2. CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

Christmas is usually special for all of us. There are many Christmas celebrations and traditions, family gatherings, special decorations, music, food and drink, ...

How do you celebrate Christmas?

Print the worksheet "Christmas Project" and try to answer all the questions so that we can talk about how we celebrate Christmas.

How Kind were you over the last year?

Print the Kindometer to find out. The Kindometer is a survey to measure how nice a girl or boy has been. Ask your partner a few questions and then calculate their kindness.

Let's sing along with Frosty.

Watch this video and pay attention to the music and lyrics.

Then try to put in order all the lines in the Christmas Carol and glue them on a clean sheet of paper. The first team to do it get three points, the second one two points and the third one one point!!!!

Listen and watch the video again and sing along!!!!

Some Christmas Riddles

Print the worksheet bellow (Christmas Riddles) and solve the riddles!!!

New Year's Resolutions

New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and most importantly, forward to the coming year. It's a time to reflect on the changes we want or need to make.

Have you already written your list of New Year's Resolutions? It's time to do it!!!

Think for a while on all those changes you want or need. Be realistic, though determined and brave and write your list in English NOW!!!

Create your own Christmas Card

Greeting Cards are very common and popular in the Anglo Saxon culture. Christmas is a special time when family and friends exchange Christmas Cards to wish all the best to their beloved.

Here's my Season Greeting for you all:

I hope that this Christmas will be a cheerful ending to the year and a great beginning to a happy new one.

You have some ideas in the attached document "What to write on a Christmas Card", but we are going to write a short Christmas letter.

First, do the worksheet: Christmas Card Cloze

Then work with Christmas Card language

Now print the templates (Christmas Card 1, 2, 3) or create your own one

And finally write three short Christmas letters to three people you know.

Curiosities: Mistletoe vs Holly

The colors green and red of the holly are now the symbol of Christmas, and the tradition to kiss people under the mistletoe started back in the times of the Celts.

They are often mistaken. The holly has got red fruits but the mistletoe has got white ones. This was the original plant the Celts used to decorate their doors with. Later on, the Christians changed the mistletoe with the holly, but where does the tradition of kissing come from?. If you want to find out click HERE

He re you have a very charming old Christmas Carol made into a Rock Song!!!

And here you have the lyrics:

Jingle Bell Rock

Ready to cook?

Here are some easy Christmas recipes. That's your homework for the Christmas holidays!!!

Enjoy!!!