T. Speaking Out MODEL 1 Eat, drink and be merry on christmas Nora: My mother bought an enormous twenty-five pound turkey for Christmas d Susan: We have geese and ham for Christmas dinner on both Christmas Eve and Christmas night Nora: Our trad itional Christmas dinner is a turkey, so gigantic that we eat leftovers for d Susan: Chris swears he'll refuse a huge dinner and stick to a healthy meal of tofu and Nora: No way. He's kidd ing! Wait till he sees what his mother cooks: roast turkey with stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, peas and plum pudding for dessert Susan: We heap up our presents under the tree and open them on Christmas morning Nora: We open one Christmas Eve, more Christmas morning, and the rest the next d Susan: Wow! Your family prolongs the celebration for three days Nora: We start by decorating the tree on Christmas Eve, putting ornaments, lights and artificial snow flakes on it Susan: Do you hang stockings by the fireplace and have a star on top of the tree Nora: Yes. And we have another activity. We also"give not expecting to get Susan: That's a peculiar expression. What do you mean by that? Nora: It's secret giving. We sneak up to the door of somebody we want to give a gift to, ring the doorbell, and run Susan: So, you're not expecting anything, you're just being generous. That's a kind-hearted gesture Nora: Isn't that what the true spirit of Christmas is supposed to be? low Your turn SAMPLE DIALOG A: If you want to know about Christmas, I can tell you that it's an occas ion for family reunions Family members have dinner together. B: That's also true of the Chinese Spring Festival A: Americans usually eat turkey for Christmas dinner. My mother bought an enormous twenty-five pound turkey for it. And our neighbors had goose and ham on both Christmas eve and christmas night B: Chinese have a huge dinner on the Spring Festival Eve. Usually a fish is served because its pronunc iation in Chinese means"surplus"or abundance". We also eat a lot of meat and seafood A: A turkey is often so gigantic that we eat leftovers for days B: A Chinese dinner is known for many kinds of food. We simply can t eat them all atIV. Speaking Out MODEL 1 Eat, drink and be merry on Christmas. Nora: My mother bought an enormous twenty-five pound turkey for Christmas dinner. I'm so excited! Susan: We have geese and ham for Christmas dinner on both Christmas Eve and Christmas night. Nora: Our traditional Christmas dinner is a turkey, so gigantic that we eat leftovers for days. Susan: Chris swears he'll refuse a huge dinner and stick to a healthy meal of tofu and salad. Nora: No way. He's kidding! Wait till he sees what his mother cooks: roast turkey with stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, peas and plum pudding for dessert! Susan: We heap up our presents under the tree and open them on Christmas morning. Nora: We open one Christmas Eve, more Christmas morning, and the rest the next day. Susan: Wow! Your family prolongs the celebration for three days! Nora: We start by decorating the tree on Christmas Eve, putting ornaments, lights and artificial snow flakes on it. Susan: Do you hang stockings by the fireplace and have a star on top of the tree? Nora: Yes. And we have another activity. We also "give not expecting to get". Susan: That's a peculiar expression. What do you mean by that? Nora: It's secret giving. We sneak up to the door of somebody we want to give a gift to, ring the doorbell, and run. Susan: So, you're not expecting anything; you're just being generous. That's a kind-hearted gesture. Nora: Isn't that what the true spirit of Christmas is supposed to be? Now Your Turn SAMPLE DIALOG A: If you want to know about Christmas, I can tell you that it's an occasion for family reunions. Family members have dinner together. B: That's also true of the Chinese Spring Festival. A: Americans usually eat turkey for Christmas dinner. My mother bought an enormous twenty-five pound turkey for it. And our neighbors had goose and ham on both Christmas Eve and Christmas night. B: Chinese have a huge dinner on the Spring Festival Eve. Usually a fish is served, because its pronunciation in Chinese means "surplus" or "abundance". We also eat a lot of meat and seafood. A: A turkey is often so gigantic that we eat leftovers for days. B: A Chinese dinner is known for many kinds of food. We simply can't eat them all at