Gap-fill task 4 /Lyukas szöveg IV.

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2012-12-23

Copmlete the text with the missing words below. There is an extra word for you.

duck carols person mistletoe button arrives ship sleigh indoors variety reindeer

Christmas in the US

Santa Claus is the Dutch word for St Nicholas, Sinterklaas. Although the Dutch had brought him with them in the 17th century, he did not become an important

1. ………………. at Christmas until Washington Irving put him in a novel he wrote in 1809. This first Santa Claus was still known as St. Nicholas, he smoked a pipe, and flew around in a wagon without any 2. …………………… , but he did not have his red suit or live at the North Pole, he did however bring presents to children every year.
In 1863 he was given the name Santa Claus and bore the red suit, pipe, and his reindeer and 3. ………………… .
Now Christmas celebrations vary greatly between regions of the United States, because of the 4. …………………… of nationalities which have settled in it.
Early European settlers in the South would send Christmas greetings to their distant neighbours by shooting firearms and letting off fireworks. In Hawaii this practice is still in use as under the sunny skies, Santa Claus 5. ……………….… by boat and Christmas dinner is eaten outdoors.
In Alaska, boys and girls with lanterns on poles carry a large figure of a star from door to door. They sing

6. …………………… and are invited in for supper.
In Washington D.C., a huge, spectacular tree is lit when the President presses a 7. ………….. and turns on the tree’s lights.
At Christmas it snows in many states, so dinner is usually eaten 8. ………………….. . Dinner usually is roast turkey, goose, 9. ………………… or ham served with cranberry sauce, then plum pudding or pumpkin pie followed by nuts and fruit.
American homes are decorated with holly, 10. ………………………. and branches of trees, most have a Christmas tree hung with electric lights, tinsel, baubles and candy canes.

Solution:/Megoldás:1. person, 2. reindeer, 3. sleigh, 4. variety, 5. arrives, 6. carols

7. button, 8. indoors, 9. duck, 10. mistletoe