Christmas Decorations: Style, Color & Holiday Vocabulary
ESL Lesson PlansChristmas Decorations: Style, Color & Holiday Vocabulary

Christmas Decorations: Style, Color & Holiday Vocabulary

Bring the sparkle of the season into your classroom. This B1 Christmas decorations lesson helps teens and adults learn vocabulary for ornaments such as baubles, tinsel, garlands, wreaths, and string lights. Learners practice identifying and describing decorations through guided tasks and a short listening dialogue about preparing a home for Christmas. Activities include vocabulary presentation, meaning checks, controlled practice, and individual speaking prompts that build confidence in describing festive items and holiday scenes.

Skills

  • Can understand straightforward factual information about common everyday or job-related topics, identifying both general messages and specific details, provided people articulate clearly in a generally familiar variety.
  • Can compare and contrast alternatives, discussing what to do, where to go, who or which to choose, etc.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
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1

Read these facts. Which one surprised you the most and why?

1
The first Christmas tree was used in Germany in the 16th century.
2
Red is a popular Christmas color because it symbolizes love and sacrifice.
3
LED lights were invented in 1962 and became a popular decoration by 2000.
4
Christmas ornaments were originally made from fruit and nuts.
5
In 2018, Americans spent over $15 billion on Christmas decorations.
Your answer:
2

Read about some confusing words.

3

Match each image to the correct word.

4

Listen to the dialogue. What do Jake and Mia choose to decorate their home with?

5

Listen again and pick the right answer.

6

Make sentences from these words. Write about how you could decorate your home.