I have posted a variety of Christmas listening and speaking activities for you. Listen as often as you need to before you answer questions. Discuss the questions in the speaking activities with your friends, families and classmates.
If one of the stories includes the script, try to listen to the story without reading it the first time. Then, read and listen at the same time.
Enjoy!
Source: learningenglishwithmichelle
Christmas
is coming! - a conversation (intermediate)
with :
I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises
III. Post-Listening Exercises
Topic : Christmas gifts
Speakers : a man and 2 children
(Source: esl-lab.com)
The Christmas Gift - a narration (difficult) with :
I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises
III. Post-Listening Exercises
(Source: esl-lab.com)
Fred Talks about the daily routine for his family on Christmas Day in Canada (Source: ELLLO)
Christmas Tree Traditions ( ELLL0)
Anja compares Christmas tree traditions with Fred
Source ELLLO)
Darren discusses how he feels about Christmas: what he enjoys about it and what aspects he finds stressful. Source ELLLO
Sharon talks about she feels at Christmas
It's Christmas Time Listening Game
German Christmas Markets
German Christmas markets are famous all over the world. This week we visit six of the oldest,most celebrated and most unusual. Today we are at probably the most famous of them all the Nuremberg Christmas Market.SOURCE: ESOL Courses
Every year, a theatrical group called The Washington Revels celebrates the holiday season and winter solstice with a festive Christmas production featuring traditional songs and dances. The award-winning group selects its themes from a different part of the country - or the world - every year. This year was Christmas as it was celebrated in rural England in the 1830s. SOURCE: ESOL Courses
When Christmas is just around the corner,
most people have very little Christmas shopping left to do. But it's a
well known fact that on Christmas Eve, most of the shoppers on the
streets are men. So is that last minute rush just a fun part of the
Christmas shopping experience for men, and do they actually like
Christmas shopping? Yvonne Archer goes in search of a few answers. (Source: BBC)
If you walk into many London shops, you might find it difficult to believe that Christmas is still several weeks away. In this program, with the help of a market researcher, we find out why Christmas seems to be getting earlier and earlier. Source: BBC
Imagine this program is an invitation to a special kind of Christmas party - not the kind you have at home for friends - but what we call 'the office Christmas party', or less formally, 'the office Christmas do'.(Source: BBC)
We've been out of the office to talk to people about their feelings at Christmas time. We've also been asking people to describe their ideal Christmas. (Source: BBC)
The story of the man in the red suit who brings gifts to children at Christmas. Radio Broadcast with transcript "
(Source: : learningenglish.voanews.com)
How to Host a Christmas Dinner New
A short instructional video listing the steps needed to host a Chrstimas dionner for family and friends. Lisdten as many times as you need to and answer the comprehension questions. Source: ESOL Courses
The Gift of the Magi by O'Henry
Listen and Read comprehension
A spoken version of the famous story of a very poor young husband and wife who each give up the most valuable thing they own in order to give the other a Christmas gift.
(Source: VOA Quiz from ESL Listening.com)
(Listen and read the classic tale of Scrooge) (Source ESL Bits.com)
Trailer for the Movie A Christmas Carol
Listening Quiz for the trailer to A Christmas Carol : Source ESL Video.com
Now that all the Thanksgiving leftovers have been eaten and the Halloween costumes have been put away, everyone is getting ready for Christmas!
It’s supposed to be a Christian holiday to celebrate the birth of Jesus
Christ, but somehow it’s become a huge commercial holiday and the most
important time of year for retailers. (SOURCE: Podcast from Melanie ESL)
The Christmas Cuckoo
A long time ago, there was village in the North Country. All its inhabitants were poor, because their fields were barren, and they didn't have much to sell; but the poorest of them all were two brothers called Scrub and Spare. They were shoemakers. Their shack was very small. The door was low and always open, because there was no window.Continue here
(Source:John Robinson's ESL Listening.com
Chatty Santa (chattysanta.com)
"Type what you’d like Santa to say to a particular person, and Chatty Santa will say it. Then send it to the designated person..." (SOURCE: Larry Ferlazzo)
Christmas Greeting from Santa
Send your friends and relatives Christmas greetings from Santa by clicking here
(Source: Teflteacher's blog)
If one of the stories includes the script, try to listen to the story without reading it the first time. Then, read and listen at the same time.
Enjoy!
Source: learningenglishwithmichelle
Christmas in the 17th and 18th Centuries
Christmas
is coming! - a conversation (intermediate)
with : I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises
III. Post-Listening Exercises
Topic : Christmas gifts
Speakers : a man and 2 children
(Source: esl-lab.com)
The Christmas Gift - a narration (difficult) with :
I. Pre-Listening Exercises II. Listening Exercises
III. Post-Listening Exercises
(Source: esl-lab.com)
Christmas Tree Traditions ( ELLL0)
Anja compares Christmas tree traditions with Fred
Source ELLLO)
Darren discusses how he feels about Christmas: what he enjoys about it and what aspects he finds stressful. Source ELLLO
It's Christmas Time Listening Game
Christmas is the biggest festival in Britain and is celebrated on 25th
December. The four weeks before Christmas are called Advent, and are
traditionally celebrated in churches by lighting a candle each Sunday
during Advent. Nowadays, many people in Britain are not very religious, but they still celebrate Christmas. (continue to listen Source BBC)
Reading Comprehension Activities PDF
Reading Comprehension Activities PDF
At Christmas time, it's always worth remembering that there are many
countries where Christianity isn't the main religion. The official
religion of the UK is Christianity, but n London - one of the
world's most multicultural cities - there are many non-Christians who
also celebrate Christmas. In this program, Yvonne Archer finds out why
this is the case and what they like to do at Christmas time.(Source BBC)
Christmas in France (New)
From Paris to Burgundy, Christmas is the stuff of dreams - where rich sounds of medieval carols abound, simple rituals are shared by families and friends, and windows are illuminated by lights. SOURCE: ESOL Courses German Christmas markets are famous all over the world. This week we visit six of the oldest,most celebrated and most unusual. Today we are at probably the most famous of them all the Nuremberg Christmas Market.SOURCE: ESOL Courses
Poinsettias are the best selling potted flowering plant in the United States. Red poinsettias are a traditional part of Christmas celebrations, which is why almost all of them are sold in winter. Find out about the history of this colourful plant and why it is so popular in America. (Source: learning English TV VOA environment and Science)
The Million Dollar Christmas Tree
Christmas Shopping (New)
Jingle bells, jingle bells... Have you done your Christmas shopping yet? Watch this video to see how a shop is getting ready for Christmas. - Includes quiz, vocabulary and transcript. Part of Word on the Street series. - Source: learnenglishteens.uk British Council If you walk into many London shops, you might find it difficult to believe that Christmas is still several weeks away. In this program, with the help of a market researcher, we find out why Christmas seems to be getting earlier and earlier. Source: BBC
Imagine this program is an invitation to a special kind of Christmas party - not the kind you have at home for friends - but what we call 'the office Christmas party', or less formally, 'the office Christmas do'.(Source: BBC)
We've been out of the office to talk to people about their feelings at Christmas time. We've also been asking people to describe their ideal Christmas. (Source: BBC)
Some of the many names of the short, fat, jolly old man with a long beard, wearing a red suit with white fur who delights children at Christmas | Words and Their Stories
The story of the man in the red suit who brings gifts to children at Christmas. Radio Broadcast with transcript "
(Source: : learningenglish.voanews.com)
A short instructional video listing the steps needed to host a Chrstimas dionner for family and friends. Lisdten as many times as you need to and answer the comprehension questions. Source: ESOL Courses
Listen and Read comprehension
A spoken version of the famous story of a very poor young husband and wife who each give up the most valuable thing they own in order to give the other a Christmas gift.
(Source: VOA Quiz from ESL Listening.com)
Charles Dickens' 1843 classic "A Christmas Carol" is
quite possibly the most often told holiday story in the English-speaking
world.
The very wealthy Ebenezzer Scrooge is
miserable, while his poor employee Bob Cratchit is a contented man with a
virtuous disposition and family.
Scrooge, a hardened, greedy man who undergoes a
great emotional change one Christmas Eve through the assistance of
three ghosts. Each ghost represents some form of loss. The Ghost of
Christmas Past represents the lost innocence and kindness Scrooge
endures in a difficult childhood and young manhood. The Ghost of
Christmas Present represents the love and fellowship Scrooge is losing
in his current life.
Scrooge experiences a change of heart while he
reviews Christmas memories and once again discovers what it is like to
feel and live in the spirit of love, kindness, and giving..(Listen and read the classic tale of Scrooge) (Source ESL Bits.com)
Trailer for the Movie A Christmas Carol
Listening Quiz for the trailer to A Christmas Carol : Source ESL Video.com
A long time ago, there was village in the North Country. All its inhabitants were poor, because their fields were barren, and they didn't have much to sell; but the poorest of them all were two brothers called Scrub and Spare. They were shoemakers. Their shack was very small. The door was low and always open, because there was no window.Continue here
(Source:John Robinson's ESL Listening.com
Chatty Santa (chattysanta.com)
"Type what you’d like Santa to say to a particular person, and Chatty Santa will say it. Then send it to the designated person..." (SOURCE: Larry Ferlazzo)
Christmas Greeting from Santa
Send your friends and relatives Christmas greetings from Santa by clicking here
(Source: Teflteacher's blog)
Christmas Speaking Activities
Christmas is Coming Board Game
Christmas Discussion Questions
Christmas Conversation Cards
Christmas Discussion Questions
Christmas Conversation Cards
More to come:
Christmas Songs, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,
Charlie Brown Christmas and much more ....
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