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Vocabulary Christmas Time Is Here!

Tradition Merry Christmas!

Conversation What Would You Like for Christmas?

Around the UK Christmas Is About Giving, Not Just Getting

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Around the World My Life in Africa

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Animals Giraffes

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FILM The Wonderful World of Disney

Dear Readers, 14

Literature Robert Louis Stevenson: Treasure Island

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Science Seasons and Solstices

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Games Land of Awesome: Snow Bub Land

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Puzzles Puzzle Time

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history Ancient History: Io Saturnalia!

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Does it feel like Christmas yet?

Is there snow on the ground?

Do you hear Christmas songs when you go outside? Are people selling carp on the streets? Are you getting ready to make potato salad? Well, Christmas traditions are very different in other countries. In this issue of RR, you can learn about how people celebrate Christmas in the UK and US, and in the comic strip on the back cover, you can even read about a very old December tradition.

You can also learn about some countries in Africa where people speak English, learn about Disney films and, of course, help some people in a very snowy part of the Land of Awesome.

Finally, you can read our article about Christmas charities in the UK. Remember, when it’s cold and dark outside, it’s a time to celebrate and be with your friends and family - and to help people who aren’t as lucky as you. Merry Christmas, readers, and a Happy New Year, too! We’ll see you again in 2017.

Megan and the RR Editorial Team

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snowman [ˈsnəʊmæn] candle [ˈkændl] bell [bel] wreath [riːθ] holly [ˈhɒli] mistletoe [ˈmɪsltəʊ] stocking [ˈstɒkɪŋ] present [ˈpreznt] TASK 1

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KEY december Vocabulary

Vocabulary

You can find these words in the magazine.

star [stɑː(r)] angel [ˈeɪndʒl] Christmas tree [ˈkrɪsməs triː] bauble [ˈbɔːbl] tinsel [ˈtɪnsl] Christmas decoration [ˌdekəˈreɪʃn] lights [laɪts] cracker [ˈkrækə(r)]

Christmas pudding [ˈpʊdɪŋ] Christmas cake [keɪk] turkey [ˈtɜːki] Father Christmas reindeer [ˈreɪndɪə(r)] sleigh [sleɪ] fireplace [ˈfaɪəpleɪs] chimney [ˈtʃɪmni]

Look at the Christmas words. Listen and repeat. Can you match the words with the things in the picture? Which word is not in the picture?

A1—A2

Vocabulary TASK 2 What is in the picture? What is happening in the picture?

Use the December words.

There is... / There are... on the table.

He / She / It is... / They are... eating / drinking / smiling / talking / playing / looking at / cutting / flying / bringing / burning / hanging...

...under / on the Christmas tree. ...above the door. ...outside. ...above / next to / on the fireplace.

TASK 3

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When it snows, you can make a s____________.

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CHRISMAS JOKES 1 Q: What did one snowman say to the other snowman?

A: Nice to ____________ you.

2

Q: What goes “oh, oh, oh”?

A: ___________ walking backwards (= pozpátku).

3

Q: How does a snowman lose weight (= zhubnout)?

A: He waits for the weather to get ____________.

CLASS CHAT • • • •

Do you like Christmas? Why? Why not?

What Christmas decorations do you put on the Christmas tree?

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Tradition

Patrick Phillips (USA)

It’s that time of year again. Christmas is coming.

People in Britain and America love Christmas. Here are some of the ways they celebrate1.

Presents

saint Nicholas

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Everyone says that presents are not the most important2 thing about Christmas. Don’t say that to children.

Christmas has a long tradition of giving presents. It is a birthday party, you know. But who brings these presents?

In the UK, presents come from Father Christmas. In the US, they come from Santa Claus. These are two names for the same person. They are both Saint3 Nicholas.

Saint Nicholas was from Turkey (= Turecko). He loved children and he loved helping them. So it’s logical for him to bring them toys at Christmas.

The Dutch (= holandský) people who lived in America called Saint Nicholas Sinterklaas, and that’s where the name Santa Claus comes from.

Santa Claus and Father Christmas bring presents to good children.

They come at night on December 24th. When the children wake up on December 25th, the presents are under the Christmas tree and in stockings. Then the fun begins.

In the Czech Republic we celebrate Saint Nicholas’ name day on December 6th.

turkey

a mince pie

sweetcorn

Food

In America and the UK, the big Christmas Christmas meal is on December 25th. pudding Usually it’s turkey, but some people have goose (= husa), duck (= kachna) or ham. There are also lots of vegetables, like potatoes, sweetcorn4 and Brussels sprouts5.

But many families in the US don’t cook for Christmas. They get Chinese food from a restaurant.

For dessert6 in America there is often pie7.

In the North, apple pie is very popular.

People in the South really like pecan8 pie.

In the UK for dessert there is Christmas pudding9. This is a special cake with lots of good things in it. There are spices10 and lots of dried11 fruit. The Brits also eat mince pies*12 at Christmas.

A1—A2

Holidays

CLASS CHAT

In many countries Christmas holidays are December 24th, 25th, and 26th.

But not in the US and UK. In both the UK and US, Christmas Eve (December 24th) is not a holiday. People have to work like any normal day.

December 25th (Christmas Day) is a holiday in both countries. That is the day when people celebrate Christmas with presents and food.

December 26th is also a holiday in the UK. It is called Boxing Day*.

• Which country do you think has the best Christmas? Why? • Talk about Christmas in the Czech Republic (e.g. presents, food, holidays).

Do it in pairs.

• Read about Father Christmas, Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas. How are they similar (= podobný)? How are they different?

Christmas Celebration Fill in the right country: the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, or the United States.

TASK 1

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

December 26th

1______________________

no holiday

presents and food

holiday

2______________________

no holiday

presents and food

no holiday

3______________________

presents and food

holiday

holiday

a stocking

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Vocabulary 1 to celebrate [ˈselɪbreɪt] (o)slavit, oslavovat 2 important [ɪmˈpɔːtnt] důležitý, významný 3 saint [seɪnt] svatý 4 sweetcorn [ˈswiːtkɔːn] sladká kukuřice 5 Brussels sprouts [ˌbrʌslz ˈspraʊts] růžičková kapusta 6 dessert [dɪˈzɜːt] zákusek, dezert 7 pie [paɪ] koláč, závin 8 pecan [ˈpiːkən] pekanový ořech 9 pudding [ˈpʊdɪŋ] moučník, nákyp 10 spice [spaɪs] koření 11 dried [draɪd] sušený 12 mince pie [mɪns paɪ] vánoční koláček, který obsahuje kandované ovoce

TASK 2 Match the day with the date.

1 Christmas Day

A December 24th

2 Boxing Day

B December 25th

3 Christmas Eve

C December 26th

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CHRISTMAS SONGS

*GLOSSARY mince pie - a small round pie with dried fruit and spices (= koření) inside.

The Brits make and eat mince pies at Christmas.

Boxing Day - the first day after Christmas Day, a day when servants (= služebnictvo) got presents called “Christmas boxes”, from their masters (= pánů) in the United Kingdom

santa claus

IN TF-ACTIVITY TIPS CD

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Liam Peach (UK)

Conversation

What Would You Like for Christmas?

Listen to the conversation. Match Harry and Emily with their hobbies.

TASK 1

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skateb

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Present: ________________

Present: ________________

TASK 2 What would Harry and Emily like to get for Christmas?

Write the answers under their names in Task 1.

TASK 3

Listen to the conversation. Finish the sentences.

1 I ________ rollerblading too. But I __________ sports like volleyball or basketball.

2 That’s cool. I’___ __________ to play tennis.

Vocabulary

3 So what ___________ you like for Christmas this year?

1 racket [ˈrækɪt] (tenisová) raketa 2 though [ðəʊ] ale, ačkoliv

4 What do you __________ this year?

5 I can play the piano a bit, but I __________ like it.

TASK 4 What do you like doing?

What would you like to do? What would you like for Christmas?

Listen to the recording about hobbies and interests. Talk in pairs about your hobbies and Christmas presents. Ask and answer questions from the Language Corner.

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LANGUAGE CORNER LIKE / PREFER + DOING What do you like doing?

I like reading books. / I don’t like playing the piano.

I prefer watching films.

Do you like reading books?

Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

x

LIKE / WANT + TO DO What would you like to do?

I’d like to play the guitar.

What do you want to do?

I want to ride a bike. / I don’t want to swim.

William Lee (UK)

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Around the UK / Tradition / Literature

Charity1 is a part of Christmas for many people in the UK and US. There’s a saying2 in English that “Christmas is about giving, not just getting”.

One of the most famous English books about Christmas, A Christmas Carol3 by Charles Dickens, is all about a selfish4 man who learns that giving to people is better than taking from them. There are many ways5 that people give money to charity. Here are two traditional Christmas ones in the UK:

A Christmas Carol

by charles Dickens

1 Carol singing

Singing Christmas carols started many hundreds of years ago in churches (= kostely). It became popular to sing carols outside in the streets for other people in the 19th century. Today you can often find groups of singers who give small concerts outside on shopping streets at Christmas time. They get money from shoppers and people who walk by. Then they give the money to charities to help people who need it.

LISTEN TO A CHRISTMAS CAROL (CD / TF)

2 Christmas cards

The tradition of sending your friends a card with Christmas greetings6 started in the 19th century.

Today it is more popular than ever. Most people buy their cards from charities. It is a good way for them to give money to charity and send someone a card. It makes two people happy - your friend and the person that the charity helps.

TASK 1

Vocabulary

Listen to the conversation. What are the children talking about? Circle the right answer.

Christmas cards

TASK 2

Carol singing

carol singing

Read and listen. Are the sentences true or false?

1 Charles Dickens was a selfish man who didn’t like giving money to people.

2 People don’t like giving money to charity at Christmas in the UK. 3 People first sang Christmas carols in churches.

4 Today people sing carols outside.

5 People send Christmas cards to strangers (= neznámí lidé).

6 Today charities sell Christmas cards to get money to help people.

7 Jill doesn’t like Jack’s singing.

8 There is a carol concert in the town square.

9 Jill will use the money from the concert to buy Jack some flowers.

10 Jill isn’t good at singing.

old christmas cards

1 charity [ˈtʃærəti] dobročinnost, dobročinná organizace 2 saying [ˈseɪɪŋ] rčení, přísloví 3 carol [ˈkærəl] koleda 4 selfish [ˈselfɪʃ] sobecký 5 way [weɪ] způsob 6 greeting [ˈɡriːtɪŋ] pozdrav 7 terrible [ˈterəbl] hrozný, strašný 8 to collect [kəˈlekt] vybírat 9 retirement home [rɪˈtaɪəmənt] domov důchodců 10 prison [ˈprɪzn] vězení 11 ghost [ɡəʊst] duch 12 dead [ded] mrtvý 13 advice [ədˈvaɪs] rada, doporučení 14 past [pɑːst] minulý 15 to die [daɪ] umřít, zemřít 16 fortunately [ˈfɔːtʃənətli] naštěstí

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Around the World

Liam Peach (UK)

cape town Hi. My name is Sarah. I’m 11 years old and I live in Cape Town. Cape Town is in South Africa and it is the country’s second biggest city. The biggest city is Johannesburg. I love living here. I think Cape Town is one of the most beautiful places in the world. I live with my mum and dad, my sister Lily, and our two dogs, Patch and Rocky.

SARAH FROM SOUTH AFRICA

Cape City?

We call it Cape Town, but it’s really a city - more than three million people live here. Most of the people here are black but there are a lot of white people too. South Africa is a very multicultural1 place. We have 11 different languages. Most people know English, but the first language here is Afrikaans, which comes from

baboons

Dutch2. Some people speak Xhosa, which is an African language. It is quite difficult to speak because it has a lot of clicks3.

The Town Under the Mountain

animals here. You can see penguins5, seals6, whales7, baboons8 and even hippos9.

My School

Cape Town is really beautiful. We have a famous mountain called Table Mountain. It is flat4 on the top like a table. There are many colourful flowers and we also have a lot of

I go to an all-girls school.

We have to wear a uniform. I don’t like it very much. We learn all the normal subjects, like maths, science10 and history, but we also learn Afrikaans and Xhosa. It’s a private11 school, which means my parents have to pay so I can go there. I am very lucky. Most African children don’t have enough money to go to private schools.

whales

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lagos

Hello, everyone. I’m Ade and I’m from Lagos in Nigeria. I’m 10 years old. Lagos is the biggest city in all of Africa. Twenty-one million people live here. But it is not the capital of Nigeria - that is Abuja. Nigeria is in West Africa and more people live here than in any other country in Africa. We have about 184 million people. I live with my mum and my brothers, Tunde and Mobo, and my sister Osa.

ADE FROM NIGERIA

Life in Lagos

Lagos is crazy12. There are people and cars everywhere.

Life is very fast and noisy. But Lagos is fun, and the people here are friendly. You can see lots of smiling faces.

money for public13 schools in Nigeria, so it is very basic14.

I want to learn so I can be a doctor. I know education15 is very important. My favourite subject is maths.

My School

AFRICA nigeria

lagos

a floating school

My school is very old and small, but there are lots of students. There is not much Vocabulary 1 multicultural [ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəl] mnohonárodnostní 2 Dutch [dʌtʃ] holandský, nizozemský 3 click [klɪk] mlaskání, mlaskavka 4 flat [flæt] plochý, rovný 5 penguin [ˈpeŋɡwɪn] tučňák 6 seal [siːl] tuleň, lachtan 7 whale [weɪl] velryba 8 baboon [bəˈbuːn] pavián 9 hippo [ˈhɪpəʊ] hroch 10 science [ˈsaɪəns] základy přírodních věd 11 private [ˈpraɪvət] soukromý 12 crazy [ˈkreɪzi] bláznivý, šílený 13 public [ˈpʌblɪk] státní, veřejný 14 basic [ˈbeɪsɪk] základní 15 education [ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn] vzdělání, vzdělávání

South Africa

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English-Speaking Countries in Africa Listen to the CD. Which countries can you hear? Tick (= zaškrtnout) the boxes.

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Botswana Mali Ghana Kenya Egypt

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Animals

up to 5.7 metres

Did you know that I am the tallest land (= suchozemský) animal in the world? It’s true. Giraffes grow up to 5.7 metres tall and weigh1 around 1,200 kilograms. I think I’m even bigger than your dad.

Patrick Phillips (USA)

Hello, d are you own there! W legs? Y looking at hy o m up. Hi. Iutshould looky ’s a girafme. I’m fe.

I’m so tall because I have a very long neck.

I use my neck to eat the best leaves2 on tall trees. Because my neck is so long, I can eat leaves that no other animals get to. I also have a long tongue3 (45 centimetres) that helps me even more. I always eat well. How can you eat with such a short neck?

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I like to eat leaves, but lions4 like to eat me. It’s good that I can see really well. I can even see in colour. I can also hear and smell really well. That is great because I can see, smell and hear the lions. I don’t want to be anyone’s dinner.

If a lion wants to eat me, it will have big problems. I can run very fast (up to 60 kilometres per hour) and I can kick5 very hard. Lions don’t like that.

I live on the savannahs6 of Africa. I can live to be 25 years old. I am light brown with dark brown spots7. My spots make it difficult for lions to see me. I don’t like lions.

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25 years. the tallest land animals in the world. necks for eating. leaves and small branches (= větve). is around 45 centimetres long.  Zadání soutěže v TF-Activity Tips

Vocabulary 1 to weigh [weɪ] vážit, mít hmotnost 2 leaf [liːf] list, lístek (mn.č. leaves) 3 tongue [tʌŋ] jazyk 4 lion [ˈlaɪən] lev 5 to kick [kɪk] kopnout, kopat 6 savannah [səˈvænə] savana 7 spot [spɒt] tečka, puntík, skvrna

Auburn Scallon (USA)

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THE WONDERFUL1 WORLD OF DISNEY e There a2r Disney d e t a m i 58 an many w o H . s film now? do you k song in TF-activity tips

Vocabulary

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs3 (1937) was the first big Disney film. It is about a beautiful princess, an evil4 queen, and seven little men. The latest film, Moana (2016) (Odvážná Vaiana: Legenda o konci světa), is about a Polynesian5 princess and a man called Maui. It is in cinemas in the Czech Republic now.

1 wonderful [ˈwʌndəfl] nádherný, úžasný 2 animated [ˈænɪmeɪtɪd] kreslený, animovaný 3 dwarf [dwɔːf] trpaslík, skřítek 4 evil [ˈiːvl] zlý, zlomyslný 5 Polynesian [ˌpɒlɪˈniːʒən] polynéský 6 fairy tale [ˈfeəri teɪl] pohádka 7 deer [dɪə(r)] srna, jelen 8 cartoon [kɑːˈtuːn] kreslený film 9 sound [saʊnd] zvuk 10 voice [vɔɪs] hlas 11 theme park [θiːm] zábavný park, tematický park 12 fin [fɪn] ploutev 13 shark [ʃɑːk] žralok 14 to kill [kɪl] zabít, zabíjet 15 to fall in love with sb - zamilovat se do někoho 16 special power [ˈspeʃl ˈpaʊə(r)] zvláštní moc, schopnost 17 castle [ˈkɑːsl] hrad, zámek 18 mermaid [ˈmɜːmeɪd] mořská panna 19 to save [seɪv] zachránit, ochránit 20 witch [wɪtʃ] čarodějnice, ježibaba

Many Disney films are fairy tales6, but there are also lots about animals.

Dumbo (1941) is a flying elephant. Bambi (1942) is a deer7. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) is about a big family of dogs. And Zootopia (2016) has all of the animals in a zoo, of course. Disney films always have a happy ending.

Walt Disney was born on December 5th, 1901. He loved drawing cartoons8 and making films. He made the first cartoon with sound9, called Steamboat Willie (1928), and he played the voice10 of Mickey Mouse. Today the Walt Disney Company (= společnost) makes films and toys for millions of people, and has theme parks11 in California, Florida, Paris, Japan, China, and Hong Kong.

TASK 1

Do you know these famous films? Match each sentence with the right name. Do you know their names in Czech?

A Frozen B The Little Mermaid C The Lion King D Finding Nemo TASK 2 1 2 3 4

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A little fish loses his father.

A young animal lives in Africa.

A king and queen have two daughters.

A girl lives with her five sisters and her father under the sea.

Listen. Choose the right words. Who are the main (= hlavní) characters? Can you find them in the picture?

Nemo’s father becomes friends with a GREEN / BLUE fish.

Simba’s uncle wants to be KING / QUEEN too.

Anna meets Kristoff and his reindeer, OLAF / SVEN. Ursula gives Ariel ARMS / LEGS.

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Science

Megan LeBoeuf (USA)

There are four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.

But why are the days long in summer and short in winter?

To find the answer, we have to look at the sun.

Going Around

Our planet, the Earth, goes around the sun. It also turns2 on its axis3. But the axis isn’t straight4 up and down.

In winter the north half is facing5 away from6 the sun, so it’s not in the sunlight7 as much. In summer it’s facing towards8 the sun, so there are more hours of sunlight.

We’re Not Closer in Summer

Some people think it’s warm in summer because we’re closer to the sun, but we’re not. The north half of the planet is actually a little bit further away from the sun in summer.

Long and Short Days

The day with the most hours of daylight9 is called the summer solstice. It’s normally on June 21st in the Northern Hemisphere (= severní polokoule). This is the first day of

summer. In the Czech Republic, daytime is almost 16.5 hours long. But after the solstice the days start to get shorter.

There is another solstice on the calendar: the winter solstice. It’s normally on December 22nd in the Northern Hemisphere. This is the shortest day of the year and it’s the start of winter. The day is very short: only eight hours of daylight. But after the solstice the days start to get longer again.

Half and Half

Between the summer and winter solstices, there are two equinoxes10.

They happen in spring (normally on March 20th) and in autumn (normally on September 22nd). On an equinox, the sun is out for half the day, so the day and the night are the same length.

Vocabulary

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Listen to the experiment. What does it show?

Tick (= zaškrtnout) the right box.

It shows how the sun goes around the Earth, and how the sunlight changes.

It shows how the Earth moves11.

It shows how the Earth goes around the sun, and how the sunlight changes.

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1 solstice [ˈsɒlstɪs] slunovrat 2 to turn [tɜːn] otočit se, otáčet se 3 axis [ˈæksɪs] osa 4 straight [streɪt] rovný, přímý 5 to face [feɪs] směřovat, být otočený 6 away from [əˈweɪ] stranou od, směrem od 7 sunlight [ˈsʌnlaɪt] sluneční světlo, svit 8 towards [təˈwɔːdz] směrem k 9 daylight [ˈdeɪlaɪt] (denní) světlo 10 equinox [ˈiːkwɪnɒks] rovnodennost 11 to move [muːv] pohybovat (se) 12 to tilt [tɪlt] naklonit, sklonit 13 torch [tɔːtʃ] baterka, svítilna 14 to point [pɔɪnt] (na)mířit 15 equator [ɪˈkweɪtə(r)] rovník

Megan LeBoeuf (USA)

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Snow Bub Land Who needs your help in the Land of Awesome this time?

It’s the Snow Bubs1.

What's a Snow Bub?

GAME TASKS &

Do you know what a snowman is? It’s a man made from snow. Snow Bubs are made from snow too, but they are very special. They can walk and talk and sing and play games. Why? Because they’re magic2. And their home is magic too. It’s always winter there, even when the rest3 of the Land of Awesome has summer.

You can go skiing there in July!

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Very Scared4 The Snow Bubs are all scared of something. But what? And why do they need your help? Solve (= vyřešit) the maze (= bludiště) and write the letters on the lines to find out what they’re scared of.

TASK

W E D O E T O A H

E A R E S B O T E

I L I S D D F T H

S L E C O E O H E

H Y H A R E D E D

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Vocabulary 1 bub [bʌb] neformální výraz, který označuje něco malého, chundelatého a roztomilého 2 magic [ˈmædʒɪk] kouzelný, magický 3 rest [rest] zbytek 4 scared [skeəd] vylekaný, vyděšený  Řešení v TF-Activity Tips a další cvičení v TF-Extra Activity Tips (online)

celoroční soutěž, info na str. 3

CLASS CHAT • Can you think of an English-speaking country where it’s winter in July?

• Is there a place in the world where it’s always snow and ice? Why? • Would you like to live in Snow Bub Land? Why or why not?

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TASK 1

Puzzles

E M I T E L PUZZ

Santa’s List (= seznam)

It’s Christmas Eve and Santa is bringing presents to children in America. Everyone was very good this year, but Santa can’t remember what the children look like! Follow (= sledovat) the lines to see which child gets which present, read the information, and help Santa write the names of each child.

Jacob likes reading.

Sophia likes painting.

Olivia wants a video game console.

Elijah wants new shoes for dancing.

Noah likes cycling.

Kailyn would like a snowboard.

Olivia

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dancing shoes

games console

book

TASK 2 Reindeer Logic Puzzle Santa asks his elves (= skřítkové) to find the order (= pořadí) in which the reindeer will pull his sleigh.

This year there will be a line (= řada) of nine reindeer.

• Comet is behind Rudolph, Prancer and Cupid.

• Blitzen is behind Cupid and in front of Donner, Vixen and Dancer.

• Cupid is in front of Comet, Blitzen and Vixen.

• Donner is behind Vixen, Dasher and Prancer.

• Rudolph is behind Prancer and in front of Donner, Dancer and Dasher.

• Vixen is in front of Dancer and Comet.

• Dancer is behind Donner, Rudolph and Blitzen.

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• Prancer is in front of Cupid, Donner and Blitzen.

• Dasher is behind Prancer and in front of Vixen, Dancer and Blitzen.

• Donner is behind Comet and Cupid.

• Cupid is in front of Rudolph and Dancer.

• Vixen is behind Rudolph, Prancer and Dasher.

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Puzzles TASK 3

Christmas Soup

Look at the soup with all the letters. Find the letters of each colour and unscramble (= dešifrovat) them to make Christmas words. Then use the leftover (= zbývající) letters to finish the joke.

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Two of you will win a prize!

Snowman Joke

Do you smell

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_______ Red: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Purple: _ _ _ _ _ _ Yellow: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Green: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pink: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Blue:

Can you help the elves to find the right order for the reindeer? Write the names in the table (= tabulka).

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What do you think “Io Saturnalia” means?

1 ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] antický, starověký 2 slave [sleɪv] otrok 3 to serve [sɜːv] podávat, servírovat

4 master [ˈmɑːstə(r)] pán, majitel 5 to celebrate [ˈselɪbreɪt] (o)slavit, oslavovat