Teacher’s Notes

(including all the activities by Weronika Sałandyk)

CHRISTMASYOUR
DECORATE QUIZCHRISTMAS TREE WHERE IS SANTA’S
CHRISTMAS SACK?SEARCH
TREE WORD
1. Copy
Divideone Christmas
students into tree
pairsfor
or each
smallstudent
groups.or pair. 1. Students work individually or in pairs.

2. Copy and cut

Give each up athe
group copyChristmas decorations.
of the Christmas Make 2. Give
Gambling eachget
Students student
a copy or of
pairthe
a copy of theTree
Christmas Where is
Word
sure you have about 5 to 8 strips for each student or
worksheet. Santa’s sackthe
Search and worksheet.
list of clues.
pair. Put them all in one box.
3. Ask students to read the questions and circle the 3. Students guess the definitions
read the words and write them them
and match down.with
3. Students work in pairs
correct answers. They or individually.
also place their bets from 10 the words from the Christmas tree.
points to 50 points depending on how certain they 4. When they are ready they read the letters from the
4. Give eachtheir
are that student or pair
answer one Christmas tree.
is correct. marked
Answer spaces and find out where Santa’s sack is
key:
hidden.
1 reindeer, 2 sleigh, 3 the North Pole, 4 bell,
5.
4. Ask
When each student
they or pair
are ready checkto the
takeanswers.
about 5 to 8 strips
from the box with Christmas decorations. 5 chimney,
Answer 6 carol,THE
key: BEHIND 7 gingerbread,
SOFA (1 bell,8 2elf, 9 candle,
presents,
5. Students get as many points as they bid if their
6. Students 310lights,
star, 11
4 shepherds,
gingerbread,125lights, 13 fireworks,
snowman, 6 candle,
answer is decorate their itChristmas
correct. When is incorrecttree with lose
students the
decorations
as many pointstheyashave
theyselected
bid. from the box. 7 star, 8 sleigh, 9 reindeer, 10 baubles,1711
14 resolutions, 15 angel, 16 mulled wine, sack,
18 mistletoe,
stockings, 19 stocking,
12 elf, 13 angel)20 crib, 21 baubles,
7.
6. When
At thestudents
end theare readywith
team theythe
can largest
write a description
number of 22 stable, 23 Boxing Day, 24 wreath, 25 flake
of their Christmas tree
points is the winner. or they can talk about it in
groups or in front of the whole class. SECRET QUESTIONS
Answer key: 1a, 2a, 3c, 4c, 5b, 6a, 7b, 8a, 9b, 10c, 1. Divide students into 2-4 groups.
CHRISTMAS CHAIN
11c, 12a, 13b, 14a, 15c, 16a, 17c, 18c, 19a, 20b
CHRISTMASYOUR
DECORATE QUIZCHRISTMAS TREE WHERE
CHRISTMAS
2. IS SANTA’S
One person TREE
from each SACK?
WORD SEARCH
group should sit/stand with
1. Copy one set of Christmas chain links for each pair his/her back to the board but facing his/her group.
CHRISTMAS
1. or group.
Copy
Divideone PROBLEMS
Christmas
students into tree
pairsfor
or each
smallstudent
groups.or pair. 1. Students work individually or in pairs.
3. Write a question on the board.
1. Divide
2. Students
Copy
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students
and cut
group ininto
up pairs
athe
copyor of
small ingroups.
Christmassmall groups. Gambling
decorations.
the Christmas Make 2. Give eachget
Students student
a copy or of
pairthe
a copy of theTree
Christmas Where Wordis
sure you have about 5 to 8 strips for each student or 4. Santa’s
worksheet. Search
The sackthe
and
groups worksheet.
must listanswer
of clues.
the question in such a way
2. pair.
3. EachPut
Give group
each gets
group
them allone5 one
in cards ofwith
set box. Christmas
Christmas chainproblems.
links. that the person who sits with their back to the board
They put them in the pile face down.
3. Ask students to read the questions and circle the 3. Students can guessguess
read
whatthethe words
thedefinitions
question andis.write them them
and match down.with
4.
3. Ask students
Students
correct work
answers. toincut out or
pairs
They theindividually.
also chain
placelinks,
theirread
betsthe fromword 10 the words from the Christmas tree.
3. and
The draw
pointsfirst
tostudent points takes
a50corresponding a problem
depending picture card,
onnext reads
it. it they
howtocertain and 4.5. When
Out oftheythe are ready sitting
students they read
withthe letters
their from
back to the
the
describes
4. Give each the problem
student or
are that their answer is correct. to
pair his/her
one group.
Christmas tree. marked
Answer
board,key: spaces and find out where Santa’s
the first student to guess the question scores sack is
5. Students stick the links together creating the hidden.
a1 point for his/her
reindeer, team.3 the North Pole, 4 bell,
2 sleigh,
4. Ask
5.
4. Students
Christmas
When each
theyin the ready
chain.
student
are group discuss
or pair
check to the the
take problem
about
answers. 5 toand think
8 strips
of thethe
from bestbox solution.
with Christmas decorations. 5 chimney,
Answer
6. Explainkey:
6 carol, 7
thatBEHIND
studentsTHE
gingerbread,
don’t SOFA
have(1tobell,
8 2elf,
say the
9 candle,
presents,
question
5. StudentsTHE
REWRITE get STORY
as many points as they bid if their 10lights,
word
3 star,
by 11 4 shepherds,
word. It’s ok as 12
gingerbread, 5lights,
long as the13meaning
snowman, fireworks,is the
6 candle,
5. Students
6. They write
answer down the
is decorate
correct. answer
their
When to the tree
itChristmas
is incorrect problem withinlose
students no
the
more than
1. decorations
Students
as many work
points two
they sentences
inashave
theyselected
pairs or onfrom
in small
bid. agroups.
Problem
the box. Answer 7 star, 8 sleigh, 9 reindeer, 10 baubles,1711
14
same.resolutions, 15 angel, 16 mulled wine, sack,
18 mistletoe, 19 stocking, 20 crib, 21 baubles,
Sheet. 7. stockings,
Alternatively 12ask
elf, 13 angel)
22 stable, 23 Boxing Day, 24work
students to in small
wreath, groups.
25 flake
7.
6. When
2. Give students
At theeach theare
end group ready
a copy
team they
with can
ofthe write
thelargest a description
Christmas
number story
of Give each group a pile of cards with questions. One
6. of
At their
theisend
worksheet.
points theMake of the
Christmas
winner. sureactivity
tree or they
that students
half can thefrom
of talk about
groups all itthe
in
get personQUESTIONS
SECRET takes the card, reads the questions and
groups compare
or in front their
of the answers.
whole
version A and the other half get version B. They
class. can choose
without showing it to the rest of the group, answers
the funniest/most
Answer key: 1a, 2a,original/the
3c, 4c, 5b, least 6a, 7b,useful/the
8a, 9b, most 10c, 1. it as fully
Divide as she/he
students can.groups.
into 2-4 The rest of the team must
3. useful/theread
Students mostthe complicated/the
story and simplest/the
rewrite it on fastest
a sheet of
CHRISTMAS
11c, 12a,
etc. solutions
CHAIN
13b, 14a,
to their
15c, 16a, 17c, 18c, 19a, 20b guess what the question is.
paper. Their task is toChristmas
substituteProblems.
as many words as 2. One person from each group should sit/stand with
possible
1. Copy onewith set pictures.
of Christmas Tell students
chain linksthatfortheir picture
each pair his/her back to the board but facing his/her group.
CHRISTMAS
version
or group. mustPROBLEMS
be readable and clear to the rest of the
class. 3. Write a question on the board.
1. Divide
2. Students work ininto
students pairs or ingroups.
small small groups.
4. When students are ready, join the students who 4. The groups must answer the question in such a way
2. Give
3. Each each
worked group
with gets
group
version 5 cards
one Aset ofwith
with Christmas
Christmas
the students chain
who problems.
links.
worked that the person who sits with their back to the board
They put them in the pile face
with version B. Students exchange their picture down. can guess what the question is.
4. Ask students
stories and try totocutread
outtheir
the chain links,
friends’ read the word
text.
3. and
The draw
first student takes a problem
a corresponding picture nextcard,toreads
it. it and 5. Out of the students sitting with their back to the
describes the problem to his/her group. board, the first student to guessPress
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