Day 11/14
Label the pictures
a family get-together | catch up with friends | throw a party | put up the christmas tree | leftovers | set off fireworks | sledding | declutter your flat | binge-watch TV series | snow tubing | wrap presents
1. open presents
2. exchange gifts with friends or family members
3. eat the leftovers
4. have a family get-together
5. put up the Christmas tree, decorations and lights
6. declutter your flat
7. binge-watch Christmas movies/TV series
8. throw a party
9. wrap presents
10. catch up with old friends
11. go skating/skiing/sledding/ snow tubing
12. set off fireworks
Do you do these activities before or after New Year's day? Choose the best alternative.
What is your favorite part of the New Year's celebration?
Answer the questions:

What three activities do you do every year before & after the holiday?
Complete the sentences with the missing vocabulary.
  1. We will set off __________ at midnight to welcome the New Year.
  2. On Christmas morning, I open _________ together with my kids.
  3. This weekend, we will __________ the Christmas tree, decorations, and lights.
  4. We always eat the __________ for lunch the next day.
  5. Every year, we _________ gifts with my colleagues.
  6. I love to __________ Christmas movies and TV series.
  7. It's a good idea to _________ your house before the holidays.
  8. We decided to _________ a party to celebrate the New Year with friends.
  9. The holidays are a great time to _________ with old friends and talk about plans for the next year.
  10. We plan to go ___________ this weekend if there’s enough snow.
  11. I spent the afternoon _________ presents for my friends and relatives.
  12. We plan to have a _________ get-together to celebrate the holidays.
a family get-together | catch up with friends | throw a party | put up the christmas tree | leftovers | set off fireworks | sledding | declutter your flat | binge-watch TV series | snow tubing | wrap presents
  1. We will set off fireworks at midnight to welcome the New Year.
  2. On Christmas morning, we gather around the tree to open presents together with my kids.
  3. This weekend, we will put up up the Christmas tree, decorations, and lights to get into the festive spirit.
  4. After the big dinner, we always eat the leftovers for lunch the next day.
  5. Every year, we exchange gifts with friends and family members during the holiday season.
  6. I love to binge-watch Christmas movies and TV series while sipping hot cocoa.
  7. Before the holidays, it's a good idea to declutter your house and make space for new things.
  8. We decided to throw a party to celebrate the New Year with friends.
  9. The holidays are a great time to catch up up with old friends and talk about plans for the next year.
  10. We plan to go skating this weekend if there’s enough snow.
  11. I spent the afternoon wrapping presents for my friends and relatives.
  12. We plan to have a family family to celebrate the holidays.