Complete the text with the missing words below. There is an extra word for you.
| corn mixture table brandy trees bedroast midday during leaves money |
Christmas in England
The English love to decorate Christmas 1. ……………… and hang up evergreen branches.
The English gift giver is called Father Christmas. He wears a long red or green robe, and
2. …………………presents in stockings on Christmas Eve. However, the gifts are not usually opened until the following afternoon.
Father Christmas delivers presents 3……………….. the night before Christmas. The Children leave an empty stocking or pillowcase hanging at the end of the 4. ………………….. . In the morning they hope it will be full of presents.
The day after Christmas is called Boxing Day because boys used to go round collecting 5. …………………… in clay boxes. When the boxes were full, they broke them open.
In England Christmas dinner is usually eaten at 6. ……………………… on December 25. The only thing that people ate on the day before the feast was frumenty, which is a kind of porridge made from 7. …………………. . Over the years the recipe changed. Eggs, fruit, spice, lumps of meat and dried plums were added.
The traditional English Christmas dinner is 8. ……………………. turkey with vegetables and sauce. For dessert it is rich, fruity Christmas pudding with 9. ……………………. sauce. Mince pies, pastry cases filled with a 10. …………………….. of chopped dried fruit are also eaten with delight.
Solution:/Megoldás: 1. trees, 2. leaves, 3. during, 4. bed, 5. money, 6. midday, 7. corn
8. roast, 9. brandy, 10. mixture
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