VOCABULARY BUILDER
The Holiday Season
'Tis the season to be jolly! The Christmas spirit can be seen everywhere in the city. People decorate trees with sparkling lights, hang beautiful boughs on their walls, and sing traditional carols. Religious people visit nativity scenes to commemorate the birth of Christ and attend mass at their local church; other people prefer to take their children to shopping malls to see Santa Claus and his elves. But most people look forward to the Christmas Eve dinner and the Christmas Day gifts!
Simple Definitions
- 'tis = contraction of "it is" (old English)
- a bough (n) = a decoration made from tree branches
- a carol (n) = a Christmas song
- a nativity scene (n) = a representation of the birth of Jesus Christ
- mass (n) = a Christian ceremony held in church
(adj) = adjective, (adv) = adverb, (n) = noun, (v) = verb, sth = something, sby = somebody
Word Challenge
Fill in the blanks with the correct words. You may need to make changes to verbs (tense/3rd person) and nouns (singular/plural).
'tis bough carol nativity scene mass
1) In Catholic countries, _______ are commonly seen at Christmas.
2) The kindergarten children made some beautiful Christmas _______ from pine tree branches.
3) The Jones family attended _______ last Sunday.
4) "Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la, la la la la, _______ the season to be jolly..."
5) "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World" are two popular Christmas _______.
See answers below
Answers to Word Challenge
1) In Catholic countries, nativity scenes are commonly seen at Christmas.
2) The kindergarten children made some beautiful Christmas boughs from pine tree branches.
3) The Jones family attended mass last Sunday.
4) "Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la, la la la la, 'tis the season to be jolly..."
5) "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World" are two popular Christmas carols.
