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Boxing Day
Discussion Warm Up

1. What do you do the day after Christmas?

2. Do you like to go shopping when the stores are crowded?

3. What do you like to do together with your family around Christmas?

4. What traditional foods are popular in your country?

Vocabulary Check
gloves, match, wealthy, football, leftovers,

servants, butler, delicious, huge, relationship

Listening Comprehension
Watch the YouTube video and answer the following questions.
Copy and paste the following link to watch the video:
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/hz7s8Hn8Ax0

1. When is Boxing Day?

2. Name one country that celebrates Boxing Day?

3. Is Boxing Day a religious holiday?

4. What do some people do on Boxing Day?

5. Do some people spend time with family?

6. What sport do people watch on Boxing Day?

7. Where did Boxing Day start?

8. Who originally gave presents?

9. Who received these presents?

10. What do people eat on Boxing Day?

1. delicious
A. Something, usually food, that remains after a meal.

2. Servants
B. very big or large

3. leftovers
C. protective covering for the hands. Boxers use a padded
type when they box.

4. huge
D. What people outside of America call soccer

5. butler
E. A contest when people or teams compete agains each
other. Another word for bout in boxing.

6. relationship
F. Very good tasting food or drink.

7. gloves
G. How things or people are connected

8. match
H. The most important servant in a wealthy home, usually
male.

9. wealthy
I. People who work for other people, usually by doing house
work, driving, or cooking.

10. football
J. Having a lot of money, rich.

More Discussion Questions

1. Would you rather go shopping or go to a football game?

2. Make a list of the most delicious food in your country?

3. Can you make any of these foods? Which one?

4. Are there any holidays that are like Boxing Day in your country?

5. Name a holiday and it’s origin. (Google it!)

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Words in Context - Fill-in-the-blanks

Use the words from the vocabulary box to complete the following
sentences. You may need to modify the tense or word form.

1. Bill Gates is a very busy man so he has many __________ at his home to do the
house work.

2. After we go shopping, we can go to the stadium in the city and watch a soccer
________. It will be a great game!

3. They have three sizes of ice cream cones. Small, medium and a _________ cone
with so much ice cream it takes two people to finish!

4. There is a close __________ between what you eat and how healthy you are.

5. My grandmother’s chocolate cake won first prize in t eh baking contest. Everyone

6. I’m going outside to play in the snow. Have you seen my ___________? I don’t want
my hands to get too cold.

7. When I win the lottery, I am going to hire a __________ to drive me around, do my

8. After Thanksgiving there was still a lot of food on the table. I helped my mom put
these __________ in the refrigerator so we can eat them tomorrow.

9. Jack Ma became a very _________ man when his company became very successful.

10. In America, this sport is called soccer, but in the rest of the world it is called
_________.

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Listening Practice
Fill-in-the-blanks
Watch the video and complete the sentences.

Have you ever heard of the holiday Boxing Day? No, it is not a day when people put on
boxing gloves and have a ________! It is a tradition in some countries.

Boxing day is the day after December 25th, Christmas day. It is not a ________ in many
countries, but it is a tradition in countries that have historical relationships with the United
Kingdom. Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, and Canada all _________
Boxing Day.
Some people, but not everyone, celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday. Boxing day is
not a religious _________ at all!

So what do people do on Boxing Day? Believe it or not in some countries it is another big
__________ day, kind of like Black Friday. It is also the time when people return Christmas
presents to stores that they do not want. A lot of people will have the day off from work so
they will spend time with family and friends. Some people even call Boxing Day the
________ day of Christmas. Sports are also popular on Boxing Day. A lot of football
games are played on Boxing Day, but not __________ football! In these countries football
means soccer!

So what exactly does Boxing Day mean? A _________ idea is that Boxing Day started in
the United Kingdom many years ago. Wealthy people would give gifts to their servants on
December 26th as a way to say thank you for ________ on Christmas day. They would
give their maids, butlers, and other servants boxes with presents inside them.

What do you think people eat on Boxing Day? Well a lot of people will eat __________
from the huge Christmas dinner the day before! Leftover turkey is still very delicious on
December 26th! I like to make turkey sandwiches! Ummmm! Delicious!!!

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Boxing Day

Have you ever heard of the holiday Boxing Day?

No, it is not a day when people put on boxing gloves and have a match! It is a holiday

tradition in some countries.

Boxing day is the day after December 25th, Christmas day. It is not a tradition in many

countries, but it is a tradition in countries that have an historical relationship with the United

Kingdom.

Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, and Canada all celebrate Boxing Day.

Some people, but not everyone, celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday. Boxing day is

not a religious holiday at all!

So what do people do on Boxing Day? Believe it or not in some countries it is another big

shopping day, kind of like Black Friday. It is also the time when people return Christmas

presents to stores that they do not want. A lot of people will have the day off from work so

they will spend time with family and friends. Some people even call Boxing Day the second

day of Christmas. Sports are also popular on Boxing Day. A lot of football games are

played on Boxing Day, but not American football! In these countries football means soccer!

So what exactly does Boxing Day mean? A popular idea is that Boxing Day started in the

United Kingdom many years ago. Wealthy people would give gifts to their servants on

December 26th as a way to say thank you for working on Christmas day. They would give

their maids, butlers, and other servants boxes with presents inside them.

What do you think people eat on Boxing Day? Well a lot of people will eat leftovers from

the huge Christmas dinner the day before! Leftover turkey is still very delicious on

December 26th! I like to make turkey sandwiches! Ummmm! Delicious!!!

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Answer Key

Listening Comprehension Answers

1. Boxing Day is the day after Christmas (December 26th).

2. United Kingdom (or) Canada (or) Trinidad and Tobago (or) Australia (or) New Zealand

3. No

4. Some people go shopping.

5. Yes

6. Football (soccer)

7. United Kingdom (UK)

8. Wealthy people

9. Servants

10. Leftovers from Christmas dinner

Matching

1. delicious-F. very good tasting food or drink 2. servants-I People who work for other
people, usually by doing house work, driving, or cooking. 3. leftovers-A. Something,
usually food, that remains after a meal. 4. huge-B. very big or large 5. butler-H. The
most important servant in a wealthy home, usually male. 6. relationship-G. Many
different types of something. 7. gloves-C. protective covering for the hands. Boxers use
a padded type when they box. 8. match-E. a contest when people or teams compete
agains each other. Another word for bout in boxing. 9. wealthy-J. having a lot of money,
rich 10. football-D. What people outside of America call soccer.

Words in Context - Fill-in-the-Blanks

1. match 2. tradition 3. celebrate 4. holiday 5. shopping 6. second 7. American 8.

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Natural English

gloves
There are many kinds of gloves. Boxing gloves, work gloves garden gloves, etcetera

match
Match can also mean two things are the same

He is wearing one red and one white sock. His socks don’t match.

Cindy’s and her new boyfriend share a lot of the same interests. I think they are a good
match.

huge
huge can mean extremely important

His work had a huge impact on the company’s profits.

huge can mean very popular

That rock star is huge in China. All of her concerts are sold out!

English Saying:

Believe it or not = is used to introduce surprising or shocking information.

Believe it or not, I won a brand new car!

Believe it or not, I lost my job today!

The gloves are off = this is serious and everything needs to be done to win or make
something happen.

The gloves are off! If I don’t pass the next exam I will fail this class. I’m going to study
all week!

Fit like a glove=perfect for someone

I tried on that new winter jacket and it fit like a glove! I can’t wait for you to see it.

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