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Sandy MillinDirector of Studies, IH Sevastopol
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/christmas
Vocabulary
http://quizlet.com/33053882/christmas-vocab-flash-cards/
Pictures Words
Run and touchGuessing
Flashing Word grab
Pen swapping
ScatterBoard
race
Wordsearch/word jumble
Answers
Christmas in the UK
• What do you know about Christmas in the UK?
• When do they celebrate?• What do they eat?• What do they do?
Christmas in the UK
After reading…
• How do you celebrate Christmas in your family?
• What is similar to the UK? What is different?• Are there any British Christmas traditions
you’d like to try?
• It must be…• It could be…• It might not be…• It can’t be…
• Do you think it’s…?
because…
What’s in the stocking?
Taken from: http://hiveofactivities.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/whats-in-the-stocking/
Christmas jokes
Match the jokes to the responseshttp://www.slideshare.net/SandyMillin1/christmas-jokes-matching
Christmas speaking bingo
• Student A: choose a card and show it to your team• http://www.slideshare.net/SandyMillin1/christma
s-speaking-cards
• Others in the team: choose three words you think they will say when discussing the question. Content words, not grammar words!
• Student A: speak about the topic for 30 seconds. Other students cross off words they hear.
Decorate your tree
Taken from: OUP Christmas Activities 2013
• What does each Christmas card show and how does it represent Christmas?
• Which two cards best represent Christmas for you?
Christmas cards
Adapted from: http://www.promo.oupe.es/christmascorner/
Head drawing
You walk into the living room. There is a Christmas tree to the left of the fireplace. Above the fireplace there are two stockings. On top of the Christmas tree there is a star. There are baubles on the Christmas tree. There are lots of presents under the tree. There is a table in front of the fireplace with cookies and milk for Santa and a carrot for his reindeer.
Head drawing
• Put your paper on your head (lean on a book if you need to)
• Listen to the text and draw what you hear. Your paper must stay on your head!
• Compare your paper with your partner. • Can you remember the text?
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