Festivals: Christmas. Festive Delight: A Comprehensive Elementary English ESL Lesson on Christmas with Free Downloadable PDF
Festivals: Christmas
Level: Elementary. Cambridge YLE Movers, A1 level
Target Age: 8-10
Time needed: Approx 2 one hour classes for the 3 activities
Materials needed (for Activity 1): Coloured paper (A4); cardboard tube (10cm); string; squares, circles and stars for decoration; glue/sticky tape
Classroom objectives:
learn about Christmas in England
learn Christmas vocabulary
practise following instructions
practise activities for Cambridge YLE exams
create a Christmas cracker
revise and remember grammar rules through song
Section/subject: Christmas theme
Skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening
Exams: Cambridge YLE (Starters and Movers)
Summary: These activities include a short reading text about Christmas in England with vocabulary matching exercises. There is also a Christmas grammar revision song and a hands on activity making a Christmas cracker, with riddles to write and TPR activities. The level is set for 8-10 year olds with tasks based on the Cambridge Young Learners Exams (Starters and Movers).
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