CHRISTMAS

Ellen's New Year's Resolutions

ELLEN’S NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

 

Task 1: We usually make the same resolutions every year. Watch this video about Ellen’s New Year’s Resolutions and put in order, from 1 to 6, the ideas she mentions:

 

Soap up your arms
Wake up early
Chew food
Stretch to turn the water on
When cleaning your gluts, reach to the other glut
Work out every single day (deep knee bends, jumping jacks)

 

 

Task 2: At the end, she tells us her conclusions. Fill the gaps with the information you hear about the New Year’s Day:

 

You’re off ____________ (1)

People are _____________ (2)

Nothing is on TV (a parade that lasts_______________ (3))

__________ (4), smoke, ___________ (5)

Tell people you know about your resolutions (lose _____________ (6))

Do ______________ (7) you want

 

keys:

Task 1: The correct order is: 5 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 6 - 3

Task 2: (1) work; (2) at home; (3) three hours; (4) drink; (5) eat; (6) weight; (7) whatever

Non- traditional Christmas shoppings

Watch this video.

Notes:

Procrastinators: people that leave things they have to do for later

Go shopping down to the wire: Wait for going shopping until the last minute

Mark the following sentences as True or False:

a) Diane doesn’t like shopping on Christmas Day because of the crowds

b) Only five per cent will finish their shopping by Christmas day

c) Some people use their holidays for shopping

d) One woman gets what she wants fifteen minutes before her kids wake up

e) Some people prefer going to the malls to see some stores just for fun

f) They prefer two-stop shopping

g) K-mart has any gift book you can imagine

h) If you want you can shop on Christmas day at 3 in the morning

j) There you can find inflatable fountains and crumb pots

k) Things the day before Christmas are cheaper

l) Drugstores close late that day

 

Key (only the false ones): 

a) because there are less crowds

d) five minutes

e) some stores they had never considered

j) inflatable beds, fondue fountains and crumb pots

k) more expensive

l) early

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas is coming (1951)

What a misunderstanding! Why is Father Christmas disappointed?

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Coldplay)

Maybe you’ll prefer this song.

If you want, put the lines of its lyrics in order:

A-     Here we are as in olden days,

B-     Through the years

C-    Make the Yule-tide gay,

D-    From now on,

E-     Faithful friends who are dear to us

F-     If the Fates allow

G-    Our troubles will be far away

H-     Our troubles will be out of sight

I-        Gather near to us once more

J-      From now on

K-     Hang a shinning star upon the highest bough

L-      And have yourself a merry little Christmas now

M-    Have yourself a merry little Christmas

N-     Have yourself a merry little Christmas

O-    Let your heart be light

P-     Happy golden days of yore

Q-   We all will be together

Key:

1- M/N; 2- O; 3- D/J; 4- H; 5- M/N; 6- C; 7- D/J; 8- G; 9- A; 10- P; 11- E; 12- I; 13- B; 14- Q; 15- F; 16- K; 17- L

That is...

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
our troubles will be out of sight

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on, 
our troubles will be far away.

Here we are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.

Through the years 
We all will be together,
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself A merry little Christmas now.  

All I want for Christmas is you (Mariah Carey)