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Christmas Corner

Dictionary Activity

1. Merry  means happy but it has another meaning too. What?

2. Is Christmas pudding usually eaten cold or hot?

3. Where would you expect to see a carol  service?

4. Is Jingle Bells a Christmas carol  or a Christmas song?

5. Is Boxing Day  before or after Christmas Day?

6. What do we use tinsel  for at Christmas?

7. What is a synonym for a sleigh?

8. What is a yule log made of?

9. Which two things cover a Christmas cake?

10. What is brandy butter  traditionally eaten with?

11. What do we call a piece of  holly ?

12. Baubles are used to decorate Christmas trees. Is bauble a US word or a British

word?

13. What shape is a mince pie?

14. Which of these exists; a Nativity play, a Nativity game?

15. What do people do under mistletoe?

16. What is a stocking fller ?

17. What does Chrimbo mean?

18. Who would be more likely to receive a Christmas box  – a postman or a

  photographer?

19. It’s typical to see a robin on a Christmas card. What colour is it?

20. What three things would you expect to fnd inside a Christmas cracker ?

 

7/23/2019 Dictionary Higher Level

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Christmas Corner

Dictionary Activity

1. slightly drunk

2. hot

3. in a church

4. song

5. after

6. to decorate the house or tree

7. sledge

8. chocolate

9. marzipan and icing

10. Christmas pudding11. a sprig

12. British

13. round

14. a Nativity play

15. kiss

16. a small present

17. Christmas

18. a postman

19. red

20. a small present, a paper hat and a joke

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