Merry Christmas from the China Team 祝大家圣诞节快乐 1
Merry Christmas from the China Team 祝大家圣诞节快乐 Our Christmas Message 我们的祝语 Read the text below and do the activity that follows. 阅读下面的短文, 然后完成练习 : Every week Take Away English reports on interesting events and fascinating people in the UK and around the world, but this week we are talking directly to you to tell you all about our Christmas and New Year Plans. Firstly, let s hear from Alison, the editor of the China Team, who is having a family Christmas followed by a wild New Year: For New Year, I'm taking a trip to Hamburg in Germany. I am going to a New Year's party in a restaurant, there'll be a gourmet menu with champagne and then dancing and fireworks at midnight outside. In Germany they like to let off fireworks that bang loudly, says Alison. Emily, our broadcast assistant, is looking forward to some traditional Christmas fare with her family after exchanging presents. Before dinner we give each other presents around the Christmas tree. For dinner we eat all the traditional food such as turkey, potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and Christmas pudding; and after dinner we play party games, eat chocolates, sweets, nuts, and drink wine, says Emily. But what about our Chinese colleagues, how do they celebrate at this time of year? Producer Helen has a baby boy, who can complicate Christmas. I'm spending this Christmas with my family at my home in London. It's going to be my son Leonard's second Christmas, so we have made a bit of effort putting up a few baby-friendly decorations in our flat. We've got a few pots of poinsettias which are big red flowers with a very Christmas feel, and there are no prickly needles, so Leonard is safe from causing disasters, says Helen. As for our writer Diarmuid, he is flying to France to visit his family there for a gastronomic yuletide celebration. Having Christmas in France means there will be a fantastic variety of delicious French wines to enjoy. Who knows? I might even bring some back for the team, he says. 2
Glossary 词汇表 fascinating 精彩的, 迷人的 wild 疯狂的 editor 编辑 gourmet 美食 fireworks 烟花 let off 放 ( 烟花 ) bang 突然巨响 traditional 传统的 turkey 火鸡 nuts 坚果 poinsettias - 猩猩木 disasters 灾难 yuletide 圣诞节 ( 古语 ) broadcast assistant 广播助理 fare 可口佳肴 Brussels sprouts - 抱子甘蓝 ( 俗称小洋白菜 ) decorations 装饰 prickly needles 荆棘 gastronomic 美食学的 wines 葡萄酒 1. Reading Quiz 阅读测验 Are these sentences true or false? Circle the correct answer. 以下句子哪句是真? 哪句是假? 请圈出正确答案 1. Alison is planning to go abroad for New Year. True / False 2. There will be a free buffet at her restaurant. True / False 3. After dinner Emily and her family settle down to watch a DVD. True / False 4. Helen is celebrating Christmas with her three-year-old son. True / False 5. She has not put up a Christmas tree to keep Leonard safe. True / False 3
2. Label the Pictures 标注图片 Look at the pictures below. Do you know what these items are? Write the name of the object underneath the picture. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. mince pies Christmas pudding cranberry sauce goose potatoes Brussels sprouts turkey sausages 4
3. Label the Pictures 标注图片 Look at the pictures below. Do you know what these items are? Write the name of the object underneath the picture. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. teddy bear chess set doll yoyo train set jigsaw backgammon roller blades 5
4. Wordsearch 单词搜索 Try to find the words associated with Christmas in the puzzle below. There are ten words to find. Words can be written horizontally ( ), vertically ( ) or diagonally ( ) 请在下面的字谜游戏中, 找出与圣诞有关的英语单词来 共有 10 个单词, 其组成方式可能以水平的 ( ) 垂直的 ( ) 或对角的 ( ) 形式出现 a s t r e a t r t h a t d v o r b h y s e j u l e e y b r t y s v f r k c w a s r w r a p e t u o k u d a w c n b t n j r u g n y t s t t i u n a r i t a t u a n y t r t s f a r e v r s e s n e r t b t s e h u k n r d e f t b y j u m i j w a q w c h t e t m u m y s t o c k i n g f e e h toy gift wrap treat hat santa stocking fare nuts decorate 6
Answers 答案 1. Reading Quiz 阅读测验 Are these sentences true or false? Circle the correct answer. 以下句子哪句是真? 哪句是假? 请圈出正确答案 1. Alison is planning to go abroad for New Year. True 2. There will be a free buffet at her restaurant. False 3. After dinner Emily and her family settle down to watch a DVD. False 4. Helen is celebrating Christmas with her three-yearold son. False 2. Label the Pictures 标注图片 Look at the pictures below. Do you know what these items are? Write the name of the object underneath the picture. 1. cranberry sauce 2. sausages 3. Brussels sprouts 4. potatoes 5. Christmas pudding 6. mince pies 7. goose 8. turkey 5. She has not put up a Christmas tree to keep Leonard safe. True 3. Label the Pictures 标注图片 Look at the pictures below. Do you know what these items are? Write the name of the object underneath the picture. 1. backgammon 2. doll 3. train set 4. chess 5. teddy bear 6. roller blades 7. yoyo 8. jigsaw 4. Wordsearch 单词搜索 t r e a t h a t d o e y s c w r a p o n n r g t u a i a t t f a r e s e t s t o c k i n g 7