For me Christmas always began in the middle of the cold, windy month of November. My sister Alison and me sat down at the fire and wrote a letter to Father Christmas telling him about all the presents we wanted. We addressed our letters to "Father Christmas, the North Pole". With December our excitement grew each day - we opened the calendar, Christmas cards arrived in the post, Christmas lights in the streets, the town carol ser- vice. And, of course, snow everywhere. On Christmas Eve, the whole family helped to deco- rate the house, put up the Christmas tree and the decora- tions and blow up the balloons. Then in the afternoon. when my auntie Kathleen and my two cousins arrived everything was ready. Before we went to bed, we left some brandy and mince pies for Father Christmas and then put our stockings at the end of our beds. We tried to stay awake as long as pos sible to see Father Christmas, but the next thing we knew was morning. Christmas morning! At the bottom of the bed there was the stocking, now full of all kinds of small presents and sweets, and at the bottom a chocolate sixpence and a tangerine. Christmas morning was bright and sunny and, after church, my cousin David and I went out into the garden to play with our new presents. Lunch was always late, but what a lunch! Roast turkey with all the vegetables fol lowed by Christmas pudding and brandy butter. When we pulled the crackers, the dog barked; we took our plastic toys, laughed at the jokes, put on the silly paper hats and laughed again. After lunch the adults slept on the sofas in front of the Queen's speech on television while we all played cards. Then we had tea, with a huge Christmas cake covered with a snowman and polar bears. It didn't seem possible, but we carried on eating. By bedtime all of the children were exhausted. As soon as we turned off the light, we all fell into a deep sleep. After reading 1. In what order did the children do these things? Example: 1-c a) put their stockings at the end of the bed b) pull the crackers c) write a letter to Father Christmas d) put up the Christmas tree e) go to church f) fall into a deep sleep g) have a Christmas cake Keys: 1PLS95 b.​

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1-c, 7-a, 3-d, 4-g, 5-e, 6-b

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