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Warm Up Questions
Do you like Christmas? Why or why not?

How do you celebrate Christmas in your country?

What’s your favourite Christmas song?

Is it more important to give or receive presents at Christmas time?

What presents are you going to give this year?

What presents do you think you will receive this year?

Christmas Vocabulary
Work with a partner and write down all the Christmas vocabulary you can think
of. You have one minute!

Teacher instructions: When the minute is

over, ask students for feedback and write
their words on the board. Students copy
any new words.
 Warm Up - Work with a Partner and
Describe the Picture
You have one minute to work together.
Adjectives - Describing Places
Which of these adjectives would you use to describe this picture?

Eery Boring

Sad
Festive

Colourful
Bright

Cozy Ugly
Safe
Warm
Terrifying
Adjectives - Describing Places
Look at this picture and write down some adjectives to
describe it. You have one minute.
Adjectives - Describing People
Which of these adjectives would you use to describe these elves?

Scary
Chatty
Cute
Short
Pretty
Friendly
Satisfied

Tiny
Chubby Tired

Grumpy
Tall
Adjectives - Describing People
Look at these two children and write down some adjectives to
describe them. You have one minute.
Possible Problems
Look at this Christmas shopping scene and work with a partner to think of three
possible things that could go wrong.

1.

2.

3.

Teacher instructions: Write

students’ ideas on the board and
discuss.
Possible Solutions
How could the problems you thought of be solved? Work with the same partner
and discuss your ideas.

1.

2.

3.

Teacher instructions: Write

students’ ideas on the board and
discuss.
Possible Problems
Look at these children decorating their Christmas tree and work with a partner to
think of three possible things that could go wrong.

1.

2.

3.

Teacher instructions: Write students’ ideas on the

board and discuss.
Possible Solutions
How could the problems you thought of be solved? Work with the same partner
and discuss your ideas.

1.

2.

3.

Teacher instructions: Write students’ ideas on the

board and discuss.
 Now It’s Time to Plan Your Story.

Use this template to write down some ideas for your Christmas story.

Description of your main character:

Description of the setting:
Plot (Beginning):
Plot (Problem):
Plot (Resolution/End):
Write Your Story!
Use your plan to write your Christmas story.