{"id":6889,"date":"2018-12-31T16:15:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T21:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=6889"},"modified":"2018-12-31T16:15:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T21:15:58","slug":"end-of-the-year-vocab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/end-of-the-year-vocab\/","title":{"rendered":"End of the year vocab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good evening, dear readers! How was everybody\u2019s <\/span><b>Christmas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And what about you plans for <\/span><b>New Year\u2019s Eve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? With all of these December festivities, how about we cover some end-of-the-year related words so you can practice while you celebrate?<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6890\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6890\" class=\"wp-image-6890 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/sparkler-3897468_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/sparkler-3897468_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/sparkler-3897468_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy New Year!<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><b>december <\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christmas is celebrated on <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">December<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 25th <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>january <\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People say that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">January<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 1rst is international hangover day! <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>resolution<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My New Year\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">resolution<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is to start exercising more <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>fireworks<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thousands of people gather to observe the<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> fireworks<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at the stroke of midnight in Times Square<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>countdown<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> count down <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">until 12am on New Year\u2019s eve is a major tradition in many countries <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to hug<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s common to<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> hug <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">people around you at midnight on New Year\u2019s eve<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>turn of the year <\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Everyone toasts at the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">turn of the year<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>to toast<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s time to pop the champagne<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">so we can<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> toast<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">! <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>family <\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christmas is a great opportunity to gather with the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">family<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>party <\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We invited all our relatives to our christmas <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">party<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>end of the year party<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our company\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">end of the year party<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was lots of fun <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>midnight <\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We the clock strikes <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">midnight<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, everyone hugs and wishes each other a happy new year <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>holiday <\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stores don\u2019t open during the christmas <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">holiday<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>night<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Christmas <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">night<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, we celebrate the birth of Jesus with celebration and joy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Happy holidays<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let\u2019s send a card to our friends wishing them<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> happy holidays<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>date <\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christmas is my favorite<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> date <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of the year<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>card<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My grandmother sends me a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">card<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with messages of peace every year<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>christmas tree<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Who wants to help me decorate the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christmas tree<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>santa claus<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Santa Claus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> visits the homes of many children on Christmas night to leave them presents<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>gifts<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We placed our<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> gifts<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> under the christmas tree<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>secret santa<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I got my aunt Julie as my <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">secret santa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It\u2019s hard to pick a gift for her<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>tradition<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exchanging gifts on Christmas morning is a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tradition<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Christmas lights<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let\u2019s put up some<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Christmas lights<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on our windows, it\u2019ll look so pretty!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>nativity scene<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nativity scenes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> represent the birth of Jesus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>ornaments<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We spent the whole day putting up <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ornaments<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the christmas tree<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>wreath<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I chose a really pretty <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wreath<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to hang on our door<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>buy<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I forgot to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">buy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> uncle Edward a present for Christmas. I hope he is not upset<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>go shopping<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s a bad idea to<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> go<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> last minute <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shopping <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on Christmas eve. It gets crowded everywhere<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>toys<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Santa\u2019s elves help him make<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> toys<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the children<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are there any other holiday words that come to your mind?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Happy New Year and Have a great 2019!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/sparkler-3897468_640-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/sparkler-3897468_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/12\/sparkler-3897468_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Good evening, dear readers! How was everybody\u2019s Christmas? And what about you plans for New Year\u2019s Eve? With all of these December festivities, how about we cover some end-of-the-year related words so you can practice while you celebrate? december Christmas is celebrated on December 25th january People say that January 1rst is international hangover day!&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/end-of-the-year-vocab\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[135139,135370],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6889","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-language","category-english-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6891,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6889\/revisions\/6891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}