Christmas shoppings

Christmas is a time for shopping, but the good thing about it is that most of the things we buy are gifts for relatives or friends, or just food or ornaments for your homes in order to make them cosier to host all the friends and relatives that may visit you these days.

Related articles you can read about the issue:

• Last-minute Christmas shopping guide: there is still time to save the day (The Guardian)

• The world's 15 best Christmas markets (CNN)

Without looking it up, try to define the word 'joylessly'? Tell me other words derived from that one.

Here's a listening exercise to do: What do you buy when you're sad? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)

 

Activities for my 2º ESO students:  What do you buy when you are sad? and when you are happy?

"And all through the mouse" - A Papa Teach Me Christmas Story!

 

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Revision for 2º ESO.

16. Write questions using the words in brackets and then write the short answers:

1. (you, drink a glass milk, for breakfast) _________________________________________?  Yes, ________________

2. (Jane, sings, well)  ___________________________________ ? No, ___________

17. Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Peter tiene el pelo corto oscuro.  

2. A ella le encanta ver la televisión. 

3. Yo no sé hablar inglés.  

4. ¿Hay agua en la botella? Sí.   

5. No hay muchos niños en el instituto.

6. Luke es mayor que yo, pero mi hermano es el más joven.

18. Transform these sentences into the PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

1. He visits his grandmother. Now _________________________________________

2. I run with my friends. Now ___________________________________

3. They don’t eat lunch at home. Now ________________________________

4. Does your teacher play tennis? ________________________________ now ?          

19. Write sentences using these words:

once a week _____________________________________________________        

always __________________________________________________________            

20. What is the comparative of superiority and superlative of the following adjectives ?

interesting  ________________________   ________________________ 

happy  ___________________________     ____________________________

old  _________________   ______________________

slim  __________________   _______________________                                             

21. Complete the sentences with SOME or ANY.

1. Is there __________ paper in the bag? Yes, there is ___________ paper in the bag.

2. There aren’t _____________ books on the desk, but there are ___________ pencils.

3. Have you got ___________ sugar in your tea? No, I haven’t got _____________ sugar.

                                                                                                                                         

22. Fill in the gaps with one of these words:  dangerous, best,  worse, most,  than, more, longer

1. Big cities are ______________ polluted ___________ small towns.

2. Rock music is the ____________ exciting music in the world.

3. Snakes are more  ______________ and ______________ than cows.

4. I think Ronaldinho is the _______________ footballer in the world.                            / 2

23. Look at your agenda and write the clues given what you are doing tomorrow using the PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

1. go shopping, with my mother, tomorrow morning.

2. play basketball, with my friends, tomorrow afternoon.

You will find the answers in the next post and you can find more exercises in my site.