ABOUT S A N T A

1 .Read the text.

Santa Claus is a fat jolly old man , or maybe an

elf, who brings children presents on Christmas
Eve. Once a year, he travels all over the world in a
sleigh pulled by eight reindeer. He stops at each
house where there are good children and slides
down the chimney. He puts presents under the tree. If you leave your stocking
hanging, he might put small toys or candy in that too. Using Christmas magic he
is able to leave presents for all the good boys and girls in the world in only one
night!
No one knows how old he is or where he comes from. All we know is that he lives
at the North Pole with his wife, Mrs. Claus. Mrs. Claus makes all the cookies and
candies and cakes for Christmas. He also has elves that make the toys. Santa
Claus has a big list of all the world’s children and he watches all year to know
who is good and who is bad. He also knows what you want for Christmas. Of
course children can write him letters to tell him how good they have been and
what they want. He also travels to shopping malls and fairs and stores where he
meets children so that they can tell him in person. Some people think the shopping
mall Santas may be helpers instead of the real thing.
2 . Answer the questions:
A / Where does Santa Claus live?..........................................................................
B / What animals pull Santa’s sleigh?....................................................................
C / How does Santa enter a house?........................................................................
D / Who helps Santa make toys?............................................................................
E / Where does Santa put presents?........................................................................
 December is always a very busy time for Choose the correct answer!
Father Christmas Senior. He does a lot of
1. Father Christmas 2. He ….. many
things. He opens and reads many letters. He Senior works much letters.
writes long lists of toys and children´s names.  in November.  reads
 in January.  writes
He buys lots of presents for the children and wraps them.
 in December.  sends
He puts them on the sleigh and takes them to the
children. Father Christmas Senior cannot do this all alone. 3. He buys lots of … 4. He has got a …….
He has many helpers. They help him to read and write  food  car
 presents  bus
letters, to buy and wrap presents.  books  sleigh
They put them on the sleigh and
take them to houses 5. He does the work 6. The presents are
all around the world.  alone.  for the animals.
 with his helpers.  for the children.
 with his children.  for his helpers.

Write down the words!

This year Father Christmas Senior is really happy ………………………………………..

with his helpers, but he looks unhappy when he
……………………………………….
thinks of Father Christmas Junior. He doesn´t
help with the letters. And he doesn´t help with the ……………………………………….
presents. “Why don´t you help me? Why are you so
lazy?“ Father Christmas Senior asks. ……………………………………….
“I´m sorry, but I can´t.“
………………………………………..
Father Christmas Junior
says to Father Christmas Senior. …………………………………………
“I´m writing new computer games.“ Now
Father Christmas Senior looks very unhappy. He …………………………………………
shakes his head and goes back to wrap some more
………………………………………..
parcels. Dear
Santa!
!

Put the sentences into the correct order!

Answer the questions! 1. happy – is – He – his helpers – with - really.
1. Who buys lots of presents for the children?
…………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………..…
2. doesn´t - Father Christmas Junior - the letters -
2. Who doesn´t help with the letters? help - with.
…………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………..
3. What is Father Christmas Junior doing? …………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………… 3. you - so - are - lazy - Why?
…………………………………………………………………………..
4. How does Father Christmas Senior look?
4. some - wraps - more - He - parcels.
…………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………..
 On Christmas Eve Father Christmas Senior is True False
ready to go round the world on his sleigh. The 1. On Christmas morning
Father Christmas Senior
sleigh is full of parcels for all the children in takes the presents to the
the world. children.
Suddenly one of the helpers comes and says “Father 2. He goes by plane.
Christmas Senior! We need computer games! We need 3. 447 children want
computer games.
computer games for four hundred and twenty-seven
4. Father Christmas Senior
children.“ buys some computer
„Oh dear, oh dear,“ Father Christmas Senior says, “we games.
cannot buy them now. It´s too late. All the supermarkets 5. Father Christmas Junior
are closed. What can we do?“ He looks at his helpers and has got many computer
games.
he is very, very unhappy. 6. He wants to give the
“I know what you can do,“ computer games to the
Father Christmas Junior says. children.
“You can give them my new computer games. I´ve got lots 7. Father Christmas Junior
doesn´t get thank-you
and lots of them.“ letters.
Father Christmas Senior looks at his son and smiles.
“What a great idea! I´m very proud of you, Junior.“
Two weeks later Father Christmas Senior gets four
hundred and twenty-seven thank-you letters.
The New You&ME 1, 1994
Dear Father Christmas,
Thank you very
Here is one of the
much for the
thank-you letters.
fantastic
computer game! It´s
really great. My father
Match the sentence halves! and my sister like it too.
Please, bring me another
1 He writes long lists read and write one next year.
letters. Happy New Year!
2 He puts them on his son and smiles.
3 His helpers help all the children in the
him to world.
4 This year Father of toys and children´s 1. Write down some toys.
Christmas Senior is names.
really happy with his ………………………………………………………………………
helpers, ………………………………………………………………………..
5 The sleigh is full of and twenty-seven 2. Write down a sentence about Father
parcels for thank-you letters. Christmas.
6 Father Christmas the sleigh and takes ………………………………………………………………………
Senior looks at them to the children. ………………………………………………………………………
7 Two weeks later but he looks unhappy 3. What are your wishes for Christmas?
Father Christmas when he thinks of
………………………………………………………………………
Senior gets four Father Christmas
……………………………………………………………………..
hundred Junior.
4. What do you do during your Christmas
holidays?
………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………
 December is always a very busy time for Choose the correct answer!
Father Christmas Senior. He does a lot of
1. Father Christmas 2. He ….. many
things. He opens and reads many letters. He Senior works much letters.
writes long lists of toys and children´s names.  in November.  reads
 in January.  writes
He buys lots of presents for the children and wraps them.
 in December.  sends
He puts them on the sleigh and takes them to the
children. Father Christmas Senior cannot do this all alone. 3. He buys lots of … 4. He has got a …….
He has many helpers. They help him to read and write  food  car
 presents  bus
letters, to buy and wrap presents.  books  sleigh
They put them on the sleigh and
take them to houses 5. He does the work 6. The presents are
all around the world.  alone.  for the animals.
 with his helpers.  for the children.
 with his children.  for his helpers.

Write down the words!

This year Father Christmas Senior is really happy present

with his helpers, but he looks unhappy when he
Father Christmas
thinks of Father Christmas Junior. He doesn´t
help with the letters. And he doesn´t help with the sleigh
presents. “Why don´t you help me? Why are you so
lazy?“ Father Christmas Senior asks. children
“I´m sorry, but I can´t.“
house
Father Christmas Junior
says to Father Christmas Senior. computer
“I´m writing new computer games.“ Now
Father Christmas Senior looks very unhappy. He toys
shakes his head and goes back to wrap some more
letter
parcels. Dear
Santa!
!

Put the sentences into the correct order!

Answer the questions! 1. happy – is – He – his helpers – with - really.
1. Who buys lots of presents for the children?
Father Christmas Senior. He is really happy with his helpers.
2. Who doesn´t help with the letters? 2. doesn´t - Father Christmas Junior - the letters -
help - with.
Father Christmas Junior.
Father Christmas Junior doesn´t help with the
3. What is Father Christmas Junior doing? letters.
He is writing computer games. 3. you - so - are - lazy - Why?

4. How does Father Christmas Senior look? Why are you so lazy?
4. some - wraps - more - He - parcels.
He looks very unhappy.
He wraps some more parcels.
 On Christmas Eve Father Christmas Senior is True False
ready to go round the world on his sleigh. The 1. On Christmas morning

sleigh is full of parcels for all the children in

Father Christmas Senior x
takes the presents to the
the world. children.
Suddenly one of the helpers comes and says “Father 2. He goes by plane. x
Christmas Senior! We need computer games! We need 3. 447 children want x
computer games.
computer games for four hundred and twenty-seven
4. Father Christmas Senior
children.“ buys some computer x
„Oh dear, oh dear,“ Father Christmas Senior says, “we games.
cannot buy them now. It´s too late. All the supermarkets 5. Father Christmas Junior
are closed. What can we do?“ He looks at his helpers and has got many computer x
games.
he is very, very unhappy. 6. He wants to give the
“I know what you can do,“ computer games to the x
Father Christmas Junior says. children.
“You can give them my new computer games. I´ve got lots 7. Father Christmas Junior
and lots of them.“
doesn´t get thank-you x
letters.
Father Christmas Senior looks at his son and smiles.
“What a great idea! I´m very proud of you, Junior.“
Two weeks later Father Christmas Senior gets four
hundred and twenty-seven thank-you letters.
The New You&ME 1, 1994
Dear Father Christmas,
Thank you very
Here is one of the
much for the
thank-you letters.
fantastic
computer game! It´s
really great. My father
Match the sentence halves! and my sister like it too.
Please, bring me another
1 He writes long lists 3 read and write one next year.
letters.
Happy New Year!
2 He puts them on 6 his son and smiles.
3 His helpers help 5 all the children in the
him to world.
4 This year Father 1 of toys and children´s 1. Write down some toys.
Christmas Senior is names.
really happy with his ………………………………………………………………………
helpers, ………………………………………………………………………..
5 The sleigh is full of 7 and twenty-seven 2. Write down a sentence about Father
parcels for thank-you letters. Christmas.
6 Father Christmas 2 the sleigh and takes ………………………………………………………………………
Senior looks at them to the children. ………………………………………………………………………
7 Two weeks later 4 but he looks unhappy 3. What are your wishes for Christmas?
Father Christmas when he thinks of
………………………………………………………………………
Senior gets four Father Christmas
……………………………………………………………………..
hundred Junior.
4. What do you do during your Christmas
holidays?
………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………
 Who is Santa Claus ?

Santa Claus or Father Christmas Santa is a plump, jolly, white-bearded man

brings gifts to the homes of the wearing a red coat with white collar and cuffs,
good children during the late evening and white-cuffed red trousers, and black leather
overnight hours of Christmas Eve, belt and boots.
December 24.
White
White
beard
It is believed that Santa Claus lives in the cuffs
far north, in a land of perpetual snow. He Black
Black
lives there with his wife Mrs. Claus, a belt
boots
countless number of magical elves, and
eight or nine flying reindeer. Father Christmas makes a list of children
throughout the world, categorizing them
Santa travels at according to their behavior; "naughty" or "nice"
night, enters he delivers presents, including toys, candy, and
Santa’s through the other gifts to all of the good boys and girls in
House chimney and the world, and sometimes coal to the naughty
fills out children, on the single night of Christmas Eve.
Christmas socks He accomplishes this feat with the aid of the
with gifts. elves who make the toys in the workshop and
the reindeer who pull his sleigh.

Mrs.
Claus

Children hoping to receive gifts from

Santa have to write a letter. This
letter normally contains a wish-list
of toys and assertions of good Write a letter to
behavior. Santa Clause. Tell him
how a nice kid you
were through out the
Magical elves year. Don’t forget to
ask for a special gift.

Flying Santa’s Christmas

reindeer sleigh Sock
The History of Santa Claus
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas or simply "Santa", is a figure which
comes from the Dutch figure of Sinterklaas.
He is a historical, legendary and
mythological figure who in many Western
cultures, is said to bring gifts to the homes
of the good children during the late evening
and overnight hours of Christmas Eve,
December the 24th . The legend is based on
the tales concerning the historical figure of gift giver Saint Nicholas. While Saint
Nicholas was originally portrayed wearing bishop's robes, today Santa Claus is
described as a plump, jolly, white-bearded man wearing a red coat with white collar
and cuffs, white-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots. This image
became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th
century due to the influence of caricaturist and political
cartoonist Thomas Nast. In the United Kingdom and Europe, he
is identical to the American Santa Claus, but he is commonly called
Father Christmas.

Read the passage carefully and then answer the following questions:

1. Where does Santa originate from?

____________________________________________________________________

2. What is the story behind the legendary figure?

____________________________________________________________________

3. Describe Santa Claus?

4. How did the image of Santa Claus become popular in the US & Canada?

____________________________________________________________________
Little Judy got a letter from Santa. As she was about to read it, her
cat jumped on the desk. He stepped into some paint, and left his
paw prints on the letter. Help Judy to read the letter.

Dear Judy,

Thank you for your letter! Up here at the North Pole, we have been very
busy this year! The elves are really excited that Christmas Day is almost
here. They have been working day and night getting all the toys ready for
Christmas Eve. Mrs. Claus made us her extra special chocolate chip
cookies last night since we've been working so hard. They taste great with
a big glass of milk!

Once my sleigh is packed and ready to go, I'll be off on my journey

around the world. I'm reading your letter right now, and it looks like
you've been a very nice girl this year. That makes me so happy. Keep up
the good work!

While you are asleep on Christmas Eve, the reindeer will land my sleigh on
your rooftop so I can hop down your chimney.

I see that you like stuffed animals. I love stuffed animals too. I sleep with
my teddy bear every night. He is warm and cuddly, and he is my best
friend. The elves have been very busy this year making many new and
different stuffed animals for Christmas!

I'm really excited about making my big trip on Christmas Eve! Remember,
you have to be asleep when I come, so make sure you go to bed in time!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Have a Merry Christmas!

Your Special Friend,

Source: http://www.northpole.com
Answer Key:

Dear Judy,
Thank you for your letter! Up here at the North Pole, we have been very busy this year! The
elves are really excited that Christmas Day is almost here. They have been working day and
night getting all the toys ready for Christmas Eve. Mrs. Claus made us her extra special
chocolate chip cookies last night since we've been working so hard. They taste great with a
big glass of milk!

Once my sleigh is packed and ready to go, I'll be off on my journey around the world. I'm
reading your letter right now, and it looks like you've been a very nice girl this year. That
makes me so happy. Keep up the good work!

While you are asleep on Christmas Eve, the reindeer will land my sleigh on your rooftop so I
can hop down your chimney.

I see that you like stuffed animals. I love stuffed animals too. I sleep with my teddy bear
every night. He is warm and cuddly, and he is my best friend. The elves have been very busy
this year making many new and different stuffed animals for Christmas!

I'm really excited about making my big trip on Christmas Eve! Remember, you have to be
asleep when I come, so make sure you go to bed in time!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Have a Merry Christmas!

Your Special Friend,

Santa
 1.

Read and colour.

Santa has put all his presents in a big blue bag and is ready to go. It hasn’t
snowed this year so the grass is still green. It’s very cold. An orange and yellow sun is
shining in the light blue sky. The pine trees always keep their dark green colour.
Santa has gone shopping for a new suit: it’s bright red and white as usual. His
hat is yellow and blue. His nose is bright red as well and his face is pink. His hair is
grey and his beard is white because Santa is very old.
Santa’s boots are black and his gloves are purple. He has an orange present with
a brown ribbon in his hand. The presents in his bag are of many different colours, so
you can choose yourself how to colour them. Have fun!

More pictures available at www.myfreecoloringpages.com

 Write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense (present, past or future), then link each sentence with the correct picture.

1. Last year, Santa ___________(try) to practise Skiing.

2. He _________ (be) a really good football player.

3. Santa ____________(like) spending time with his best mate

Rudolph the Reindeer.

4. He ______________ (play) drums two year ago.

5. But next year he ____________(start) playing the guitar.

6. If he has time after Christmas he _________ (buy) a

snowboard.

7. Santa usually ______________ (eat) barbecues during his

summer holidays.

8. Every year he ________________ (deliver) presents to

kids around the world.

9. Before his reindeers, he ___________ (have) a donkey

called Marcel.

10. Last year he ________________(read) letters that

children _____________(send) him.

11. But next year he ______________ (use) the internet.

12. He ______________ (love) doing ice-skating when he

____________ (have) some free time.

13. Santa and his wife _______________ (love) dancing

together.

14. When he was younger, he ____________ (make) snowmen in

his North Pole garden.

15. If you leave some cookies next to your Christmas tree Santa

_______________ (eat) them.

16. In ten years time he ______________ (ride) a motorbike to

deliver the presents.

17. When it’s not Christmas time, Santa __________ (go) to

work and he __________ (wear) a green suit.

18. When he ___________ (give) presents to French children

he always ____________ (have) a break in the same café

and he ____________ (drink) a nice beer.

19. Santa ________________ (discover) Hockey during his

holidays in Canada next year.

20. Santa _______________ (fly) to Saint Bart on Holidays

after delivering all the presents.

Santa Claus is coming…..

Colour by numbers
1-red
2-white
3-grey Merry
4-black
5-yellow
Christmas!
6-pink
7-blue
8-green
9-light blue
10-brown
 The elves help Santa Claus. They make
toys. They make dolls, teddy bears, trains,
bicycles, cars, videogames, footballs,
skipping ropes, scooters, skateboards,
kites, jack in the boxes and lots more!
They decorate and paint streets and
houses in Santa’s village, they take care
Santa’s reindeers, they write letters to
good children and cook delicious Christmas
sweets.

The elves work very hardly in

January, February, March, April,
May, June, July, August ,
September, October and November.
In December, they wrap the toys
with colorful paper and bows and on
Christmas Eve, 24th December,
Santa Claus takes the presents to
boys and girls all over the world.

A_Working with words : fill in the char

toys months actions/verbs adjectives

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B_Give a name for each elf, for example Tricky Dicky,
Snowy Bowy, Noisy Nod, Speedy Sam (think about funny
names…)
Teacher Michela
 Hi! I’m Santa and this year I’m going on
holiday to Jamaica. I’ve been working hard
during all the year and now it’s time for
resting and relaxing.
This year before the summer I’ve decided to
loose some weight so I’m on a diet and it’s
been very hard to loose a few kilos. I do
exercise every morning to be fit for all the
activities I’ve planned to do in Jamaica. First,
I want to do surfing and scuba diving in the
sea. After doing a bit of exercise, I’m going
to sunbathe on an air mattress and relax
under a palm tree. I’ve also thought of trying
water-skiing in the sea and canoeing in the
river.
These are my plans for this summer. Now tell
me about yours. What are you going to do this
holiday?
1. Write numbers (1-7) in the order they appear on the text:

2. Answer the questions about the text:

4. Find 7 summer words in the word search and
1. Where is Santa going this summer holidays? match them with the pictures:

U M B R E L L A S O
2. What has Santa decided to do before going?
S K G N I M M I W S
N U E E R T M L A P
3. When does Santa do exercise? U M N W H E P B H O
X S M B L T E T Q L
R R I E U J R U K F
4. Why does Santa want to rest and relax?
T P W A J R H F F P
Z O D C C U N G L I
T D F H C A E C P L
3. Write true (T) or False (F):
L S C V G L O I F F
1. Santa is on a diet because he wants to loose some weight. I T Y I A W E R T I

2. He thinks that the summer isn’t for relaxing.

3. He does some exercise after relaxing on the beach.

4. He is going scuba diving and sunbathing this summer.

5. He has thought of doing water-skiing in the river.

U M B R E L L A S O
S K G N I M M I W S
N U E E R T M L A P
U M N W H E P B H O
X S M B L T E T Q L
R R I E U J R U K F
T P W A J R H F F P
Z O D C C U N G L I
T D F H C A E C P L
L S C V G L O I F F
I T Y I A W E R T I
 Fill in the verbs in Present Comtinuous

He _____________ He ____________ He ____________ He ____________ He ______________

______ (hurry up) (decorate) the __________ (kiss) ________ (carry) (stand) among
for Christmas. Christmas tree. Mrs Claus. a big sack. the forest animals.

He ____________ He _____________ He _______________ He ____________ He ____________

________ (ready) ___________ (ski) (climb) the roof of a __________ (say) _________ (talk)
house.
his reindeer. in the mountains. “HO, HO, HO”. to Mr Snowman.

He ____________ He ____________ He _____________ He ____________ He ____________

__________ (sing) _______________ ________ (receive) ________ (check) __________ (ride)
Christmas carols. (dance). a letter. the wishlist. a reindeer.

He ____________ He ____________ He ____________ He ____________ He ____________

____ (play) chess _________ (sleep) ______ (read) his ___________ (do) (bring) the toys
with Rudolph. by the fireplace. Christmas cards. exercises. for the children.

He _____________ He ____________ He ____________ He ____________ He ____________

__________ (dive) __________ (ride) ___________ (go) _________ (take) (thank) his little
in the sea. his bike. ice-skating. a rest. helpers.