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Joke Knock knock
Have fun with our new edition of puzzles and jokes.
Who’s there? Mary! Mary who?
CHRISTMAS PUZZLES
Merry Christmas!•
Is there anyone better than Santa Claus?
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Match the words with their definitions:
1
A place in a room where you can have a fire
2
You write things you want for Christmas on it
A
milk
B
Christmas tree
C
cookies
3
A healthy white drink
4
An American name for biscuits
D
brandy
5
An English sweet dessert
E
chimney
6
Santa puts little presents in it
F
pudding
7
You decorate it and put presents under it
G
wish-list
8
It lets smoke out of the house
H
fireplace
9
An alcoholic drink
I
stocking
Have Some Fun
Under the Christmas Tree GLOSSARY
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chubby – fat to suppose – to think to grab – to take to nibble – to eat sth by taking small bites to crunch – to eat loudly
language point Be careful about the words that sound similar! Mary is woman’s name, to marry means to become husband and wife and merry means happy or jolly (Merry Christmas!).
Now unscramble the letters (= put the letters into correct order) to form the words on the left. Then use the numbered letters to finish the answer.
RYNDAB
1
MLKI 2
SACRITSHM TEER 3
NIMHECY
4
REPIAFCEL SIWH TISL
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COKSOEI 6
NIDPUGD TSOCIGNK
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ANSWER
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2
B
3
J
4
5
6
7
A Chubby Snowman Christmas poem
A chubby little snowman had a carrot nose. Along came a bunny, and what do you suppose? That hungry little bunny, looking for some lunch, Grabbed that snowman’s nose, Nibble, nibble, crunch!
→ solutions on page 3
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