Christmas

3. a dried grape; a “grape” is a round fruit that is used to make wine
4. if there’s a display of flowers (for example), the flowers are arranged so people can see them
6. a dead person who is offcially recognised by the Christian church as a perfect Christian
10. a tree or plant that has green leaves all year
14. small coloured lights to decorate things (such as a Christmas tree)
16. a soldier who went on military expeditions to the Holy Land in the 11th to 13th centuries
17. an area in what is now Israel and Palestine near cities where Christ lived: Jerusalem, Bethlehem...
19. to cook food in an oven
20. an abbreviation of “also known as”. We use this to say that something has another name
21. a long object with circular ends
26. an object that produces a loud sound and lots of colour in the sky when you light it
27. a person whose job is to buy or sell goods, usually between different countries
31. if you put things “in random order”, you put them in any order, not according to any special plan or method
32. the period between the Sunday closest to the 30th of November and Christmas Day

1. if you make a “snowman”, you use snow to create something that looks like a person
2. before Christianity – more than 2,000 years ago
5. a substance used to flavour food: pepper, cumin, basil, paprika...
7. a bird with a bald head (no hair) that looks like a big chicken; turkey meat is popular in many countries
8. thick paper that can be used to make boxes, cards, etc.
9. something you give someone for their birthday, Christmas, etc. (a present)
11. a long, thick sock for keeping warm
12. an animal like Bambi or Rudolph with large horns (antlers) that lives in northern Europe
13. a hard fruit from a tropical
14. a cake with dried fruit, nuts, etc. steam to cook food using
15. (the hot gas that’s produced when water boils at 100C)
18. a special and delicious food from a particular culture, country, area, region, etc.
19. coloured glass balls that you can hang on a Christmas tree
22. if you do it with something, you put fire on it so it burns
23. a) a sweet mixture of fruit, nuts, etc.; b) meat that has been cut into very small pieces
24. a small, round fruit that grows on a plant or tree: strawberry, blackberry, etc.
25. a person whose job is to make or sell sweets
28. a spice from a tree that’s used to avour food, make tea...
29. a form of decoration that consists of a piece of thread (string) with coloured, metal strips on it
30. a hat that a king or queen wears