Christmas Lesson Plan – B1
Topic: Festivals in different cultures Aim: To help learners talk about customs for different festivals in their own and other cultures, using Christmas in the UK as an example. Language aims: To develop speaking skills on the topic of customs for festivals in different cultures To develop vocabulary learning skills. Level: B1 Time: 60–90 minutes (note that some activities are optional) Materials: Cambridge English Christmas vocabulary cards Cambridge English YouTube video on vocabulary recording Cambridge English Christmas vocabulary crossword: Learner A, Learner B, definitions Cambridge English Christmas vocabulary learning activities Reading text about Christmas in the UK blank cards or slips of paper for writing vocabulary items Planning sheet for homework task. Teacher preparation: Cut up Christmas vocabulary cards Find photographs or images of different festivals (or Christmas in different cultures, as appropriate) Find photographs of different vocabulary items for Christmas. Context: As this lesson is about festivals in general, it can be used in any context in any country, to talk about different kinds of festivals. Christmas in the UK is used as an example of the kind of customs which belong to one festival. These customs can be compared with Christmas in other countries, or any other kind of festival. Age:
Young learners or adults
Vocabulary:
Custom (n): A tradition which people in one culture or country usually follow, or something which people usually do at the time of a festival. Festival (n): A special time of year when people in a culture or country celebrate a special event and follow particular customs. Usually this is a happy time of year. See also definitions of the vocabulary used in the reading text and activities on Christmas vocabulary.
Procedure: 1.
Lead-in and establishing topic
Establish the meanings of custom and festival by talking about festivals which your learners may be familiar with. This may be Christmas or any other festival. You can use pictures from the internet to help you establish which festival and which customs you are referring to.
Tell your learners that you are going to teach them about Christmas in the UK, then you are going to allow them to write and talk about any festival they would like.