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1、Christmastraditions圣诞节传统1Christmastraditions圣诞节传统JoinusforaBritishChristmas和我们一起度过一个英国式的圣诞节Readthetextbelowanddotheactivitythatfollows.阅读下面的短文，然后完成练习：TherearemanywaystocelebrateChristmas,andsomeBritishpeopleliketogoonholiday,gooutforlunchtoarestaurant,orspendtheda
2、ywithfriends.Butmostpeople’sideaofatraditionalChristmasinvolvesspendingafewdayswiththeirfamily-sometimestheirextendedfamily.Thedayisthemostexcitingforthechildren.Theymayhavespentweeksorevenmonthsdreamingofthepresentstheywantmost.SincethebeginningofDecember,theymay
3、haveopenedtheiradventcalendars,findinganewthfestivepicture,chocolate,orsmallgift,tocountdowneachdayuntil25December.OnChristmasEve,theyhangupstockings,readytobefilledwithpresentsbySantaClaus.Oftenathankyougiftofamincepieandaglassofsherrywillbeleft,aswellasacarrotfo
4、rthosehungryreindeer.ChristmasDayitselfwillbespenteatinglotsofgoodies,openingpresentsfromlovedones,whichhavebeenwaitingundertheChristmastree,andformostadults,drinkingplentyofbooze.AChristmaslunchofroastturkeywithallthetrimmingsisthemainevent,completewithcrackers,a
5、ndpaperpartyhats.ThemealwillfinishoffwithChristmaspudding,asteamedfruitpudding.Forsome,achurchservice,ortheQueen’sspeechontelevisionwillbepartofthefamilycustom.Formost,theafternoonandeveningwillbespentplayingboardgames,orperhapswatchingafamilyfilmonTV.Aftertheexci
6、tementofthebigday,mostfamiliesarehappytospendBoxingDayquietlyenjoyingtheirpresents,andeatingtheChristmasleftovers,forexampleaturkeycurry.ThenwecanallforgetaboutChristmasuntilnextyear…welluntilnextSeptember.2Glossary词汇表extendedfamily亲戚festive节日气氛浓厚的stockings（用来装圣诞礼
7、物的）长筒袜ChristmasEve圣诞前夜sherry雪利酒amincepie（圣诞节吃的）百果馅饼goodies好吃的东西，糖果，点心等reindeer驯鹿BoxingDay节礼日（圣诞节后的第一lovedones爱人（通常指家人，亲近的天）人）themainevent（圣诞节当天）最主要allthetrimmings（与火鸡一起吃的）的事情配菜adventcalendar日历（从圣诞节前24crackers彩包爆竹（圣诞节时的娱乐用起一个倒数的日历，每天打开上面的一个品，是一个硬的纸筒，内装小礼品，纸帽小门，门里有时
8、候有巧克力，有时候只有等，用纸包裹好，两端一拉即噼里啪啦作一张图片）响）churchservice教堂礼拜theQueen’sspeech女王的演讲custom习俗boardgames期盼游戏booze含酒精的饮料（习语）leftovers剩饭剩菜1.ReadingQuiz阅读测验Arethesesen
