Why do w

e shorten
Christmas
a s X ma s ?
Xmas (a
lso X-m
as) is a
Let’s talk abbrevia
tion of t
Christma
common 
he word 
s.
about Xmas Th
the Gree e "X" comes fro
k letter  m
Conversational lesson N. 4 first l C h i, which
word Ch etter of the Gre is the
Christina Aguilera ri e
which be stos (Greek: Χρ k
came Ch ισ
X-tina Aguilera rist in E τός),
nglish.
Do you do any
of this activities
before
Christmas?

If not… What do
you usually do?
What do you want for
Christmas?

It could be either something material or

any wish you have…
Examples:
- For Christmas, I’d like to see my
You can start by saying:
cousin Karen because I haven’t seen her
For Christmas I want/I wish/I’d in a very long time.
like… - For Christmas, I wish that everyone
because… has a nice dinner because everybody
deserves to be happy.
Take your time to think - For Christmas, I want a PS5 because
and share your wish it is the latest Play Stations console.
with your classmates.