Treasure Hunt
Go to http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm
Find the answers to these questions:
1. What do men in Bangladesh plant outside their homes at Christmas time?
2. How many dishes do Bulgarians eat for Christmas dinner?
3. What is carol singing called in Welsh?
4. People in Ethiopia eat Doro wat at Christmas. What is it?
5. Who wears white robes and a golden crown at Christmas in Germany?
6. What do people wear to mass on Christmas Eve in Malta?
7. Norwegians eat sand kagers at Christmas time. What are they?
8. Who reads a story on Christmas Eve in Syria?
9. What does the Ukranian Cristmas carol Boh predvichny mean?
Dictionary Activity
For help with vocabulary, look your words up at:http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
1. Work in pairs. How many words can you think of that collate with Christmas?
Write a list and then check your answers in the dictionary.
E.g. Merry Christmas, Christmas tree…
2. Answer the questions. Look up the words in italics.
1. Who do you give a Christmas box to?
2. What is a Christmas cake covered with?
3. Do you usually eat a Christmas pudding hot or cold?
4. What is a stocking filler?
5. What does Chrimbo mean?
6. What is The Twelve Days of Christmas?
7. What three things do you normally find inside a Christmas cracker?
8. What is a white Christmas?
9. What do people do at Christmas under mistletoe?
10. What is Yule?
.Song
Listen to this popular Christmas song by Wham from 1984. Write a verb in
each gap as you listen.
Watch the video and listen at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFpdRWDxkbQ&feature=related
Last Christmas (Wham)
Chorus
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I’ll give it to someone special
(2x)
Once bitten and twice shy
I (1) ____________ my distance but tears still catch my eye
Tell me, baby, do you recognize me?
It’s been a year; it doesn’t (2) _____________ me
Happy Christmas--I wrapped it up and (3) ______________ it
With a note saying, “I love you”; I (4) _______________ it
Now I know what a fool I’ve been
But if you (5) ______________ me now, I know you’d fool me again
Repeat chorus
A crowded room, friends with tired eyes
I’m (6) ______________ from you and your soul of ice
My God, I thought you were someone to (7) ______________ on
Me, I guess I was a shoulder to (8) ______________ on
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover, but you tore me apart
Ooh, now I’ve found a real love
You’ll never fool me again
Repeat chorus
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover, but you tore him apart
Maybe next year I’ll give it to someone
I’ll give it to someone special, special
Someone...someone
I’ll give it to someone
I’ll give it to someone special, special.
Writing
A friend from the UK has sent you this email.Hi!
How are you? I’m writing to ask you a favour. I hope you can
help me.
Our school magazine is doing a Christmas Special edition. We’re
going to have a section called ‘Christmas around the World’
with short articles describing how people celebrate Christmas in
different countries.
Can you write about 80 – 100 words describing your typical
Christmas customs? I’ll send you a copy of the magazine when
it comes out!
Thanks,
Alex
1. Make notes under the headings below:
What days do you celebrate?
What food do you eat and when?
Who gives and receives presents and when?
What customs do you have? (Christmas tree, stocking, etc.)
2. Look at the useful vocabulary, phrases and linking words. Make sure you
understand what they mean. Use a dictionary if necessary.
Useful vocabulary:
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day
• Christmas dinner
• Christmas carols
• give presents
Useful phrases:
• We usually get up at …
• People usually have … to eat ….
• We normally celebrate Christmas by …….ing
Linking words and expressions:
• First …
• Then …
• After that …
• Before going to bed …
• After having lunch …
3. Write an article in 80 – 100 words. Use your notes from exercise 1 and
include some of the useful vocabulary, phrases and linking words.
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