Christmas Traditions - ESL/EFL Categorising Exercise

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CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS Level: Intermediate + Activity: Milling & Collating Practice: Categorising Skills: Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing INSTRUCTIONS Divide your class into four groups: A, B, C, D Distribute worksheets to each student according to the group they are in. Each group of students has a different list of words to share with other groups. Instruct students to circulate & gather all the vocabulary, then to categorise it on their worksheet, according to the four headings which have been given. The answer key is given below.
NOTE: This exercise is designed to be teamed with exercises on the pages listed below. It can be completed before or after these exercises. Carols to describe the Nativity Poem to describe Santa's journey on Christmas Eve Fun Songs to describe traditions & the make-believe aspect FURTHER RESOURCES An ideal video to complement this exercise would be Merry Christmas Mr. Bean. Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) by The Darkess to describe hopes, fears and the reality of Christmas Return to index for additional resources

WORKSHEET FOR STUDENT A
FOOD & DRINK	THE NATIVITY	MAKE-BELIEVE	TRADITIONS
........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........	........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........	........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........	........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
angels baubles Blitzen board games broccoli brussel sprouts carol singing carrots		cattle cauliflower chestnuts chimney Christmas cards Christmas cheer Christmas dinner Christmas pudding Christmas tree

WORKSHEET FOR STUDENT B
FOOD & DRINK	THE NATIVITY	MAKE-BELIEVE	TRADITIONS
........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........	........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........	........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........	........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
crackers crib custard decorations donkey Donner elves fairy		Father Christmas fireplace frankincense gifts gold gravy hay hearth

WORKSHEET FOR STUDENT C
FOOD & DRINK	THE NATIVITY	MAKE-BELIEVE	TRADITIONS
........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........	........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........	........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........	........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
lametta lantern lights manger mantelpiece Midnight Mass mince pies Mistletoe myrrh		parsnips peas potatoes presents reindeer ribbons & bows Rudolph sales

WORKSHEET FOR STUDENT D
FOOD & DRINK	THE NATIVITY	MAKE-BELIEVE	TRADITIONS
........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........	........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........	........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........	........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........
Santa's grotto Santa Claus sausage rolls sheep shepherds sleigh snow star		stocking stuffing sweetmeats tinsel toboggan tree turkey wise men wrapping paper
THE ANSWER KEY
FOOD & DRINK	THE NATIVITY	MAKE-BELIEVE	TRADITIONS
broccoli brussel sprouts carrots cauliflower chestnuts Christmas cheer Christmas pudding custard gravy mince pies parsnips peas potatoes stuffing sweetmeats turkey	angels cattle crib donkey Frankincense gold hay manger Myrrh sheep shepherds star wise men	Blitzen chimney Donner elves Father Christmas fireplace hearth mantelpiece reindeer Rudolph Santa Claus sleigh stocking	carol singing lantern shopping Midnight Mass Christmas Dinner crackers board games Christmas Tree fairy tinsel baubles lametta lights gifts presents wrapping paper decorations mistletoe snow toboggan

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