December, 2019 - NSTS Malta

Boxing Day: What is the trick?

Post author:Sharon Di Sciullo
Post published:24/12/2019
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December 26 is not only a day for Santa Claus! How can we accurately define what Boxing Day is? Is it through its history and tradition or simply through the…

Christmas Vocabulary #006

Post author:Sharon Di Sciullo
Post published:19/12/2019
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Nativity - noun (plural Nativities) From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English /nəˈtɪvəti/ 1 → the Nativity 2 [countable] a picture or model of the baby Jesus Christ and his parents in the place where he was born a Nativity scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXbpbx2NmZw

Christmas Vocabulary #005

Post author:Sharon Di Sciullo
Post published:11/12/2019
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eggnog - noun [uncountable] From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English /ˈeɡnɒɡ/ a drink made from eggs, sugar, milk, and alcohol, drunk at Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJRJnHYgHMM

Christmas Vocabulary #004

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Post published:04/12/2019
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Christmas Pudding - noun [countable] /ˈkrɪsməs ˈpʊdɪŋ/ a special sweet food that contains a lot of driedfruit and is eaten in Britain at the end of the mainmeal on Christmas Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XOKmaElzqw

Christmas vocabulary #003

Post author:Sharon Di Sciullo
Post published:03/12/2019
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mistletoe/ˈmɪsəltəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun [uncountable] /ˈmɪsəltəʊ / a plant with small white berries, which grows on trees. It is traditional to kiss people under a piece of mistletoe at Christmas. https://youtu.be/QtJqBiF6EF0