• Christmas means ...


    Does everyone like Christmas? These comments from young Brits reflect some of the wide range of opinions about Christmas in the UK.

     

    Christmas to me means catching up with your family and having a laugh. Last of all opening your presents.
    Yasmeen, 20, Liverpool

    It’s too commercial. There are too many adverts trying to get everyone to spend their money.
    Ruby, 15, London

    Bringing all your family together, having a laugh, giving presents and eating loads of delicious foods. YUM! YUM!
    James, 13, Crediton

    The shops start selling Christmas cards in September! That’s three months before Christmas. Ridiculous!
    Tony, 18, Bakewell

    I work for a charity that gives food to homeless people every Christmas. These people have no home or family so we try to make 25 December a happy day for them.
    Claire, 22, Derby

    I think Xmas is as much about giving as it is about getting. I also think it’s a time for the whole family to get together and enjoy being with each other.
    Charlie, 15, Canterbury

    I think that Christmas is a religious time, not just for Christians but for Jews and Muslims too. I celebrate the season the Christian way.
    Alisha, 16, Manchester

    Vocabulary
    Xmas = Christmas: NatalMuslims: Muçulmanos
    Jews: JudeusLoads of: Montes de
    Adverts: AnúnciosYoung Brits: Jovens britânicos
    Catching up with: Aproximar-seCharity: Caridade

  • 4) Complete the text with the verbs in Past Simple Tense/ Complete o texto com os verbos no passado simples

    Dear Peter.
    Last summer I (travel) to Edremit with my family. We (stay) in our friend's house, because we (want) to stay in a nice boutique hotel. I (play) on the beach, (go) for sightseeing, (swim) in the beautiful sea, and (write) many postcards.
    This (be) a really different holiday for me. In holidays, I usually (stay) in bed more and (sleep) more.

  • 10) Complete the lyrics with the verbs in the Past Simple Tense/ Complete a letra da música com os verbos no passado simples

    I (use) to bite my tongue and hold my breath
    (scare) to rock the boat and make a mess
    So I (sit) quietly, (agree) politely
    I guess that I (forget) I (have) a choice
    I let you push me past the breaking point
    I (stand) for nothing, so I (fall) for everything
    You (hold) me down, but I (get) up
    Already brushing off the dust
    You hear my voice, you hear that sound
    Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
    You (hold) me down, but I (get) up
    Get ready, ‘cause I've had enough
    I see it all, I see it now
    I (get) the eye of the tiger, a fighter
    Dancing through the fire
    'Cause I am a champion
    And you're gonna hear me roar
    Louder, louder than a lion
    ‘Cause I am a champion
    And you're gonna hear me roar
    Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
    Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
    Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
    You're gonna hear me roar
    Now I'm floating like a butterfly
    Stinging like a bee, I (earn) my stripes
    I (go) from zero, to my own hero
    You (hold) me down, but I (get) up
    Already brushing off the dust
    You hear my voice, your hear that sound
    Like thunder, gonna shake your ground
    You (hold) me down, but I (get) up
    Get ready, 'cause I've had enough
    I see it all, I see it now

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