ESOL Christmas Lessons.

ESOL/ESL students need to know at least something about Christmas. They have lots of questions. Here are some activities for students at all levels. Age Group: Young Adults/ AdultsLevel: Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3 and Level 1Time: Various, depending on activitiesSkill focus: Learning about Christmas from basic words to discussions about traditions.Materials: WorksheetsCurriculum References: Various

Entry 1 and Low Entry 21. Entry 1 students can have a go at the first two worksheets. These are a Christmas wordsearch and vocab activity. Answers below.

C H T T E E C A R D S CD H U R E I N D E E R RD F R M D T S C I E S AB T K I L C A A K Y M CO A E S S R N R I U I KX N Y T B M T O O L N EI G Q L T P A L D E C RN E E E C I G S H O E SG L W T W B Y J T Y P KD O E O B T A O R R I FA P R E S E N T S F E WY D E C O R A I O N S E

Suggested answers:M Merry, mistletoe, E Eating, everyone, everybody, R Reindeer (Hard to explain)R (miss this out)Y Yule

C Christmas, Choir, Carols, Children, CrackerH Happy, holidayR Rest, RelaxI Ice, S Snow, snowman, sweetsT Turkey, M Merry, MistletoeA AngelS Santa, Sweets, Seasons greetings

High Entry 2 and Entry 31. Students match the sentences together. You might have to

explain some of the traditions to students.1. D 2. J 3. G 4. A 5. E 6. I 7.c 8. F 9.H 10. B

High Entry 3 and Level 11. In pairs students discuss whether the statements are true or

false. This should be a good opportunity for you to discuss traditions and cultural aspects of Christmas them.1. False ( You kiss under the mistletoe)2. True3. True (Really!)4. False 5. False6. True ( In this context mince does not mean ‘meat’)7. False (Not everyone goes to church although many people

do.)8. True (Although it might not be historically accurate, Christians

think Jesus was born on Christmas Day. Don’t be drawn into a theological debate!!)

9. True.10. False (lots of people have to work on Christmas Day.

Hospital workers, carers, police etc.)11. Sadly, false.

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Entry 1 & Entry 2

Christmas Word Search

Christmas Tree Santa Mince PieMistletoe Presents PuddingCrackers Cards DecorationsTurkey Boxing Day CarolsAngel Reindeer Yule

C H T T E E C A R D S CD H U R E I N D E E R R

D F R M D T S C I E S AB T K I L C A A K Y M CO A E S S R N R I U I KX N Y T B M T O O L N EI G Q L T P A L D E C RN L E E C I G S H O E SG E W T W B Y J T Y P KD O E O B T A O R R I FA P R E S E N T S F E WY D E C O R A I O N S E

Entry 1 & Entry 2

Christmas TreeThink of words about Christmas and fill in the spaces.

M _______________________________E ________________________________R ________________________________R Y ________________________________

C ________________________________H ________________________________R ________________________________I ________________________________

S ________________________________M ________________________________A ________________________________S ________________________________

Entry 2 & Entry 3

Christmas SentencesMatch the sentences with each other. Make true sentences about Christmas and write them out on a piece of paper.

1. Santa Claus is a

a. lots of presents

2. Christmas comes only

b. under the mistletoe

3. Christmas day is on

c. turkey on Christmas Day

4. You give your friends

d. fat man with a white beard

5. You put a Christmas tree

e. in your front room.

6. Christmas Eve f. to their friends.

is on7. Most people eat

g. the 25th December

8. People send Christmas cards

h. is called Boxing Day.

9. The day after Christmas

i. the 24th of December.

10. You kiss j. once a year.Entry 3 & Level 1

Christmas Traditions. True or False

Talk about the following statements with a partner and decide if you think they are true or false. Statement True? False?1. You kiss people of the other sex under the Christmas Tree.2. You pull your cracker and wear your Christmas hat.3. Children think Santa delivers everybody’s presents in one night.4. Nobody drinks alcohol on Christmas Day.5. Snow always falls on Christmas day.6.People eat mince pies.7.People got to church on

Christmas day.8.Jesus was born on Christmas

Day.9.People buy their friends and

family gifts and wrap them up.

10. Christmas is a holiday for everyone.

11. Everyone spends Christmas day with their families

12. Christmas is too commercial and people are too greedy.