ACTIVITY 1 - Evolution of Santa Claus video --2:48
Warm-up questions: 1. What do you know about Santa Claus?
2. Do you think the idea of Santa Claus is a good one?
3. Do you know how the tradition started?
Vocabulary: secular (0.03), single-handedly (0.38), merged (1:02),
jolly (1:25), toted (1:26), iconic (1:49), credit (2:06),
definitive (2:16), commissioned (2:26), grander (2:30)
2. Which aspects of Santa Claus is Thomas Nast responsible for?
The idea: http://www.englishisapieceofcake.com/support-files/christmas-lesson-plan.pdf
lesson plan
ACTIVITY 2 - Bet you didn't know video (2:45)
Questions: 1. When did the 25th Dec become the official day of X-mas?
2. When did the celebration of X-mas (we know today) began?
3. Who introduced decorating the X-mas tree?
4. When did the tradition of sending X-mas cards begin?
5. Which company is responsible for the modern image of Santa?
ACTIVITY 3 - The song (White X-mas)
I'm _______________ of a
______________ __________________
Just like the ones I ____________ to
______________.
Where the treetops glisten,
And ______________ listen
To ________ sleigh bells in the
________________.
I'm _________________ of a _______________
Christmas
With every _______________ card I
____________________.
May your days be
_____________________ and bright.
And may all your
______________________ be _______________.
ACTIVITY 4 - The song (This is Xmas)
| So this is Christmas. And what have you …. ? Another year … and a new one just …. . And so this is Christmas. I hope you have …., the …. and the ….. ones, the …. and the ……. A very merry Christmas and a happy new year. Let's hope it's a …. one without any …... |
And so this is Christmas
for …… and for …….,
for rich and the poor ones. The ……. is so long. And so happy Christmas for ….. and for ……., for …… and …… ones. Let's stop all the ……. A very merry Christmas and a happy new year. Let's hope it's a ….. one without any ……... |
