we wish a merry xmas

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bells candle sleigh

Christmas tree presents

Wreath Christmas

lights reindeer(2)

snowman Christmas cand

Exercise 1: Work with a partner. Write questions and answers as inthe example. Use the words in the box.

1 __Whats that! ____ 2 _What are these! __ 3 _________________________ 4 _________________________

"ts a wreath____ _#heyre presents__ __________________________ __________________________

5 ________________________ 6 _________________________ 7 _________________________ 8 _________________________

__________________________ _________________________

_________________________ _________________________

9 ________________________ 10 _________________________ 11 _________________________ 12 Whos __________!

__________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _____________________

Exercise 2: $ook and study the chart below with your teacher and then pronounce

the words in the box and put them in the correct column. %sk your teacher i& you arenot sure. #hen listen and repeat.

bell candle sleigh

Christmas tree present

wreath light reindeer

candy wish 'erry

appy ew *ood

tidings bring and

kin us some +ggy

pudding it right

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Exercise 4: %nswer the &ollowing

questions.

1. When is Christmas! __________________________________ _________

2. What do you do at Christmas! __________________________________ _________ __________________________________ _________ __________________________________

_________

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Exercise 3: $isten to the song and link the

words according to what you hear.

We wish you a 'erry Christmas (x4)%nd a appy ew 5ear

*ood tidings we bring to you and your kin6*ood tidings &or Christmas and a appy ew

5ear.

7 bring us some +ggy pudding (x4)and bring it right here.

We won8t go until we8e got some (x4)so bring it right here.

Activity types: 9honetics6 listening &or linking words

Level: 9re:intermediate-"ntermediate

Langage !"cs: %merican ;nglish owel sounds

#"tes: <We Wish 5ou a 'erry Christmas< is a popular sixteenth:century ;nglish carol &rom

the West Country o& ;ngland. #he origin o& this Christmas carol lies in the ;nglish tradition

wherein wealthy people o& the community gae Christmas treats to the carolers onChristmas ;e6 such as +ggy puddings that were ery much like modern:day Christmas

puddings. "t is one o& the &ew ;nglish traditional carols that makes mention o& the ew 5ear

celebration.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________

$re%listening activities

1. %sk the students to work with a partner. %sk them to write questions and answers as in the

example and use the words in the box

&ey:

1 Whats that!"ts a wreath

2 What are these! #heyre presents

3 What are these! #heyre bells

4 What are those! #heyre reindeer

5 Whats that!"ts a Christmas tree

6 What are these! #heyre Christmas

lights

7 Whats that!"ts a candle

8 Whats this!"ts a sleigh

9 Whats that!"ts a reindeer

10 Whats this!"ts a snowman

11 Whats this!"ts a Christmas

candy

12 Whos that!"ts =anta Claus



Exercise 2:

1. %sk the students to look and study the chart and then ask them to pronouncethe words in the box and put them in the correct column. #ell them to ask you i&they are not sure. #hen ask them to listen and repeat the words.

&ey:

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /Christmaskinwishitbringherereindeerpuddinguntil

wreathtreecandy'erryappy+ggy

bellpresent'erry

ussomeuntil

*oodpudding

sleighreindeer

lighttidingsright

go ew candlecandyappyand

Listening activities

Exercise 3:

1. #ell the student that they are going to listen to the song and ask them to link

the words according to what they hear

2. 9lay the song.

&ey :

We wis' y" a 'erry Christmas (x4)

%n( a appy ew 5ear

*ood tidings we bring to you and your kin6*ood tidings &or Christmas an( a appy ew 5ear.

7 bring s some +ggy pudding (x4)and bring it right here.


3. 9lay the song again. =tudents check their answers in pairs or in small groups.

5. Correct in open class6 play the song again and sing together>

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Exercise 4: As* t'e st(ents t" answer the questions.

1. When is Christmas!2. What do you do at Christmas!3. What do you eat - drink!



We wish you a 'erry Christmas (x4)%nd a appy ew 5ear

*ood tidings we bring to you and your kin6*ood tidings &or Christmas and a appy ew 5ear.

7 bring us some +ggy pudding (x4)and bring it right here.


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