Book: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”

—| B2-C1 (intermediate) |—

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“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” by Dr. Seuss is one of the biggest Christmas classics in children’s English-language literature. It is a fantasy picture book that has been adapted to film countless times by Hollywood since its 1957 debut.

WHAT TO LEARN:

Reading children’s books is great for beginner and intermediate language learners because they often consist of a lot of repetition, daily vocabulary, and images that can help you understand what is going on if you do not know the vocabulary being used.

What you can learn from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” in particular is vocabulary related to Christmas, rhyming, repetition, neologisms, the past tense, relationships (neighbours, community), love, generosity, and much more…!

MOVIE TRAILER (2000):

MOVIE TRAILER (2018):


Have you ever read this book? What about its movies? Have you seen any of them? What did you think? Let us know in the comments below.

To learn about more Canadian holidays, including vocabulary related to these holidays, check out the Holidays link in the Tags section of our blog.


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