Tuesday, 9 December 2008

Merry Christmas every one!!!!!!!!

Entry 1 Vocabulary – write down the words. http://www.xtec.es/~ihidalgo/xms/xarxius/xmasvoc.html

Entry 1 and 2 can have fun here. Do this in pairs! http://www.xtec.es/~ihidalgo/xms/xarxius/1.htm

Entry 2 and 3 can complete Margaret’s quizzes at this site. http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm
Instructions -Write your answers in your own vocabulary book.
Quiz 1:

How do they say “Merry Christmas” in -
1) Arabic
2) Bengali
3) Croatian
4) Farsi
5) French
6) Hindi
7) Italian
8) Lithuanian
9) Polish
10) Turkish

Quiz 2: How is Christmas celebrated in other countries?

1 What are Chinese Christmas trees called?
2 In France children find …… have been hung by the tree.
3 In Pakistan the church service is called …..
4 In Sicily people fast from ….. to ………

All students.
Go to these sites.
Write numbers 1 to 10 in your vocabulary book.
Write the questions and then the answers.
Your tutor can help you.
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-santa-lb.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-traditions-lb.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-xstory-lb.htm

All students will enjoy this song.
Entry 3 and above could read the lyrics and sing-along.
Any brave tutors at any level could sing to their students!
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=C1aguHjgd8g

Entry 3 and over Lots to see and do here –
http://www.didyouknow.cd/xmas/xmas.htm

Entry 3 and over A Christmas quiz -
http://www.reward-english.com/warehouse/December/RW034C-christmasE.pdf

Entry 3 and over. Research into different festivals and celibrations -
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_lp290-01a.shtml

Entry 3 and over. Lots to do with the BBC -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1144_xmas07/index.shtml