Writing about Christmas holidays

WRITING ABOUT XMAS HOLIDAYS
1) Put the following verbs next to the correct possible endings
Go – sleep - celebrate - play - listen to - invite - see - make - eat - drink - spend - have - do - get
1.
foie gras/ snails / oysters / chocolate
2.
a snowman / a cake
3.
friends / cousins/…
4.
Xmas with your family/ the new year with friends
5.
Xmas at home / at your uncle’s/at your grandparents’
6.
late/ a lot
7.
a stomach ache / a headache / a fever / a cold
8.
my homework/ the housework/
9.
music / the radio
10.
champagne / wine/ tea / coffee / orange juice / coke
11.
to Paris…/ to the cinema/to the ice rink / to a party / skiing/
sledging / shopping/ on Facebook
12.
a film/ a TV show / my friends
13 .
board games / cards/ computer games/ video games/
14.
bored / a lot of presents
2) Entraine-toi à écrire des phrases au passé comme dans l’exemple. Attention aux V.I. : cherche dans ta liste !
Le verbe
Le verbe
Le passé- forme affirmative
Le passé - forme négative
rester
stay
I stayed
I didn’t stay
célébrer
jouer
inviter
danser
Faire, fabriquer
manger
boire
avoir
aller
faire
voir
dormir
passer (du temps)
recevoir, obtenir

Write about YOUR holidays !
❶ Select the activities you did or didn’t do
Make sure you use the correct form!
 Give details
⇨ Use time expressions :
Yesterday, in the morning, in the afternoon, at night, before dinner, after dinner…
Last weekend, on Saturday morning, at 5 pm…
On Christmas day (= Dec 25th) , on Christmas Eve (24th), on Boxing day (= 26th)
On New Year’s day, on New Year’s eve (=31st)
A week ago … (= il y a une semaine…)
⇨ Add information about the weather, places and people
At home, downtown (= en ville), in Annonay, in Paris, at my grandparents’, at my friends’, at the shopping centre, at the
stadium, in my bedroom, in the kitchen, in the living-room…).
It was sunny, it snowed….
 Add link words!
 Give your opinion!