Chatterbox #38 – Christmas
Happy Holidays wherever you are! This year we asked what people wanted to know about the holiday season in Canada and we got some questions! In this episode, Harp and Maura answer these questions, talking about clementines and whether Christmas or New Year’s is the bigger holiday. They both also share some memorable moments from their past including Harp’s Y2K scare and Maura’s Christmas kitty!
Expressions included in the Study Guide
- The holidays
- Turkey dinner with all the trimmings
- Clementines
- More Christmas food
- Christmas v.s. New Year’s
- Christmas decorations
- Christmas carols
- Presents and gifts
- Unspoken agreement
- To exchange presents
- Canada Post and Santa Claus’ address
- Y2K
- To put down your foot
- It’s better to be safe than sorry
Copyright: Audio/Study Guide: Culips,Photo: Ryan King
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Chatterbox #38 – Christmas
Happy Holidays wherever you are! This year we asked what people wanted to know about the holiday season in Canada and we got some questions! In this episode, Harp and Maura answer these questions, talking about clementines and whether Christmas or New Year’s is the bigger holiday. They both also share some memorable moments from their past including Harp’s Y2K scare and Maura’s Christmas kitty!
Expressions included in the Study Guide
- The holidays
- Turkey dinner with all the trimmings
- Clementines
- More Christmas food
- Christmas v.s. New Year’s
- Christmas decorations
- Christmas carols
- Presents and gifts
- Unspoken agreement
- To exchange presents
- Canada Post and Santa Claus’ address
- Y2K
- To put down your foot
- It’s better to be safe than sorry
Copyright: Audio/Study Guide: Culips,Photo: Ryan King
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