Christmas Race

STOP 1 Read these letters to Santa Claus

Answer these questions:

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Who wants a new doll? ______________ Who wants a new bike? ______________ Who lives in London? _______________ What colour does John like for his new car? _________

Now it’s your turn!

2. Write a similar letter to Santa Claus

Dear Santa, My name is .... (write about yourself and what you did this year ).

I want... (write what presents you want for Christmas) ... please.

Thank you very much.

Love from (write your name) Signature

P.S. (write something you forgot before)

STOP 2

STOP 3

RUNNING DICTATION Are you ready for exercise? Let’s see...

Just run to the paper on the wall, run back to your place and dictate what you remember. OK? Don’t Cheat!!!

STOP 3 Santa Claus is Coming to Town Oh! You’d better watch out, You’d better not cry, You’d better not pout,I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town!

He’s making a list, Checking it twice, Gonna find out who’s naughty or nice.

Santa Claus is coming to town!

He sees when you’re sleeping, He knows when you’re awake.

He knows if you’ve been bad or good, So be good for goodness sake!

Oh! You’d better watch out, You’d better not cry,

You’d better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town!

STOP 4 Make Christmas words out of these letters:

Use a dictionary to find out 15 more words related to Christmas.

STOP 5 Xmas wordgames 1. Crossword

2. Wordsearch

STOP 6 Christmas quiz Surf the net to answer these questions. You can find links to help you in http://secondofeso.blogspot.com.

1. WHAT DAY OF THE YEAR IS

BOXING DAY

?

2. WHERE DOES SANTA CLAUS COME FROM?

3. WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR SANTA CLAUS? 4. CAN YOU NAME TWO OF SANTA’S REINDEER? 5. WHAT SHOULD YOU LEAVE FOR SANTA ON CHRISTMAS EVE?

6. WHAT DOES SANTA PUT UNDER THE TREE ON CHRISTMAS EVE? 7. WHAT IS A

CRACKER

?

8. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU STAND UNDER MISTLETOE? 9. WHAT DO BRITISH PEOPLE DO ON CHRISTMAS DAY?

10. WHAT IS A

PANTOMIME

11. WHO WAS

SANT NICHOLAS?

?

12. WHAT IS

13. WHAT CAN YOU FIND INSIDE A

A CHRISTMAS CAROL?

CHRISTMAS PUDDING?

14. WHERE DID THE CHRISTMAS TREE TRADITION ORIGINATE?

15. WHAT DO YOU CALL

A CHRISTMAS SOCK

16. IN GREAT BRITAIN WHO MAKES SPEECH ON TELEVISISON EVERY YEAR ON CHRISTMAS DAY?

?

STOP 7 Xmas MEALS You are in Australia and it’s Christmas day.

Remember: it is very hot at Christmas in Australia. It is Summer!

WHAT IS THERE FOR LUNCH ?

PREPARE A MENU FOR AN AUSTRALIAN CHRISTMAS LUNCH .

STOP 8 Xmas BATTLESHIPS PLAY THIS GAME IN PAIRS .

ASK

QUESTIONS

TO YOUR PARTNER TO FIND OUT THE

INFORMAT ION YOU NEED.

1.

TAKE IT IN TURNS TO ASK FOR A LETTER :

“Is there a letter in 5F?” 2. I F

YOU KNOW THE WORD YOU CAN SAY :

“I think the word from B2 to B7 is....”

STOP 8

STUDENT A

• This is your information to answer to student B A

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Now complete this information with your partner’s answers:

1. Santa carries all the toys for children in a....

2. Meat people eat for Christmas lunch 3. A different way to write the word Christmas 4. It’s white and typical of Christmas if it is very, very cold…

5. Santa Claus brings them at Christmas night to nice children

6. Bad children are naughty, good children are….

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STOP 8

STUDENT B

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Now complete this information with your partner’s answers:

1. Christmas songs children sing 2. Presents Santa gives to nice children to play with

3. It’s green. It is usually in a forest. But you have it at home and decorate it during Christmas 4. Santa loves them and gives them presents.

5. Santa lives in the North…

6. Good children are nice, bad children are …

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STOP 9 SANTA’S LIST

Xmas RACE – Card to play STOP 1: A letter to Santa 2.

Answer these questions: 5.

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Who wants a new doll? ______________ Who wants a new bike? ______________ Who lives in London? _______________ What colour does John like for his new car? _________

2. Write a similar letter about you

STOP 2: Words out of ....

SANTA CLAUS: ___________________________________________________________ CHRISTMAS TREE : _________________________________________________________

STOP 3: Running Dictation

STOP 4 Christmas words:

STOP 5: Xmas wordgames 1. Crossword

2. Words from the wordsearch:

STOP 6: Christmas Quiz 1.

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Boxing Day is on ....

Santa Claus is from...

Santa Claus is also...

Santa’s reindeers are...

We should leave Santa puts............. under the tree on Christmas Eve 7. A Cracker is...

8. If we stand under mistletoe we should .........

STOP 7: menu

Australian

9. British people....

10. A pantomime is...

11. Saint Nicholas was...

12. A Christmas Carol is....

13. We can find....................

14. The Christmas Tree traditions started in...

15. A Christmas sock is also called a.......

16. In Great Britain ...................... makes a speech on TV

Christmas lunch

STOP 8: Christmas Battleships (use the photocopies provided )

STOP 9: Santa’s list 1. Mike is nice 2. Jenny is naughty 3. Ben is....

4. George is...

5. Thomas..

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