Christmas Shopping in London ah2

• English
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Have you done your Christmas shopping yet?

Do the exercises and watch the video and find out how this shop is getting ready for Christmas.

You also need pen and paper for this lesson.

adapted from: www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishteens

Do the preparation task first. 

1. Preparation: matching

Match the vocabulary with the correct definitions and write a – f next to the number 1 – 6. 

1…….. window display                 a.  going to the shops to look for  Christmas                                                                             presents for your family and friends

2…….. the Victorian era              b. an arrangement of goods in a shop window                                                                       to attract customers

3…….. luxury goods                     c. products that are expensive and high-quality                                                                   but not essential for everyday life

4…….. to stare                                d. to be small enough to go in a particular space

5…….. Christmas shopping     e. a period in British history, from 1837 to 1901

6…….. to fit                                       f. to look at something for a long time

1. Check your answers:

1. = b. window display                 a.  going to the shops to look for  Christmas                                                                             presents for your family and friends

2. = e. the Victorian era              b. an arrangement of goods in a shop window                                                                       to attract customers

3. = c. luxury goods                     c. products that are expensive and high-quality                                                                   but not essential for everyday life

4. = f.  to stare                                d. to be small enough to go in a particular space

5. = a.  Christmas shopping     e. a period in British history, from 1837 to 1901

6. = d. to fit                                       f. to look at something for a long time

Read these questions, you need to answer them after the video.

1. What kind of things do Fortnum&Mason (shop) sell?

2. What's the theme of this year's Christmas window displays?

3. How does Paul Symes, the designer, feel just before the displays are revealed?

4. When did Christmas shopping become such an important traditions in Britain?

5. What are Fortnum&Mason's biggest-selling Christmas items?

6. What's inside Christmas hampers?

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What kind of things do Fortnum & Mason (the shop in the video) sell?

1. discount goods
2. luxury goods
3. electrical goods

What’s the theme of this year’s Christmas window displays in Fortnum & Mason?

1. trees and nature
2. food and drink
3. dancing and shows
4. theatre

How does Paul Symes, the designer of the window displays, feel just before the displays are
revealed?

1. very proud
2. very excited
3. very nervous
4. very relaxed

When did Christmas shopping become such an important tradition in Britain?

1. two thousand years ago
2. in the Victorian era
3. within the last twenty years
4. in the middle ages

What are Fortnum & Mason’s biggest-selling Christmas items?

1. Christmas hampers
2. Christmas crackers
3. Christmas trees
4. Christmas clothes

What’s inside Christmas hampers?

1. toys
2. flowers
3. food and drink
4. presents

Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.

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