Christmas in Britain

Christmas in Britain

by Iatropoulou Theofani (Ιατροπούλου Θεοφανή)

Christmas is Britain's most popular holiday. At Christmas, people decorate the Christmas tree and their houses, they often send cards to each other and children sing carols in the street.

Fill in the Blank

What do people in Britain often send to each other at Christmas?

Multiple Choice

In Britain children usually sing carols from door-to-door.

• True

• False

At home, children have got a stocking and Father Christmas (Santa Claus) puts presents in it. They always open their presents on Christmas Day. In the evening the family has Christmas dinner. They eat roast turkey or beef with fried potatoes and Brussels sprouts. For dessert, they often have mince pies or Christmas pudding.

Multiple Choice

When do children usually open their presents?

• on Christmas Eve

• on Christmas Day

• On New Year's Eve

• on New Year's Day

Multiple Select

What do British people usually eat for Christmas dinner?

(Choose more that one answer)

• roast turkey

• roast chicken

• roast beef

• roast potatoes

Multiple Select

What do people in Britain usually have for dessert at Christmas dinner?

(Choose more than one picture)

At Christmas dinner they put Christmas crackers on each plate. In the crackers, there is usually a party hat, a riddle and a toy.

Multiple Choice

What can you usually find in a Christmas cracker?

• a biscuit

• a riddle

• a candy cane

• a stocking

​Acknowledgements

-The text was taken from the 4th Grade Pupil's Book in Greece by Antigoni Bratsoli and Angeliki Dimitriou.

-The pictures were from: https://pixabay.com/el/