Christmas Speaking Lesson

1
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ?!
2
Xmas vocabulary

• You have 2 minutes
• Collect as many Christmasrelated words as you
  can in your exercise book.

3
Talk about the advantages and the disadvantages
of Xmas e-shopping

• Pros
• No crowded shopping centres
• Less stressful
• Comfortable
• Easy
• Might be cheaper, etc.

• Cons
• Cant touch the items
• Paying for delivery
• Safe enough?
• Delivery-related problems, etc.

4
Talk about the picture (topic) for 2 minutes.
5
How do you celebrate the forthcoming festive days?

• How do you prepare in the period of Advent for
  Xmas?
• Do you decorate your home?
• Where do you do your Xmas shopping?
• What gifts do you usually give to your loved
  ones?
• What was the best present you had ever had?
• Do you have any plans for New Years Eve? (If
  yes, what?)

6
What does a traditional British Xmas dinner
contain? How about in your country?
7
Talk about the picture (topic) for 2 minutes.
8
Role play

• You have a sister/brother. You want to
  buy/prepare Xmas presents for your loved ones
  TOGETHER.
• Discuss what to give to your
• -Mother
• -Father
• -Grandma
• -Grandpa
• Try to come to an agreement what presents would
  be the best for each family-member. Convince each
  other.

9
Role play

• You are a stay-at-home type of husband/wife.
  However, your partner wants to go out and
  celebrate New Years Eve not at home but
  somewhere else. Discuss what to do on this day.
  Try to convince each other.

10
Discuss the statement below. Do you
agree/disagree with it? Justify your thoughts.

• Xmas has been commercialised recently, therefore,
  it is all about money consumption.

11
Discuss the statement below. Do you
agree/disagree with it? Justify your thoughts.

• Xmas is stressful for mothers as they have to
  bake and cook a lot, they have to clean the house
  and do all the preparations in time.

12
Discuss the statement below. Do you
agree/disagree with it? Justify your thoughts.

• Handmade Xmas presents are much more valuable
  than bought ones.

13
Discuss the statement below. Do you
agree/disagree with it? Justify your thoughts.

• Xmas is nothing without a nicely decorate Xmas
  tree.

14
Discuss the statement below. Do you
agree/disagree with it? Justify your thoughts.

• New Years Eve is totally the same than any other
  day of the year so we should not celebrate it.

15
Discuss the statement below. Do you
agree/disagree with it? Justify your thoughts.

• New Years resolutions are absolutely unnecessary
  and useless.

16
Do you agree with it?
17
Thank you for your participation! ?

• Have a good time at Xmas!