Christmas in New York
ESL Lesson PlansChristmas in New York

Christmas in New York

Take your learners on a virtual winter trip to New York City. Discover the magic of Christmas in New York in this engaging A2 lesson for teens and adults. Students learn festive vocabulary, watch a video tour of NYC’s holiday highlights, and read a blog post about iconic Christmas attractions like Rockefeller Center, Fifth Avenue, and Central Park. The lesson includes comprehension tasks, image-matching, and group discussions to build speaking confidence. Perfect for helping learners explore American holiday traditions while practicing English in a fun, seasonal context.

Skills

  • Can participate in short conversations in routine contexts on topics of interest.
  • Can understand short, simple texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high-frequency everyday language.
Online Interactive
Based on CEFR
Fully Customizable
1

Work in groups. Read the task and share your ideas together.

Which words come to mind when you think of Christmas? Make a list and compare it with your group.
2

Match each image to the correct word.

3

Watch a short video showing Christmas in New York City. Which things from the previous task can you spot?

4

Read the blog post about Christmas in New York and mark the statements as 'True' or 'False'.

5

Discuss these questions with your group.