Did you know…

• that Boxing Day is the following day after Christmas Day?
• that Boxing Day is also known as St. Stephen’s Day?
• that it is a public holiday?
• that traditionally, this was the day to open the Christmas Box to share the contents with the poor?
• that this is a time for family and friends to gather with lots of food and fun? 
• that outdoor sports such as soccer, horse racing and hunting are popular on this holiday?

Let’s do  this exercise to revise the future -going to tense. To do this, go to the link http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-going-to/exercises  .

What do you get if you cross and apple with a Christmas tree?

What Christmas carol is a favourite of parents?

What do you call an old snowman?

What did one snowman say to the other snowman?

What kind of candle burns longer, a red candle or a green candle?

Why are turkeys wiser than chickens?

What often falls at the North Pole but never gets hurt?

Haven’t you learnt the verb ‘sell’ yet? Try listening to this podcast a few times every day for a week.

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What kind of room has no windows or doors?

What clothing is always sad?

What can’t be used until it’s broken?

What two words contain thousands of letters?

Easy-peasy? Guess them!

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