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Last Christmas - George Michael Last Christmas I gave you my ......................(1) But the very next day you gave it away This year To save me from tears I'll give it to someone ........................(2) Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the very next day you gave it away This year To save me from tears I'll give it to .............................(3) special Once bitten and twice ..........................(4) I keep my distance But you still catch my .........................(5) Tell me baby Do you recognize me? Well It's been a ............................(6) It doesn't surprise me (Happy Christmas) I wrapped it up and sent it With a note saying "I love you" I meant it Now I know what a fool I've been But if you ............................(7) me now I know you'd fool me again Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the very next day you ...................(8) it away This year ,to ...................(9) me from tears I'll give it to someone special A Crowded Room ..........................(10) with tired eyes

mariabarbouta.blogspot.com I love English I'm hiding from you And your soul of ice My god I thought you were Someone to rely on, Me? I guess I was a ............................(11) to cry on A face on a lover with a fire in his heart A man under cover but you tore me apart Now I've found a real love you'll never fool me ..............................(12) Last Christmas I gave you my heart But the very next day you gave it away This year, To save me from tears I'll give it to someone special Last ..............................(13) I gave you my heart But the very next day you gave it away This year to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special A face on a lover with a ...........................(14) in his heart A man under cover buy you tore him apart Maybe next year I'll give it to someone I'll give it to someone special.

heart , someone , shy , eye , gave , Friends , Christmas special , year , kissed , save , shoulder , again , fire Score...................../ 14

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All I want for Christmas is you!!!!!

Listen to the song and fill in the missing words

Fireplace know

presents tree

all you

wish thing

toy happy

stocking Christmas

I dont want a lot for There is just one I dont care about the I need,

Underneath the Christmas

I dont need to hang my

There upon the

Santa Claus wont make me

With a

on Christmas Day

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I just want More than you could ever

for my own

Make my

come true

I want for Christmas is you!!!!!!!

Fun Time! Tongue twister

Chocolate cocoa cravings cure colds Santa sings shining star songs Sally skis super slow Big bright bells banish boredom Grumpy Grinch goes grizzly gus Pretty packages perfectly packed Tip-top tiny tot toys Sally's striped stocking's stuffed slightly Santa's super souped sleigh swiftly slides sideways Cheery cute caroling Christmas critters Candy cane cookies keep kids coming.

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I love Christmas. Its one of the best times of the year. Its 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. Wed 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 isnt Christmas without roast turkey. Im 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 cant imagine Christmas being so hot. But then I suppose it wasnt that cold in Bethlehem when Jesus was born.

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Match the following phrases from the article. Paragraph 1 1. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. Its one of the best The thing I like most about it is Wed spend weeks at school it can be fun trying to find the It has to be my Christmas just isnt Christmas a. everyone getting together b. making decorations c. without roast turkey d. favourite meal ever e. times of the year f. perfect present

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Paragraph 2 1. 2 3. 4. 5. 6. Christmas brings the same happy feelings The Christmas spirit is they forget the true Everything looked as Christmas on the I cant imagine Christmas a. meaning of Christmas b. beach in Australia c. being so hot d. wherever it is celebrated e. very important f. Christmassy as in England

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I love Christmas. Its one of the __________ times of the year. Its such a great time for everyone kids and adults __________. The thing I like most about it is everyone getting together and eating and giving presents. When I was a __________, Christmas was an amazing occasion. Wed spend weeks at school __________ decorations, singing Christmas carols and practicing to perform in the nativity play. As I got older, I __________ giving presents more than receiving them. Even though Xmas shopping is __________, it can be fun trying to find the perfect present for my children. One thing that has __________ with me since I was a child is my love of Christmas dinner. It has to be my favourite meal ever. Christmas just isnt Christmas __________ roast turkey. Im sure Christmas __________ the same happy feelings wherever it is celebrated. I hope it continues to keep its message of love and __________. The Christmas spirit is very important. Nowadays it seems to get a bit __________. Everyone is so busy buying presents they forget the true meaning of Christmas. I spent __________ a few Christmases in Japan, which was interesting. Everything looked as Christmassy as in England. The stores __________ had Frosty the Snowman playing. People bought presents and had a party, but then they went for a Kentucky Fried Chicken dinner. One __________ I would like to experience is Christmas on the beach in Australia. I cant __________ Christmas being so hot. But then I

stayed kid best stressful enjoyed alike without making

even peace quite imagine brings thing suppose lost

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__________ it wasnt that cold in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics. I love Christmas. Its one of the best times / time of the year. Its such a great time for everyone kids and adults alike. The thing I like most about it is everyone getting together and eating and given / giving presents. When I was a kid, Christmas was an amazing occasion. Wed spend weeks at / on school making decorations, singing Christmas carols and practicing to perform in the nativity play. As I got / get older, I enjoyed giving presents more than receiving it / them. Even though / through Xmas shopping is stressful, it can be fun trying to find the perfect present for my children. One thing that has stayed with me for / since I was a child is my love of Christmas dinner. It has to be my favourite meal ever. Christmas just / only isnt Christmas without roast turkey. Im sure Christmas brings / bring the same happy feelings wherever it is celebrated. I hope it continues to keep its / its message of love and peace. The Christmas spirit is very important. Nowadays it seems to get a bite / bit lost. Everyone is so busy buying presents they forget the true / truth meaning of Christmas. I spent quite a few Christmases in Japan, which was interesting. Everything looked as Christmas / Christmassy as in England. The stores even had Frosty the Snowman playing. People bought presents and had a party, but then they went for / from a Kentucky Fried Chicken dinner. One thing I would like to experience is Christmas on the beach in Australia. I cant imagine Christmas being so / such hot. But then I suppose it wasnt this / that cold in Bethlehem when Jesus was born.

I love Christmas. Its one of the (1) ____ times of the year. Its 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) ____. Wed 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 isnt Christmas without roast turkey.

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Im 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 cant (11) ____ Christmas being so hot. But then I (12) ____ it wasnt that cold in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. Put the correct words from this table into the article. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) bust (b) best alike (b) like occasionally (b) occasions performance (b) performs it (b) them ever (b) even happy (b) happily spirits (b) spirited so-so (b) such has (b) having imagination (b) imagine supposedly (b) supposes (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) beast liken occasioned perform they never happiness spirit so-called had imagined supposing (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) boast likely occasion performer these every happier spiritual so have to imagines suppose

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12. But then I upessop it wasnt that cold in Bethlehem

Number these lines in the correct order. ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) everyone kids and adults alike. The thing I like most about it is everyone getting together and eating and giving imagine Christmas being so hot. But then I suppose it wasnt that cold in Bethlehem when Jesus was born. Christmases in Japan, which was interesting. Everything looked as Christmassy as in England. The stores even had of love and peace. The Christmas spirit is very important. Nowadays it seems to get a bit singing Christmas carols and practicing to perform in the nativity play. As I got older, I enjoyed giving Im sure Christmas brings the same happy feelings wherever it is celebrated. I hope it continues to keep its message presents. When I was a kid, Christmas was an amazing occasion. Wed spend weeks at school making decorations, lost. Everyone is so busy buying presents they forget the true meaning of Christmas. I spent quite a few I love Christmas. Its one of the best times of the year. Its such a great time for my children. One thing that has stayed with me since I was a child is my love of Christmas Frosty the Snowman playing. People bought presents and had a party, but then they went for a Kentucky presents more than receiving them. Even though Xmas shopping is stressful, it can be fun trying to find the perfect present for Fried Chicken dinner. One thing I would like to experience is Christmas on the beach in Australia. I cant dinner. It has to be my favourite meal ever. Christmas just isnt Christmas without roast turkey.

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With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.

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1. 2. 3. of of the the year best Its times one weeks school decorations spend at making Wed I them receiving than more presents giving enjoyed 4. find my the children perfect trying present to for 5. Christmas roast Christmas isnt without turkey just 6. feelings happy same the brings Christmas sure Im 7. peace to message and continues its love it keep of 8. Christmas forget true of they the meaning 9. I Japan in Christmases few a quite spent 10. that wasnt it suppose I Bethlehem in cold

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Discussion-write your own questions STUDENT As QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B) 1 ____________________________________________________ . ____ 2 ____________________________________________________ . ____ 3 ____________________________________________________ . ____ 4 ____________________________________________________ . ____ 5 ____________________________________________________ . ____ 6 ____________________________________________________ . ____ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------STUDENT Bs QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A) 1 ____________________________________________________ . ____ 2 ____________________________________________________ . ____ 3 ____________________________________________________ . ____ 4 ____________________________________________________ . ____ 5 ____________________________________________________ . ____

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6 ____________________________________________________ . ____

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The Christmas Day survey Write five questions about Christmas Day in the table. Do this in pairs/groups. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. Without your partner, interview other students. Write down their answers. STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3

_____________ _____________ _____________ Q.1.

Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

Return to your original partner(s) and share and talk about what you found out. Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

Writing
Write about Christmas Day for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each others work. ______________________________________________________ ________________________

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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Googles search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word. 2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about Christmas Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Christmas Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles. 4. POSTER: Make your own poster about Christmas Day. Write about will happen on this day around the world. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

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1. Circular decoration often hung on doors.. 2. Santa uses this to get in your house 3. People put these on Christmas trees and outside their houses........................... 4. You should leave this and cookies for Santa 5. A red and white treat 6. You have this on a white Christmas 7. These little people help Santa 8. A famous snowman 9. Some people eat this bird at Christmas. 10. A sock filled with Christmas goodies on Christmas.. 11. Another word for present. 12. Father Christmas rides in this.. 13.The three kings followed this.. 14.The color of Santas outfit. 15. Rudolph is one of these. 16.He was born on Christmas Day Elves, frosty, snow, candy cane, sleigh, gift, turkey, chimney, star, wreath, milk, stocking, Jesus, red, reindeer,