A gift, 8 festive phrasal verbs, Christmas facts I bet you didn't know

Hi there,

Welcome back to The English Breakfast — the newsletter for Italian professionals who want to sound more confident and natural in English at work.

I hope you’re feeling festive this morning because today’s edition has one particular theme, and I’ll give you a clue, it isn’t Halloween.

Before we get started though, if you still haven’t finished your Christmas shopping but you’re already low on ideas, don’t stress, I’ve got you covered — why not give the gift of English?

Send a gift card and your recipient will get:

• 2 individual English lessons with me (30 minutes each).

• 2 conversation sessions in The English Fluency Club (45 minutes each).

They can book the individual lessons at a time that suits them and join any English Fluency Club sessions they choose.

Christmas shopping - done! You’re welcome 😎 

This time of year brings a lot of family fun, festivities, and lots of food but it also brings its own specific vocabulary!

Check out these 8 festive phrasal verbs you might hear during the Christmas period.

Do you know them all? Watch this week’s video to find out.

Christmas Facts I Bet You Didn’t Know

Decorating trees, exchanging gifts and unholy amounts of food is what most people think of when they think of Christmas.

But how did we end up with the festive holiday we know and love today?

Watch the video to find out, and decide whether the following sentences are true or false.

👀 Answers are at the bottom of this email.

1. Christians have always celebrated Christmas.

2. In 1644 you could get a fine (= una multa) for celebrating Christmas in America.

3. The tradition of decorating a Christmas tree became popular in the Victorian age.

4. Christmas cards were first sent in America.

5. Santa Claus’ red costume was popularised by a Pepsi advert.

👀 Here are the answers

1. Christians have always celebrated Christmas. - False (There’s no mention of December 25th in the Bible).

2. In 1644 you could get a fine (= una multa) for celebrating Christmas in America. - True

3. The tradition of decorating a Christmas tree became popular in the Victorian age. (= when Queen Victoria was on the throne in the UK) - True

4. Christmas cards were first sent in America. - False (It was in England).

5. Santa Claus’ red costume was popularised by a Pepsi advert. - False (It was a Coca-Cola advert).

All right, that’s it for today’s edition. I hope you have a great Christmas and I’ll see you again just before New Year.

All the best,

Dan 🎅 

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