Christmas Carols
ESL Lesson PlansChristmas Carols

Christmas Carols

This engaging ESL lesson plan helps A2-level individual learners enhance their listening, writing, and reading skills through the festive theme of Christmas carols. Structured activities include discussions, text comprehension, and writing polite responses to invitations. Learners will also listen to carols, complete gap-filling tasks, and explore cultural traditions. Perfect for adults looking to improve English while celebrating the holiday season!

Skills

  • Can make and respond to invitations, suggestions, apologies, etc.
  • Can explain features of the other culture to members of their own culture.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Discuss the following questions.

1
What is your favorite Christmas song?
2
Do you like to sing during the holidays? Why or why not?
3
In your opinion, is music an important part of celebrating Christmas? Why?
2

Look at the pictures. Do you know what these people are doing?

3

Read the text about caroling. What is it?

4

Choose the correct answer according to the text.

5

Read the following invitation. Would you like to attend this event? Why or why not?

6

Writing.

7

Listen to this Christmas carol. Do you like it?

8

Listen to the Christmas carol one more time and fill in the gaps.

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