Christmas Songs

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Guess the Title??????......

Can you guess the meanings of these words?

a) distance

b) recognise

c) fool

d) crowded

e) rely on

f) soul

g) undercover

1. to trust something or someone

2. the length of space between two places or things 

3. to know someone or something because you have seen them before

4. working secretly to get the infomation from the police or government

5. very full of people

6. to trick someone OR a stupid person

7. feelings, someone' s deepest feelings and true character.

Gap filling exercise

 " Last Christmas, I gave you my heart"

Now listen to the song again and complete the gaps on your worksheet while you listen.

Listen Carefully to the next song

Driving home for Christmas

After you have listened, you will be asked some quiz questions!

Which sentence do you hear in the song?

1. drive home for Christmas...
2. I'm driving home for Christmas...
3. I was driving home for Christmas

Which of these lines is correct?

1. Well I've moving down that line Well I've moving down that line
2. Well I'd moving down that line
3. Well I'm moving down that line

Choose the right word: But I _________________ be there:

1. would
2. feel
3. will

Which word means: a line of traffic that is moving very slowly:

1. tailback
2. swaybacked
3. hatchback

Choose the right word: But _____________ there'll be the freeway:

1. sun
2. spoon
3. soon

Look at the sentences below. Which one did you hear in the song?

1. So I think of you
2. So I dream about you
3. So I sing for you

Match the ending to the sentence above:

1. though you can't hear me making it right for you
2. though you can't hear me
3. and I don't think I can sing very well

Choose the correct preposition: When I get

1. to
2. through
3. into

Choose the right beginning of the idiom: I_____________ a look at the driver next to me

1. take
2. break
3. bake

Which of these statements is a line from this song?

1. Oh, I can't be what you want from me
2. Oh, I can't be what you want from me
3. Oh, I can't wait to see those faces
4. Oh, I can't help it I'm just selfish

fill in the gaps

Driving home for Christmas

You can check the answers by clicking on the link in the next slide

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Merry Christmas, Everyone

Shakin' Stevens

Listen to the song and choose the best answer for each question

complete the greeting

.......... Christmas

1. happy
2. nice
3. jolly
4. merry

.................. New Year

1. great
2. best
3. happy
4. merry

Snow _______, all around me,

1. are falling
2. is falling
3. am falling

Children ________, having fun.

1. playing
2. plays
3. are the play

______ the season, for love and understanding, Merry Christmas, everyone.

1. its
2. his
3. it's
4. it was

Time ______ parties and celebrations,

1. and
2. to
3. for

Time for presents, and ___________ kisses,

1. exchanging
2. exchanges
3. exchanged

Time for __________ Christmas songs.

1. have sing
2. sing
3. singing

We're going to have a party __________,

1. this night
2. tonight
3. two night

I'm going to ________ that girl underneath the misteltoe,

1. find
2. finds
3. fine

We'll ______ by candlelight.

1. kiss
2. kissed
3. having kissed

Room is _____ ,

1. sway
2. swayed
3. swaying
4. saying

Records _____ ,

1. plays
2. are play
3. playing
4. played

All the old songs, we _______ to hear,

1. love
2. loved
3. loving
4. loves

What a nice way to _______ the year.

1. spent
2. spend
3. spending
4. spends

Merry Christmas Everyone

 adapted from ESOL Courses by Susan Corrigan