4 Christmas Activities
Christmas Taboo
Activity Time: 15 mins +Materials required: a copy of the printable.
Level: Young learners and teens.
Printable: Download
Christmas Taboo is a simple game you can play in class to revise Christmas vocabulary. The aim of the game is simple; each person takes a card and they must describe the word on the card without saying or using that word or any of the additional words written on that card.
Christmas Quiz
Materials required: a copy of the printable
Level: Young learners.
Conversation questions
Activity Time: 10 mins +Materials required: a copy of the printable
Level: Teens and Adults all levels.
Printable: Download
Over 25 different questions to get the class talking about Christmas.
Christmas Video Facts
This is a great simple activity to practice their reading and writing skills while talking about some unusual facts about Christmas.Materials required: A computer to play the video
Level: Teens and Adults Intermediate +
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Christmas Spot the Difference – Practice Christmas vocabulary with this fun interactive online game.
ESL Christmas Quiz – This great no-prep Christmas quiz is great for teens and adults and covers Christmas cultural knowledge, vocabulary, Christmas music.
ESL Christmas Tongue Twisters – A collection of Christmas tongue twisters to practice pronunciation with young learners and teen and even adults.
Christmas Story Recall – In this activity, students watch/listen to a short Christmas story and then they try and rewrite/tell the story later.
ESL Christmas Charades – This activity is a great no-prep game for teens and adults to practice Christmas vocabulary.
Just a minute Christmas Challenge – In this activity students need to speak about a Christmas photo for one minute. This activity is great for teens and adults who are preparing for the B1 Exam (PET).
ESL Christmas Debate – In this activity, students have a debate on different statements related to Christmas. This activity is great for teens and adults with a higher level.
Christmas Vocabulary Word Search –(Interactive online game) Christmas Vocabulary word search to review Christmas vocabulary.
Christmas Vocabulary Hangman – (Interactive online game for kids) Classic hangman style game to practice vocabulary and spelling.
Kirsten
says:These are all great ideas. Thank you for posting! However, I just want to point out you misspelled “elves” on the taboo game!
DavidM
says:Hi Kirsten,
Thanks for letting me know! Sorry about that. I’ll correct it now.
Melissa
says:No video is linked or referenced
DavidM
says:Hi Melissa, Apologies, the url for the video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gq6Wq4IORw&t
Thanks for letting me know.