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I need to be very specific.  \nCan you help me to complete it? You’ll need your cards to do it. There is more than one option, so you need to be careful and choose the correct card to fill in each gap.  \nDear friend,  \nI hope you are well. I’m writing to tell you about a wonderful annual  \n  called   This celebration lasts for    \ndays. The two most popular days are the   , which is called   and the   , which is called   Christians celebrate Christmas, because it is Jesus’s    \nSo, it’s like a birthday    \nJesus was born in a   surrounded by   His mother’s name was   and his father’s name was   It is said that on that holy night , Jesus was visited by   , who brought him gifts of   , frankincense, and myrrh.  \nBefore Christmas , people put up Christmas   in their homes. People usually have a Christmas   They decorate it with  \n  and   They usually put a    \nor an   on the top of the tree. Underneath the tree, they put   , which they open on Christmas Day.  \nAt Christmas time, children love to write Christmas letters to   In the letter, they write about what they would like to get for Christmas.  \nChildren and some adults also like to send Christmas    \nto each other.  \nOn Christmas Day, people also have a special dinner. People in western countries usually eat   At Christmas, people also eat sweet things like   and    \nWell, that’s all for now, what festivals do you celebrate?  \nThey must be wonderful. Write back soon and tell me about them. Your friend,  \nSam  \n[Teach-This.com](Teach-This.com) ©2015 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.  \nTEACH-THIS.COM  \nA Christmas Letter  \n| \u003Cbr>birthday | \u003Cbr>Christmas | \u003Cbr>12 | \u003Cbr>Easter |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>1st of April | \u003Cbr>New Year’s Day | 25th of December\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>wedding |\n| \u003Cbr>Christmas Day | \u003Cbr>26th of December | \u003Cbr>party | \u003Cbr>New Year’s Eve |\n| \u003Cbr>holiday | \u003Cbr>April Fool’s Day | \u003Cbr>festival | \u003Cbr>31st of December |\n| \u003Cbr>Boxing Day | \u003Cbr>6 | \u003Cbr>cake | \u003Cbr>1st of January |\n| \u003Cbr>stable | \u003Cbr>sheep | \u003Cbr>house | \u003Cbr>farm animals |\n\n[Teach-This.com](Teach-This.com) ©2015 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.  \nTEACH-THIS.COM  \nA Christmas Letter  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Mary | \u003Cbr>decorations | \u003Cbr>Joseph | \u003Cbr>candles |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>gold | \u003Cbr>Maggie | \u003Cbr>tree | \u003Cbr>a king |\n| \u003Cbr>three wise men | \u003Cbr>flower | \u003Cbr>Dave | \u003Cbr>silver |\n| \u003Cbr>lights | \u003Cbr>party poppers | \u003Cbr>ornaments | \u003Cbr>balloons |\n| \u003Cbr>star | \u003Cbr>bell | \u003Cbr>bags | \u003Cbr>angel |\n| Santa Claus\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>presents | rabbit\u003Cbr>| The Grinch\u003Cbr>|\n\n[Teach-This.com](Teach-This.com) ©2015 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.  \nTEACH-THIS.COM  \nA Christmas Letter  \n| \u003Cbr>cards | \u003Cbr>syrup | \u003Cbr>doughnuts | \u003Cbr>candy |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>turkey | \u003Cbr>chocolate | \u003Cbr>emails | chicken\u003Cbr>|\n\n[Teach-This.com](Teach-This.com) ©2015 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.  \nTEACH-THIS.COM  \nA Christmas Letter  \nHere is an extensive Christmas activity that can be used to teach students Christmas vocabulary and Christmas traditions.  \nBefore class, make one copy of the letter for each student. Also, make one copy of the cards for each group of four and cut as indicated.  \nProcedure  \nDivide the students into teams of four. Give each team a set of cards. Tell the students to shuffle the cards and then deal them out evenly. Each student should have 14 cards. The students spread out their cards face up on the desk in front of them.  \nGive each team a number and draw a scoreboard on the board.  \nTell the class that you are going to read a Christmas letter to the students and that they must help you complete the letter by providing words.  \nExplain that the first student to hold up the corresponding word/picture card can answer. If their answer is correct, they win a point for their team. 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