English Vocabulary - Let's talk about Christmas

It's nearly Christmas!  If you have some English speaking friends - send them a Christmas message.  This videos looks at what you can say to them.

聖誕節快到了， 如果你有說英文的朋友， 你可以用這張的影片的詞彙， 問他們的打算對聖誕節

Below is the script for the Video.

Ho, ho, ho!  Let’s talk about Christmas!

Don’t know what to say about Christmas?  Today we’re going help you talk about Christmas.  Perhaps you have some Facebook friends or English speaking friends who celebrate Christmas. Here are somethings you can say to them.

The basic

Happy Christmas.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Have a great Christmas!

Have a fantastic Christmas!

I wish you the best for Christmas!

Starting a conversation

What are you doing for Christmas?

What are your plans for Christmas?

What do people in your country do for Christmas?

How are you going to celebrate Christmas?

Let’s ask some people.

Hi Tom, how are you?

I’m good.

What are you doing for Christmas?

I’m going back to my mum’s.

Oh, and what will you do there?

Well, y’know, the usual Christmas things like eating, drinking and chatting with the family.

Will your whole family be there?

Yeah, pretty much.  My sis and her kids, granddad and nan (grandmother), we’re all going to be there.  Even dad will be there.

So what will you do on Christmas day? 

My mum will cook a goose and we’ll probably be eating and drinking most of the day. 

Hey, Clare, what are your plans for Christmas?

Oh, we’re having Christmas dinner at our place.  We’re having turkey again this year.  Well, it’s traditional! 

Who’s going to your Christmas dinner?

My sisters and my parents are coming on Christmas day.  Off course, Jim and the kids will be there too!

Oh, your sisters are coming too.  That’ll be nice! 

No, not really.

They’re always fighting each other.  Last Christmas they fought over a pair of shoes that Jim bought them.  It was really embarrassing!  And not good for the kids.

Will you decorate your house?

Possible answers;

Yes, I’ve already decorated my house.  (you can ask)  How have you decorated it? 

Yes, I will.  (you can ask)  How will you decorated it?

For example;

Clare, will you decorate your house?

Yes, actually, we’ve already decorated it. 

How have you decorated it?

We’ve put up a Christmas tree and decorated it with lights and tinsel.  We’ve also put up lights around the house.

George,  how are you going to celebrate Christmas?

I’m going to celebrate Christmas with Bob and my mum. 

We’re going to Thailand because the weather there is so much nicer than England.

In many countries, it’s cold this time of the year.

You can ask friends in other countries this;

Will it be a white Christmas with you?

Let’s ask Clare about England.

No, I don’t think so.  We don’t often have a white Christmas in England.  I think it’ll probably rain.

But some places will have a white Christmas. 

Also, people who celebrate Christmas often buy presents for family and friends.   So you can ask

Have you bought your Christmas presents yet?

What have you bought for (name)? (What have you bought for Clare? Or What have you bought for your mum?)

Have you done your Christmas shopping yet?

Hi Clare, what have you bought for Jim?

Oh, I’ve bought him some chocolates. 

Hi Tom, have you done your Christmas shopping yet?

No, not yet.

But Tom, it’s nearly Christmas!

Don’t worry, I usually do my Christmas shopping on the 24^th. 

Isn’t that leaving it to the last minute?

Well, yes, it’s a little bit stressful but I always get it done. 

Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, we hope that you have a great time over the next couple of weeks.

And if you do celebrate Christmas – Merry Christmas!