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Worksheet Pre-lntermediate (A2)

The Story of Santa Claus

Translate the vocabulary.

beard poor legend ^re ndeer stocking

belly

chimney

suit

saint

sled

Match the word on the left with an appropriate phrase on the right.

1. Belly	a. when you 'nave no money
2. Chimney	b. another word for stornach
3. Suit	c a very special person in religion
4 Saint	d. A story from the past thats probably not all true
5 Sled	e in your house, smo<e gees from it
6 Beard	f. an official outfit/clothing
7. Poor	g. hair on your face
3 Legend	h. a long soc<; used at Clv stmas for toys
9 Reindeer	i. An animal that lives in the north.
10. Stocking	j. You can ride down the snów on it

Read the text and answer the following questions.

Santa Claus is the biggest symbol of Christmas in the United States.

His red and white suit, big be y, and long white beard can be seen everywhere

~he story of Santa Claus comes to us from the legend of St Nicholas -a Christian saint who gave money to poor people. Over the last 100 years, Santa Claus has been used by many compames like Coca-Cola for advertising at Christmas

Many of our ideas about Santa Claus come from the fairy tale "A Visit from St Nicholas" n this story, we learn that Santa travels on a sled with re ndeers. He comes down the chimney and puts toys in children's stockings.

1 What do you know about Santa Claus⁷ Can you describe him⁷

2.    Where do you normally see Santa Claus?

3.    Who do you think s a better symbol of Christmas - Baby ~esus (Jezisek) or Santa C aus?

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