Teacher’s Notes and Answer Key

Here are some Christmas activities for 3 lessons plus 12 extra ideas. You can use them along with Longman Advent Calendar.
Lesson 1
Please, see backcover for SPECIAL PROMOTIONS.

LESSON 1 EXTRA IDEAS!

I. Match the words to the pictures. The first one is done for you.
Exercises I, II and III help revise Christmas vocabulary 1. Wrapping paper
from the poster. Pupils can design their own wrapping paper using pencils,
crayons or even paints and potato stamps. The whole class holly
III. C A R D
could vote for the best design. reindeer
Santa Claus
L I G H T S
S T A R 2. Carols
sleigh
G I F T
S T O C K I N G
You can find Christmas carols (karaoke versions) on
www.santa.com
angel
T R E E
S N O W M A N

cracker
C A N D L E
S N O W F L A K E
3. Advent Calendar
You can put Post it notes over the pictures and ask the pupils
LESSON 2 to remove them, so that children learn one, two, three words pudding
per lesson (depending on the number of lessons available bell
I. Children should enjoy talking about presents and choosing before Christmas). Removing a note can be treated as a prize
the best gifts for the Smiths. When you finish the exercise, for homework or another class activity! ornament
ask children what they would like to get from Santa. In the
next exercise pupils will write a letter to Santa. 4. Drawing in the air
1b 2d 3c 4e 5a 6g 7f The children look at the poster. Choose an item and draw the
outline in the air. The children try to guess what you have II. Find the following words:
II. Writing a letter to Santa in English should be very drawn.
encouraging for kids. Christmas, crackers, snowman, tree, toys, pizza, snow, party, presents
Answers may vary depending on the pupil. Example: 5. Miming words
The children work in groups. They take turns to choose
Dear Santa, a word from the poster and then mime it for their group to
I would like to get a ball for Christmas. Also a new book
book. guess the word.
I was good for most of the year!
I will leave a cookie for you and some water
for your reindeer on Christmas Eve.
6. Drawings on backs
The Christmas tree is in the living room.
room The children work in pairs. They take turns to choose the
Thank you. word from the poster and then draw it on their partner’s back
Happy Christmas! with their finger, the partner tries to guess the word.
John
7. Whispering words
Santa Claus’ address: Choose a word and whisper or mouth it for the class to guess.
Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland, North Pole
In Santa Claus’ Arctic Circle Workshop in Rovaniemi you can meet 8. Chinese whispers
Santa Claus and his reindeer every single day of the year. You can
Get the class into teams and have each team stand in the III. Solve the crossword puzzle.
visit Santa Claus in his own home. Santa’s Main Post Office sends
letters and gifts and ensures they are stamped with a genuine
line. Choose one of the words from the poster and whisper
postmark. the word to the first child in each line. On the word Go! the
children whisper the word down the line. The first child at the 1
III. Children make Christmas crackers and read English jokes. end of the line to shout out the word correctly, wins a point 2 2.
for their team. Change the order of the children in the lines 1.
1. Ask your pupils to bring the appropriate materials or have
them ready for the class. You will need: cardboard tubes, and continue the game. 3
colourful paper, ribbons, glue, scissors, small presents
9. Memory game 4
(e.g. sweets).
2. On page 5 you will find English jokes. Cut them out and Ask children to look carefully at the poster. Give them 5
distribute among your pupils. a limited amount of time to remember the words. Then
3. When crackers are ready, pupils pull them and read the cover the poster and ask children to recall as many words 6
jokes hidden inside. as they can. 3. 4.
7
From Festivals by Julie Ashworth and John Clark
10. What is it? 8
The children work in groups. A child in the group closes his
LESSON 3 - PARTY SNAP
1. Tell the pupils they are going to play a game about
or her eyes and points to something on the poster. He or she 9
then tries to guess the word, asking: Is it (a) ...?, to try to find
different kinds of parties and celebrations.
the word. The rest of the group answers Yes or No.
2. Cut out the cards and stick them onto a card so that each
pupil has a full set (you can also ask your pupils to do the
11. Who am I?
cards themselves).
Pretend you are one of the objects or people from the poster It’s ________________ time!
3. In groups of four, the pupils place all the cards together,
and describe yourself. 5.
shuffle them and deal them out. In turn the pupils place
a card face up alternately in two separate piles. If two
12. True or false?
cards match, the first pupil to shout SNAP wins all the
Make statements about the things from the poster e.g.
cards in the piles. The pupil who has all the cards or who
A Christmas tree is blue. The children decide if they are true 9.
has the most cards when time is up is the winner.
or false. If the statement is true the children stand up, if it is 8. 7.
Variation
false they remain seated. Invite the children to correct the
6.
The pupils work in pairs. Place all the cards face down on the
false statements.
table. Children take turns to turn over two cards and if the
cards match they can keep them. If they don’t match they
All posters activities come from Fun English 1 Teacher’s
must turn them the face down again. The winner is the pupil
Guide by Jill Leighton and Sanchez Donovan with Izabella
who gets the most ‘matches’.
Hearn, Pearson Education 2003.
From Penguin Young Readers Games and Activities Book 1
All materials have been collected for you by Marta Masłyk (marta.maslyk@longman.com.pl).

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 Teacher’s Notes and Answer Key
Here are some Christmas activities for 3 lessons plus 12 extra ideas. You can use them along with Longman Advent Calendar.
Lesson 1
Please, see backcover for SPECIAL PROMOTIONS.

LESSON 1 EXTRA IDEAS!

I. Match the words to the pictures. The first one is done for you.
Exercises I, II and III help revise Christmas vocabulary 1. Wrapping paper
from the poster. Pupils can design their own wrapping paper using pencils,
crayons or even paints and potato stamps. The whole class holly
III. C A R D
could vote for the best design. reindeer
Santa Claus
L I G H T S
S T A R 2. Carols
sleigh
G I F T
S T O C K I N G
You can find Christmas carols (karaoke versions) on
www.santa.com
angel
T R E E
S N O W M A N

cracker
C A N D L E
S N O W F L A K E
3. Advent Calendar
You can put Post it notes over the pictures and ask the pupils
LESSON 2 to remove them, so that children learn one, two, three words pudding
per lesson (depending on the number of lessons available bell
I. Children should enjoy talking about presents and choosing before Christmas). Removing a note can be treated as a prize
the best gifts for the Smiths. When you finish the exercise, for homework or another class activity! ornament
ask children what they would like to get from Santa. In the
next exercise pupils will write a letter to Santa. 4. Drawing in the air
1b 2d 3c 4e 5a 6g 7f The children look at the poster. Choose an item and draw the
outline in the air. The children try to guess what you have II. Find the following words:
II. Writing a letter to Santa in English should be very drawn.
encouraging for kids. Christmas, crackers, snowman, tree, toys, pizza, snow, party, presents
Answers may vary depending on the pupil. Example: 5. Miming words
The children work in groups. They take turns to choose
Dear Santa, a word from the poster and then mime it for their group to
I would like to get a ball for Christmas. Also a new book
book. guess the word.
I was good for most of the year!
I will leave a cookie for you and some water
for your reindeer on Christmas Eve.
6. Drawings on backs
The Christmas tree is in the living room.
room The children work in pairs. They take turns to choose the
Thank you. word from the poster and then draw it on their partner’s back
Happy Christmas! with their finger, the partner tries to guess the word.
John
7. Whispering words
Santa Claus’ address: Choose a word and whisper or mouth it for the class to guess.
Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland, North Pole
In Santa Claus’ Arctic Circle Workshop in Rovaniemi you can meet 8. Chinese whispers
Santa Claus and his reindeer every single day of the year. You can
Get the class into teams and have each team stand in the III. Solve the crossword puzzle.
visit Santa Claus in his own home. Santa’s Main Post Office sends
letters and gifts and ensures they are stamped with a genuine
line. Choose one of the words from the poster and whisper
postmark. the word to the first child in each line. On the word Go! the
children whisper the word down the line. The first child at the 1
III. Children make Christmas crackers and read English jokes. end of the line to shout out the word correctly, wins a point 2 2.
for their team. Change the order of the children in the lines 1.
1. Ask your pupils to bring the appropriate materials or have
them ready for the class. You will need: cardboard tubes, and continue the game. 3
colourful paper, ribbons, glue, scissors, small presents
9. Memory game 4
(e.g. sweets).
2. On page 5 you will find English jokes. Cut them out and Ask children to look carefully at the poster. Give them 5
distribute among your pupils. a limited amount of time to remember the words. Then
3. When crackers are ready, pupils pull them and read the cover the poster and ask children to recall as many words 6
jokes hidden inside. as they can. 3. 4.
7
From Festivals by Julie Ashworth and John Clark
10. What is it? 8
The children work in groups. A child in the group closes his
LESSON 3 - PARTY SNAP
1. Tell the pupils they are going to play a game about
or her eyes and points to something on the poster. He or she 9
then tries to guess the word, asking: Is it (a) ...?, to try to find
different kinds of parties and celebrations.
the word. The rest of the group answers Yes or No.
2. Cut out the cards and stick them onto a card so that each
pupil has a full set (you can also ask your pupils to do the
11. Who am I?
cards themselves).
Pretend you are one of the objects or people from the poster It’s ________________ time!
3. In groups of four, the pupils place all the cards together,
and describe yourself. 5.
shuffle them and deal them out. In turn the pupils place
a card face up alternately in two separate piles. If two
12. True or false?
cards match, the first pupil to shout SNAP wins all the
Make statements about the things from the poster e.g.
cards in the piles. The pupil who has all the cards or who
A Christmas tree is blue. The children decide if they are true 9.
has the most cards when time is up is the winner.
or false. If the statement is true the children stand up, if it is 8. 7.
Variation
false they remain seated. Invite the children to correct the
6.
The pupils work in pairs. Place all the cards face down on the
false statements.
table. Children take turns to turn over two cards and if the
cards match they can keep them. If they don’t match they
All posters activities come from Fun English 1 Teacher’s
must turn them the face down again. The winner is the pupil
Guide by Jill Leighton and Sanchez Donovan with Izabella
who gets the most ‘matches’.
Hearn, Pearson Education 2003.
From Penguin Young Readers Games and Activities Book 1
All materials have been collected for you by Marta Masłyk (marta.maslyk@longman.com.pl).

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 Lesson 2 Lesson 2: Jokes

I. Find presents for the Smith family by matching the words and sentences.
Q: Can you name seven African animals? Q: What do you do if your dog eats your pen?
1. Father likes sport. (a) a ball A: Six elephants and a tiger! A: Use a pencil instead!

2. Mother likes clothes. (b) tickets for a football match

Q: What do you call an ant from overseas? Q: When does a dog go “moo”?
3. Uncle likes chocolate. (c) chocolate biscuits A: Important! A: When it is learning a new language!

4. Grandfather likes reading. (d) a pretty scarf Q: What do you call an ant who lives with your great uncle? Q: What kind of dog chases anything red?
5. Baby likes toys. (e) a book on the history of Christmas A: Your great-ant! A: A bull dog!

6. John likes TV. (f) a pen Q: What time is it when an elephant sits on the fence?
Q: What games do ants play with elephants?
A: Time to fix the fence!
7. Julia likes writing. (g) a video of cartoons A: Squash!

Q: What is the biggest ant in the world? Q: What’s grey, stands in a river when it rains and doesn’t get wet?
II. Write a letter to Santa Claus. A: An elephant! A: An elephant with an umbrella!

Dear Santa, Q: Where do ants go to eat? Q: What’s grey and goes round and round?
A: At a restaurant! A: An elephant in a washing machine!
I would like to get a ___________ for Christmas. Also a _______________.
I was ____________________________________ for most of the year! Q: How do you start a teddy bear race?
Q: How do you know when there is an elephant under your bed?
A: Ready, teddy, go!
I will leave a ________ for you and some _______ for your reindeer on Christmas Eve. A: When your nose touches the ceiling!

The Christmas tree is in _________________.

Q: Who is the bees’ favourite singer? Q: What do you call an elephant that flies?
Thank you. A: Sting! A: A jumbo jet!
Happy ____________!
Q: Who is the bees favourite pop group? Q: What to you get if you cross a parrot with an elephant?
A: The bee gees! A: An animal that tells you everything that it remembers!
_________________
Q: What did the bee say to the flower? Q: When do elephants have 8 feet?
What is Santa Claus’ address? A: Hello honey! A: When there are two of them!

_________________________________________________________ Q: What bee is good for your health?

A: Vitamin bee!
Q: What do cows like to dance to?
A: Any kind of moosic you like.

III. Make a Christmas cracker. Q: What is a parrot’s favourite game? Q: What animal always goes to bed with its shoes on?
A: Hide and Speak! A: A horse!

Q: If you had fifteen cows and five goats what would you have?
Q: What looks like half a cat?
A: Plenty of milk!
A: The other half!

Q: What’s the unluckiest kind of cat to have? Q: When should a mouse carry an umbrella?
A: A catastrophe! A: When it’s raining cats and dogs!

Q: Why was the cat so small?

Q: Why is the snail the strongest animal?
A: Because it only ate condensed milk!
A: Because he carries a house on his back!

Q: What do you call a cat wearing shoes? Q: What is the only kind of dog you can eat?
Ask your teacher to give you a joke for your cracker! A: Puss in boots! A: A hot dog!

Q: How do you spell mousetrap in just three letters?

Q: What is a dog’s favourite food?
1. Put a joke and a sweet inside the tube. A: C-A-T!
A: Anything that is on your plate!

2. Roll the paper around the cardboard tube. Q: What is the dogs favourite city? Q: Why don’t dogs make good dancers?
A: New Yorkie! A: Because they have two left feet!
3. Glue the edges of the paper together.
4. Tie a piece of ribbon around each end.

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 Lesson 2 Lesson 2: Jokes

I. Find presents for the Smith family by matching the words and sentences.
Q: Can you name seven African animals? Q: What do you do if your dog eats your pen?
1. Father likes sport. (a) a ball A: Six elephants and a tiger! A: Use a pencil instead!

2. Mother likes clothes. (b) tickets for a football match

Q: What do you call an ant from overseas? Q: When does a dog go “moo”?
3. Uncle likes chocolate. (c) chocolate biscuits A: Important! A: When it is learning a new language!

4. Grandfather likes reading. (d) a pretty scarf Q: What do you call an ant who lives with your great uncle? Q: What kind of dog chases anything red?
5. Baby likes toys. (e) a book on the history of Christmas A: Your great-ant! A: A bull dog!

6. John likes TV. (f) a pen Q: What time is it when an elephant sits on the fence?
Q: What games do ants play with elephants?
A: Time to fix the fence!
7. Julia likes writing. (g) a video of cartoons A: Squash!

Q: What is the biggest ant in the world? Q: What’s grey, stands in a river when it rains and doesn’t get wet?
II. Write a letter to Santa Claus. A: An elephant! A: An elephant with an umbrella!

Dear Santa, Q: Where do ants go to eat? Q: What’s grey and goes round and round?
A: At a restaurant! A: An elephant in a washing machine!
I would like to get a ___________ for Christmas. Also a _______________.
I was ____________________________________ for most of the year! Q: How do you start a teddy bear race?
Q: How do you know when there is an elephant under your bed?
A: Ready, teddy, go!
I will leave a ________ for you and some _______ for your reindeer on Christmas Eve. A: When your nose touches the ceiling!

The Christmas tree is in _________________.

Q: Who is the bees’ favourite singer? Q: What do you call an elephant that flies?
Thank you. A: Sting! A: A jumbo jet!
Happy ____________!
Q: Who is the bees favourite pop group? Q: What to you get if you cross a parrot with an elephant?
A: The bee gees! A: An animal that tells you everything that it remembers!
_________________
Q: What did the bee say to the flower? Q: When do elephants have 8 feet?
What is Santa Claus’ address? A: Hello honey! A: When there are two of them!

_________________________________________________________ Q: What bee is good for your health?

A: Vitamin bee!
Q: What do cows like to dance to?
A: Any kind of moosic you like.

III. Make a Christmas cracker. Q: What is a parrot’s favourite game? Q: What animal always goes to bed with its shoes on?
A: Hide and Speak! A: A horse!

Q: If you had fifteen cows and five goats what would you have?
Q: What looks like half a cat?
A: Plenty of milk!
A: The other half!

Q: What’s the unluckiest kind of cat to have? Q: When should a mouse carry an umbrella?
A: A catastrophe! A: When it’s raining cats and dogs!

Q: Why was the cat so small?

Q: Why is the snail the strongest animal?
A: Because it only ate condensed milk!
A: Because he carries a house on his back!

Q: What do you call a cat wearing shoes? Q: What is the only kind of dog you can eat?
Ask your teacher to give you a joke for your cracker! A: Puss in boots! A: A hot dog!

Q: How do you spell mousetrap in just three letters?

Q: What is a dog’s favourite food?
1. Put a joke and a sweet inside the tube. A: C-A-T!
A: Anything that is on your plate!

2. Roll the paper around the cardboard tube. Q: What is the dogs favourite city? Q: Why don’t dogs make good dancers?
A: New Yorkie! A: Because they have two left feet!
3. Glue the edges of the paper together.
4. Tie a piece of ribbon around each end.

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