CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
People in the UK give Christmas presents to their friends, family, and sometimes work colleagues. They wrap the presents in festive paper and, at home, sometimes place them under the Christmas tree. Families usually...
Category: Vocabulary
CHRISTMAS FOOD AND DRINK
Food and drink play an important part in many people’s Christmas celebrations. On Christmas Day many families have a special – and usually large – Christmas lunch which they might eat at some time...
CHRISTMAS MUSIC
There is a lot of music linked with Christmas. This post about some of the music associated with Christmas in the UK. Christmas carols are songs about the religious meaning of Christmas. They are...
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT IN THE UK
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT IN THE UK In the UK, there are many fun activities during Christmas. Here are some of them: A pantomime is a family show performed in theatres at Christmas. It has music,...
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
People in the UK usually greet people in a particular way during the Christmas period and many send Christmas greetings to people they know. People often wish each other Merry Christmas. In the days...
THE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
The Days of Christmas Welcome to the first of a series of posts about Christmas. This one is about the days of Christmas. Christmas celebrations in the UK can spread over quite a long...
More about holidays
More about holidays In an earlier post we looked at the meaning of “holiday” and some of the ways we use the word. This time we look at other uses of the word and...
Holidays
Holidays In British English “holiday” is the word we use to mean a period of time when someone doesn’t have to go to work or school. The equivalent word in American English is “vacation”....
What’s the difference between “hope” and “wish”?
What’s the difference between “hope” and “wish”? “Hope” and “wish” might appear to mean the same thing. We use both words as verbs to talk about things we would like to happen or would...
Plant crossing
If you are visiting the UK you might see a road sign saying something like “Caution: Heavy plant crossing”. I saw this one in Wales – the warning is in both Welsh and English....