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    1) John Grisham is known for his legal thriller novels such as The Firm and The Pelican Brief. He studied and practiced law before becoming a full-time writer. 2) Skipping Christmas is a humorous Christmas tale told by Grisham that is different from his typical legal thrillers. 3) Grisham takes time off from writing to work on charitable causes with his church group.

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    1) John Grisham is known for his legal thriller novels such as The Firm and The Pelican Brief. He studied and practiced law before becoming a full-time writer. 2) Skipping Christmas is a humorous Christmas tale told by Grisham that is different from his typical legal thrillers. 3) Grisham takes time off from writing to work on charitable causes with his church group.

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    1) John Grisham is known for his legal thriller novels such as The Firm and The Pelican Brief. He studied and practiced law before becoming a full-time writer. 2) Skipping Christmas is a humorous Christmas tale told by Grisham that is different from his typical legal thrillers. 3) Grisham takes time off from writing to work on charitable causes with his church group.

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    FESTIVAL WORKSHEETS

    Christmas Lesson Intermediate Worksheet C


    1. Whats the missing word: Read the text below and try to guess the missing words from context.

    John Grisham, the modern legal thriller 1)________, is usually associated with
    books such as The Firm, The Pelican Brief or The Client, which most of us have
    either read or 2)________ in the film version.

    He was born in Arkansas in 1955 and as a child 3)_________ __ being a


    professional baseball player. When he grew up he chose to study and practice
    law, 4)____________ in criminal defence and working 60-70 hours a week.

    When he started writing novels it was just a hobby. However, after he 5)______
    the film rights to The Firm to Paramount Pictures for $600,000, Grisham
    suddenly became a hot property among publishers and a hobby became a full
    time 6)_________.

    In 1996 he took time off writing to return to the courtroom to represent the
    family of a railroad brakeman who had been 7)_________ in an accident.
    Grisham successfully argued his clients case.

    Skipping Christmas is a very 8)__________ book from Time to Kill, The Street
    Lawyer or The Testament. It is a 9)_________, yet hilariously told Christmas
    tale about friendship, family values and the chaos and frenzy that are part of
    our Christmas tradition.

    Grisham 10)_________ with his wife Renee and their two children. When he's
    not writing, he devotes his time to charitable causes and working with his
    church group.

    2. Vocabulary work: Look at the text again and check in pairs if you understand the meaning of the
    following words and phrases used in the text. Try not to use a dictionary.

    ! to be associated with ! to argue ! to specialise in ! hilariously


    ! a hot property ! frenzy ! charitable causes ! to practice law

    3. Can you remember? Dont look at the text and answer the questions below:

    1. What type of writing is John Grisham associated with?


    2. How many titles of his novels can you remember?
    3. What did he do before he became a full time writer?
    4. Why is Skipping Christmas different from his other novels?
    5. Why did Grisham stop writing in 1996?
    6. What does he do in his free time?
    7. Do you think Grishams books will make good Christmas gifts?

    Designed by Magda Wojdyo for Pearson Longman PHOTOCOPIABLE

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