Complete the text with the missing words below. There is an extra word for you.
| corn mixture table brandy trees bedroast midday during leaves money |
Christmas in England
The English love to decorate Christmas 1. ……………… and hang up evergreen branches.
The English gift giver is called Father Christmas. He wears a long red or green robe, and
2. …………………presents in stockings on Christmas Eve. However, the gifts are not usually opened until the following afternoon.
Father Christmas delivers presents 3……………….. the night before Christmas. The Children leave an empty stocking or pillowcase hanging at the end of the 4. ………………….. . In the morning they hope it will be full of presents.
The day after Christmas is called Boxing Day because boys used to go round collecting 5. …………………… in clay boxes. When the boxes were full, they broke them open.
In England Christmas dinner is usually eaten at 6. ……………………… on December 25. The only thing that people ate on the day before the feast was frumenty, which is a kind of porridge made from 7. …………………. . Over the years the recipe changed. Eggs, fruit, spice, lumps of meat and dried plums were added.
The traditional English Christmas dinner is 8. ……………………. turkey with vegetables and sauce. For dessert it is rich, fruity Christmas pudding with 9. ……………………. sauce. Mince pies, pastry cases filled with a 10. …………………….. of chopped dried fruit are also eaten with delight.
Solution:/Megoldás: 1. trees, 2. leaves, 3. during, 4. bed, 5. money, 6. midday, 7. corn
8. roast, 9. brandy, 10. mixture
Szókincs / Vocabulary
Hallott szöveg értése/ Listening
Civilizáció/ Civilization
Pronunciation & spelling/Kiejtés és helyesírás
Crosswords/ Keresztrejtvények
Nyelvtan / Grammar
Teszt / Multiple-choice test
Íráskészség / Writing
Szövegértés / Reading comprehension
Játékok / Games
Egyéb / Miscellaneous
Receptek / Recipes
6 comments
canada goose chicago
2012-12-24 , 21:10 (UTC 2)
That is a good tip particularly to those new to the blogosphere. Simple but very accurate information… Thank you for sharing this one. A must read article!
canada goose chilliwack uk
2012-12-24 , 22:36 (UTC 2)
This is usually a really great site content, im delighted I came across it. I’ll be back off the track to look at other reports that.
Douglass Esterson
2012-12-25 , 04:42 (UTC 2)
You are doing an incredible job. Keep together with the great job.
Elva Glascock
2012-12-25 , 12:49 (UTC 2)
Hello there, just became aware of your blog through Google, and found that it’s truly informative. I’ll be grateful if you continue this in the future. A lot of people will benefit from your writing. Cheers!
Fleta
2012-12-26 , 20:35 (UTC 2)
Hello! Impressive job. I did not imagine this. This is a remarkable story. Thanks!
gscraper
2013-02-10 , 11:28 (UTC 2)
I like the important facts you provide you with inside your content.I’ll bookmark your blog website and investigate all over again right here regularly.I am pretty positive I’ll learn a whole lot of latest things perfect right here! High-quality articles!