1. Christmas
Presented by: Irina Pomazanovschi

2. Christmas Vocabulary
Mistletoe
Santa Clause
Christmas
The Candy cane Stockings
Christmas cards
Poinsettias

4. Briefly explain the character of Scrooge. Brainstorm
all the possible reasons why Christmas should be
cancelled this year. Write them on the board.
Students then talk in pairs about whether they agree
with any of the reasons.

6. Christmas Tradition:
Tree Decoration
 In 16th-century Germany fir trees were
decorated, both indoors and out, with
apples, roses, gilded candies, and colored
paper.
 A fir tree hung with apples was used to
symbolize the Garden of Eden — the
Paradise Tree.

7. Christmas Comes to the White House
View from the Grand Foyer
The tree stands in the Blue Room, and the large stone urns are filled with
birch, beech and crystal branches.

8. The China Room: Decorated in red and turquoise, the
room centers around a table set with china, silver and
glassware from the Clinton and Reagan years.

9. Stae Dining Room: Vintage-style ornaments and presents
wrapped with satin ribbon decorate the Christmas trees.

10. The White House estimates that 100,000
people will visit the building this year.

11. XMAS ROLE PLAY:
 Assign each student a different Xmas
character. Tell them to mill around
introducing themselves and comparing notes
on what it’s like being who they are. Roles
might include: Santa, a snowman, Rudolf the
Red-nosed Reindeer, a North Pole penguin,
the Xmas tree fairy, the Christmas turkey, any
other characters related to your students’
cultures …

12. HE MAGIC OF XMAS:
 What makes Xmas magical for you? Here are
some categories. Talk about them with your
partner and rank which in order of
importance – food / presents / family / lights /
shopping / alcohol / church / no work / no
school / other.

13. THE NIGHTMARE OF XMAS:
 What makes Xmas a nightmare for you? Here
are some categories. Talk about them with
your partner and rank which in order of
‘nightmare ness’ – food / bad presents /
family / shopping / alcohol / hangover /
small children / Frosty the Snowman songs /
cold weather / other.