https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=NWF2JBb1bvM

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❶ Read the following words and then write each one in front of the corresponding definition:

trench, trenches /trentʃ/ /trentʃiz/ Christmas /ˌkrɪs.məs

carol ˈkær.əl/
ally /ˈæl.aɪ/ no man's land /
ˈnəʊ.mænz.læn
d/
barbed wire /ˌbɑːbd ˈwəɪər/ truce = /truːs/ =
ceasefire /ˈsiːs.faɪər/
injured /ˈɪn.dʒəd/

a).....................................................................................neutral territory

b).................................................................................... strong wire with sharp points

c).....................................................................................place outside where soldiers lived and fought

d).................................................................................... somebody who is not an enemy

e).....................................................................................wounded

f).................................................................................... song sung at end-of-year festival

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g).................................................................................... temporary agreement to stop fighting

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❷ PAIRWORK Watch the video without the sound, and in pairs complete the grid:

Locati Month and year Historical event

on

❸ Watch the video with the sound.

a)Pick out details showing how circumstances change in a short period of time:
Christmas Eve Christmas Day Christmas Night
Weather

Soldiers' activities

Background
noises

Music

Atmosphere
b)Note the contents of the parcel which one soldier receives on Christmas Eve:

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❹ PAIRWORK Complete the grid with information about the two main characters:

Na Nationali
me ty
Character 1

Character 2

❺ Re-order and number the following scenes:

Scen Ord
es er
The German soldiers take their rifles.
Both armies exchange greetings and play football together in no man's land.
The German soldiers sing a carol and the English sing the English version.
The English soldier lifts his hat and leaves the trenches.
All the soldiers are ordered back to their trenches.
The English soldier greets a German soldier and they introduce themselves.
The German soldier discovers a bar of chocolate in his pocket.
The English soldier shows the German soldier a photo of his girlfriend/wife.
❻ Pick out elements which show how:
> the commercial tries to promote a product
> Christmas is a time for sharing
> Christmas is a time for remembering

Promotion of a
product

Sharing

Rememberin
g

(Name and
emblem of
organisation
associated
with
Sainsbury's
commercial)

❼ GROUP WORK Imagine and write the exchange of letters between the wife/girlfriend and the soldier
following this event.

Group A: you are the wife/girlfriend who sends the chocolate.

Group B: you are the soldier who receives it.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcZ_-KTGO-0

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❶ Read the following words and then write each one in front of the corresponding definition:

vegetable /ˈvedʒ.tə.bəlz/ sage /seɪdʒ/

s
sprouts /spraʊts/ gravy /ˈɡreɪ.vi/

turkey /ˈtɝː.ki/ mince pie /ˌmɪns

ˈpaɪ/
stuffing /ˈstʌf.ɪŋ/ raspberry /
ˈrɑːz.bər.i
/

a)………………………………………………………. : mixture of herbs, meat, bread, etc. put into turkey before
cooking
b)………………………………………………………. : green herb used for flavouring meat
c)………………………………………………………. : large bird eaten on special occasions
d) ………………………………………………………. : small soft red fruit
e)………………………………………………………. : plants or roots used as food
f)………………………………………………………. : brown sauce made with meat juices, served with meat
g)………………………………………………………. : green vegetables like very small cabbages
h)………………………………………………………. : small tart filled with dried mixed fruit
❷ Link the following expressions with their phonetic equivalents:

It's mouth-watering! ► ◄ /ˈlɪpˌsmæk.ɪŋ/

It's tasty! ► ◄ /ˈfæb.jə.ləs/
It's lip-smacking! ► ◄ /dɪˈlɪʃ.əs/
It's scrumptious! ◄ /ˈteɪ.sti/
It's delicious! ► ◄ /ˈmɑʊθˌwɔ·t̬ ər·ɪŋ/
It's fabulous! ► ◄ /ˈfuːl.pruːf/
It's fool-proof! ► ◄ /ˈskrʌmp.ʃəs/

❸ Watch the video without the sound and pick out elements referring to:

Location of the Name of the Seas Activities of the people present

scene company on,
festi
val

Now watch the video with the sound and in pairs, answer the following questions:

❹ PAIRWORK Find elements at the beginning of the video to show that:

The scene takes place in Great Britain

The group of children belongs

to a school choir
❺ Pick out details showing the magic of the moment:

Time of day and

weather

Background sounds
and music

Decorations

Mood/emotions of
the people present

❻ Using words from the box, label the food which the couple try:

Mince pie with cognac and cider

Deboned turkey stuffed with sage, onion and pork stuffing
Brie cheese in an all-butter puff pastry
Pavlova with winter-berry fruit sauce

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❼ Complete the slogan:

This is not just food! This is........................................................................................................!

❽ PAIRWORK After watching the commercial, you decide in pairs on the food you will buy for Christmas,
and if you are going to buy it at M&S. Write and act out your conversation.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyfBGZWOUzE

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❶ Match the words with the corresponding pictures:

Num
ber
…… bauble /ˈbɔː.bəl/ a ball-shaped decoration to hang on the Christmas tree
…
…… tinsel /ˈtɪn.səl/ long pieces of shiny, metallic decoration
…
…… stocking /ˈstɒk.ɪŋz/ warm covering for feet and legs
… s
…… garlands / a chain of paper circles or green leaves used for decoration
… ˈɡɑː.ləndz
/
…… holly /ˈhɒl.i/ a green plant with red berries used for Christmas decorations
…
…… robin /ˈrɒb.ɪn/ a small brown bird with a red front
…
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4 5 6

❷ Find elements at the beginning of the video to show that:

a) the scene is set in a British

living room

b) the atmosphere is joyful and

homely
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a)Observe the photo and transcribe the phonetics to find the item which Wallace uses to get ready for
Christmas.

/rɪˌməʊt kənˈtrəʊl/ =
…………………………………………………

b) PAIRWORK Show how the living room is rapidly transformed by Wallace:

Obje Transformati
ct on

Christmas tree

Picture of fish

Lamp

'Home sweet home' picture

Fire

Stockings

Gromit
❹ Write the message that Wallace is trying to convey and show how he uses humour to convince us.
Compare your answers with your classmate.

Wallace's message

Humour

❺ GROUP WORK Imagine how Wallace continues to prepare for Christmas and act out the scene.

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You work for an advertising agency which is in charge of
Christmas advertisements for a famous British brand. In
groups create a Christmas commercial for a seasonal
British product and act it out in front of the class.

Brand British Slogan Pit Storyboard

seasonal ch
product