The 4 page 60 minute ESL British English lesson 25/11/13

Countdown to Christmas!
Today, we are going to countdown to Christmas! Look at todays date. How many shopping days are there still to go? Have you bought yoursel an advent calendar

SPEA !"# $A%& 'P Think o three things you do in the ,countdown to Christmas. 1o round the room swapping details with others. L!STE"!"# $%!T!"# ( )!*TAT!+" The teacher will read some lines o slowly to the class. %EA)!"# %tudents should now read the article swapping readers every paragraph. SPEA !"# ( '")E%STA")!"# 1, The arti-le %tudents check any unknown vocabulary or phrases with the teacher. 2, The arti-le ( %tudents should look through the article with the teacher. 23 +hat is the article about? 43 +hat do you think about the article? 53 +as this an easy or di icult article to understand? 63 +as this a boring or interesting article? 73 *iscuss the article. 3, Arti-le .ui/ ( %tudents 8ui/ each other in pairs. %core a point or each correct answer. %core hal a point each time you have to look at the article or help. %ee who can get the highest score! Stu0ent A .uestions +hat does ,9.:.9. mean? +hat does ,(ncle Tom Cobley and all mean? +hat does ,in your neck o the woods mean? +hat does ,must)have mean? +hat does ,choc)o)block mean? Stu0ent B .uestions +hat does ,enticing goodies mean? +hat does ,bother mean? +hat is a Christmas market? +hat is a Christmas ba/aar? +hat is an advent calendar? aloud, the article

yet? ! you have what is your avourite picture on it? "erhaps it is a chocolate advent calendar? Christmas comes #ust once a year. $ather

Christmas, a.k.a. %anta Claus, will no doubt be saying his avourite phrase o &Ho, ho, ho!' to (ncle Tom Cobley and all. "eople will do their Christmas shopping. The shops are choc)o)block o enticing goodies. Have the sales started in your neck o the woods yet? Have you bought your Christmas wrapping paper? *o you bother to send Christmas cards or do you pre er to #ust send electronic versions? Have your children told you what they want or Christmas yet? +hat will be the ,must)haves or Christmas in your country this year or kids or or adults? "eople like to visit Christmas markets. These highly popular events are dotted across -urope. They provide a bit o estive un or all the amily. Christmas markets allow olk time to en#oy a hot mug o red wine and some local seasonal ood. $or kids the Christmas countdown includes school events. like Christmas ba/aars, church services and Christmas parties. $or adults there can be visits to the pub and Christmas o ice parties. Counting down to Christmas means the postmen are normally busier. %easonal workers get taken on to cope with Christmas orders. 0nline shopping massively increases. +hat about the Christmas tree and the Christmas meal preparations? Christmas is all about amily and riends. -n#oy it together! Happy Christmas!

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Countdown to Christmas! 25th November 2013

$%!T!"# / SPEA !"# In pairs. 0n the board write as many things you will do in the ,*ount0o5n to *hristmas6 Onetwo minutes. Compare with other teams. (sing your words compile a short dialogue together. $%!T!"# / SPEA !"# In pairs > think o three types o Christmas drinks then add three Christmas oods you might eat. +rite them below. 23 ????????????? @23 ????????????? 43 ????????????? @43 ????????????? 53 ????????????? @53 ????????????? A00 three advantages and disadvantages o Christmas! *iscuss together. 23 ????????????? @23 ?????????????? 43 ????????????? @43 ?????????????? 53 ????????????? @53 ??????????????
The teacher will choose some pairs to discuss their findin s in front of the class.

SPEA !"# %+LEPLA7 1 In roups. 0ne o you is the interviewer. The others are one o the ollowing people. Bou are in the #iscussion $% radio studio. Todays interview is about; &ountdown to &hristmas' 23 43 53 63 9 9 9 9 Christmas tree seller. shop worker. publican. teacher.

The teacher will choose some roups to rolepla( their interview in front of the class.

SPEA !"# ( %+LEPLA7 2 In pairs. Bou are online talking to a riend in another country on the opposite side o the world. %tart a conversation about ,Christmas in my country). 5 mins. SPEA !"# ( %+LEPLA7 3 In pairs!"s a class. 0n the board draw two columns. -ach writes down 2A things what you still need to do be ore the big day! Compare lists and discuss together. 5 mins. SPEA !"# ( %+LEPLA7 3 In pairs!"s a class. 0n the board draw a large rectangle. *ivide it into 6! 9dd ive words in each rectangle about; The Christmas tree. Cesus. $ather Christmas. $amily. Coin the words together to tell a short story. 5 mins. )!S*'SS!+" 23 43 Stu0ent B .uestions +hat do you think about what youve read? +hat will be the ,must)haves or Christmas in your country or kids and adults? +ill you be visiting a Christmas market? +hat type o Christmas tree will you be using? *o you help with the Christmas meal preparations? -Hplain. +ill you be spending Christmas with your amily? +ho cooks the Christmas meal? +hich is your avourite Christmas event? +hat part o Christmas dont you like? *id you like this discussion?

$%!T!"# / SPEA !"# ( %+LEPLA7 4 In pairs!"s a class. 0n the board draw two columns. Then write down 2A things you do today at Christmas time. Then write down 2A things people did in the past that we dont necessarily do now! Compare and discuss together. 5 mins.

)!S*'SS!+" 23 43 53 63 73 D3 E3 F3 G3 2A3 Stu0ent A .uestions *id the headline make you want to read the article? +hat song will be =o 2 or Christmas in your country? How many Christmas shopping days to go are there? Have you bought yoursel an advent calendar? Had you heard o the phrase ,(ncle Tom Cobley and all be ore? Have the sales started in your neck o the woods yet? *o you pre er to send Christmas cards in the post or electronically? Have your children told you what they want or Christmas yet? *o you like Christmas? Have you learnt anything today?

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Countdown to Christmas! 25th November 2013

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Have your children told you what they want Christmas yet? +hat will be the ,must)haves adults?

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Have your children told @23?? what they want or Christmas yet? +hat will be the ,must)haves adults? "eople like to visit Christmas markets. These highly popular events are dotted across -urope. They provide a bit o estive un @53?? all the amily. Christmas markets allow olk time to en#oy @63?? hot mug @73?? red wine and some local seasonal ood. $or kids the Christmas countdown includes school events. like Christmas ba/aars, church services and Christmas parties. $or adults there can be visits to the pub @D3?? Christmas o ice parties. Counting down to Christmas means the postmen are normally busier. %easonal workers get taken on to cope with Christmas orders. 0nline shopping massively increases. +hat about @E3?? Christmas tree and the Christmas meal preparations? Christmas is all about amily and riends. -n#oy @F3?? together! Happy Christmas! for / you / and / the / a / in / it / of / or Christmas @43?? your country this year or kids or or

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"eople like to visit Christmas markets. These highly popular events are dotted across -urope. They provide a bit o estive un or all the amily. Christmas markets allow @23?? time to en#oy a hot mug o red wine and some local seasonal ood. $or kids the Christmas countdown includes school @43??. like Christmas @53??, church services and Christmas parties. $or adults there can be visits to the pub and Christmas o ice @63??. Counting down to Christmas means the postmen are normally busier. @73?? workers get taken on to cope with Christmas orders. 0nline shopping @D3?? increases. +hat about the Christmas tree and the Christmas meal @E3??? Christmas is all about @F3?? and riends. -n#oy it together! Happy Christmas! bazaars / seasonal / preparations / folk / family / events / massively / parties

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Countdown to Christmas! 25th November 2013

#AP 8!LL2 L!STE"!"#

*ount0o5n to *hristmas9 Today, we are going to ??????????????????????! Look at todays date. How many shopping days are there still to go? Have you bought yoursel an advent calendar yet? ! picture on it? you have what is your "erhaps it is a avourite chocolate

$%!T!"#/SPELL!"#
$%!T!"# / SPEA !"# 1, In pairs. 0n the board write as many words as you can to do with :*hristmas6 One-two minutes. Compare with other teams. (sing your words compile a short dialogue together. 2, Senten-e starters ( $inish these sentence starters. Correct your mistakes. Compare what other people have written. 23 ! like ???????????????????????????????? 43 The countdown ???????????????????????? 53 Christmas ???????????????????????????? 3, SPEA !"# ( )!S*'SS!+" "llow 10 minutes > 9s a class. #iscuss the followin * !s Christmas too commercial?
The teacher can moderate the session.

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4, ;ome5or< ( +rite and send a 4AA word email to your teacher about; Countdown to Christmas! Bour email can be read out in class. #AP 8!LL %EA)!"# 23 43 53 63 73 D3 E3 F3 SPELL!"# The teacher will ask the class individually to spell the ollowing words that are in the article. 9 terwards check your answers. 23 43 53 63 73 D3 E3 F3 G3 2A3 countdown Christmas calendar popular olk yet still seasonal ba/aars parties countdown calendar advent avourite choc)o)block Christmas "re er electronic A"S$E%S 23 43 53 63 73 D3 E3 F3 SPELL!"# (se the ollowing ratings; Pass = 12 #oo0 = 15 >er1 goo0 = 1? E@-ellent = 20 223 243 253 263 273 2D3 2E3 2F3 2G3 4A3 massively preparations together postmen kids amily country electronic bother choc)o)block olk events ba/aars parties seasonal massively preparations amily

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