HydePark Academia de Inglés Córdoba, Cursos de verano

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

Noticias

B1 Curso Intensivo de Enero a Junio

Martes y Jueves de 11:00h a 12:30h

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Last Christmas – Videoclip of the month

Wham (George Michael)
“Last Christmas”
2010 Video with subtitles

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It Snowed All Day

It snowed so gloriously, all day long.

I love how snow feels in my hair,

So softly, slowly, fluffy fluttering

It falls so gently through the air,

Straight down, no gusty, whining wind.

And all the hills and mountains too,

Are bathed and washed out lily white.

With many frozen tree limbs shining

Shimmering, silver reflected light.

The river is dark and deathly cold.

A rabbit hopping into view, he sniffs

The newly cleansed cool air, and then

The hawk, twirls high and higher

Surveying an endless stretching white,

The river’s black and charged with ice.

This smoothly sculpted landscape too,

With telling tales and lively traces,

And just like life that hides just under

Our clean and freshly smiling faces,

Snow hides more life than life upon it.

Sandra Osborne

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CHRISTMAS QUIZ

1. What is a Christmas Carol?

A. In England families elect a “Christmas Queen” who is the organizer of the festivities.
The first Christmas Queen was Lady Carol Lombard (1543 – 1598). Hence the name.

B. It is a Christmas Song sung by many at home, in the street and at church.

C. A typical Christmas cake, shaped like a log, decorated with chocolate and icing sugar with bits of holly and a candle on it.

2. How were many Christmas turkeys brought to London in the 19th Century?

A. The first trains had special wagons with small chains which were put round the turkeys´ necks so they could not escape.

B. Shepherd dogs, usually used to control sheep, were trained to take the turkeys from their farms to London.

C. So as not to destroy their feet on the long journey special leather boots were made for the turkeys.

3. In the Ukraine if you find a spider on Christmas morning it means that:

A. You will be very lucky in the coming year.

B. A terrible accident is about to occur.

C. That winter will be especially cold.

D. You should do more housework.

4. In the typical round, black, fruity Xmas Pudding if you find a coin it indicates you will be very wealthy. But if you find a button it means:

A. You will die very poor.

B. You are going to find a job making or selling clothes.

C. You will never marry or have children.

5. What is a Christmas Cracker?

A. A biscuit baked especially for Christmas day with only the finest butter, flour and dried fruit.

B. A card cylindar with paper round it, twisted at the end, with a small present, a hat and a message in it. It explodes when opened.

C. Americans are very fond of practical jokes and a person who has a joke played on them is called a “Christmas Cracker,” and everyone laughs at him/her.

6. The POINSETTIA is a plant which is very popular in some countries as a Christmas decoration or present. It has small green leaves and an enormous red flower. It comes from.

A. Mexico B. Spain C. Greece D. Ireland

7. Which of the following is not a Christmas decoration:

A. A fir tree with lots of coloured balls, stars, tinsel and fir cones hanging from it, with wrapped presents around its base.

B. A big goat which is made of straw.

C. A small boat filled with small cakes and other sweets.

8. At Christmas, lots of men dress up in red uniforms and white beards and say “ho ho ho”. Where did Father Chrsitmas (Santa Claus) originally come?

A. The Vikings used to dress a man as “Winter”. They invited the bearded man into their homes and were nice to him in order to please the gods.

B. Father Christmas is based on Nicholas, a bishop who became very popular after his death (December 6th, AD 345). Children were told that if they left food for his horse on the anniversary of his death them Nicholas would leave them sweets.

C. The Santa Claus that we all know today was created by Coca-Cola in 1931 for the company’s winter advertising campaign. The artist, Haddon Sunblom, decided to make Santa’s clothes the same colour as the famous Coca-Cola red.

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