayllón.2ºESO

Anonymous said...

Hello!!
I think what the Christmas is better one of the public holiday, because you are with people of your family what often no is with you.

My family and I in Christmas Eve
( 24 December), eats in my house, alone with someone of my family.This year, we eat alone.Eats some appetizer, then a cocktail of pineapple, lettuce, sauce pink..., later a steak stuffed and of desert a cake of tiramisú.

In Christmas Day (25 December ), my family and I, go to the house of my grandparents, in Salar. Is mys uncles and aunts, mys cousins, my grandparents, mys parents and I.

In New Year´s Eve (31 December), we eats in my house , with my uncle and my aunt, mys cousins, my parents, my brother and I.

In New Year, probably, we go out to eat, alrealy who I got bette the foot.
This Christmas I make a lot of thing: do my homework of English,drawing, go out with mys friends...Athoungh I make less thing.
I received a lot of presents, as a TDT, money, clothes, a ring of gold, six cups, a boots, a pyjama..., but I´ve also give a lot of presents.

I wait who the New Year is very good and who the Christmas isn´t as this.
Happy Christmas and a good New Year!!
Laura Rodriguez Ordoñez 2º E.S.O.

Anonymous said...

Hello teacher! my name is Fernando.For me Christmas is a very nice time of year. For me the important of the Cristmas is the family. My day favourtite of the Cristmas is the 25 of december.

I like the Cristmas also for the Gifts.

But I love the Cristmas because I go to with the friends of party!

Happy cristmas teacher.

Fernando Ibañez Toro 2ªESO

Anonymous said...

I think that the Christmas there very entertained because everyone have a lot of free time.
My family and me always eat soup and a good desert on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day I used to get up early for play with my presents that there are under the tree.
In Christmas time I have a small holidays and sleep very much. Every morning I play with my dogs and for the afternoon I play with my friends. In Christmas time my family and me are very united.
My intention in this year is to be more good in the school.

DAVID GAMEZ CASTRO 2ºE.S.O

Anonymous said...

Hello!!
I think about christmas is very nice,because i am wich my family in New years eve and Christmas eve.

In christmas i am wich my cousins añd my friends.Some day i do my homework and play wich my computer games.

In New years eve i am wich my family. We play bingo and we eat grapes.

In Christmas eve i am wich my family.We play cards and we eat soup and chicken.

The christmas is two week and five days.I eat,sing ,drink and play.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Anonymous said...

Hello!!
My name is Sonia.
I think what the Christmas is beautiful, because we´ll meet with the family. The Christmas Holiday for my is nice because I have got more time free for play with my friends, go to the park...

The (24 of december) I and my family eats in my house. We'll eats soup, meat...Then of go to at the bed, for morning, (25 of december) Santa's reindeer to leave the presents under the Christmas tree and I unwrap my presents. The (31 of december) too eats in my house. Then we'll go to at the house of my grandmother for we'll eats the grape. In new year I go to with my friends. The (5 of january)I go to at the cavalcade of the Queens Magic with my mother.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

SONIA MORALES CUERVAS 1ºESO

Anonymous said...

Hi! I am Celia of first of ESO.
My Christmas are beautiful. The 24of december dinner with my mum, my dad, my brother, my granny and my aunts Meme and Gloria in my granny's house. Dinner turkey and soup. Later listen the door and were the present who Santa leave in the hall.
In my house also very present.
The 25 of december lunch in my granny house whith whole my family.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!


Celia Gómez Gordo. 1º ESO

Anonymous said...

HELLO!!!!
My name is Jesus.

The Christmas is one of the most important vacations, the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated.

In addition it is agreeable because the families must speak, spend well...
In the Christmas there are two important events:

1 Christmas Eve (December 24).
2 Year's Eve (December 31).

My Christmas is enough good because there are relatives that do not be visited in all the year round and in one of these vacations they visit each other.

In the Christmas most of the time I spend(pass) them with my relatives.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! TEACHER

Anonymous said...

Hello teacher!!

The Christmas is a very nice event in the year because the families re-join and we all receive gifts.

In Christmas I am going to have dinner in two very special days in Christmas Eve (December 24) and in New Year's Eve (December 31).

I like the Christmas I can to be more time with my friends and with my family.
Others of the things that.

Others of the things that I like it much of the Christmas is to decorate the house, the tree and to put the Christmas crib.

In Christmas Eve we join the family hy eat grapes while twelve rings sound.

MERY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Cristina Adamuz González. 2ºESO

Anonymous said...

Hello!!

I think about the Christmas that it is a time to be in family and to spend(pass) it very well in spite of the fact that you have small problems.

My navidad is for my fantastic because we eat all my family together in house of my grandmother.

In navidad I play with my brothers with our gifts.

Merry Christmas!!


ALEJANDRO RICO CARRASCOSA 2ºE.S.O.

Anonymous said...

The Christmas is a celebration who all christians celebrate the birth of Jesucristo in nativity scene and it is very beautiful because we spend a lot of time with ours family...

The holidays more enjoyable and beautiful for my are the Christmas because are very happy, we put the nativity scene and the tree´s christmas...

The day, 24 December, Christmas Eve my sisters, my uncles and aunts and cousins us get all for dinner, usually we dinner soup of shellfish, squids, prawns and of dessert apple pie, and creme caramel.
The day, 25 December, my cousins and me wait the night, because Father Christmas, bring our present. Also, that day we celebration the birth of Jesus.
The day, 31 December, New Year´s Eve my grandparents, my parents and me, we go to dinner to a restaurant.
The day, 5 january, my friends, my cousins and me go to see the Twelfth Night procession, also by night the Epiphany bring the present, it´s very important for the children of all world.

MY CONCLUSION IS THAT EVERYBODY WILL BE VERY HAPPY, BUT WE HAVE THE OBLIGATION OF REMEMBER OF PEOPLE WITH ECONOMICS PROBLEMS FOR EXAMPLE.

NOELIA MORALES PASADAS 2ESO

Anonymous said...

Hello !!!

My name is Inma.The Christmas is a time of year in which all the families gather. In my family we met three times in Christmas :

In my house, on the 24th, where my grandmother makes soup of fish and meat in sauce.

In my grandmother's house, on 25th, where they eat seafood and chicken that makes it my mother.

And in the New Year ( on the 31th ) in my grandfather house, where we met uncles, cousins, grandparents, brothers-in-law ... in the end, the whole family and we spent very well.

This day we eat shrimp, soup and a meat sauce that does my aunt.

At 12 o'clock in the evening we eat grapes, then we welcome the new year.

Then go messages on the mobile, happy this year, happy new year to another ... in the end, then we playing to the cars or the bingo and I think that's it, but also give us gifts.

My Santa Claus I brought many gifts to but I do not care.

The " Reyes Magos " I have brought a T-shirt and some outstanding and my brother a guitar and a game of the nintendo.

In a nutshell: I love Christmas!

Bye-Bye!

And Happy Christmas and a happy New Year!!

INMA ALCAIDE MORENO, 1º ESO,

Anonymous said...

Hi teacher!

I think that Christmas is nice because I have more free time to be with my friends and my family.

My Christmas holidays are normal, hardly ever I go out there anywhere, with nothing but my friends here by the people.

On Christmas Day I went with my friends for a while too, New Year's Day and of the Kings.

I pass the holidays in my house with the family. On Christmas Eve always in my house with my grandparents and my parents, and the day's Eve we eat grapes and dinner at the home of my grandparents, with my uncles, aunts and cousins.

Today is the last day of vacation, that penalty, but nothing happens because I again to be with my friends

A greeting.

NOELIA MORENO MORENO

Anonymous said...

Hello My vacations of Christmas have been very funny. Although I have not had many gifts. Day passes it to 24 in villanueva with my family and day 25.31 and 1 in montefrio although day 1 it passes in the evening it in villanueva. The day 3o we played a party against huetor to slice that, although we lost l happens to me very well. Day 5 they were the kings and I was paje. Now day 7 begins escula and I believe that voi to begin kn the loaded batteries or that

ZOYLA GAMEZ LIÑAN 1 E.S.O

Anonymous said...

Hello!!!
I celebrate the christmas with my family.

The 24 December, I to have dinner in the house of my grandmother Josefa with whole the family. Santa to leave the presents under the Christmas Tree while dinner we. When arrive to my house we to unwrap their presents.

The Day 25 December, I to eat in my grandmother’s house, too. I have planty of time to play to with my new presents.

The Day 31 is old night! I dinner in my house with my grandmother Teresa and my other family. The people in Spain to see off the year with grape.

The Day 1 I eat in my gouse with my dad, my mum and my sister.

The Day 6 is the day the Three Wise Men. The Three Wise Men hasn’t got a present me.

During the holidays I read, to do my homework... we haven’t got speciality dinner.
I have a very good holiday.

Goodbye!

Rosa Leyva Pérez 1º ESO.

Anonymous said...

My christmas holidays start the nineteen of december.

The 24 of december my family and i have dinner at ten o´clock, we eat puding, soup and filet with potatoes.

The 25 of december i met with my family and then we go to te church.

The 31 of december i have dinner with my family in my grandmother´s house. At twelve o´clock we eat grapes and we celebrate the new year. The next day we go to a restaurant and we have lunch.

The 5 of january is the three kings day. And the 7 of january i return at the school.

ROCIO FUENTES MORENO. 1ºESO

Anonymous said...

Hello!
The Christmas is a time very special.
In this time the people think about the love of their family and other things.

In Christmas there are many celebrations like:
-Christmas Eve (24). In Christmas Eve my family eat in my house. We eat meat, soup and drink wine and orange juice the children.
-Christmas Day (25). I love this day!! Because in this day the children open this gifts. The gifts are under the tree because Santa Claus leaves them there.
-New Year's Eve (31). I hate a few this day because I am very nervous! I must eat the 12 grapes very fast at 12 o'clock in the night.
-The day of the three wise men. In this day the boys and girls of my village go to the church to get their gifts. The good children are being nice gifts but the bad children are beings coal.

Teacher, I love this time very much!

Happy Christmas teacher!! =)

Ana Iraly Gordo Moreno 2ºESO

Anonymous said...

Hi !!!!

My name is Noelia. For my the Christmas is a time of very important year for me because I'm with my family and friends. I meet 3 times in this era:

On the 24th, Christmas Eve, at the home of my uncles.

The 25th day, Christmas, in my grandmother's house.

And on June 31, Eve, in my home with my family.

For me the most special day is the day on December 25, because it is the day that Jesus was born.

My Christmas holidays are very busy, because you have to prepare everything for the special days, but they are fun and exciting.

At the time of Christmas ornament tree, the nativity scene and I'm with my family.

For me the most exciting Christmas is when I open the presents.

Bye-Bye !!!

NOELIA JIMÉNEZ MORENO, 1º E.S.O.

Anonymous said...

¡Hello!

I think about the Christmas that is an epoch to meet again with members of your family, to play with your friends, to sing Christmas carol, to dance...

In Christmas holidays I play, do my homework and some days I have lunch with my family.

In Christmas I celebrate different days for example:

Noche Buena(24 december)
I have dinner in my house with my family(parents, brothers of my mother).

Navidad(25 december)
I have lunch with my family we eat what exceeded in Noche Buena.

Noche Vieja(31 december)
I have dinner in my grandparents´house and at twuelve o´clock we eat the traditional grapes to begin the new year.

Dia de Reyes(5 january)
We have dinner in my grandparents´house with my uncles and my cousins. In the night the King Magicians leave our gifts under the Christmas tree.

¡HAPPY NEW YEAR!


Ana Espejo Nieto. 2ºESO.

Anonymous said...

Hello teacher!!

Happy new year!!!

I think about the navidad that it is a date to be with the family, friends...

My navidades I spend(pass) them to myself with my familia:mi father, my mother, my brother my uncles and aunts and my grandparents.

I go out to eat with my family, and some nights to go out with my friends to have dinner, on fewer December 24 and 31 that I remain with my family.
Alejandro Pavon Extremera.

Anonymous said...

hello teacher! happy new year!

Christmas is for me to pass a few days with family.

I'm on holiday with my family and have dinner together.

on days 24 25 31 dinner all in family. my father my mother my sisters and my aunts and uncles grandfather.lo went great!
adios teacher

valencia maikel rodriguez

Anonymous said...

HELLO!!
I think Christmas is great because it is a time where love is abundant among people, it seems as if the people want most is that for years.

On Christmas I am very happy because I see all my cousins who live far away and bonuses, and you're cool with them.

On Christmas gifts I do and I do, I go out with my friends on there, singing carols, and always go with a smile in the mouth.

This last year I had a not very well because my mother stayed in the hospital but this year I think pasarmelo MUCH BETTER!

ESPERANZA RAMIREZ VERDEJO 2nd ESO

Anonymous said...

Hello |
Since I think that the navidad is a very nice epoch, though for other persons it(he,she) is sad enough, because they cannot spend(pass) the navidad in family.

In the navidad I become happy because I am with my distant relatives. Also any child likes the gifts as(like).

Since in my free time in the navidad I do the duties(homework) that the teacher orders me. Also I go away with my friends. As sweets ..., I sing songs.

I hope that this year me goes better.

I WISH YOU HAPPY YEAR.

Inmaculada Cerrillo Sánchez 2 E.S.O

Anonymous said...

Hello!!

I´m Reyes Gordo Fuentes your pupil of 2º ESO. I´m going to talk about my Christmas Holiday.

We got family together: uncle,grandmother, grandfather, cousing...For dinner,lunch...And celebraty the spirit of Christmas.

In Christmas Eve is very especialy because come Father Christmas with present´s by everybody and my grandparent´s are very happier by we see together.

In Christmas time, we think in the poor´s or needy because they are part on behalf of us all.In the New year´s ere, we eat the traditional´s grape´s we give´s welcome the new year with a lot of kisses!!!

At the final of Christmas arrive with ¨Magos the twelfth Night Procession¨,I see in Villanueva Mesia,I go to walk with my friend´s and I think that I return to school to much soon!

REYES GORDO FUENTES.
2ºESO

Anonymous said...

For me Christmas is a little sad but cheerful for the gifts and because we join the family to eat.

Very amusing every day there is something to pass it well, me the whole day playing my drum.

Many things: a lot of eat,listening to music(¡I love to music!),sleep,to go out with the friends,to see ami favorite music group in a pub(COCODRILO).

-------HAPPY NEW YEAR------
ANA ENTRENA YESTE.2ºESO.

Anonymous said...

Hello, I am Sonia Aviles Silgado 2 E.S.O of the public school Cardinal Cisneros in Granada.

My I like the Christmas. I spend(pass) them to myself always very well with my family, friends... In the Christmas as nougat, singing villacincos, I buy gifts, do visits to my familiar(family)...

In the good and old night one spends(passes) it very well with my family and comi sirloin, shrimps... And in the old woman also comi very much but especially the grapes.

The day of Christmas they gave me a few very nice earrings.Is in Illora with my with my grandparents, titos, cousins...

The day Reyes they gave me many things. And is seeing the Kings' coach.

HAPPY NEW MAIN YEAR!

Sonia Aviles Silgado 2 eso

Anonymous said...

Hello! In my Christmas we put the Christmas tree. In these days we give present to the family. On 24 of december father´s Chritsmas give us the presents and on 5 of january the three wise Men give us presents too.

In Christmas holidays i dinner witch all my family, we sing carols and we toast. On 31 we dinner together too and we eat twelve grape to start the new year.

My Christmas holidays were very funny.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

MONICA RICO CUEVAS 1º ESO

Anonymous said...

Hello my name is Beatriz.. My christmas likes much, because together with my familyH .Me things give me according to the notes that it(he,she) extracts. For my navidad is a few holidays(parties) of the nice mas.

My christmas are normal as those of other persons. In Christmas Eve I me go to having dinner with my family despues we go away of holiday(party) for it(he,she) is also with my family.
In nochevieja we go away to having dinner also with the family take the grapes and again(afresh) of holiday(party), since the christmas for my there is nothing because I spend(pass) it to myself very well with all my family.
The Epiphany we are going to see the kings' cabargatas, then when we come to house we eat up the kings' roscon, open
gifts, etc.


SALU2: BEATRIZ RODRIGUEZ VALENCIA 2º ESO

Anonymous said...

Happy Christmas!

My Christmas is agreeable enough and the amusement because in he(she) sings the navidad.

This is a very interesting event of the year in which all the families return to join (they) (answer) to celebrate the navidad

In the Christmas I use my leisure to go out with my friends or, maybe, the taxes (duties(homework)) (the task) that my teachers order(arrange) me (they ask me)

But this year they gave to me, neither anything, nor coal because the notes went out for me badly

SERGIO LOZANO PEÑA 2º E.S.O

Anonymous said...

Hello.My name is Diana.For me christmas is
very nice.The christmas is for to be whit
fa2mily,for remind history old for well,
invite friends.
In christmas there are two importan event.
Christmas eve december 24 and christmas eve december 31.
I at christmas most of the time.
I am away from home.
DIANA JOHANA CHARCO T.2ESO

Anonymous said...

Hi! I find that very well come papa noel after that people are lying.

So the illusion is greater, that when you lift the gifts you are going to be waiting.
But with my age and I do not believe in Santa Claus but my little cousins if they believe they are very happy when someone from our family is disguised in Santa Claus and gives .

Carlos Ortega Ortiz

Anonymous said...

Hello! I find that very well come papa noel after that people are lying.
We'll meat two days in Christmas:
in Christmas Eve(24 December) and in New Year's Eve(31 December).I it pass very well these two nights because we sing Christmas carol, eat, laught, speak...
My navidad is for my fantastic because we eat all my family together in house of my grandmother.

In navidad I play with my brothers
merry chrismas!!!
MARIA JOSE RUZ CUESTA 1ºDE ESO

Anonymous said...

Hello my name is Ana Belen.
The most importand day is Christmas.
My family Christmas eat in my house.
The day 25 go a it me cousing.
The day 24 go a it me house.
The day 31 go a Puerto Lope.
The day 1 go a Riofrio.
I like MERRY CHRISTMAS.
My favorite day is 31.
Me Christmas it is fantastic.
The day 5 going the Queen.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

ANA BELEN RODRIGUEZ ARGUELLES 2º ESO

Anonymous said...

Hello! I find that very well come papa noel after that people are lying.

I think that the Cristmas is the better time of the year, because we'll meet all the family.

So the illusion is greater, that when you lift the gifts you are going to be waiting.

we go out to eat, alrealy who I got bette the foot.In Christmas Day (25 December ), my family and I, go to the house of my grandparents . Is my uncles and aunts, my cousins, my grandparents, my parents and I.
I wait who the New Year is very good and who the Christmas isn´t as this.
Happy Christmas and a hapy New Year!!
RAFAEL GAMEZ ALCARAZ 1ºESO

Anonymous said...

My name is Luz Maria
For my chirsmas is nith year.

It day 24 december going in my house
It 25 december ingoing in my grand parents.
It 31 december in going Puerto Lope and my house.
It 1 january in going my father and my brother.

I LOVE MERY CHRISMAS.

LUZ MARIA CEBRIAN ARGUELLES
2ºE.S.O

Anonymous said...

Hello¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

I am Carlos one student of 1º ESO.

My Christmas is quite nice and fun because I meet with my whole family and I go out with friends.I think that the Cristmas is the better time of the year, because we'll meet all the family. I like the Christmas I can to be more time with my friends also.
The 25 of december i met with my family


The day of Christmas they gave me a few very nice earrings.Is in my home with my grandparents, aunts, cousins...

CARLOS ORTEGA 1º ESO

Anonymous said...

Hello teacher!!

To my what mas I taste of the Christmas is that give us vacations and that I can spend(pass) mas time with my friends and to amuse myself with them....

I am going to sup on(have dinner) with my family on the 24th that is nochevieja and on the 31st that is a Christmas Eve and the day that we eat up the grapes while the rings sound.

Merry Chrismast and Happy New Year!!!

Zoyla Gamez Liñan 1ºESO

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