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Christmas traditions and customs God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen : The story behind the oldest Christmas Carol (reading). Even Charles Dickens gave it a prominent place in his classic novel,  A Christmas Carol . Ebenezer Scrooge showed a depth of his sad self in this paragraph from Dicken's classic: “...at the first sound of 'God bless you merry, gentlemen, May nothing you dismay!’ Scrooge seized the ruler with such energy of action that the singer fled in terror, leaving the keyhole to the fog and even more congenial frost”. New Year's quiz... about Scotland : Test your knowledge on Scot's Hogmanay! Shall I jog your memory?

Provided by Pearson : From now on and right up to Christmas Eve there’s a special box to open up every day with a little Christmas-based surprise for you and your students , including things like: Christmas songs  for your teen and adult students. Christmas crafts  for the younger ones. Reading texts  for this special time of the year. The origin of Christmas. Activities, recipes, jokes, tongue-twisters and much more… (just click on the image below)

Miranda. S03E02 - What a surprise! episode . Phubbing: meaning  (Blend: PHONE + SNUB BING ) How much do you phub? (with video) Is phubbing ruining your life? Take this quiz Phubbing: What it is and why it is turning you into a jerk What is phubbing and is it ruining your relationships? The phubbing conundrum Phubbing and FOMO  (FOMO: Fear Of Missing Out) Did you get phubbed by your boss?

Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 5 Exercise 6 Exercise 7 Exercise 8 Exercise 9 Lots of pronunciation exercises 1 Lots of pronunciation exercises 2 BBC Pronunciation tips: /z/ The Phonetics Files post.