I have posted a variety of Christmas listening activities for you. Listen as often as you need to before you answer questions.
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)
Fred Talks about the daily routine for his family on Christmas Day in Canada (SOURCE: ELLLO)
Christmas Tree Traditions ( ELLL0)
Anja compaes Christmas tree traditions with Fred
(Source ELLLO)
'Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat!'
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. ( Source BBC)
At Christma 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 here in 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)
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 at the moment, you might find it
difficult to believe that Christmas is still many weeks away. In this
programme, with the help of a market researcher, we find out why
Christmas seems to be getting earlier and earlier.
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. Transcript of radio broadcast: 19 December 2009
"Santa Claus is someone who will remain in the hearts of children forever...
Santa Claus also has some other names: Saint Nicholas, St. Nick, Kris Kringle, Pelznickel."
(Source: learningenglish.voanews.com)
The Gift of the Magi by O'Henry
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
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)
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