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Word on the Street rink. Ashlie and I are supposed to be doing

some last-minute Christmas __________.
Christmas Scene 1
Ashlie: We're cooking dinner for
the _________ this year. They're coming
Exercises over to __________ to give our _______
Answers are at the end of this support a _________.
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pack. Stephen: And we've still got lots

of ________ to buy so you shouldn't be
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Activity 1 messing around on the __________.

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Watch the video. Put the events in the

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Ash: Oh, come on, Stephen! Come

correct order. and __________ a _________! What's
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A. Ash leaves Stephen to go and buy a wrong with you? Look! Watch me. I can go
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present. backwards.
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B. Stephen has a go at ice-skating. Stephen: Stop showing off! All right, I'll
come on, just for _________ ________,
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C. Stephen meets Ashlie, who is ice-

no more!
skating.
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D. Stephen and Ash go to a Christmas Activity 3

market.
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E. Stephen and Ash eat some mince correct groups.
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pies.
see a doctor / do some shopping / the right
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F. Stephen buys some Christmas tree direction / up, down / buy a present / a
decorations. straight line / visit my parents / the wrong
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G. Stephen decorates the Christmas direction / a circle / backwards / sideways /

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tree.
H. Stephen and Ash hang up their
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Christmas stockings. go …
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Activity 2
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Watch the scene at the ice rink again.
Complete Stephen and Ashlie's go in …
conversation with the correct words. _________________________

Stephen: It's Christmas ________ and _________________________

this is the _________ of ________ ice _________________________

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_________________________ • What kinds of presents do people

go and …. buy each other for holidays where
_________________________ you live?

_________________________ • What kinds of decorations are

popular for holidays where you live?
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_________________________ Discuss these questions with another
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student or post a comment on the

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Discussion LearnEnglish website.

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• Do you know any other Christmas

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traditions from Britain or other

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countries?
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Answers

Activity 1
1. C. Stephen meets Ashlie, who is ice-skating.
2. B. Stephen has a go at ice-skating.
3. D. Stephen and Ash go to a Christmas market.
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4. A. Ash leaves Stephen to go and buy a present.

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5. F. Stephen buys some Christmas tree decorations.

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6. G. Stephen decorates the Christmas tree.

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7. H. Stephen and Ash hang up their Christmas stockings.

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8. E. Stephen and Ash eat some mince pies.

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Activity 2
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Stephen: It's Christmas Eve/eve and this is the Tower/tower of London/london ice rink. Ashlie
and I are supposed to be doing some last-minute Christmas shopping.
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Ashlie: We're cooking dinner for the family this year. They're coming over to
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Stephen's/Stephen/stephen's/stephen to give our mum a rest..

Stephen: And we've still got lots of presents to buy so you shouldn't be messing around on
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the ice.
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Ash: Oh, come on, Stephen! Come and have a go! What's wrong with you? Look! Watch me.
I can go backwards.
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Stephen: Stop showing off! All right, I'll come on, just for five/5 minutes, no more!
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Activity 3
go … backwards, forwards, sideways, up/down
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go in … a straight line, the wrong direction, the right direction, a circle

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go and … buy a present, do some shopping, see a doctor, visit my parents

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