Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers & learners
CHRISTMAS
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Christmas Music for ESL Classes
Play this light instrumental Christmas music (with a video montage of 60 different Christmas scenes) to help create a cozy, seasonal atmosphere during your ESL Christmas activities. Playing Time: 10 minutes |
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Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
Version 2 Scroll down to find Version 1 CHRISTMAS 15 vocabulary items about Christmas Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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15 Essential Words About Christmas
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candle
candy cane Christmas card Christmas lights Christmas shopping |
Christmas stocking
Christmas tree church decorate fireworks |
gingerbread
present Santa Claus snowman turkey |
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Crossword
CHRISTMAS Information-Gap (Pair Work) Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Advice Column
CHRISTMAS Newspaper advice column with 3 problems about Christmas Students read and then discuss or write about possible solutions Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Spot the Differences Speaking Activities
"Students tend to mark the differences they have identified on the actual pictures, by ringing them or marking them with an 'x'; to save having to reproduce new pictures every time you want to do the activity, it is wise to forbid this in advance, and make students write down their discoveries on separate pieces of papers; usually one-word notes will suffice." Discussions that Work ~Penny Ur Note: Asking your students write notes to describe differences has the added benefit of introducing spelling practice! Robert :) |
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Spot the Differences
Speaking Activity CHRISTMAS
Information-gap
Pair work; Answer Key attached Find all seven differences in the pictures. Level: Elementary to Advanced Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Did you know that all the "Spot the Differences" activities on this site (like the one above) were created by Ms Gemma Lee, an extremely talented South Korean artist currently living in Abu Dhabi?
Click on the video and watch her short YouTube video, "Christmas Cookies!" |
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5-Page Lesson
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING Page 1 - Vocabulary Practice
Page 2 - Reading and Vocab Gap-fill Page 3 - Reading Comprehension Speaking Practice Writing Practice Page 4 - Grammar Practice Page 5 - Listening & Spelling Practice With Answer Key
Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
(CEFR A2) Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Pair Work Discussion
SANTA CLAUS 20 questions about Santa Claus - evenly divided into
'A' and 'B' handouts Pair work Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Discussion Practice
SANTA CLAUS 16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.
These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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'Find Someone Who'
Activity SANTA CLAUS Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity
Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Version 1 and Version 2) Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Reading and Grammar
CHRISTMAS ('Who is Santa Claus ... Really?') 271-word article: 'Who is Santa Claus ... Really?'
Level: Intermediate
Notes and Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
Version 1 Scroll up to find Version 2 CHRISTMAS 15 vocabulary items about Christmas
Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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carol
celebrate Christmas card Christmas Eve Christmas lights |
Christmas tree
church December 25 decorate holiday |
Merry Christmas
Santa Claus shopping season turkey winter |
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Word Search
CHRISTMAS 12 Christmas-related vocabulary items
Answer Key attached Level: Lower Intermediate to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Worksheet
CHRISTMAS Brainstorming and dictionary practice
Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given. Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer. Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit. Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework. |
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Rank &
Discuss Opinions CHRISTMAS and SANTA 12 statements about Christmas and Santa
Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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