1) What do people use to mark the Advent? 2) What do children usually do in the morning of Christmas Day?
3) What do people usually do after opening Christmas presents?
4) When can people watch the Queen’s speech?
5) What is Boxing Day in the present?

Christmas Celebrations in Britain
Every year in December Christians around the world celebrate Christmas to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. Besides Christmas Day on 25 December, Christmas celebrations in Britain also include the Advent (four Sundays before Christmas), Christmas Eve (24 December), the Queen’s message (on Christmas Day) and Boxing Day (26 December).
According to the church calendar, the Advent is the official beginning of the Christmas run-up. The Advent is marked by the Advent calendar and the Advent candles. The Advent calendar is usually a thin rectangular card with 24 or 25 doors and a Christmas scene behind each door. It is opened every day from the 1st of December until the 24th or 25th of December. On the other hand, the Advent candle can be a candle with 25 marks on it, 24 candles for each night from 1 December through Christmas Eve, or four candles for the four weeks before Christmas.
On Christmas Eve, some people spend the night carol singing, attending a midnight church service or going out to the pub with their friends or family. For young children, Christmas Eve is the time when Father Christmas or Santa comes and brings them presents. Traditionally before going to bed, stockings are left out for Santa and in the morning the children will check the stockings for presents.
The main celebration, Christmas Day, is the time for gift giving and family gathering. The average family starts opening presents around 8am and then they sit down to breakfast. Afterward, they can attend church or cook a big Christmas dinner, which is usually served around 3pm or 4pm with the traditional turkey as the main menu.
Another ritual on Christmas Day is watching the Queen’s speech. The tradition began in 1932 by King George V and continues to this day. The Queen’s message is broadcast on television and radio and most people in Britain watch or listen to it while enjoying their Christmas dinner.
Boxing Day, which is observed on 26 December, was traditionally the day to open the Christmas box and share the contents with the poor. Today, Boxing Day is a bank holiday and is primarily known as a shopping holiday as many shops and retailers open very early and offer sales and deals.

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1. My father is very active even though he’s seventy. 2. I’ve always wanted to work in the theatre, but actually it isn’t a very secure profession. 3. I hope we’ll soon find a solution to the problem. 4. Look carefully to the left and to the right before crossing the road. 5. It was very careless of you to lose my watch. 6. I take two daily newspapers and three Sunday papers. 7. You’ve broken my camera! Look at it! It’s useless! 8. Thanks for the advice. It was really useful. 9. I have some very noisy neighbours. 10. She became famous as a result of her invention.

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1. The leaflet gives a brief description of each place. (Describe)

2. Can you give us a quick explanation of how it works? (Explain)

3. Olga broke the vase during an argument with her husband. (Argue)

4. Gold is a very valuable metal. (Value)

5. Peter began to feel depressed and helpless. (Help)

6. His book is the result of years of careful research. (Care)

7. This snake is not dangerous at all. (Danger)

8. The bright flowers make the room look cheerful. (Cheer)

9. Teenagers nowadays are more interested in global problems. (Globe)

10. Have you seen the new Levi advertisement on TV? (Advertise)

11. I looked everywhere but I couldn’t find him. He’s disappeared. (Appear)

12. It’s very dangerous to drink and drive. (Danger)

13. Can you give me some more information about this adventure holiday? (Inform)

14. We need to put up some decoration for tonight’s party. (Decorate)

15. The weather today will be cold and windy. (Wind)

16. Margarita was very satisfied with the service. (Satisfy)

17. The food was completely tasteless; he was a useless cook .(Taste)

18. There were over 500 visitors to the temple every day .(Visit )

19. You can’t hope to win the race without any training.(Train)

20. In spite of her hunger,Jane continued her journey .(Hungry )

21. Hard as he tried, he was unable to find solution.(Solve )

22. Personally speaking , I don’t think Latin is a useful subject .(Person)

23. You need to organize your time more efficiently. (Efficient )

24. My aunt became famous when she went to America. (Fame)

25. Paul sings beautifully; I’m surprised he isn’t a professional singer. (Beauty)

26. I was delighted to see all my old friends again. (Delight )

27. She lives in a really luxurious mansion in the suburbs. (Luxury )

28. Are you sitting comfortably in that chair ? (Comfort )

29. Our teacher has a really strong personality. (Person)

30. His father has the best collection of ancient coins. (Collect)