ENGLISH WORKSHEET Schoolyear 2011
A. Read the following text and complete the table below.
Hi! Im Didi and Im Romanian. In my
country we start decorating our houses
in
late November and we go
Christmas
shopping. On Christmas Eve
families
get together and have supper. They
also go to Church and carol singers go
from house to house to present the Star
Carol (Steaud) and sing Christmas songs.
On Christmas Day, children find under the
fir tree their presents. Relatives gather
Im Ana Laura. Im Portuguese. In my country,
we usually put up the Christmas tree and set the
Nativity Scene in the first week of December. On
Christmas Eve, families get together
for supper: boiled codfish, potatoes,
eggs, Portuguese green cabbage and
chickpeas seasoned with olive oil. For
dessert, we have the traditional Bolo
Rei. Santa Claus brings the presents at
midnight or in the morning of Christmas
Day. Families get together again for
lunch: roasted lamb or turkey with stuffing and
vegetables. Theyre my favourite dishes.
CHRISTMAS
Didi
Country
Before
Christmas
Christmas
Eve
Im Gustaf and Im Swedish. For
us, the Christmas season starts on
the first Sunday of December. We
hang up Advent calendars and put
up a Christmas tree, a recent
tradition. On Christmas Eve families
meet in the afternoon for Julbord,
the traditional Christmas dinner:
pickled herring, liver paste, red
cabbage, brown beans, meatballs
and dipping in the kettle
(everybody dips a piece of rye
bread in the broth left over
after boiling the ham).
After dinner comes the
most longed-for moment
of the evening for kids
Jultomten (a gnome) bangs
on the door asking, Are
there any good children
here? On Christmas
Day and on the second day of
Christmas, families get together and
visit relatives and friends.
Ana Laura Gustaff
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Day

B. Now choose the

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1. The Romanians begin to decorate 2. Romanian children go from

3. For the Swedes, the
their houses for Christmas _____ . house to house to _____ .
Christmas season ____.
a) at the beginning of November a) sing carols
a) starts with Advent
b) at the end of November
b) ask for Christmas cake
c) in the middle of November b) finishes with Advent
c) ask for a Star Carol
c) starts on Christmas Eve.
4. Jultomten ___ if children behaved
well before leaving the presents.
5. In Portugal ___ is a 6. The Portuguese have ____
a) never wants to know tradition. supper on Christmas Eve.
b) doesnt want to know
a) hanging up a stocking a) a healthy
c) wants to know
b) the Nativity Scene b) an unhealthy
c) an artificial Christmas tree c) a fat

C. Find in the first text opposites for D. Say what/who these words refer to:
these words.

1. finish __________________ 1. us (Gustafs text line 2) _______________________

2. early ___________________ 2. here (Gustafs text line 21) ____________________

3. apart __________________ 3. my (Ana Lauras text, line 1) ____________________

4. night __________________ 4. we (Ana Lauras text, line 8) ____________________

5. grown-ups ______________ 5. they (Ana Lauras text, last line) _________________

E. Now fill in the table with information about your Christmas. Then ask your partner
about his/her Christmas and complete the table.

Christmas Me My partner

Country

Before
Christmas

2
Christmas
Eve

Christmas
Day