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Welcome to December's issue of The Teacher's Magazine.
This edition brings tots of ideas and materials to celebrate the
Christmas season and the beginning of winter. We are pleased to bring
you tips to prepare decorated gifts for the occasion and varied
photocopiable activities. In addition, we are offering a beautiful Nativity
scene you can assemble and use to adorn your classroom.
Colourful verb/action cards showing a wide array of activities that
students usually carry out at home offer great opportunities for
language teaching and practice.
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aster 1 presents a colourfularray of activities
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thatstudents usually carry outalhome.
These verb/action cards can be the firststage
of leaching verbs to young learners of English.
The verbs on the poster are: hug. listen, blow, jump,
paint, cut, wash, write, sing, read, smell, cook, iron, comb,
drink, eat.
These action/verb cards can be used in differentways. Here
you willfind a guide of graded activities. Cutthe cards Outand
rlaminate them.
Acti ons i n a box
Putthe cards into a box; putthe lid on having previously
opened a slotbig enough to allow children slip in a hand and
draw a picture. Volunteers willlake a card, have a look atit
withoutshowing itto the class and mimic the action. The class
should calloutthe verb represented by their mate.
Challenge the students to make a sentence including the verb; I
read a story in the afternoon; I sing my favourite song; I smell
flowers in the garden, My dad rooks on Sundays.
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Acti ons and thei r frequ ency
Add frequency adverbs and time expressions to the previous
activity. The students go to the box, pick up a card and in
groups write sentences using the targetexpressions. (e.g. I
often paint in the afternoon; I jump into ponds on rainy days; I
blow my candles once a year/on my birthday; I always listen to
music on the radio; My mom irons our clothes once a week/on
F ridays.)
You could also add a second box with strips of paper holding
the frequency adverbs or time expressions you wantto revise
and have the students draw a card from each box. They should
sellotape them on the board and write a sentence including
both cards.
Can you do thi s!
Putthe cards in a pile on the desk. The students should pick
up a card and say the verb on itusing can, e.g. Iran write; I
can cook; Iran sing, etc. tithe studentmakes a mistake, they
mustputthe card hark on the pile. The activity goes on until
allthe cards have been picked up.
Variant: Working in pairs, one studenttakes a card and asks,
Can you sing? Their mate answers, Yes, 1 can. / Na, I can't.
Do you li ke...?
CutOutand laminate the images on poster 2,
or printand have students colour the
pictures on page 6, putthem into a small
box and place iton the desk, nextto the box
containing the cards of the poster. In turns,
the students go to- the frontand take a card
from each box. Then, they should make
sentences like the following:
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Students interview each other asking, Do you like jumping?
Yes, Ido.
Shiftto the third person singular and have the students speak
abouttheir mum, dad, brother or sister. E.g. Does your father
like cooking? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn't. Does your mother
like ironing your clothes? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't.
Descri bi ng acti ons now'
Putthe cards in the box and ask the students to take one card
atthe time. They should describe the activity using now/right
now.
The children orejsmping into a pond.
The man is cooking.
It's her birthday; she is blowing her birthday cake candle.
He is cutting out pictures.
He is eating a sandwich.
She is combing her hair.
Where do you ...?
Startsentences for the students to complete mentioning the
rooms where the actions lake place. E.g. I comb my hair in the
......(bathroom).
What do you do when...?
Give the students some situations like I'm hungry/tired/thirsty,
etc. and have them pick up a card according to the situation
given and make up dialogues like these:
What do you do when you are tired? When I'm tired, I listen to music.
What do you do when you are hungry? When Ire hungry, teat a
sandwich.
What do you do when you are thirsty? When I'm thirsty, I drink some
water.
What do you do when you are free? When I'm free, ]jump!
Gi vi ng su ggesti ons
Write a listof complaints on the board and ask the students to
pick a card and make an appropriate suggestion.
Mum! I'm bored? Why don't you read a story?! You could paint!
Mum! I'm hungry! Why don't you eatasandwich?
Mum! I'm thirsty! Why don't you drink a gloss of water?
Mum! I'm nervous! Why don't you listen to soft music?
As a follow- up activity you willfind some photocopiable
exercises on pages 7 to 9.
DOYOU LIKE...?
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MUM! I N BORE D!
What is Mum saying?
Look at the pictures and give suggestions using Whydon't you...?
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Keyt 1) Why don't you ploy football? 2) Why don't you go foro walk? 3) Why don't you hove a swim? 4)Why don't you read?
51Why don't you do your
homework? 6)Why don't you dance? 7) Why don't you sing? 8) Why don't you cook?
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WHAT DO YOU DO WHE N I T S RAI NI NG
Look at the pictures and answerthese questions with complete answers.
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3) What do you do when you are thirsty? 3) .............................................................................................................
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5) What do you do on yourbirthday? 5) .............................................................................................................
6) What do you do when you finish yourhomework? 6) .............................................................................................................
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6) I lccrnp when I Crick coy homework 7)) iron the clothes when cry rnron reeds help.
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HOWOFTEN DOYOU DOTHIS ACTIVITY?
Ask and answer questions aboutthe pictures. Use these adverbs of frequency in the box.
Example: How often do you smell flowers? I often smell flowers.
always - usually - often - sometimes - hardly ever - never
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Key (Suggested answers); 11 How often do you sIeep usually sleep 21 How often do you jump? I often jump. 3) How often do sooeat? I often eat. 4) How
often do you build walls) I never build walls. 5) How often do you do homework? I always do homework. 61 Howoftnsr do you watch TV? I hardly ever wntohTV,
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world. Itis a Christian holiday to celebrate the
birth of Jesus, and also an occasion to get
together with our family and friends.
In many countries itis common to setup the scene
of the Nativity in homes and churches. This is a smallmodel
the stable where Jesus was born, with Mary, Joseph, Baby
Jesus, shepherds and animals.
For Christmas people decorate their homes with garlands,
brightred flowers called poinsettias, holly wreaths and
mistletoe. Butthe mostpopular symbolof the season is
the Christmas tree, decorated with lights, colourful
Ornaments and a star or an angelon top.
Poster 2 offers diverse materials to work on the
days before Christmas: two thematic pictures to

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whole class activities, in which students mustfind
the differences between two Christmas trees.
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Laminate and cutoutboth pictures, and hang them on two
opposite classroom walls.
Divide the students into two groups and tellthem to look at
their corresponding picture and memorise allthe elements on
it.
After five minutes, remove the pictures and ask the
students to sitwith a studentfrom the other group.
Before interacting, each studentshould listallthe
elements they recallfrom their picture.
Sitting opposite each other, they read their listin
turns while the other studentticks the
mentioned elements.
Finally, they compare both lists and find out
whatis differentbetween the pictures.
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Find the differences between yourChristmas tree and yourfriends. Ask each otherquestions like:
Has your Christmas tree got a...?
Is there - . - ?/ Are there...?
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WHAT IS YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE LIKE?
Find the differences between your Christmas tree and your friends. Ask each other questions like:
Has your Christmas tree got a.
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The little Lord Jesus lay down His sweet head.
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humble manger outside Bethlehem, where
'I. Jesus' parents, Mary and Joseph, travelled to
following orders from the Roman Emperor.
Find on pages 16 and 17 the pictures of the characters to cut
outand assemble a manger scene for the Christmas
celebration.
On the back of the coloured pictures (pages 15 and 18) the
same characters are presented in a photocopiable version in
case you wantto have severalsets of characters.
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filling up the boxes.
How to:
I. Cutthe bottoms off of the
plastic bottles using a sharp
knife to make the firstcutand
then trim the bottles to desired
height. _________
2. Cutthe necks off using the _________
same procedure as in 1.
3. Decorate with red fabric or red
paper hearts and circles and lengths of
ribbon.
4. Fillthe boxes up with sweets and putthe cap
on.
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How to:
1. Draw and cutoutSanta's hatin red
construction paper.
2. Glue the brim in white.
3. Add the pompom.
4. Glue the beads for the eyes.
5. Draw and cotOutthe beard in white.
6. Glue iton the bottom of the lollipop.
7. Write a message on the beard.
Santa in a big lollipop

A yummy Christmas
How to:
1. Wash the bottles thoroughly and cutthem near the
neck.
2. Take a piece of red cloth and wrap itaround the bottle
Leave the upper partfree to form Santa's face. Once in
position, glue the cloth onto the bottle.
3. Use a piece of white cloth to shape Santa's beard and
moustache. Glue on one side. Add the beads for the eyes
4. Glue the beltaround the waistof the bottle. You can
make a buckle with golden paper as shown in the
picture.
upper partof the bottle with red
Itwhite cloth and add the brim
o and close it. This Santa will
You willneed: lollipops
construction paper small
strips of construction paper
or the cards glue.
How to:
Draw the antlers on construction
paper and cutthem out. Do the
same with eyes and nose. Glue
everything to form the reindeer's
face. Add the card.
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and black fabric smallbeads for the eyes ribbon
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Can you help Santa choose presents foryourfriends? Choose fourfriends,write theirnames on the cards
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CHRISTMAS MANDALA
Colour the picture in the suggested colours. Bell: yellow, green, blue, red.
Christmas trees: green, red, orange, blue, purple,. Santa's face: white, red, pink.
Snowman: blue, white, orange, pink, purple. Stars: yellow, orange, blue.
Christmas suck: red, blue, brown, yellow Choose any colour for the background.
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MILLIE MADE ASNOWMAN
When Millie gotup she saw allthe ground covered with snow, so she decided to make a snowman.
Look atthe pictures and tellthe story. Whatdid she use? Whatdid she do?
These words may help you:
shovel- wheelbarrow - scarf- carrot - pebbles - hat
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World AIDS Day is held on 1stDecember each year and
is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the
fightagainstHIV, show their supportfor people living
with HIV and commemorate people who have died.
World AIDS Day was the firstever globalhealth day and
the firstone was held in 1988.
Background
World AIDS Day was firstconceived in August1987 by
James WBunn and Thomas Netter, two public information
officers for the GlobalProgramme on AIDS atthe World
Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
What do people do?
World AIDS Day is an opportunity for you to learn the facts
aboutHIV and putyour knowledge into action.
If you understand how HIV is transmitted, how itcan be
prevented, and the reality of living with HIV today - you can
use this knowledge to take care of your own health and the
health of others, and ensure you treateveryone living with
HIV fairly, with respectand understanding.
You can also show your supportfor people living with HIV
on World AIDS Day by wearing a red ribbon, the
internationalsymbolof HIV awareness and support.
Class Plan
Pre Intermediate (13 year- olds +)
Objectives:
'To learn aboutthis worldwide event.
'To practise reading, understanding and writing factualrepoi
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Activities:
Warm up
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they know whatitrepresents.
Main activities
Students could getthe following information to read and share.
How much did they know? Whatdidn'tthey know?
HIV facts
HIV stands for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Itis a virus
which attacks the body's immune system - the body's defense
againstdiseases,
HIV can be passed on through infected bodily fluids, most
commonly via sex or by sharing infected needles, syringes or
other injecting drug equipment.
'There are now more people than ever living with HIV in the UK
- around 100,000a quarter of those people are unaware
they have the virus.
There are over 34 million people who now live with HIV/AIDS
worldwide.
Here are a few more facts aboutHIV:
Mostpeople with HIV are infected through sexualcontact.
You can now gettested for HIV using a saliva sample.
HIV is notpassed on through spitting, biting or sharing
utensils.
Only 1% of babies born to HIV positive mothers have HIV.
You can getthe results of an HIV testin just15- 20minutes.
There is no vaccine or cure for HIV.
After ending a discussion/debate on AIDS, the students can
develop information sheets to take home and use them to
educate and talk openly with their parents aboutHIV and AIDS
issues. Students could also produce a poster summarising the
facts they have learntaboutHIV/AIDS and write advice for
people to follow, to be displayed around their school/institute.
Extra reading for teachers:
Facts aboutAIDS: hrtp:f/aids.gov/hiv- aids- bancsfhiv- aids- tOl/how
you.get- hiv- aids/
Statistics on AIDS: httpi/www.ansfar.org/absut- hiv.and- aids/facts-
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The E mperors Birthday is a national holiday in the
Japanese calendar. I t is celebrated on 23rd December.
The date is determined by the reigning E mperors birth
date. E mperorAkihito was born on this date i n 1933.
Backgrou nd
I n 1948,this celebration was established as a holiday by law.
Underthe law,the Diet of Japan must convene and change
the holiday date before the reigning emperor's birthday
becomes a public holiday.
What do people do?
On 23rd December,a public ceremony lakes place at the
I mperial Palace. The gates of the palace are opened to
public. (The I mperial Palace is usually off limits to the
public.) The E mperor,accompanied by E mpress Michiko and
othermembers of the I mperial family,appears on a palace
balcony10 gr e e t the cr owds of fe stive we ll-wishe r s waving
tiny Japanese flags. Only on this occasion and on 2nd
January can the general public enterthe innergrounds of the
I mperial Palace.
When the E mperorceases his brief greeting,the crowd starts
waving the flags again and the I mperial Family wave back.
Class Plan
E lementary + (9 year-olds +)
Objectives:
To learn about this traditional Japanese celebration.
To practise simple questions and answers.
Activities:
Warm up
The teachercan show pictures forstudents to guess which
country they will be talking about.
The teacherasks simple questions about them:
Which countr yis this?. Whe r e is ir ?. Whor ls its capital city? . Is it
big or small? What colour is the flog?. Howmanype ople live
the r e ? What is it famous for ?
Main activities
The teachercan provide students a quiz on Japan.
Students could work in groups to answerquestions and then
share answers with the whole class.
You can download some pictures
and aquizatwww.ediba.norn.
Answers to the quiz
and related information
lal Japan is a mountainous
set of islands off the coast of China. The islands are in the Pacific
Ocean.
2c) I ndia,Pakistan,Malaysia,Singapore and Thailand are also all
part of Asia.
3d Not much of Japan can be live d on be cause ills so
mountainous.
4b) Japan is world famous forproducing and exporting
electronics and cars. I t has hardly any natural resources,
Sal Japan is one of the richest countries in the world.The GDP
(Gross Domestic Product) is nearly double that of the United
Kingdom.
6bl The fourmain islands are:11Honshu 21Hokkaido 3) Kyushu
4) Shikoku.
7al Many people live in small flats because Japan is
overcrowded and so there is a lack of space.
Rd 127,368,088 (July 2012 est.)
9b1 Anime represents Japanese animated productions featuring
hand-drawn orcomputeranimation. Oekaki is a Japanese word
describing the act of drawing.
lob) Fouris an unlucky numberas the pronunciation is similar
to that of death (shi). Room and floornumbers usually skip four,
and gifts are not to be given in groups of four.
Students could then write a simple report summarising the facts
they have learnt about Japan.
E xtra reading forteachers:
E mperor's birthday:
hrtp:f/www.officehnlidays.cam/counsrins/japan/emporers_birthday.php
hrtp:flaglobalworld.com/holidays-around-the-world/nmperors-birthday-
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Japanese holidays:httpJI wwwjaparvgido cnrn'v1e2062.html
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