The Simpsons

Roasting on an Open Fire

Activities
1. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word
Marge: Mmm. Dear friends of the Simpson .; we had some . and
some gladness this year. First, the sadness. Our little at, Snow!all was une"petedly
. o#er and went to $itty hea#en. %ut we . a new little at,
Snow!all && so & guess, life goes on.
Snowball II: Miaw'
Marge: Spea$ing of .going on, (rampa is still with us, feisty as e#er.
Marge: Maggie is . !y herself
Marge: )isa got straight *+s, and %artwellwe .%art. ,he magi of the
season has touhed us all.
Homer: Marge' -a#en+t you . that stupid letter yet.
Marge: -omer . his lo#e. -appy holidays.
Homer: Marge'
Marge: ,he Simpsons.
2. Write the name of the character who says each sentence.
. /sed to !e a real !oss tattoo.
. 0e+ll 1ust ha#e to streth your 2hristmas !onus e#en further this year.
. -ey. 0hat+s this.
. &t+s true. ,he 1ar+s empty.
. %ut mum had to spend all the 2hristmas money ha#ing it surgially
remo#ed.
3. 2orret the mista$es
Barney: 3ou hear me. &+m going to the horse tra$. & got a little hot puppy in the
se#enth rae.
Barney: 0ant to ome.
Homer: Sorry, %arney. & might !e a total washout as a father, !ut &+m not gonna
ta$e my $id to a slea4y dog tra$ on 2hristmas Day.
Barney: 2ome on, Simpson. ,he dog+s name is 0hirlwind. ,en5to5one shot. Money
in the aount.
Homer: /h5uh.
Bart: Oh, ome on, dad. ,his ould !e the mirale that sa#es the Simpsons+
2hristmas. &f ,6 has aught me anything, it+s that mirales sometimes happen to
poor $ids at 2hristmas. &t happened to ,iny ,im. &t happened to 2harlie %rown. &t
happened to the Smurfs and it+s gonna happen to us'
Homer: 0ell, o$ay, let+s go.
4. Explain the meaning of the underlined words.
a. Marge is wearing a purple and orange oat and has orange earmuffs on and
Maggie is wearing an orange star5shaped oat and su$ing on a red dummy.
!. Marge wal$s past ,he 7oporn Sha$ and into the dotors ne"t door. )isa is
pushing Maggie in her pram and following Marge.
. Homer: -ey. 0hat+s this.
Bart: Ow' 8uit it. &t used to !e a real !oss tattoo.
Lisa: %ut mum had to spend all the 2hristmas money ha#ing it surgially
remo#ed.
d. Homer: 0hat+s with the ra4y get5up, %arn.
Barney: & got me a part5time 1o! wor$ing as a Santa down at the mall

e. Manager: Do you li$e hildren.
Homer: 0hat do you mean. *ll the time. 9#en when they+re nuts.
Manager: -mmm.
Homer: Oh' & ertainly do.

f. Marge: -omer' 0hy are you se#en hours late.
Homer: :ot a word, Marge. &+m heading straight for the tu!.

g. Bart: Don+t $ill me, dad. & didn+t $now it was you.
Homer: :o!ody $nows. &t+s a seret. & didn+t get my !onus this year !ut to
$eep this family from missing out on 2hristmas, &+d do anything.
Bart: &+ll say, dad. 3ou must really lo#e us to sin$ so low.

h. Lisa: 0hat, *unt 7atty.
Patty: Oh, nothing, dear. &+m 1ust trashing your father.
Lisa: 0ell, & wish you wouldn+t !eause asides from the fat that he has the
same frailties as all human !eings, he+s the only father & ha#e.