Christmas The whole month of December has long been a

time of celebration around the world. At the end of

this month, people usually have three holidays of

Christmas: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and

Boxing Day.

　　 On Christmas Eve, many people go to church

and sing Christmas carols to give each other best

wishes. And children will get presents from their parents. However, some

of them still believe these presents are sent from Santa Claus. On Christmas

Day, family members get together to have big meals and parties. And on

the following day, which is called Boxing Day in many countries, stores and

shops have big sales.

Christmas is not only a time of celebration, but also the biggest

shopping season of the year.

Christmas Eve

Santa Claus

Boxing Day

Christmas Carol

On Christmas Eve, many people go to church and sing Christmas carols to give each other best wishes.

Christmas is a holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.

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In many parts of the world, people send their best wishes on Christmas cards to their friends and family members.

At Christmas time, many houses are decorated with Christmas trees and colorful lights.

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In many parts of the world, Christmas has become the biggest shopping season of the year!

In many shops or at children’s parties, someone will be dressed up as Santa Claus and give presents to children.

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► Pre-reading Questions

1. What do you know about Santa Claus? What does he look like?

2. Do you believe there is Santa Claus in this world? If yes, where do you think he lives?

Yes, I can’t be sure where he lives, but he must live far away from us.

He is a kind man and he has a lot of money. He looks like an old gentleman, who wears a red cap and red suits, and he has white beard.