CleverPants December Newsletter

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A-CET

This year we will once again be working with the

African Children's Educational Trust, donating moneyfor every show we do to helping develop educational

projects in Africa.

For more information visit their website at

www.a-cet.org

Some (other)

Christmas

birthdays...

BRRRRRRRR!Welcome to our festive December offering!

This month we have a cracking Christmas classic as our

monthly song activity, and some corking classroom activitieson the topics of sport and weather.

Weve also selected a few famous faces who celebrate

their birthdays on December 25th!

Well be back in the new year with plenty more free

classroom activities and news about our tour.

Wishing you all very happy holidays from us here at Clever

Pants HQ!

See you in 2014!

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In some countries, people celebrate a very famous

birthday on December 25th. But lots of interesting

folks have been born over the years on that same

day! Here are a few people to toast at Christmas

lunch this year.

SHANE MACGOWAN, 55

Singer-songwriter with the Irish-Anglo band, The

Pogues, with whom he sang the much loved

Christmas time hit song, "Fairytale of New York."

SIR ISAAC NEWTON (1642-1727)

He became the most influential scientist of all

time for formulating the three basic laws of motion

and the law of universal gravitation.

DIDO, 41

English singer-songwriter's whose debut album

No Angel won multiple awards, including the MTV

Europe Music Award for Best New Act.

ANNIE LENNOX, 58

Singer-songwriter of "Sweet Dreams" with the

band The Eurythmics and "Walking On Broken

Glass" in her solo career.

HUMPHREY BOGART (1899-1957)

Classic actor who played Rick Blaine in

Casablanca and Sam Spade in the Maltese

Falcon.


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Sporty idioms!

Work off all that festive food with our sporty idioms!

idiom (n): an expression, word, or phrase

that has a figurative meaning that is separate

from the literal meaning or definition of the

words of which it is made.Be on the ball

To be able to react quickly.

Its really important that youre on the ballwhen driving

at night or in bad weather conditions.

Skate on thin ice

To do something risky, take a chance.

Youre skating on thin icemy friend! If you fail one more

exam you will fail the whole year!

Take the bull by the hornsAccept the challenge and try your hardest.

Its a difficult situation, but you have to take the bull by

the horns and try your very best!

The ball is in your court

It's your decision or responsibility to do something now.

Nobody can make this decision for you.The ball is in

your courtso you have to make up your own mind what

happens next.

Hit below the belt

Do or say something that is very unfair or cruel.

I know he doesnt work very hard, but telling him that

he is totally useless is a bit below the beltisnt it?

Learn the ropes

Understand new things.

The first week of a new job is usually just learning the

ropes.

Keep one's head above water

Try not to fall behind in work or other duties

Im so busy at the moment its a challenge just to keep

my head above water!

swimming

baseball

martial arts

sailing

ice-skating

tennis

bull-fighting

Can you match the phrases

with the sports that they relate

to? How many more sports

can you think of?


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1. Its sunny.

2. Its cloudy

3. Theres a storm

4. Its raining

5. Its snowing

6. Its a bit cloudy

boiling

warm

mild

cool

chilly

freezing

pouring

drizzling

showers

damp

breeze

windy

1. If it is very very cold it is

2. If it is cold and wet but not raining it is

3. If there are short periods of rain there are

4. If it is very very hot it is

5. If there is a light wind there is a

6. If it is not too cold but not hot it is

7. If it is a little bit cold it is

8. If it is pleasant and not hot it is9. If there is heavy rain it is

10. If there is some wind it is

11. If it is quite hot but not too hot it is

12. If it is raining but only a little it is

1. Match each picture with

a type of weather.

2. Match each word with

a description.

3. Match the sentence halves.

1. In the summer it is often

2. Its nice at the beach when there is

3. In April there are usually

4. Its very cloudy. I think it will

5. Tomorrow I think

6. Next week I think there

7. Lets not have the picnic.

8. Lets go to the beach tomorrow!

will be a storm.

it will be quite mild.a light breeze.

It looks like it will rain.

I think it will be boiling!

nice and warm.

quite a lot of showers.

pour with rain.

4. Work in pairs. Fill in a weather forecast using as many words as possible. Tell your partner

what the weather will be like. Complete the second chart with their weather forecast.

ClassroomActivity:

Weather


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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Sunny Chilly Very windy

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Rain Mild Breeze

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1.

2.


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Song:LastChristmas

1. Match the expressions with their definitions.

Last Christmas

I gave you my heart

But the very next day you

This yearTo tears

I'll give it to someone special.

I keep my distance

But you still

Tell me, baby,

Do you recognize me?

Well,

It's been a year,It doesn't surprise me

(Merry Christmas)

I and sent it

With a note saying, "I love you,"

Now I know what a fool I've been.

But if you kissed me now

I know you'd again.

Oh, oh, baby.

A

Friends with tired eyes.

I'm hiding from you

And your soul of ice.My god I thought you were

Me? I guess I was

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart.

A man but you

ooh-hoo.

Now I've found a real love, you'll never fool me

again.

[Chorus 2x]

A face on a lover with a fire in his heart (I gave

you my heart)

A man under cover but you tore him apart

Maybe next year I'll give it to someone

I'll give it to someone special.

Special...

Someone...

to say something you really believe

to put paper around something to give it as a gift

a place full of people

to trick somebody (into believing something that isnt true)

a person you can trust

somebody who listens to your problems

to be in disguise

To be hurt by something and not want to do it again

to protect somebody from somethingto get somebodys attention

to totally destroy something

to give something to somebody for free

a shoulder to cry on

give away

wrap something up

to mean it

to fool somebody

a crowded place

catch somebodys eye

to tear something apart

someone to rely onto be under cover

to save somebody from something

Once bitten and twice shy (idiom)

2. Listen to the song and complete the lyrics with the expressions from activity 1.

Watch the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI

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