cheerful, Christian, elegant, endless, freezing, peaceful, precious, romantic, scenic, sentimental, vivid

In pairs, students look at the pictures and discuss which of the Key Words they associate with the pictures.

■ The pairs exchange opinions as a class and see how much general agreement there is. If any of the pairs has chosen words different from others, ask them to give their reasons.

Exercise 3

■ Read the two poems to the class and remind students to list the words or phrases from the poems related to:

Weather

The time of day or year

■ Students work individually, reading the poems and listing the Key Words used.

Answers

Weather: A- frost, hoarfrost, moon so bright B-wearing a scarf, wearing a cap, snow

Time of day or year: A-bed, light, moon B- night before Christmas, Santa, sleeping, winter, nap, Merry Christmas, good night

Exercise 4

■ Read the poems and choose the best answer to each questions. (P39)

Exercise 5

■ Make a list of the sad and happy words or expressions that you can find in the poems. .

Answers

Happy- light, hope, raised, bright, care, safe, dreams, presents, danced in their heads, his oval eyes shined, looked so merry, cheeks were like roses, nose like a cherry, cute little mouth, Merry Christmas

Sad-head bent, nothing, frost, ground, homesickness, drowned