The document provides information to help prepare for Christmas, including definitions of common Christmas-related words and traditions. It defines words like tinsel, trim, holly, Christmas stocking, Christmas tree, fir tree, gingerbread, gingerbread house, present, candy cane, and New Year's resolution. It also describes Advent calendars and wreaths. The purpose is to inform about Christmas customs and vocabulary for a teacher training workshop on getting ready for Christmas.
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Christmas vocabulary flashcards n definitions by evridiki d 2009
1. GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS! The moments arrived. It ’ s here, Christmas time! Evridiki Dakos 12th December, 2009 British Side Istanbul - Turkey “ One time a year, there’s a marvelous night when enchantment and wonder spark and take flight. Each home fills with joy on this grand holiday, with hearts glowing warm in a magical way. The rooms are all covered with garlands and wreaths. The mantel is ready with stockings beneath. Lights twinkle and glow and bells brightly chime. The moments arrived. It ’ s here, Christmas time.” Christmas Workshop MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2010
3. tin‧sel [uncountable] 1 thin strings of shiny paper used as decorations, especially at Christmas 2 something that seems attractive but is not valuable or important:
4. trim Decorate [usually passive] to decorate something, especially clothes, by adding things that look pretty trim something with something a dress trimmed with lace At Christmas, the whole family helps trim the tree.
5. holly hol‧ly plural hollies [uncountable and countable] a small tree with sharp dark green leaves and red berries (berry), or the leaves and berries of this tree used as a decoration at Christmas
6. [countable] a long sock which children leave in their house on Christmas Eve to be filled with presents Christmas stocking
10. gingerbread man a p iece of gingerbread in the shape of a man
11. Gingerbread House G ingerbread is used to build gingerbread houses similar to the "witch's house" encountered by Hansel and Gretel . These houses, covered with a variety of candies and icing , are popular Christmas decorations, typically built by children with the help of their guardians.
12. pres‧ent [countable] something you give someone on a special occasion or to thank them for something [= gift ] birthday/Christmas present I gave her a very special present for her birthday.
13. candy cane [countable] American English a stick of hard red and white sugar with a curved end .
14. New Year resolution [countable] a decision to do something better or to stop doing something bad in the new year: I haven't made any New Year resolutions - I never stick to them anyway
15. Advent calendar Today, most advent calendars are made for children. Many take the form of a large rectangular card with many "windows", one of which is opened every day during Advent. In less elaborate calendars, each window opens to reveal an image, a poem, or part of a story such as the Nativity story itself. More elaborate Advent calendars have a small gift concealed in each window, such as a toy or a chocolate item
16. wreath It is a ring made of flowers , leaves and sometimes fruits that can be used as an ornament, hanging on a wall or door, or resting on a table. A small wreath can be also worn on the head as a form of headdress.
17. Prepared by Evridiki Dakos For a Teacher Training Workshop “ GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS” @ British Side Istanbul – Turkey 12th December, 2009