Skill Builder: Speaking Christmas Intermediate Christmas Cloze Fill in the blanks with words from the box: checks naughty North Pole lap cards sleigh coal nice beard decorate baked presents holiday toys sing Boxing elves turkey under reindeer merry fills Eve workshop lights chimney family spirit Christmas is a when people get together with. People give to each other or send wishing each other a Christmas. At Christmas, people carols to get into the Christmas. As well, people Christmas trees and put up around the house. A common Christmas dinner is. There are also lots of goodies for the kids. Christmas begins on the day before Christmas, or Christmas and continues until Day, when many people go shopping for sales. Santa Claus is an old man with a white that lives in the. Children sit on Santa s and tell him what they want for Christmas. Santa his list to see if the children have been or. If the children are bad Santa brings them. If the children are good Santa brings them. The toys are made in Santa s by. Santa travels around the world in his, which is pulled by flying. When he stops at a house, he goes down the and puts presents the tree and then he the stockings.
Christmas Carol LET IT SNOW by Frank Sinatra Kiss Lights Love Outside Place Slowly Stopping Warm Oh the weather is frightful! But the fire is so delightful. Since we've no to go It doesn't show signs of And I've brought some corn for popping The are turned down low When we finally goodnight How I'll hate going out in the storm! But if you'll really hold me tight All the way home I'll be The fire is dying And, my dear, we're still goodbying. As long as you me so According to the singer, what s the weather like? Is he feeling cold? Who is he with? Have they got plans to go anywhere? What are they going to eat? Where is he going after saying goodbye? White Christmas In pairs, describe the following pictures. Talk about which is better a white Christmas or a Christmas on the beach in a hot country. Do you like cold weather? What are the best things to do in cold weather? Do you ever pray for snow (or any other kind of weather)? Has weather ever disrupted your plans? What experiences do you have of cold weather conditions? Does it need to be snowy to be a real Christmas?
A Dreamlike Season or a Nightmare Do you like Christmas? What is your earliest memory of Christmas? What do you usually do over the Christmas holidays? What is The Saint Silvester Road Race? Have you ever run it? What is the best bit of Christmas for you? WHAT MAKES CHRISTMAS MAGICAL FOR YOU? WHY? food presents family lights shopping parties no work no school other WHAT MAKES CHRISTMAS A NIGHTMARE FOR YOU? WHY? making food bad presents family-in-law shopping alcohol hangover carols cold weather other Christmas Presents Read the information about the four people. Then write a shopping list for Christmas presents that you could buy for them. Female Child 7 Years Old 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. Female Adult 35 Years Old 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. Male Teenager 15 Years Old Male Adult 67 Years Old
ROLEPLAY STUDENT A You have just bought a new item. You are delighted with it and want to convince your friend to get one for Christmas. STUDENT B Your friend is trying to convince you to get a new item for Christmas but you are not sure. Ask him/her for detailed information before you make your mind up. Christmas Markets Have you ever visited a Christmas market? Do you like markets? Have you ever tried any of the local foods sold at a market? What sorts of things are sold at Christmas markets in your country? Father Christmas The following are generally considered special relationships. Add other three special relations you can think of. Explain why all these relationships are so special. a) Santa & Children b) Father & Son c) Football Club & Fans d) Hometown & local person e). f). g). New Year Resolutions What are your resolutions for this year? Talk with your partner. Studying Exercise Money Habits Family and friends Shopping My personality Other
Answer Key CHRISTMAS CLOZE 1. holiday 2. family 3. presents 4. cards 5. merry 6. sing 7. spirit 8. decorate 9. lights 10. turkey 11. baked 12. Eve 13. Boxing 14. beard 15. North Pole 16. lap 17. nice/naughty 18. naughty/nice 19. coal 20. toys 21. workshop 22. elves 23. sleigh 24. reindeer 25. chimney 26. under 27. fills LET IT SNOW by Frank Sinatra Oh the weather outside is frightful! But the fire is so delightful. Since we've no place to go It doesn't show signs of stopping And I've brought some corn for popping The lights are turned down low When we finally kiss goodnight How I'll hate going out in the storm! But if you'll really hold me tight All the way home I'll be warm The fire is slowly dying And, my dear, we're still goodbying. As long as you love me so