False friends
Christmas
Business at Christmas
Vocabulary
100

During Christmas, I always _________ some money to charities.

a donate

b spend

c save

During Christmas, I always donate some money to charities.

100

Continue the song:

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
_________________________

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
How lovely are thy branches

100

What is a standard greeting for Christmas?

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

100

What words can you use to give bad news?

Unfortunately

I'm afraid

200
I ___________ a father when my son was born.


a got

b received

c became


I became a father when my son was born.

200

What do people traditionally put on top of a Christmas tree?

An angel

200

What is a greeting suitable for all religions?

Season’s Greetings and best wishes for the New Year

200

What is an ATM?

an automatic teller machine

300

Did you __________ the email, Jes?

a become

b get

c receive

Did you get/ receive the email, Jes?

300

In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?

Paris

300

Put the words in the correct order: 

 join in saying “thank - happy holiday - All of us at [name of company] - and prosperous new year  - you” and wishing you a

All of us at [name of company] join in saying “thank you” and wishing you a happy holiday and prosperous new year

300
How many ___________ is this shop? (How big is this shop?)

How many square meters is this shop?

400

I __________ work in sales but in the future I will change to marketing.

a actual

b currently

c actually

I currently work in sales but in the future I will change to marketing.

400

What are you supposed to do when you find yourself under the mistletoe?

Kiss

400

 Fill in the blanks:

___ warm appreciation ___ our association during the past year, we ____ you a Merry _________ and every success ____ 2023

In warm appreciation of our association during the past year, we wish you a Merry Christmas and every success in 2023

400

What is an appraisal meeting?

It's a yearly meeting with your supervisor or manager in which you analyse the year's performance and you set the goals for the next year.

500

My ___________ and I got married in 1990.

a woman

b wife

c women

My wife and I got married in 1990.

500

What is the best-selling Christmas song ever?

"White Christmas" by Bing Crosby

500

Fill in the blanks:

____ thanks ____ our successful partnership this year, we wish you all a very Happy Christmas and _____ forward to ______ with you in the New Year

With thanks for our successful partnership this year, we wish you all a very Happy Christmas and look forward to working with you in the New Year

500

Name 3 natural disasters

Earthquake, tornado, volcano
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