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The passage describes how the author's family celebrates Christmas through decorating their Christmas tree, baking gingerbread, exchanging gifts, having a Christmas dinner with extended family, singing carols and going for walks.

The author says that every year their father brings a beautiful Christmas tree home and decorates it with baubles, angels and stars. Their mother bakes gingerbread that they decorate with chocolate. They exchange gifts under the tree and have a dinner with extended family who bring food.

The author mentions decorating the Christmas tree, baking gingerbread, exchanging gifts, having a Christmas dinner with extended family, singing carols and going for walks in the forest as traditions their family enjoys.

DR SYLWIA PRZYBYŁO

CHRISTMAS GRAMMAR
Present Tenses
Present Simple
Przeczytaj list. Wstaw czasownik w nawiasie we właściwej formie.

Dear Paul,

You 1. ______(ask) me how I 2. _______ (celebrate) Christmas. Well, every year my


father 3. ______ (bring) a beautiful Christmas tree. Then he 4. _____ (put) lights. My
mother 5._______ (bake) delicious gingerbreads and we 6.___________ (decorate)
them with chocolate. The atmosphere is wonderful because my dad 7._______
(turn) on the Christmas music. We all 8.___________(decorate) our Christmas tree
with baubles, angels, stars and gingerbreads. We 9.___________(not/hang) sweets
but we 10. _______ (put) them under the christmas tree. We all 11.___________ (love)
decorating the christmas tree but we 12. ____________(not/ like) redecorating it. It's
tiring and boring.

On Christmas Eve we 13. __________(not/visit) our relatives but they 14. ________
(come) to us. Everyone 15. __________ (bring) some delicious food. When we 16.
________(finish) eating my uncle 17. ___________(play) the guitar and we all
18._________(sing) christmas carols. That evening children 19.__________(not/ go) to
their beds early.

On Christmas Day we 20.__________(get) up late and and sweet breakfast. We


21.________ (not/watch) TV but we usually 22. _____ (go) for a walk. We live near the
forest. Then we 24.________(visit) our grandparents. My grandma
25.__________(prepare) delicious dinner and my granddad 26.___________(give) some
sweets to all the children. After the dinner we 27. ________(watch) christmas
movies and 28._________(have) fun.

I love Christmas and what about you? How 30._________ (you/celebrate)


Christmas? What 31._____ (be) your favourite food? What is your favourite
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Christmas tradition?

Write soon,
Thomas
Present Continuous
Wstaw czasownik w nawiasie we właściwej formie.

1. This week I _____________(do) the cleaning because Christmas


____________(come).
2. Tina_______________(buy) new decorations at the moment. She doesn't like the
old ones.
3. Today my sisters ______________(bake) gingerbreads.
4. Mr Brown _______________(not/listen) to the radio. He ___________(watch) a
Christmas comedy.
5. Wow, ______you________ singing a Christmas carol now?
6. What _________________(Father Christmas/do) right now?
7. He ________________(give) presents!
8. Aunt Kay _____________(prepare) mince pies.
9. Children ______________(send) Christmas cards.
10. Everyone________________(wait) for the first star.
11. ______________(they/ watch) Christmas movies?
12. Children _____________(open) the Advent Calendar.
13. My brother ______________(write) a letter to Santa.
14. My cousins _______________(take) family photos.
15. ____________________(you/decorate) Christmas tree now?
16. Sara ______________(read) a bedtime story by the tree.
17. My neighbours _________________(have) a Christmas party.
18. People___________________(listen) to the Christmas choir.
19. ___________________(they/go) ice-skating?
20. ____________________(she/wear) this ugly Christmas sweater?
21. Look! All the children ___________________(go) sledging.
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22. Something smells nice._________________(you/drink) hot chocolate?


23. The girls ______________________(cut) paper snowflakes.
24. The boys _____________________(not/cut). They __________________(make) a
snowman.
25. Everyone __________________________(open) Christmas presents.
Present Perfect
Wstaw czasownik w nawiasie we właściwej formie.

1. Bartek__________________(tidy up) his bedroom.


2. Alicja ____________________ (make) a shopping list.
3. My mother_______________(do) the Christmas shopping.
4. Anna_______________(not/write) a letter to Santa yet.
5. Damian _____________(not/send) a Christmas card to his grandma yet.
6. Justin and Alex_______________(decorated) the Christmas tree.
7. Tom and Tim ________________(make) a playlist of their favourite Christmas songs.
8. Students ___________________(make) a DIY gift for their teacher.
9. A: ____________you___________(hang) mistletoe in your doorway?
B: No, I ___________. But all my neighbours __________.
10. A: ___________your mother ______our Christmas choir?
B: Yes, she_________. She was impressed.
11. _______________(the children/decorate) a gingerbread house?
12. Sally ____________(not/ buy) an advent calendar yet.
13. My friend _________just__________(make) his own garland.
14. Has ________ ever___________ (go) abroad for Christmas?
15. Alex ___________never ___________(see) a Christmas orchestra.
16. __________ you ever_________(go) for a Light Tour during Christmas?
17. Anthony ___________(made) a wreath.
18. _____________they ever_____________(organise) a Gingerbread House Party.
19.____________your son______________-(take) a photo with Santa?
20. They_____________never ________(go) Christmas caroling at night.
21. _____________you ever__________(read) ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas'?
22. I _______________________(spend) an evening wrapping presents.
23. Betty _____________________(not/wrap) presents yet.
24.My husband_______________never __________(wear) a Santa Hat in public.
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25. The children ____________already_________(have) a snowball fight.

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