Vocabulary Games and Activities Words related to CHRISTMAS
CONTENTS 1.
Mixed letters .................................................................................................................................. 2
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Cards for games ............................................................................................................................ 2
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Crossword ...................................................................................................................................... 3
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Wordsearch – Christmas words ..................................................................................................... 6
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Gap fill sentences – Christmas words ............................................................................................ 8
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1. Mixed letters A really fun way to review vocabulary at the end of the lesson or the week is to mix up the letters of each word. Write a word or words on the board. The students then race to identify the vocabulary. utyekr setrepn loarcs ayrpt rete drac olhyl tloestime owns
turkey present carols party tree card holly mistletoe snow
wreyaen gincokst mpcieien duelwnlime eeedrirn nwtire mevstaserich doyliha xobignady
New Year stocking mince pie mulled wine reindeer winter Christmas Eve holiday Boxing Day
2. Cards for games
turkey
snow
turkey
snow
present
mistletoe
present
mistletoe
carols
holly
carols
holly
tree
card
tree
card
party
New Year
party
New Year
stocking
Boxing Day
stocking
Boxing Day
mince pie
holiday
mince pie
holiday
reindeer
Christmas Eve
reindeer
Christmas Eve
mulled wine
winter
mulled wine
winter
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3. Crossword
Across 3. 4. 6. 8. 9. 12. 13. 16. 17.
A traditional sweet pastry filled with fruit (5-3) A large sock into which gifts are placed on Christmas Day (8) The day before Christmas (9-3) A green, thorny plant with red berries used to decorate people’s homes (5) The day after Christmas Day (6-3) The coldest season of the year, between December and February (6) A gift given from one person to another (7) The animals that pull Santa's sleigh (8) Large bird traditionally eaten at Christmas (6)
Down 1. 2. 5. 6. 7. 10. 11. 14. 15.
The celebration between December and January when January 1st begins (3-4) A winter plant with white berries, often hung above doorways at Christmas (9) Traditional songs sung at Christmas (6) This has a message written in it and is given from one person to another at Christmas (4) Hot spiced wine which is drunk at Christmas (6-4) A special time of the year when you do not have to go to work (7) A meeting of people for a celebration, usually with music, food and dancing (5) Soft pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky when the weather is cold (4) A tall green thing which is decorated and placed in the house over the Christmas period (4)
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Solution Across
Down
3. 5. 6. 8. 9. 12. 13. 16. 17.
1. 2. 5. 6. 7. 10. 11. 14. 15.
MINCE PIE STOCKING CHRISTMAS EVE HOLLY BOXING DAY WINTER PRESENT REINDEER TURKEY
NEW YEAR MISTLETOE CAROLS CARD MULLED WINE HOLIDAY PARTY SNOW TREE
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4. Word search – Christmas words
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Can you find these Christmas words in the puzzle? card tree reindeer snow mince pie boxing day
present turkey holiday holly christmas eve winter
winter mistletoe carols party new year stocking
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Christmas Word Search - Solution
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5. Gap fill sentences – Christmas words Find the word to complete the sentence using the picture clues below
1. We are going to decorate our Christmas ……………….
2. Look at the beautiful …………….. in the garden
3. I can’t wait for you to open your………………..
4. I get very excited on …………………..
5. Look out of the window, there is lots of…………………..
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Gap fill sentences – answers
1. We are going to decorate our Christmas tree.
2. Look at the beautiful holly in the garden.
3. I can’t wait for you to open your present.
4. I get very excited on Christmas Eve.
5. Look out of the window, there is lots of snow.
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