Objectives
To read a narrative text and understand the story.
To build up an area of vocabulary associated with Christmas.
To develop reading strategies to answer multiple-choice questions.
To practise collocations with have, do and play.
To talk about childhood memories.
Pre-Reading
Find the Key Words in the pictures.
Which of the things do you think western people have at Christmas?
Key Words
balloons, Christmas carols, Christmas pudding, Christmas tree, snow, snowmen, Christmas stockings, presents
Reading
Read the text. Which Key Words are mentioned? Circle them out. Which other Christmas things are mentioned? Make a list.
Answers:
Father Christmas calendar Christmas cards Christmas lights
carol service Christmas tree decorations balloons stockings
presents sweets turkey Christmas pudding paper hats
Queen’s speech Christmas cake
What’s the main idea of each paragraph?
Para. 1 the beginning of Christmas
Para. 2 decorations outside
Para. 3 activities on Christmas Eve
Para. 4 activities on Christmas morning
Para.5 activities after lunch
Post- Reading
In what order did the children do these things?
Example 1 d
open the new year calendar
put their stockings at the end of the bed
sing Christmas carols
write a letter to Father Christmas
put up the Christmas tree
go to church
have Christmas cake
Answers: 2 a 3c 4e 5b 6f 7g
Answer the multiple-choice questions.
1 Who do you think reads the children’s letters?
a) Father Christmas b) their parents c) nobody
2 What do you think people do in a carol service?
a) sing songs b) give presents c) watch a play
3 What happened on Christmas Eve?
a) The writer stayed awake all night.
b) Someone put presents in his stocking.
c) The writer saw Father Christmas.
4 Why did they laugh?
a) The Christmas carols were happy songs.
b) The songs and hats were funny.
c) The jokes and hats were funny.
5 After lunch:
a) the adults watched the Queen’s speech.
b) the children made a snowman.
c) everybody had more to eat.
Answers: 1b 2a 3b 4c 5c
Vocabulary
In English, some verbs and nouns often go together. Complete the table with these words:
tea, the piano, your homework, a shower, cards, a (snowball) fight, a party, the washing-up, lunch, the shopping
have
do
play
tea, a shower
a (snowball) fight, a party, lunch
your homework,
the washing-up, the shopping
The piano, cards
Complete the sentences with these verbs in the correct form.
blow up, sing, go to, put up, have(x2), make, put on
On Christmas Eve, my grandparents arrived. We(1) a snowman in the garden and later we (2) the decoration. I (3) lots of balloons. On Christmas morning, I (4) some warm clothes and (5) a snowball fight with my cousins and then we(6) church. After that, we(7) lunch and
(8) Christmas carols.
Answers
1 made 2 put up 3 blew up 4 put on 5 had 6 went to 7 had 8 sang
Writing and Speaking
Make notes about your childhood memories of an important festival.
People: family? Good friends?
Preparations: decorations? Invitations?
Presents: what? Who for? Make/buy?
Food: meals? Special food/drink?
Activities: music? Dancing? A long walk?
Your feelings: happy? Sad?
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