pearson webinars (christmas edition)
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'Twas the class before Christmas…
Pearson Webinars for English Teachers
December, 2016
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What’s a mathematician's favourite Christmas snack?
What’s a mathematician's favourite Christmas snack?
A mince pi!
What did Adam say the day before Christmas?
What did Adam say the day before Christmas?
It’s Christmas, Eve!
What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?
What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?
Claustrophobic!
Contents
1 Christmas traditions
2 Merry Christmas: A 19th century concept
3 Using videos in ELT (I): It’s Christmas: Let’s eat
4 Using videos in ELT (II): It’s nearly Christmas
5 My Advent Calendar
6 Beyond Jingle Bells
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1. British / American Christmas
Christmas traditions
British
Father Christmas
Santa Claus / Santa
American
Do you know any songs that include these terms?
American
Lapland The North Pole
British
If you could pay a visit to Santa / Father Christmas in the North Pole / Lapland, what would you ask him?
British American
Roast Turkey Roast Turkey / Ham / Beef
Find the recipe, make a tutorial (how to make….), explain the ingredients, explain what you eat on Christmas day, etc.
Mince Pies Christmas Cookies
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2. Find out what the following items / traditions are and decide whether it is a Br or Am tradition:
a. Christmas pudding Mince Pie Fruit Cake
b. Eggnog Brandy Wassail
c. The Yule Log The R. Christmas M. Best Christmas Ads
d. Christmas Crackers Boxing Day Tree Lightning
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Answers:
a. Christmas pudding Mince Pie Fruit Cake
b. Eggnog Brandy Wassail
c. The Yule Log The R. Christmas M. Best Christmas Ads
d. Christmas Crackers Boxing Day Tree Lightning
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3. Cooperative learning
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1. Traditionally, they contain a paper crown, a joke written on a slip of paper and a small gift.
1) Boxing Day2) Christmas Crackers3) The Royal Message
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1. Traditionally, they contain a paper crown, a joke written on a slip of paper and a small gift.
1) Boxing Day2) Christmas Crackers3) The Royal Message
2. You might find a coin in it.
a) Fruit Cakeb) Eggnogc) Christmas pudding
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1. Traditionally, they contain a paper crown, a joke written on a slip of paper and a small gift.
1) Boxing Day2) Christmas Crackers3) The Royal Message
2. You might find a coin in it.
a) Fruit Cakeb) Eggnogc) Christmas pudding
3. It’s broadcast at 3 pm on Christmas Day
d) The Yule Loge) The Royal Christmas Messagef) Competition for Best Christmas ads
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1. Traditionally, they contain a paper crown, a joke written on a slip of paper and a small gift.
1) Boxing Day2) Christmas Crackers3) The Royal Message
2. You might find a coin in it.
a) Fruit Cakeb) Eggnogc) Christmas pudding
3. It’s broadcast at 3 pm on Christmas Day
d) The Yule Loge) The Royal Christmas Messagef) Competition for Best Christmas ads
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1. Traditionally, they contain a paper crown, a joke written on a slip of paper and a small gift.
1) Boxing Day2) Christmas Crackers3) The Royal Message
2. You might find a coin in it.
a) Fruit Cakeb) Eggnogc) Christmas pudding
3. It’s broadcast at 3 pm on Christmas Day
d) The Yule Loge) The Royal Christmas Messagef) Competition for Best Christmas ads
Merry Christmas:A 19th century concept
1. This is Mr Scrooge… What can you say about him? What is he like?
2. Check your answers….
What is he like? Why?
What does he do?
Does he like Christmas?
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3. Mr Scrooge through his language & actions
a) Every sneeze is a penny lostb) Get rid of that coldc) Are you feeling ok?
1. What does Scrooge not say to Cratchit when he sneezes?
a) Every sneeze is a penny lostb) Get rid of that coldc) Are you feeling ok?
1. What does Scrooge not say to Cratchit when he sneezes?
a) Every sneeze is a penny lostb) Get rid of that coldc) Are you feeling ok?
1. What does Scrooge not say to Cratchit when he sneezes?
Find words that describe a person like that
a) Every sneeze is a penny lostb) Get rid of that coldc) Are you feeling ok?
1. What does Scrooge not say to Cratchit when he sneezes?
Find words that describe a person like that
Mean, stingy, close-fisted, cheap, miserly, greedy
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2. How does Mr Scrooge reply when a man says “Merry Christmas” to him?
“Every _____who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips should be ______in his own _______and ______with a stake of ______through his heart.”
Match the gaps and the pictures
a) b) c) d) e)
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2. How does Mr Scrooge reply when a man says “Merry Christmas” to him?
“Every e) idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips should be d) boiled in his own c) pudding and a) buried with a stake of b) holly through his heart.”
Match the gaps and the pictures
a) b) c) d) e)
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“Every idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled in his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.”
How would you define someone like that?
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“Every idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on his lips should be boiled in his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.”
How would you define someone like that?
Harsh, cruel, evil, inhuman, cold-blooded, heartless
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3. Why does the man ask for more time to pay his mortgage?4. Is the man given more time?5. When is the mortgage due?
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3. Why does the man ask for more time to pay his mortgage?To pay for his wife’s funeral
4. Is the man given more time?No, he isn’t
5. When is the mortgage due?On Christmas day
Answers
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4. Why does the man ask for more time to pay his mortgage?To pay for his wife’s funeral
5. Is the man given more time?No, he isn’t
6. When is the mortgage due?On Christmas day
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How would you define a person like that?
Merciless, ruthless, pitiless, unsympathetic, unkind
4. Practice!Opposites and synonyms: a memory game
(Personality adjectives)
How many did you get?
stingymean
grumpydishonest
cruelkind
impoliteheartless
5. From Villain to Hero
So what do you think this story is telling us?
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OPTION A: Mr Scrooge doesn’t like Christmas and he wants to cancel them.
Look back and find positive things that happened to you or the world in 2016.
Send an audio note to Mr Scrooge and persuade him to keep Christmas.
Prepare your positive year description, practice and record!
6. Post Task
VoiceThread
(PC, iOs, Android)
42http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zpr49j6/revision/2
Persuasive techniques
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OPTION B: Interview Mr Scrooge and find out why he hates Christmas / what made him change / what’s his life like now, etc.
Use interviewing techniques (establishing rapport, etc.).
Plan the most appropriate answers according to Mr Scrooge personality.
Interview each other. What are the most creative Q & A?
Funny Movie Maker (iOS)
Face Fun
(Android)
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OPTION C: Dubbing
Do a voice over, using the expressions you learned from the clip or add new ones (in your own words). Try to keep Mr Scrooge’s spirit as much as possible.
Pre-planning: Write your scripts while watching, pausing, rewatching Mr Scrooge’s video on mute. Note down how long you have to talk, if there’s a dialogue, etc.
Practice & make the necessary changes
Record!
http://www.wikihow.com/Do-a-Voice-Over
(PC)
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Can I do this activity at lower levels?
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• Scrooge through language and actions: Give the students the script beforehand and work with it before watching the clip
• Synonyms / Antonyms game: use / allow more simple words
• Post-task: Students use simpler language for persuasion (opinion—I think, I believe, imperatives—believe in Xmas!) / Send a written letter instead of audio; do video captioning instead of dubbing (amara.org)
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Using videos in ELT (I)
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Do you know these brands?
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What do they all do in the run-up to Christmas?
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Make a Christmas advert!
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In Spain…
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Useful videos for ELT!
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Useful videos for ELT!
• Short: can be watched repeatedly
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Useful videos for ELT!
• Short: can be watched repeatedly• Hold the students’ attention
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Useful videos for ELT!
• Short: can be watched repeatedly• Hold the students’ attention• Contain a complete narrative
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Useful videos for ELT!
• Short: can be watched repeatedly• Hold the students’ attention• Contain a complete narrative• Familiar medium
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Useful videos for ELT!
• Short: can be watched repeatedly• Hold the students’ attention• Contain a complete narrative• Familiar medium• Authentic
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Useful videos for ELT!
• Short: can be watched repeatedly• Hold the students’ attention• Contain a complete narrative• Familiar medium• Authentic• Easy to follow
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ADVERT 1: It’s Christmas: Let’s eat
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PRE-WATCHING
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1. What do you normally eat and drink at Christmas?
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What food and drink can you see in these pictures?
NB. Get students to use the language of speculation if they
aren’t sure.
eg. That could be / it might be / it must be / it can’t be a type of, etc.
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Answers
Turkey Carrots
Smoked salmon
Sparkling wine / champagne
Parsnips
Prawns
Roast potatoes
Red cabbage
Brussels sprouts
Gravy
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2. Fill in the text with the words in the box to learn about a Christmas tradition in the UK
On ______________, children in the ___________often leave out ___________ with ___________ or some similar drink for _____________, and a_________ for the _____________.
UK reindeer carrot mince pies brandy Father Christmas Christmas Eve
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2. Fill in the text with the words in the box to learn about a Christmas tradition in the UK
On ______________, children in the ___________often leave out ___________ with ___________ or some similar drink for _____________, and a_________ for the _____________.
UK reindeer carrot mince pies brandy Father Christmas Christmas Eve
AnswerOn Christmas Eve, children in the UK often leave out mince pies with brandy or some similar drink for Father Christmas, and a carrot for the reindeer.
GlossaryA mince pie: a sweet, fruit-based pie eaten at Christmas
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Have we seen a glass of brandy and a mince pie anywhere?
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Mince pie and brandy
Have we seen a glass of brandy and a mince pie anywhere?
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3. Look at this carrot
How does he feel? Why does he feel this way?What is he planning to do?
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WHILE-WATCHING
1. with a twist
1. with a twist
• Work in pairs
1. with a twist
• Work in pairs• One student watches a segment from the video (on mute)
and provides a running commentary to their parter who is facing the other way.
1. with a twist
• Work in pairs• One student watches a segment from the video (on mute)
and provides a running commentary to their parter who is facing the other way.
• They tell a lie.
1. with a twist
• Work in pairs• One student watches a segment from the video (on mute)
and provides a running commentary to their parter who is facing the other way.
• They tell a lie. • The partner then watches the same segment. Can they spot
the lie?
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Can I do this activity at lower levels?
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• Choose a section where the action changes more slowly (or put the video in slow motion!).
• Allow the student who is speaking to see the section once prior to describing it.
• Students do a summary as opposed to a running commentary.
• Students have to say three true points and one lie: which was the lie?
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2. Order the action. Video still on mute
A) The carrot has to escape from some falling potatoes
B) The carrot sets a Christmas pudding (and his hair!) on fire
C) The carrot sees a shooting star in the sky
D) The carrot is flying, attached to the reindeer’s antlers
E) The carrot jumps into the Christmas tree
F) The carrot walks through mashed potato with butter
G) The carrot sees some dying friends
H) The carrot falls asleep next to the mince pie and brandy
I) The carrot walks through some ice cubes
J) The carrot knocks over a candle
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Answers
1. (C) The carrot sees a shooting star in the sky
2. (F) The carrot walks through mashed potato with butter
3. (G) The carrot sees some dying friends
4. (A) The carrot has to escape from some falling potatoes
5. (I) The carrot walks through some ice cubes
6. (J) The carrot knocks over a candle
7. (B) The carrot sets a Christmas pudding (and his hair!) on fire
8. (E) The carrot jumps into the Christmas tree
9. (H) The carrot falls asleep next to the mince pie and brandy
10. (D) The carrot is flying, attached to the reindeer’s antlers
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3. Watch with sound
You are about to watch the video again, this time with sound. Look at the beginning of the audio script.
Can you predict number 1) with context and number 2) using rhyme (with sky) and context?
Twas the night before ChristmasA carrot 1) ________ at the skyThinking ‘I could meet Santa’When he gets his 2) _____ ____
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4. Give students the transcript
Twas the night before ChristmasA carrot 1) ________ at the skyThinking ‘I could meet Santa’When he gets his 2) _____ ____ But a Christmassy spreadThough a 3) ______ to us allCan be quite 4) _____ When you’re three 5)_______ tall Still, our carrot went forthOn his dangerous 6) _______And soldiered on bravely To the 7) ________ breastHe finally arrived Though 8) ____________ methinks As he said to himselfJust a 9) __________ 40 winksThen all of a sudden Young carrot 10) ________ Flying high over London or Glasgow or Stoke So the sleigh flew much faster That cold 11) _________ _____Powered on by a carrot We like to 12) _________
What can students fill in from memory?
Watch again to check
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The answersTwas the night before ChristmasA carrot gazed at the skyThinking ‘I could meet Santa’When he gets his mince pie But a Christmassy spreadThough a joy to us allCan be quite scary When you’re three inches tall Still, our carrot went forthOn his dangerous questAnd 7 soldiered on 8 bravely To the chimney breastHe finally arrived Though exhausted methinks As he said to himselfJust a 12 quick 13 40 winksThen all of a sudden Young carrot awoke Flying high over London or Glasgow or Stoke So the sleigh flew much faster That cold Christmas EvePowered on by a carrot We like to believe
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5. Find the vocabulary
Find a word or phrase which means (These are in order. To make the exercise more difficult, you could jumble them up). 1. Look at (in admiration or thought)2. Father Christmas3. A table full of food 4. happiness5. Frightening6. 7.62 cm7. A long,difficult search or journey8. Continued although it was difficult9. Valiantly10. Where you make a fire11. Very tired12. fast13. A short nap14. Happening without warning 15. Santa’s transportation
Twas the night before ChristmasA carrot gazed at the skyThinking ‘I could meet Santa’When he gets his mince pie But a Christmassy spreadThough a joy to us allCan be quite scary When you’re three inches tall Still, our carrot went forthOn his dangerous questAnd 7 soldiered on 8 bravely To the chimney breastHe finally arrived Though exhausted methinks As he said to himselfJust a 12 quick 13 40 winksThen all of a sudden Young carrot awoke Flying high over London or Glasgow or Stoke So the sleigh flew much faster That cold Christmas EvePowered on by a carrot We like to believe
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The answers Twas the night before ChristmasA carrot 1) gazed at the skyThinking ‘I could meet 2) Santa’When he gets his mince pie But a Christmassy 3) spreadThough a 4) joy to us allCan be quite 5) scary When you’re 6) three inches tall Still, our carrot went forthOn his dangerous 7) questAnd 8) soldiered on 9) bravely To the 10) chimney breastHe finally arrived Though 11) exhausted methinks As he said to himselfJust a 12) quick 13) 40 winksThen 14) all of a sudden Young carrot awoke Flying high over London or Glasgow or Stoke So the 15) sleigh flew much faster That cold Christmas EvePowered on by a carrot We like to believe
Find a word or phrase which means (These are in order. To make the exercise more difficult, you could jumble them up).(Answers in bold) 1. Look at (in admiration or thought)2. Father Christmas3. A table full of food 4. happiness5. Frightening6. 7.62 cm7. A long,difficult search or journey8. Continued although it was difficult9. Valiantly10. Where you make a fire11. Very tired12. fast13. A short nap14. Happening without warning 15. Santa’s transportation
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AFTER-WATCHING
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Label the three place names on the map with words from the advert (A,B,C). Which three countries can you see on the map (1,2,3)?
A)B)C)
1)2)3)
1. A bit of geography
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Label the three place names on the map with words from the advert (A,B,C). Which three countries can you see on the map (1,2,3)?
A) GlasgowB) StokeC) London
1) Scotland2) England3) Wales
1. A bit of geography
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2. Questions for discussion
• What is being advertised here? Is the advert effective? Why?
• Which of the types of food you see in the video do you eat at Christmas? Do you think this Christmas dinner looks better or worse than your own? Why?
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3. Production
• Retell the story from memory in the first person.
• Write a Christmas story about a different type of food on the table.
• You can invite five people to your Christmas meal. Who would you invite and why?
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4. YouTube
Watch the video on YouTube with subtitles. How many mistakes can you find?
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Using videos in ELT (II)
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PRE-WATCHING
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1. Read these song lyrics:
So please, please, pleaseLet me, let me, let meLet me get what I wantThis timeGet what I want this time
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1. Read these song lyrics:
So please, please, pleaseLet me, let me, let meLet me get what I wantThis timeGet what I want this time
What do you think the person in the song wants and why?
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2. Questions for discussion
1. When do you start to think about Christmas?
2. How can you tell that Christmas is getting closer?
3. What is it about the Christmas holidays that makes you most excited and why?
4. What Christmas present do you want to receive this Christmas and why?
5. What is the best Christmas present you have ever been given and why?
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3. Look at this little boy. How does he feel? Why does he feel this way?
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WHILE-WATCHING
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1. Let’s watch!
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Tick the things you saw in the video.
An advent calendar
Mince pies
A Christmas tree
A turkey
Snow
A snowman
Fairy lights
Father Christmas
A herd of reindeer
Christmas presents
A stocking
Wrapping paper
Ribbons
Tick the three costumes we see being worn in the video
A shepherd
Father Christmas
An elf
A magician
A polar bear
A gruffalo
To check this, we watch again and the learners tell the teacher to pause the video every time
they think they have seen one of the items.
2. Watch again
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The answers
Tick the three costumes we see being worn in the video
A shepherd (34)
Father Christmas
An elf
A magician (35)
A polar bear
A gruffalo (24)
Tick the things you saw in the video.
An advent calendar (04)
Mince pies
A Christmas tree (49)
A turkey
Snow (44)
A snowman
Fairy lights (52)
Father Christmas (1:01)
A herd of reindeer
Christmas presents (1:11)
A stocking (1:11)
Wrapping paper (1:11)
Ribbons (1:11)
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3. Comprehension questions. True or false. Correct the false sentences so they are true
1. The little boy passes the time by throwing a ball at a wall
2. His little brother is drawing in his bedroom
3. The little boy tries to speed up time with a magic wand
4. His dad is reading a magazine in the living room
5. The first thing he does when he wakes up on Christmas morning is to open his presents
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The Answers
1. The little boy passes the time by throwing a ball at a wall (T)2. His little brother is drawing in his bedroom (F)(suggested correction) His little brother is drawing in the kitchen3. The little boy tries to speed up time with a magic wand (T)4. His dad is reading a magazine in the living room (F)(suggested correction) His dad is reading a newspaper in the living room 5. The first thing he does when he wakes up on Christmas morning is to open his presents (F)(suggested correction) The first thing he does when he wakes up on Christmas morning is to give a Christmas present to his parents
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AFTER-WATCHING
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• How does the video make you feel? Why? • Did you like the advert? Why?• Is the advert effective? Why? • Why might the video not be appropriate for young children? • What is the first thing you do when you wake up on Christmas
morning? • What was the best received present you ever bought? Who was it
for? Why was the person so happy to get it?• Do you prefer giving or receiving Christmas presents? Why?
1. Questions for discussion
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• Students find something old at home and that they want to throw away. They bring it to class.
• Get half of the class describe what they’ve got, without saying what it is, persuading the other half to pick their gift.
• The other half will have to make a decision and pick one gift, according to their classmates’ discourse.
• If more than one person wants the same gift, they will have to agree who’s getting it.
• If any of the gifts is left out, the person “selling” that gift will have to find new ways to talk into their classmates.
2. Secret Santa
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My advent calendar
1. What is an Advent Calendar?
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2. Create your own Advent Calendar
Upload personal or online content appropriate to the season: videos, songs, pictures (people, objects, places), jokes, tutorials, games, puzzles, quotes, poems. Include one word / phrase that
describes an emotion or idea to that day.
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3. Share and comment!
In pairs, you have 3 min to talk about your calendars.
SA: What’s on December 7th?SB: (opens that day) I had this Xmas song stuck in my head (plays the song). SA: What is it about? Why do you like this song? Do you know the lyrics by heart?
…Find another person and a new conversation will start.
BYOD
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4. What have you learned from others?
Get in groups and explain what you’ve seen in your classmates’ calendars, what you’ve learned from them / about Christmas,
which calendar you liked the most, etc.
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How to create a digital Advent Calendar
• Go to https://tuerchen.com/ and click on “Design your calendar now”. (No registration needed)
• Copy the url and confirm that you are using it for non-commercial purposes.
• Start uploading content!
• Share it!
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Pearson Advent Calendar: Check it out!
http://pearsonadventcalendar.com/
Beyond Jingle Bells
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A Christmas Rap
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1. Popular Christmas raps
• Focus on the different beats• Which one do you like most and why?
“Christmas in Harlem”, Kanye West (2010)
“Christmas in Hollis”, Run DMC (1987)
“Ludacrismas”,Ludacris (2007)
“Santa Baby”, Snoop Dogg (2007)
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“Santa Baby”, Puff Daddy, Snoop Dogg, Mase, etc.
Can you spot any Christmas words?
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2. What are the rhyming words?
It was December 24 on Hollis after the darkMy man Santa saw a rabbi and gave the strangest remarkHe said that giving was his living and I had to take partSo I grabbed a bag of goodies and I hopped up on his cartI laced the pockets of the poor and gave the hoodie a playDropped some dollars up on Hollis and I went on my way
…
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2. What are the rhyming words?
It was December 24 on Hollis after the darkMy man Santa saw a rabbi and gave the strangest remarkHe said that giving was his living and I had to take partSo I grabbed a bag of goodies and I hopped up on his cartI laced the pockets of the poor and gave the hoodie a playDropped some dollars up on Hollis and I went on my way
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2. What are the rhyming words?
It was December 24 on Hollis after the darkMy man Santa saw a rabbi and gave the strangest remarkHe said that giving was his living and I had to take partSo I grabbed a bag of goodies and I hopped up on his cartI laced the pockets of the poor and gave the hoodie a playDropped some dollars up on Hollis and I went on my way
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Can you find other rhyming words for each couplet?
It was December 24 on Hollis after the darkI was meeting all my friends. I wanted to see Mark.He said that giving was his living and I had to take partSo I had an idea for giving, so I ran to the food mart.
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3. Now your turn!
• Brainstorm Christmas vocabulary
https://padlet.com/
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• In pairs, choose 10 random words from the brainstorming activity
• Write a sentence including one of those words at the end. Then, write a rhyming couplet.
Example: “Angel”
Last Christmas I saw an AngelThe dude was hungry, he ate a bagel
• Do the same with all of your words.
• Try to come up with a catchy chorus.
Remember the theme is Christmas!
Useful WebsitesRhyminghttp://www.rhymezone.com/?loc=bar
Pronunciation (text-to-speech): www.ivona.com
• Listen to the rap beat. Can you add your lyrics?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZQtS6WPZuE
Each person will have to rap 5 rhyming couplets.
• Edit, practice, learn and record!
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• Listen to the rap beat. Can you add your lyrics?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZQtS6WPZuE
Each person will have to rap 5 rhyming couplets.
• Edit, practice, learn and record!
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• Post your song in the class blog, padlet, etc.
• Listen, comment and vote!
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Can I do this activity at lower levels /
different age group?
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• Rap: Use a different type of music that your students might like (blues, rock, etc.)
• Rhyming: Do a pre-rhyming exercise to help students with sounds
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Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Brian Engquist Michael Brand Elena Merino
Pearson: https://www.english.com/Blog: http://eltlearningjourneys.com/
Pearson Advent Calendar: http://pearsonadventcalendar.com/
