What is Elf on the Shelf?
Have you ever heard of Elf on the Shelf? 🎄
Well… it’s a little Christmas elf who comes to your house in December. He is supposed to watch the children during the day and tell Santa what they are doing. 👀🎅
But there’s a catch… The elf moves during the night!
Every morning, you can find him in a different place. And sometimes… he gets into trouble! 😂
He might be: 🧻 Playing with toilet paper, 🍪 Eating your food, 🥛 Drinking your milk, 🎮 Playing video games, 🪥 Hiding in the bathroom, 🧸 Playing with your toys or 🤪 Making a complete mess!
The best part is that the elf is not supposed to move while people are awake. So, when you wake up, you have to look for him and see what crazy thing he has done!
Basically, he is a tiny Christmas spy… with a very naughty sense of humour! 🕵️♂️
THE CASE OF MY NAUGHTY ELF!
Let's see what he has been up to!
And now I'm going to show you some pictures of the naughty things my elf has done to me! 😱😂👇
📚 Vocabulary – B1
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| naughty | travieso/a |
| to get into trouble | meterse en líos |
| to make a mess | hacer un desastre / montar un lío |
| to hide | esconderse |
| to move around | moverse / cambiar de sitio |
| to watch someone | vigilar a alguien |
| to look for | buscar |
| to find | encontrar |
| to wake up | despertarse |
| to be up to something | estar haciendo algo / tramar algo |
| to play a trick on someone | gastar una broma a alguien |
| to make fun of someone | gastar bromas a alguien / burlarse |
| to cause trouble | causar problemas |
| a mess | un desastre / un lío |
| a prank | una broma / travesura |
| a surprise | una sorpresa |
🗣️ Useful expressions
“What is he up to?” 🤔
→ ¿Qué estará tramando?
“Look what he has done!” 😱
→ ¡Mira lo que ha hecho!
“He’s been up to something!” 😂
→ ¡Ha estado tramando algo!
“He’s such a naughty elf!” 🤪
→ ¡Es un elfo muy travieso!
“I can’t believe it!” 😱
→ ¡No me lo puedo creer!
“What a mess!” 🫣
→ ¡Qué desastre!
“Can you find the elf?” 👀
→ ¿Puedes encontrar al elfo?
“What do you think he did?” 🧐
→ ¿Qué creéis que hizo?
“Do you think he did it on purpose?” 😏
→ ¿Creéis que lo hizo a propósito?
“He’s always getting into trouble!” 😂
→ ¡Siempre se está metiendo en líos!
