The Festival of Christmas

IELTS Speaking Test PART 2 
Sample Question and Answer 

Question:

Describe a festival that is important in your country. You should say:

• When the festival occurs

• What you did during it

• What you like or dislike about it

• And explain why this festival is important

Answer:

I think the main festival in my country is Christmas, which is in late December.

Santa Claus Quiz

Santa Claus Quiz – American Culture Lesson

Question 1.  How do children tell Santa what they want? (Choose 2 answers)
A	They visit him in a store
B	They send Santa a letter
C	They telephone him
D	They pray to him before going to sleep on Christmas Eve.

Communication

More about Christmas

Smth. ab. Christmas

Phrases for gift-giving

Gift or present?

The words "gift" and "present" mean the same thing, but which one to use depends on the occasion. These are the most common collocations (word combinations) for each holiday:

a Christmas present

Listen & Repeat

http://www.learnhotenglish.com/pdfs/free-lessons/HE128_TongueTwister.mp3

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

She sells seashells on the seashore.

The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure.

So if she sells seashells on the seashore,

Then, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.