Christmas Lesson Plan – C1 - Cambridge English
Christmas Lesson Plan – C1Topic:Festivals in different culturesAim:To help learners talk about customs for different festivals in their own and other cultures, using Christmasin the UK as an example.Language aims:To develop speaking skills on the topic of customs for festivals in different culturesTo develop vocabulary learning skills.Level:C1Time:60–90 minutes (note that some activities are optional)Materials:Cambridge English Christmas vocabulary cardsCambridge English YouTube video on vocabulary recordingCambridge English Christmas vocabulary crossword: Learner A, Learner B, definitionsCambridge English Christmas vocabulary learning activitiesReading text about Christmas in the UKblank cards or slips of paper for writing vocabulary itemsPlanning sheet for homework task.Teacher preparation:Cut up Christmas vocabulary cardsFind photographs or images of different festivals (or Christmas in different cultures, as appropriate)Find photographs of different vocabulary items for Christmas.Context:As this lesson is about festivals in general, it can be used in any context in any country, to talk aboutdifferent kinds of festivals. Christmas in the UK is used as an example of the kind of customs which belongto one festival. These customs can be compared with Christmas in other countries, or any other kind offestival.Age:Young learners or adultsVocabulary:Custom (n): A tradition which people in one culture or country usually follow, or somethingwhich people usually do at the time of a festival.Festival (n): A special time of year when people in a culture or country celebrate a specialevent and follow particular customs. Usually this is a happy time of year.See also definitions of the vocabulary used in the reading text and activities on Christmasvocabulary.Procedure:1.Lead-in and establishing topicEstablish the meanings of custom and festival by talking about festivals which your learners may befamiliar with. This may be Christmas or any other festival. You can use pictures from the internet tohelp you establish which festival and which customs you are referring to.Tell your learners that you are going to teach them about Christmas in the UK, then you are going toallow them to write and talk about any festival they would like.
2.Brainstorm activityDivide learners into pairs or small groups, and ask them to think about what they know aboutChristmas customs in the UK. Ask them to make a list of key vocabulary items, for example,Christmas tree, Christmas card.3.Vocabulary activityGive each pair or group a set of Cambridge English Christmas Vocabulary Cards and ask them tocheck if any of the vocabulary items they thought of are on the cards.Ask learners to put all the remaining cards into three groups: vocabulary items they know, onesthey don’t know, and ones they are not sure about. Encourage learners to help one another withvocabulary that they find difficult.Use pictures (which you can find on the internet) to establish and check the meaning of the newvocabulary.4.Video activity (optional)You can show the learners the Cambridge English video about recording new vocabulary, and asklearners to talk about how they could record this new Christmas vocabulary.5.Vocabulary activity 2Divide learners into pairs, Learner A and Learner B. Give each student either Cambridge EnglishChristmas Crossword Learner A or Learner B.6.Ask learners to take turns to describe the Christmas vocabulary items. Learners have to guess theitems and then complete the gaps in their own crossword. At the end, learners can use thedefinitions to help them identify any words which they found difficult.Extra activities (optional)There are other activities for practising this Christmas vocabulary on the Cambridge Englishwebsite.(You can find other general vocabulary activities in Cambridge English Vocabulary Activities onthe Cambridge English website.)7.ReadingGive learners the reading text about Christmas in the UK and ask them to read it quickly to seewhich of the items on the vocabulary list are mentioned.(Answer key: they are all mentioned, except: mistletoe and holly)Now ask the learners to read the text again and answer the questions below the reading text.Answer key:a) No, the shortest day is the solstice, which is three days before Christmas.b) They decorate their houses with a Christmas tree and coloured lights and objects.c) a real tree or an artificial (plastic) oned) presentse) Children believe that Santa fills the stockings.
f)g)h)8Many foods are very rich.Many people regret eating too much, and go on a diet or promise to do more exercise.Carols are traditional songs sung at Christmas, and there are also many famousChristmas pop songs.i) All the shops are closed on Christmas Day, and many on New Year’s Day. But on the otherdays many shops are open and there are sales.SpeakingNow, arrange learners into small groups or pairs and ask them to talk about the customs from onefestival in their own country.If you have a group of learners all from the same country, ask each pair or group to think of adifferent festival.Ask learners to make a list of vocabulary items about the customs in the festival(s), and to writesimple definitions in English. If the names of the customs cannot easily be translated into English,just ask them to put the definitions into English.Ask them to write each vocabulary item on a card or slip of paper.Move the learners into larger groups and spread the cards or slips of paper over a desk, or putthem on the wall. Ask learners to guess what they mean, which festival they came from, and whichlearner wrote them.8.Preparation for writingTo prepare for homework, look at the reading text about Christmas again, and match theparagraph headings to the sections in the text.a)Answer key:What music do people listen to? paragraph 6b)How long does the festival last? paragraph 7c)How do people decorate their houses? paragraph 3d) What gifts do people give each other? paragraph 4e)Is this festival the same everywhere? paragraph 1f)What season is this festival? paragraph 2g)What do people eat? paragraph 5Using the planning sheet for the text about Christmas as an example, ask learners to make notesabout a festival in their own country.9.Divide learners into pairs and ask them to show one another their notes and ask their partnermore questions about the festival.HomeworkFor homework, learners can complete this writing activity and prepare to talk about the festival inthe following lessons.
Christmas vocabulary partyNew YearstockingBoxing Daymince pieholidayreindeerChristmas Evemulled winewinter
Christmas crossword: Learner A
Christmas crossword: Learner B
Christmas vocabulary definitionsBoxing DayCardCarolsChristmasEveHolidayHollyMince pieMistletoeMulled wineNew YearPartyPresentReindeerSnowStockingTreeTurkeyThe day after Christmas DayThis has a message written in it and is given from one person toanother at ChristmasTraditional songs sung at ChristmasThe day before ChristmasA special time of the year when you do not have to go to workA green, thorny plant with red berries used to decorate people’shomesA traditional sweet pastry filled with fruitCouples traditionally kiss underneath this plant at ChristmasHot, spiced wine which is drunk at ChristmasThe celebration between December and January when January 1stbeginsA meeting of people for a celebration, usually with music, food anddancingA gift given from one person to anotherThe animals that pull Santa’s sleighSoft pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky when the weather iscoldA large sock into which gifts are placed on Christmas DayA tall, green thing which is decorated and placed in the house overthe Christmas periodLarge bird traditionally eaten at Christmas
Reading text about Christmas customs in the UKChristmas is traditionally a time of celebration and gift giving, both in the UK and also in manyplaces all over the world. But Christmas is not the same everywhere, and there are some traditionswhich are common in the UK but not in other cultures. However, many things about the wayChristmas is celebrated in the UK may be very familiar to those from other parts of the world.First, of course, in the northern hemisphere, Christmas is more or less in the middle of winter, andChristmas Day is just three days after the winter solstice, the shortest day, so there is not muchdaylight in the UK at this time of year and the weather can be quite cold, with snow and ice, andChristmas is connected in people’s minds with winter traditions. Much of the imagery and many ofthe customs which are followed over Christmas are related to the fact that it is the winter.Lights and colours are very important during this season; people like to fill their houses withbrightly coloured decorations and lights, which help to make the dark winter seem brighter andwarmer. It’s common to bring a small tree, either a real or artificial one, into the house, and cover itwith small presents for children, and coloured balls or figures, and this tree often becomes thecentrepiece in people’s living rooms over the Christmas holiday.Gift giving is very important, and under the Christmas tree is often the place where people putpresents, wrapped in brightly coloured paper and ribbons, in anticipation of Christmas Day, whenthey are all opened. Children look forward to opening them, and Christmas is often a chance forparents and relatives to spend a lot of money on buying things for the young ones in their families.Another famous tradition connected to gift giving is the stocking, a large sock, usually a red colour,which children hang up in front of the fireplace in the living room. On Christmas Day the childrenfind that this stocking is full of gifts, and they believe that Santa Claus, riding on a sleigh pulled byreindeer, has visited the house, entered the room through the chimney, and filled the stocking.People tend to eat very rich foods over the Christmas period, and eating and drinking are veryimportant parts of the customs at this time of year. On Christmas Day itself, families usually gettogether for a large meal, the main course of which is usually turkey served with potatoes and avariety of vegetables. This is often followed by a large, sweet pudding made of fruit and a lot ofsugar, called Christmas pudding, and in the afternoon or evening, people may eat mince pies, anddrink hot mulled wine. Of course, many people eat too much on Christmas Day, and all over theholiday period, and quite often they begin the new year by promising to go on a diet or planning toget much more exercise!The Christmas holiday period is often a whole week in total, usually starting on Christmas Eve(December 24th), when people may finish work early and go to parties, where they will meet friendsor family. Music is important at these parties; sometimes people sing traditional carols, which tendto be older traditional songs about Christmas, or they may prefer to listen and sing along to moremodern Christmas pop songs, which are now becoming a very important part of Christmas customs.Christmas Day itself (December 25th) is mostly spent with the family, and people do not tend to goout as there is not usually any public transport and the shops are all closed. The following day iscalled Boxing Day, which was traditionally a day for visiting neighbours and relatives, but it isbecoming increasingly common for this to be a shopping day in the UK, as many of the shops openand have sales starting on Boxing Day. Many people have the whole week between Christmas Dayand New Year as a holiday, and New Year’s Day itself is also a public holiday when most shops andservices in the UK are closed.Questionsa) Is Christmas Day the shortest day of the year?b) What do people do to change the appearance of the insides of their houses at Christmas?c) What different sorts of Christmas tree do people bring into their houses?d) What do people put under the Christmas tree?e) Who fills the stockings with presents?f) Are Christmas foods healthy?g) What is a common regret about the food at Christmas, and what do people do about it?h) What is the difference between the two types of music people listen to at Christmas?i) When are the shops open and closed in the UK over the Christmas period?
Paragraph headingsa)What music do people listen to?b)How long does the festival last?c)How do people decorate their houses?d) What gifts do people give each other?e)Is this festival the same everywhere?f)What season is this festival?g)What do people eat?
Writing activity planChoose a festival whose customs you would like to write about.Look at the following topics. Which ones can you include in your writing? Which ones are not relevant?Cross out the ones which are not relevant, and then write in some other topics you can include. Make notesabout the topic, then decide which order the topics are going to appear in and write the paragraph numberin the box.Show your plan to your partner and discuss it. Your partner may be able to make some suggestions abouthow to improve it.What music do people listen to?Paragraph number:Name of the festival:How long does the festivallast?What do people eat?Paragraph number:What season is this festival?How do people decorate theirhouses?Paragraph number:Paragraph number:Paragraph number:What gifts do people give eachother?Paragraph number:Is this festival the sameeverywhere?Paragraph number:
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