Grammar and Vocabulary
What is wrong here: "The patience is a virtue."
- Correct: "Patience is a virtue." With abstract nouns use "the" only when something else tells us what kind or which one is meant.
Name two of the English speaking countries where Christmas is a summer holiday
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa.
A young lion who must embrace his role as the rightful king of his homeland following the murder of his father.
Simba
"The color of springtime is in the flowers, the color of winter is in the ___________________."
imagination
What song is dashing through the snow?
Jingle Bells
What is wrong here: What's the cost of this jacket?
- Correct:
What's the price of this jacket? / How much does this jacket cost?
The name of the white and red candy for Christmas
Candy Cane
Inspired by Polynesian mythology, she is depicted as the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti.
Moana
The winter months might be cold and dark, but they are full of festivities and holidays. In December, around or during Christmas time, saying "S___________ g_______!" is a way to wish someone a happy holiday.
“Season’s greetings!”
What American Christmas song contains these lines? "He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake, He knows if you've been bad or good, So be good for goodness sake!"
'Santa Claus is Coming to Town'
- What is wrong here: He said me to go home.
- Correct:
He told me to go home.
The object of "say" cannot be a person.
He said "Go home!".
This grumpy old man hated Christmas.
If you call someone a ___________________, you disapprove of them because they are very mean and hate spending money.
Scrooge
An orphan, who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard.
When snow falls and sticks to the ground, it looks like a _______ ______ __________ is covering the earth.
blanket of snow
The chorus of "All I Want for Christmas is You" (has to be performed) by Mariah Carey
"I don't want a lot for _____________, There is just one thing I ____________, I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas _________I just want you for my own, More than you could ever know, Make my _____________ come true, All I want for Christmas is __________"?
Xmas, need, tree, dream, you
What is wrong here: The football player was striked by lightning during the match, but luckily he survived.
- Correct: The football player was STRUCK by lightning... - Strike is an irregular verb
A spiritual being acting as a messenger of God.
An Angel
When it snows a lot, the snow can pile up high outside your house. If you can’t even open your door because of the snow, you are __________ ________
snowed in
Say the song title and sing the melody
"Come they told me
Pa rum pum pum pum
A new born king to see
Pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring
Pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the king
Pa rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum"
Little drummer boy
What is wrong here: They’re very good friends. We first met them when we were on holidays in Morocco.
Correct: "They’re very good friends. We first met them when we were on holiday in Morocco"
A type of nut associated with Christmas.
Chest nut
He's intelligent, physically capable, and dedicated to his work, which is the solving of crimes and the apprehension of criminals.
Sherlock Holmes
Before you can face the cold outside, you have to bundle up in coats and scarves, which means to _____ ______ _______
get dressed warmly / to put warm clothes on yourself.
"Oh, the weather outside is__________
But the _____________ is so delightful
And since we've got no place to ________
Let it ____, let it _____, let it ______"
"Oh, the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've got no place to go,
let it snow, let it snow, let it snow