Level - intermediate and above

Many students rely on the teacher to tell them about grammar, but with some guidance and motivation they can deduce the meaning of grammatical items from the context in which they are used. This lesson is an attempt to combine some seasonal fun with developing students confidence to work together to understand grammar.

Plan components

Lesson Plan: - guide for teacher on procedure including answers to tasks.

Download lesson plan pdf 71k

Worksheets: - exercises which can be printed out for use in class. The worksheet contain:

• Pre reading quiz
• Reading task
• Collaborative grammar deduction task
• Follow up writing task

Download worksheets pdf 62k

For more information about this topic you can visit these BBC sites:-

• http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-themes-christmas.htm
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/society_culture/society/ten_ages_gallery.shtml
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/christmas.shtml
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/lifestyle/christmas/

Nik Peachey, teacher, trainer and materials writer, British Council<

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