Plan A

Holiday Lesson Set

01a New Year Predictions

Time: 20+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Small Group Activity

Practice with will and won't, agreeing and disagreeing, predicting someone's future, asking for and offering hints. Students try to predict their group mates' New Year Resolutions.

Students write one:I will...and one I won't...New Year's Resolution for themselves for the coming new year.

The other students try to imagine (predict) the two resolutions. This lesson requires a little writing and a lot of discussion.

The class can become really animated when students realize what their group mates predict for the new year.

For other New Years lessons, see:

How Was Last Year? (See New Years Lesson 01b below)
What Plans This Year? (See New Years Lesson 01c below)
What Will Happen Next Year? (See New Years Lesson 01d below) -and-
What Will Happen This Year? (See New Years Lesson 01e below).

Language Focus:

Game, Writing, Making Predictions, Agreeing & Disagreeing

Grammar Focus:

Future Tense Verbs using Will and Won't

01b How Was Last Year?

Time: 50+
Level: HS~Adult
Mode: Pair / Group Activity

A natural and realistic discussion maker, How Was Your Year Last Year? is guaranteed to be not only fun, but very informative.

In pairs, students interview each other about last year in terms of their School or Job, Family, Friends, Health, Love or Romance and Money. Because all of these categories are so personal, students' natural curiosity will spur them into a lively discussion.

But there's more going on here; students also will be working with comparatives (better / worse, more / less) as well as superlatives (best / worst, most / least) all the while practicing past tense verbs.

When finished, students will know more about each other and themselves.

Students from high beginners to advanced will really enjoy this lesson.

For other New Years lessons, see:

New Year Predictions (See New Years Lesson 01a above)
What Plans This Year? (See New Years Lesson 01c below)
What Will Happen Next Year? (See New Years Lesson 01d below) -and-
What Will Happen This Year? (See New Years Lesson 01e below).

Language Focus:

Question & Answer, Writing

Grammar Focus:

Comparatives, Superlatives, Past Tense Verbs

01c What Plans This Year?

Time: 50+
Level: HS~Adult
Mode: Pair / Group Activity

A natural and realistic discussion maker, What Are Your Plans For This Year? is guaranteed to be not only fun, but very animated.

In pairs, students interview each other about their plans, expectations and hopes for this year in terms of School or Job, Family, Friends, Health, Love or Romance and Money. Because students are generally curious about personal matters, they will enjoy asking and answering the questions with their partner.

The grammatical focus of this lesson is on the practice of the verbs want to, hope to, planning to, expect to, would like to and intend to. In addition, students will also be working with the language of possibilities and conditionals.

While engaged in this lesson, students will be finding out more about each other and themselves.

Students from high beginners to advanced will really enjoy this lesson.

For other New Years lessons, see:
New Year Predictions (See New Years Lesson 01a above)
How Was Last Year? (See New Years Lesson 01b above)
What Will Happen Next Year? (See New Years Lesson 01d below) -and-
What Will Happen This Year? (See New Years Lesson 01e below).

Language Focus:

Question & Answer, Listening, Writing

Grammar Focus:

Future Tense Verbs, Conditionals

01d What Will Happen Next Year?

Time: 50+
Level: HS~Adult
Mode: Pair Work Activity

A continuation of the previous two lessons, What Will Happen To You Next Year? will definitely keep your students speaking English with a high degree of interest.

In pairs, students interview each other about what they would change next year in terms of School or Job, Family, Friends, Health, Love or Romance and Money. Students often become so animated during the interview that they forget to keep notes!

The grammatical focus of this lesson is on the language practice of possibilities and conditionals (If ..., would).

Students from high beginners to advanced will really enjoy this lesson.

For other New Years lessons, see:

New Year Predictions (See New Years Lesson 01a above)
How Was Last Year? (See New Years Lesson 01b above)
What Plans This Year? (See New Years Lesson 01c above) -and-
What Will Happen This Year? (See New Years Lesson 01e below).

Language Focus:

Writing, Question & Answer

Grammar Focus:

Present and Future Tense Verbs, Conditionals

01e What Happened This Year?

Time: 50+
Level: HS~Adult
Mode: Pair / Group Activity

A continuation of the previous three lessons, How Was This Year? Use this lesson before December 31 to discover how this year compares to other years. (See the above How Was Last Year after January 1st.)

Two students interview each other by asking and answering questions as to how their School or Job, Family, Friends, Health, Free Time and Money compare to other years. Because students are talking about their own lives, they will inherently become highly involved with the questions and answers.

The grammatical focus of this lesson is on the practice of past tense as well as on superlatives and comparatives.

All EFL / ESL students, no matter what their age or ability really enjoy this lesson.

For other New Years lessons, see:

Language Focus:

Discussion, Writing, Question & Answer, Offering opinions and experiences

Grammar Focus:

Past Tense Verbs, Superlatives and Comparatives

02a St. Patrick Word Circle

Time: 20+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair / Group Activity

A competitive vocabulary building and word search activity centering on Saint Patrick's Day symbols and words.

There are well over 50 words that can be found, among them are:

charm	harm	arm	harms
shamrock	ham	am	sham
rocks	pot	spot	rock

This worksheet, like the other Word Circle lessons is short, but a popular activity for students of all ages and abilities.

For similar style lessons, see other Word Circle Lessons in the Holiday Lesson Collection Set.

Language Focus:

Game, Vocabulary, Spelling, Writing

Grammar Focus:

Singular vs. Plural Nouns

03a Silly Valentine’s Survey

Time: 30+
Level: HS~Adult
Mode: Pair Work Activity

If you're looking for a lesson that will turn your class into an explosion of English, Silly Valentine's Survey is the one you want.

Although the first part is a pretty normal Question and Answer time, the second part will really create uncontrollable laughter. Why?

Because, the answer to a seemingly innocent question is also used with a totally different question.

For example, an original question and answer dialogue would go like this:

Q: Do you like listening to music?
A: Yes, I do.
Q: Why?
A: It relaxes me and makes me feel good.

Then, the question is changed (and the answer stays the same):

Q: Do you like hugging?
A: Yes, I do.
Q: Why?
A: It relaxes me and makes me feel good.

There are a total of 10 questions for pairs of students to ask each other, and when the second question is applied to the first answer, be prepared for a very noisy class!

For other Valentine's lessons, see:

Cupid's Solution (See Valentine Lesson 03b below)
Valentine's Word Circle (See Valentine Lesson 03c below)
Love Is Amazing (See Valentine Lesson 03d below) -and-
How Romantic Are You? (See Valentine Lesson 03e below).

Language Focus:

Game, Question & Answer, Writing

Grammar Focus:

Present Tense Verbs, Subject / verb agreement

03b Cupid’s Solution

Time: 15+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair Work Activity

Creating a hilarious conversation between Cupid and a disgruntled mortal while working with parts of speech, vocabulary, pronouns and singular versus plural nouns.

This silly pair-work lesson will bring any class to life. And it's really short (about 10-15 minutes).

In the story, a mortal is complaining to Cupid. It seems Cupid has shot someone with an arrow causing a one-way love relationship.

Once students have filled in the information gaps, they begin reading their scripts. No one will be able to keep a straight face.

Beneath the silliness, students will be working with grammar including parts of speech, pronouns and subject/verb agreement.

There are five other similar worksheets. They are:

For other Valentine's lessons, see:

Silly Valentine Survey (See Valentine Lesson 03a above)
Valentine's Word Circle (See Valentine Lesson 03c below)
Love Is Amazing (See Valentine Lesson 03d below) -and-
How Romantic Are You? (See Valentine Lesson 03e below).

Language Focus:

Question & Answer, Game, Writing

Grammar Focus:

Count vs. Non-count Nouns, Singular vs. Plural Nouns, Nouns, Adjectives, Present Tense Verbs, Parts of speech

03c Valentine Word Circle

Time: 20+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair / Group Activity

A competitive vocabulary building and word search activity centering on Valentine's Day symbols and words.

There are well over 50 words that can be found, among them are:

ale	lent	tin	in
end	ear	are	red
dear	love	flow	flower

This lesson is really short and sweet; students love it!

Like the other Word Circle lessons is short, but a popular activity for students of all ages and abilities.

For other Valentine's lessons, see:

Silly Valentine's Survey (See Valentine Lesson 03a above)
Cupid's Solution Circle (See Valentine Lesson 03b above)
Love Is Amazing (See Valentine Lesson 03d below) -and-
The Romance Quiz (See Valentine Lesson 03e below).

Language Focus:

Game, Discussing, Writing

Grammar Focus:

03d Love is Amazing

Time: 20+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair Work Activity

Students navigate their way through a maze, taking "pop" quizzes about Valentine's Day along the way. This is a short but very active Valentine's Day lesson.

Pairs of students race against other pairs to complete the maze. When students answer the quiz questions correctly, they have to say a popular Valentine's Day "Love Phrase" a few times. For example, "My Heart Is Yours."

If they answer incorrectly, they have to say a longer "Love Phrase" many times, e.g., "You Are the Love of My Life."

What students won't realize (since they're so busy getting through the maze), is that they will be working with singular vs. plural nouns, directions and lots of listening.

For other Valentine's lessons, see:

Silly Valentine's Survey (See Valentine Lesson 03a above)
Cupid's Solution Circle (See Valentine Lesson 03b above)
Valentine Word Circles (See Valentine Lesson 03c above) -and-
How Romantic Are You? (See Valentine Lesson 03e below) -and-
Valentine's Crossword Puzzle (See Valentine Lesson 03f below).

Language Focus:

Game, Imperatives

Grammar Focus:

Present Tense Verbs, Singular vs. Plural nouns

03e Romance Quiz

Time: 35+
Level: HS~Adult
Mode: Tri-Work Activity (Three students)

With Valentine's Day coming up in a few days, this is a really fun lesson for the occasion. In groups of three, students ask each other questions, listen carefully, make choices (using 'I would...') and keep score. Through this, they will arrive at their respective 'Romance Quotient.'

Nearly everyone has (or had?) a yearning for romance. This lesson uses 21 questions to discover just How Romantic You Are.

Since most students are inherently interested in the topic of romance and in learning about their group mates' values, this lesson almost teaches itself (after the initial setting up) allowing the teacher to mill around the classroom offering assistance where needed.

The grammar focus of this lesson works with the transitive verb prefer and the adverb rather. You'll be surprised how quickly your students will become accustomed to using these words - because they have to! Even fairly low-level ability students will catch on quickly.

The Teachers' Instructions offer several additional variations and some interesting discussion topics which will naturally spring from this lesson.

For other Valentine's lessons, see:

Silly Valentine's Survey (See Valentine Lesson 03a above)
Cupid's Solution Circle (See Valentine Lesson 03b above)
Valentine Word Circles (See Valentine Lesson 03c above) -and-
Love Is Amazing (See Valentine Lesson 03d above).

Language Focus:

Ordinals, Question & Answer

Grammar Focus:

Conditionals, Present and Past Tense Verbs

03f Valentine Crossword Puzzle

Time: 45+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair Work Activity

A perfect lesson for Valentine's Day. In pairs, students read hints from their printouts in order for their partners to fill in the blank words on their puzzles. All of the answers are related to love, romance and/or Valentine's Day.

When all of the answers have been filled in, there's a second task for students to complete. Throughout the puzzle, there are gray boxes scattered about.

Once an answer has been written in each box, students match that number, either across or down, and re-write that same letter (from the above gray box) into the corresponding box in the message bar below the puzzle.

Afterwards, students could discuss love and romance in their own cultures. This can be very interesting as well as informative.

For similar pair work crossword puzzle lessons, see:
Fictional Characters (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson 24a)
Words with “ph” (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson 24b)
Compound Words (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson 24c)
Words with Silent Letters (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson 24d)
Same First & Last Letter Words (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson 24e)
Anagrams (Lesson Collection Set #5 – Lesson 24f) -and-
Halloween (Holiday Lesson Set #6 – Lesson 05d).

Language Focus:

Question and answer, giving hints, spelling

Grammar Focus:

Present tense verbs

04a Easter Egg Coloring

Time: 15+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair Work Activity

In pairs or small groups, students select the most appropriate verb for each sentence. When finished, they will have a complete recipe for dyeing Easter eggs.

Then, students can actually tell their partners or classmates how to actually color Easter Eggs - a very active and realistic communication lesson.

If there is space in the classroom, prepare all of the materials necessary to color eggs. In many cultures (which don't know about this odd custom), coloring Easter eggs can be really fun and educational.

With some classes, a discussion about the commercial aspects of Easter can be very interesting. For example:

Who, exactly is the Easter Bunny?
Why is it a rabbit?
Who decided that a rabbit can lay colored eggs?
Why is there usually an Easter egg hunt?
When did all the candy become part of this event?

For a different Easter lesson, see:

Easter Word Circle (See Easter Lesson 04b below).

Language Focus:

Simple Sentence Construction

Grammar Focus:

Present Tense Verbs, Imperatives

04b Easter Word Circle

Time: 20+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair / Group Activity

Yet another fun and competitive vocabulary building and word search activity centering on Easter symbols and words.

There are well over 50 words that can be found, among them are:

cola	late	at	ate
day	aye	yea	yeast
chic	hick	chick	hicks

This worksheet, like the other Word Circle lessons is short, but a popular activity for students of all ages and abilities.

For similar style lessons, see other Word Circle Lessons in the Holiday Lesson Collection Set.

For a different Easter lesson, see:

Easter Egg Dying (See Easter Lesson 04a above).

Language Focus:

Game, Discussing, Writing, Word search

Grammar Focus:

05a Halloween Maze

Time: 30+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair Work Activity

A wonderful Halloween lesson to keep your students busy and having fun while learning.

Working in pairs, one student helps the other student get through a maze by giving directions. Students will have to work together closely or they may just end up getting completely lost somewhere in the depths of this Halloween Maze.

The Teachers' Instructions offer a variety of variations so that just about any student will enjoy this fun, yet educational activity.

This lesson is particularly flexible, it can be adjusted to fit the needs and interests of just about any level of English proficiency - and it's really fun. Two of the variations include: The Blaster and Knock, Knock.

For other Halloween lessons, see:

The Ghost Story (See Lesson Collection Set #2 - Lesson 12)
Halloween Word Circle (See Halloween Lesson 05b below) -and-
Trick Or Treat (See Lesson 05c below).

Language Focus:

Game, Directions, Question & Answer

Grammar Focus:

Present Tense Verbs, Imperatives

05b Halloween Word Circle

Time: 20+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair / Group Activity

Students try to find as many words as they can by examining the Word Circle on this worksheet.

Over 50 words can be found, among them, starting with the first word in the circle Halloween are:

hall	hallow	allow	all
owe	we	itch	wit
to	pump	in	kin

In pairs or small groups, students go clockwise around the circle to see who can find the most words. When finished, the pair or group with the most words is declared the winner.

If students are enjoying this activity, they could try again by going counter-clockwise starting with the word mummy (there are far fewer words).

For more Halloween lessons, see:
  Halloween Maze (See Holiday Collection Set - Halloween 05a)
  Trick or Treat (See Holiday Collection Set - Halloween 05c)
  Halloween Crossword Puzzle (See Holiday Collection Set - Halloween 05d)

Language Focus:

Game, Competing, Writing, Spelling

Grammar Focus:

05c Trick Or Treat

Time: 15+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair Work Activity

If you have 15 minutes and are looking for a fabulously funny Halloween lesson for any age, give Trick OR Treat! a try. In the story, two students are discussing the approaching Halloween and they'll create a hilarious conversation while working with parts of speech, vocabulary, pronouns and singular versus plural nouns.

This silly pair work lesson will bring any class to life.

After students fill in the missing information from their partners, they'll read a ridiculous story about Trick or Treating.

No one will be able to keep a straight face. But, beneath the silliness, students will be working with many basic elements of English.

For other Halloween lessons, see:

The Ghost Story (See Lesson Collection Set #2 - Lesson 12)
Halloween Maze (See Halloween Lesson 05a above)
Halloween Word Circle (See Halloween Lesson 05b above) -and-
Halloween Crossword Puzzle (See Halloween Lesson 05d below).

Language Focus:

Question & Answer, Parts of Speech, Vocabulary

Grammar Focus:

Count vs. Non-count Nouns, Singular vs. plural nouns, Adjectives, Present Tense Verbs

05d Halloween Crossword Puzzle

Time: 45+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair Work Activity

A great Halloween lesson. In pairs, students read hints from their printouts in order for their partners to fill in the missing words on their puzzles. All of the answers are related to Halloween symbols such as ghosts, pumpkins and skeletons.

When all of the answers have been filled in, there's a second task for students to complete. Throughout the puzzle, there are gray boxes scattered about.

Once an answer has been written in each box, students match that number, either across or down, and re-write that same letter (from the above gray box) into the corresponding box in the message bar below the puzzle.

Afterwards, students could discuss ghost stories or other scary things from their own cultures.

For similar pair work crossword puzzle lessons, see:
    Fictional Characters (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson 24a)
    Words with “ph” (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson 24b)
    Compound Words (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson 24c)
    Words with Silent Letters (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson 24d)
    Same First & Last Letter Words (Lesson Collection Set #5 - Lesson 24e)
    Anagrams (Lesson Collection Set #5 – Lesson 24f) -and-
    Valentine's Day (Holiday Lesson Set #6 – Lesson 03f).

Language Focus:

Question and answer, Giving hints, Spelling

Grammar Focus:

Present Tense Verbs

06a Thanksgiving Word Circle

Time: 20+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair / Group Activity

As an icebreaker, a party game or an introduction into the Thanksgiving holidays, this lesson is perfect. Going clockwise around the circle, students try to find as many words as they can by examining the Word Circle on this worksheet.

There are well over 50 words that can be found, among them are:

an	in	rim	may
lower	owe	vest	we
flow	pilgrim	low	flower

This is a really short and sweet lesson; students love it!

This worksheet, like the other Word Circle lessons is short, but a popular activity for students of all ages and abilities.

For similar lessons, see:
Valentine's Word Circle (02a above)
St. Patrick Word Circle (03c above)
Easter Word Circle (04b above)
Halloween Word Circle (05b above) -and-
Christmas Word Circle (07d below).

Language Focus:

Game, Discussing, Writing

Grammar Focus:

07a Call to Santa

Time: 15+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair Work Activity

Students will have an incredibly ridiculous conversation with this lesson. One student is the Caller and the other is the Operator, one of Santa's elves. The caller asks Santa for his/her (very strange) Christmas wish.

Traditionally, children send a letter to Santa. But these are modern times and in this lesson, the letter is replaced with a hilarious telephone call.

A typical conversation might sound something like this:

Operator: Hello, Santa's answering service.
Caller: Aloha. This is Jerry Brown calling. Can I speak with Santa, please?
Operator: I'm sorry, Santa is snowboarding now. Can I help you?
Caller: Who are you?
Operator: This is Elf Agent Naomi speaking. Last year you asked Santa for a shocking pink, cashmere tennis racket, didn't you?
Caller: Yes, I did. But Santa gave me a red, rubber snow shovel.
Operator: Very sorry. What would you like for Christmas this year?
Caller: I really want 983 yellow buffaloes.
Operator: Yikes! They are popular this year... And on it goes.

Beneath this silliness, there is a serious lesson at work. Students ask each other for various items including parts of speech.

For other Christmas lessons, see:
Christmas Crossword Puzzle (See Christmas Lesson 07b below)
Christmas Lists (See Christmas Lesson 07c below)
Christmas Word Circle (See Christmas Lesson 07d below)
Stocking Stuffers (See Christmas Lesson 07e below)
Santa Quiz (See Christmas Lesson 0f below) -and-
Silly Christmas Survey (See Christmas Lesson 07g below).

Language Focus:

Game, Question & Answer

Grammar Focus:

Adjectives, Count vs. Non-count Nouns, Singular vs. Plural Nouns, Present Past and Future Tense Verbs

07b Christmas Crossword Puzzle

Time: 25+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair Work Activity

Pair-work crossword puzzles are a really fun way for students to work with listening, spelling and building vocabulary skills.

In this activity, students have half of the answers to the puzzle and their partners will provide hints for the missing answers.

By the end of this activity, students will know most of the major (and even minor) symbols of Christmas.

From an educational point of view, this lesson is perfect for getting students to ask and answer questions; this also improves their listening skills.

For other Christmas lessons, see:

Call to Santa (See Christmas Lesson 07a above)
Christmas Lists (See Christmas Lesson 07c below)<
Christmas Word Circle (See Christmas Lesson 07d below)
Stocking Stuffers (See Christmas Lesson 07e below)
Santa Quiz (See Christmas Lesson 07f below)
Silly Christmas Survey (See Christmas Lesson 07g below) -and-
Silly Xmas (Adult) Survey (See Christmas Lesson 07h below).

Language Focus:

Question & Answer, Games, Vocabulary

Grammar Focus:

Present Tense Verbs

07c Christmas Lists

Time: 30+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Group / Whole Class Activity

List making is a wonderful way for students to begin the development of sentences (which may eventually develop into paragraphs).

In this lesson, students make four lists for the holidays: I want [noun]..., I want to [verb]..., I'd like to [verb] to [place]..., and I need [noun]....

Once students fill in their Christmas Lists, the fun begins. They can ask each other about the items on their lists -OR- this can easily be converted into a guessing game.

But... there is a serious lesson at work here; students will be practicing four common grammar patterns:

I want a/an/some noun(s),
I want to [verb] a/an/some [noun(s)] for [person],
I'd like to [verb] to [place], -and-
I need a/an/some [noun(s)] for our Christmas party.

There's a very simple way to elicit a great deal of discussion - after all, this is an English lesson. Students, in groups of four or five, have to unanimously agree on the items created for their lists. This forces students to persuade and negotiate with each other to arrive at the ideal Christmas lists.

For other Christmas lessons, see:

Call to Santa (See Christmas Lesson 07a above)
Christmas Crossword Puzzle (See Christmas Lesson 07b above)
Christmas Word Circle (See Christmas Lesson 07d below)
Stocking Stuffers (See Christmas Lesson 07e below)
Santa Quiz (See Christmas Lesson 07f below)
Silly Christmas Survey (See Christmas Lesson 07g below) -and-
Silly Xmas (Adult) Survey (See Christmas Lesson 07h below).

Language Focus:

Question & Answer, Writing

Grammar Focus:

Infinitives

07d Christmas Word Circle

Time: 20+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Pair / Group Activity

A competitive vocabulary building and word search lesson centering on Christmas symbols and words.

This is a really fun, yet short, activity for all ages and abilities of students. Here are some of the words that can be found in the word circle:

is	as	mass	king
in	snow	now	no
hit	white	eve	kings

For other Christmas lessons, see:

Call to Santa (See Christmas Lesson 07a above)
Christmas Crossword Puzzle (See Christmas Lesson 07b above)
Christmas Lists (See Christmas Lesson 07c above)
Stocking Stuffers (See Christmas Lesson 07e below)
Santa Quiz (See Christmas Lesson 07f below)
Silly Christmas Survey (See Christmas Lesson 07g below) -and-
Silly Xmas (Adult) Survey (See Christmas Lesson 07h below).

Language Focus:

Game, Writing, Vocabulary building, Spelling

Grammar Focus:

07e Stocking Stuffers

Time: 30+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Small Group Activity

What will Santa put in your stocking this year?

Students receive a set of cards with items they were given in their Christmas stockings.

The other students in the group ask Yes / No Questions to identify what the items are.

When all of the items have been identified, students then trade their less wanted items for more desirable ones.

Although this lesson is very fun, there are a lot of fundamental elements of the English language being used including subject / verb agreement, singular vs. plural and count vs. non-countable nouns, articles, direct objects and possessive pronouns.

For other Christmas lessons, see:

Call to Santa (See Christmas Lesson 07a above)
Christmas Crossword Puzzle (See Christmas Lesson 07b above)
Christmas Lists (See Christmas Lesson 07c above)
Christmas Word Circle (See Christmas Lesson 07d above)
Santa Quiz (See Christmas Lesson 07f below)
Silly Christmas Survey (See Christmas Lesson 07g below) -and-
Silly Xmas (Adult) Survey (See Christmas Lesson 07h below).

Language Focus:

Game, Question & Answer, Discussing

Grammar Focus:

Present Tense Verbs, Count vs. Non-count Nouns, Singular vs. Plural Nouns

07f Santa Quiz

Time: 15+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Whole Class Activity

Just how much do students know about the commercialized legend of Santa? Give them this interesting quiz as a whole class activity, or let them work together in pairs or groups to answer the questions.

Most of this Santa folklore comes from the famous poem, "T'was the Night Before Christmas."

Do you know how many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh? Can you name them all? Is Santa married? How does he get into people's homes? Where does he get all the toys? Where does he live?

From an educational point of view, this lesson is perfect for working with present tense.

Answers are provided on the worksheet.

direct objects and possessive pronouns.

For other Christmas lessons, see:

Call to Santa (See Christmas Lesson 07a above)
Christmas Crossword Puzzle (See Christmas Lesson 07b above)
Christmas Lists (See Christmas Lesson 07c above)
Christmas Word Circle (See Christmas Lesson 07d above)
Stocking Stuffers (See Christmas Lesson 07e above)
Silly Christmas Survey (See Christmas Lesson 07g below) -and-
Silly Xmas (Adult) Survey (See Christmas Lesson 07h below).

Language Focus:

Game, Question & Answer

Grammar Focus:

Present Tense Verbs

07g Silly Christmas Survey

Time: 20+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Whole Class Activity

Is this a lesson or an icebreaker? Either way, students will have fun while learning English.

There are a set of Question Cards and Answer Cards. For each Question Card, students write an answer. When finished, all of the cards are shuffled and the questions are asked again - but this time, the answers are ridiculously funny.

For serious-minded teachers, this lesson works nicely with Type 2 conditionals (If..., would) and can also be a great listening lesson as well.

Though this lesson takes only about 20 minutes, your students will be laughing long after it's finished.

For other Christmas lessons, see:

Call to Santa (See Christmas Lesson 07a above)
Christmas Crossword Puzzle (See Christmas Lesson 07b above)
Christmas Lists (See Christmas Lesson 07c above)
Christmas Word Circle (See Christmas Lesson 07d above)
Stocking Stuffers (See Christmas Lesson 07e above)
Santa Quiz (See Christmas Lesson 07f above) -and-
Silly Xmas (Adult) Survey (See Christmas Lesson 07h below).

Language Focus:

Game, Icebreaker, Question & Answer, Writing

Grammar Focus:

Conditionals, Present and Future Tense Verbs

07h Adult Silly Christmas Survey

Time: 20+
Level: JHS~Adult
Mode: Whole Class Activity

Not to be used with your students, especially younger ones due to the adult material!!

This lesson is intended only for mature (adult) students. Some of the replaced questions (to the innocent answers) may be rather sexually explicit. By the way, this activity works well at Christmas parties for teachers.

There are a set of Question Cards and Answer Cards. For each Question Card, students write an answer. When finished, all of the cards are shuffled and the questions are asked again - but this time, the answers are ridiculously funny.

Adult students who do this lesson will be laughing long after it's finished.

The format is exactly the same as 07g above, but the questions are for adults. Try this activity at a Christmas Party and have a good time.

Language Focus:

Game, Question & Answer, Writing

Grammar Focus:

Conditionals, Present and Future Tense Verbs