🍽️ Christmas Traditions: The Big Dinner

Beginner-level (A2) reading about the most famous Christmas food!

πŸ“œ 1. Reading: Time to Eat!

In the UK and USA, the Christmas Dinner is the most important meal of the year. It usually happens in the afternoon on December 25th.

The main dish is usually a large roast Turkey. People put Stuffing inside the bird to make it taste better. We eat it with potatoes, carrots, and green vegetables called Brussels Sprouts.

Many people pour hot, brown Gravy over their food. It is Delicious!

Before we eat, we pull a Christmas Cracker with a partner. It makes a loud bang! For dessert, we eat a sweet Christmas Pudding.

πŸ”— 2. Vocabulary Memory Match

Match the food to its definition.

❓ 3. Fact Check

Read the story above, then answer the questions.

1. When is the big Christmas dinner?

  • On Christmas Eve (Dec 24)
  • On Christmas Day (Dec 25)
  • On Boxing Day (Dec 26)

2. What sauce do people pour on the food?

  • Ketchup
  • Gravy
  • Chocolate sauce

3. What is the traditional dessert?

  • Christmas Pudding
  • Ice Cream
  • Apple Pie

πŸ“ 4. Story Completion

Click a **Word** in the bank, then click the blank space to finish the sentences.

Word Bank

Turkey Gravy Cracker Delicious Pudding

1. The main meat for Christmas dinner is roast ____.

2. I like to put hot ____ on my potatoes.

3. We pull a ____ and tell jokes before eating.

4. The meal is very ____.

5. After dinner, we have sweet ____.

πŸŽ‰ Lesson Complete & Summary

Great job! Click a word below to see its definition.

  • Turkey
  • Gravy
  • Cracker
  • Pudding
  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Delicious
  • Stuffing

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