Dreaming of a white christmas....

DO YOU LIKE  CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS? DO YOU SPEND TIME DECORATING YOUR HOUSE?

Listen to this video about Christmas in the White House and then answer the following questions.

- How is the White House Decorated?
- What´s the special thing about this year´s  decorations? Sum up what you hear.

What is the Christmas spirit about? Listen to Barack Obama talking about the meaning of Christmas with these children in a primary school. Can you summarize what is the most important thing about Christmas for him? What is he trying to teach to these children? What does Christmas mean for you?

Christmas is a time when children hope to receive presents from their parents, other family, and friends, but not only children like presents.....What Christmas gifts would you like to receive?

Listen to these girls asking Santa for Xmas presents and try to answer the questions.

http://esl-lab.com/santa/santard1.htm

Sometimes it is very difficult to give a present to somebody and that this person likes it. Choosing a present is a difficult task. Pay attention to what happens to Sheldon in Big Bang Theory. Penny gives him a present for Xmas but his reaction is not the expected one.... Watch the video and answer the following questions.

- What kind of present does she give to him?                                          

- Why is Sheldon so excited with the present?

- What´s Penny`s reaction?

XMAS GAMES                             
Santa and Amy have a bag full of presents, but who are they for? Help Santa and Amy deliver the children's presents in time for Christmas. Follow the instructions and play the game.http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-with-english/whose-present

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-with-english/run-santa-run

                                             

Learn things about Santa´s village in the North Pole. Move around the different houses and follow the clues.http://www.northpole.com/               







To know everything you wanted to know about Christmas, click on this link and try to do this interactive book. It has lots of interesting vocabulary, videos, listengings, songs, etc.

Try to do the following pages:

- Vocabulary ( pages 4, 5 , 10)
- Listening: Christmas Eve ( pages 11, 12)
- Christmas dinner in UK (pages 14, 15) and in the USA ( pages 18, 19)
- What´s the Boxing Day?. Find out in pages 22, 23
- Listen to a Christmas Carol. Pages 24, 25
http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/spip.php?article23