Sample Lesson
Christmas Treats!
聖誕節點心!
Joanna Wuertz

Dec 3


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Megan made sweet and spicy Christmas cookies*. They have ginger in them. Everyone loves different kinds* of delicious Christmas treats*! Rob likes candy canes. Susie’s favorite treat is pie. Jim’s wife makes Christmas treats, too. Jim likes all the treats. And he gains* weight every Christmas!      


Conversation A


(in the office)


Susie:   Hi, Megan. Something smells really good in here!


Megan: You’re smelling my Christmas cookies*. Have one!


Susie:   Thank you. They taste good!


Megan: Thank you! I just made them this morning.


Susie:   These are sweet and spicy cookies. Why are they spicy?


Megan: I put ginger in them. Ginger is a nice Christmas flavor!


 


Conversation B


(later)


Jim:      Hey, look, Mark! There are Christmas cookies here!


Mark:    Megan made those.


Jim:      I love Christmas cookies. I love all Christmas treats*!


Mark:    Does your wife bake Christmas treats?


Jim:      Yes. She bakes a lot of things. I always gain* a few pounds at Christmas!


Mark:    Me, too. There are so many delicious holiday foods!


 


Conversation C


(later)


Rob:     These are really good cookies.


Susie:   This is my third one! Are cookies your favorite Christmas treat?


Rob:     No. I like cookies, but I really like candy canes! Those are my favorite.


Susie:   I like candy canes, too. But my favorite Christmas treat is pie!


Rob:     Really? What kind*?


Susie:   All kinds! I just really like pie!


 


Answer it!



  1. What did Megan make this morning?

  2. What is your favorite holiday treat?


 


December 4 – medium


 


 Dec 4


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Christmas is a busy* time of year at Bertina’s Bakery. She bakes a lot of Christmas desserts*. Bertina’s favorite Christmas dessert is chocolate-covered* cherries. Those taste sweet and sour*. Her most popular Christmas treat is a traditional* fruitcake. It’s very sweet and has fruit and nuts inside. Everyone wants a piece*!


 


Conversation A


(in the studio)


Rob:     Our guest today is Bertina Baker! Bertina bakes delicious treats that everyone enjoys!


Bertina: That’s right, and Christmas is a very busy* time at the bakery!


Rob:     Everybody loves fresh baked Christmas treats. But not everybody is good at baking!


Bertina: Many people are too busy to bake or cook. They just want to buy a treat instead.


Rob:     I love Christmas desserts*.   


 


Conversation B


Bertina: Our most popular Christmas dessert is fruitcake.


Rob:     That’s a very traditional* Christmas dessert.


Bertina: Yes, it is. People buy fruitcakes and give them as gifts.


Rob:     What does fruitcake taste like?


Bertina: Fruitcakes are very sweet. There are nuts and pieces* of fruit inside.


Rob:     And a fruitcake lasts a long time.


Bertina: It can. But you must keep it in the refrigerator!


 


Conversation C


Rob:     You also sell pies and other kinds of cake at your bakery.


Bertina: That’s right. We get a lot of orders for pies!


Rob:     What is your favorite Christmas treat?


Bertina: I like chocolate-covered* cherries. They’re sweet and a little sour*, too.


Rob:     That sounds delicious . . . and expensive!


Bertina: They are too expensive to eat often. I only eat them once a year!


 


Answer it!



  1. What is Bertina’s favorite Christmas treat?

  2. Do you like to eat sweet or sour treats? Why?


 

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