All the people in Douglas family were preparing for Christmas
1) What were they doing last Christmas Eve at about 6 pm?
Clare (and)
Jay
The father The mother The grandfather The grandmother The parents
was
were
decorating the Christmas tree with lights.
decorating the house for Christmas,
hanging greetings cards on the walls,
hanging stockings on the bed.
making Christmas cookies,
preparing a lot of food,
wrapping presents.
2) Memory game. Correct the sentences according to the picture In ex. 2.
Текст для аудирования:
Grandma was making Christmas cookies. — Grandma wasn’t making Christmas cookies. Grandma was wrapping presents.
Mum was preparing a lot of food.
Dad was decorating the Christmas tree.
Dad was decorating the house.
Jay was wrapping presents.
Parents were preparing a lot of food.
Clare and Jay were hanging greetings cards on the walls.
3) If necessary. Don’t look at the picture.
Grandma wasn’t making Christmas cookies. Grandma was wrapping presents.
In different countries holiday traditions may be different.
1) What holidays are the children talking about? What was Maria doing?
What was Victoria doing? (listening for detail)
Текст для аудирования:
Maria (Venezuela): For me, Christmas Day is very important because I spend the whole day with my family. We have dinner together and exchange presents. Last Christmas I was with my aunt and uncle in Cara¬cas because I was looking after my little cousin while they were working.
During the night we were dancing to modern music. After midnight we wished each other Merry Christmas and kissed each other. Then we opened the presents.
Victoria (Russia): My mother’s birthday is on December 31st, and all the family gather on that day. Last year my sister and I decided to surprise our Mum. On December 30th, at night, we began decorating the kitchen. We worked all night. We were working, listening to music and laughing a lot. When we finished, we were very tired. Next morning when our Mum saw the results, she was surprised and happy. On December 31st, we cooked dinner for the New Year’s party and my Mum’s birthday in the new kitchen.
2) How did children from different countries spend last Christmas? (AB ex. 1)