we wish a merry xmas
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bells candle sleigh
Christmas tree presents
Wreath Christmas
lights reindeer(2)
snowman Christmas cand
Exercise 1: Work with a partner. Write questions and answers as inthe example. Use the words in the box.
1 __Whats that! ____ 2 _What are these! __ 3 _________________________ 4 _________________________
"ts a wreath____ _#heyre presents__ __________________________ __________________________
5 ________________________ 6 _________________________ 7 _________________________ 8 _________________________
__________________________ _________________________
_________________________ _________________________
9 ________________________ 10 _________________________ 11 _________________________ 12 Whos __________!
__________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _____________________
Exercise 2: $ook and study the chart below with your teacher and then pronounce
the words in the box and put them in the correct column. %sk your teacher i& you arenot sure. #hen listen and repeat.
bell candle sleigh
Christmas tree present
wreath light reindeer
candy wish 'erry
appy ew *ood
tidings bring and
kin us some +ggy
pudding it right
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Exercise 4: %nswer the &ollowing
questions.
1. When is Christmas! __________________________________ _________
2. What do you do at Christmas! __________________________________ _________ __________________________________ _________ __________________________________
_________
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Exercise 3: $isten to the song and link the
words according to what you hear.
We wish you a 'erry Christmas (x4)%nd a appy ew 5ear
*ood tidings we bring to you and your kin6*ood tidings &or Christmas and a appy ew
5ear.
7 bring us some +ggy pudding (x4)and bring it right here.
We won8t go until we8e got some (x4)so bring it right here.
Activity types: 9honetics6 listening &or linking words
Level: 9re:intermediate-"ntermediate
Langage !"cs: %merican ;nglish owel sounds
#"tes: <We Wish 5ou a 'erry Christmas< is a popular sixteenth:century ;nglish carol &rom
the West Country o& ;ngland. #he origin o& this Christmas carol lies in the ;nglish tradition
wherein wealthy people o& the community gae Christmas treats to the carolers onChristmas ;e6 such as +ggy puddings that were ery much like modern:day Christmas
puddings. "t is one o& the &ew ;nglish traditional carols that makes mention o& the ew 5ear
celebration.
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$re%listening activities
1. %sk the students to work with a partner. %sk them to write questions and answers as in the
example and use the words in the box
&ey:
1 Whats that!"ts a wreath
2 What are these! #heyre presents
3 What are these! #heyre bells
4 What are those! #heyre reindeer
5 Whats that!"ts a Christmas tree
6 What are these! #heyre Christmas
lights
7 Whats that!"ts a candle
8 Whats this!"ts a sleigh
9 Whats that!"ts a reindeer
10 Whats this!"ts a snowman
11 Whats this!"ts a Christmas
candy
12 Whos that!"ts =anta Claus
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Exercise 2:
1. %sk the students to look and study the chart and then ask them to pronouncethe words in the box and put them in the correct column. #ell them to ask you i&they are not sure. #hen ask them to listen and repeat the words.
&ey:
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /Christmaskinwishitbringherereindeerpuddinguntil
wreathtreecandy'erryappy+ggy
bellpresent'erry
ussomeuntil
*oodpudding
sleighreindeer
lighttidingsright
go ew candlecandyappyand
Listening activities
Exercise 3:
1. #ell the student that they are going to listen to the song and ask them to link
the words according to what they hear
2. 9lay the song.
&ey :
We wis' y" a 'erry Christmas (x4)
%n( a appy ew 5ear
*ood tidings we bring to you and your kin6*ood tidings &or Christmas an( a appy ew 5ear.
7 bring s some +ggy pudding (x4)and bring it right here.
We won8t go until we8e got some (x4)so bring it right here.
3. 9lay the song again. =tudents check their answers in pairs or in small groups.
5. Correct in open class6 play the song again and sing together>
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Exercise 4: As* t'e st(ents t" answer the questions.
1. When is Christmas!2. What do you do at Christmas!3. What do you eat - drink!
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We wish you a 'erry Christmas (x4)%nd a appy ew 5ear
*ood tidings we bring to you and your kin6*ood tidings &or Christmas and a appy ew 5ear.
7 bring us some +ggy pudding (x4)and bring it right here.
We won8t go until we8e got some (x4)so bring it right here.