LET'S SING A SONG!

Santa Claus is coming to town
You'd better watch out, You'd better not cry, You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why:	He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake, He knows if you've been bad or good So be good, for goodness' sake!
Santa Claus is coming to town!		Learning strategies   TO REMEMBER WORDS & PHRASES I pronounce them out loud I play back in my mind their sound I write them down in a translation
He's making a list And checking it twice, He's going to find out Who's naughty and nice: Santa Claus is coming to town!	You'd better watch out, You'd better not cry, You'd better not pout, I'm telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town!
For a Christmas poem, go to Appendix, page 139, Activity A.

EITHER CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS: In Lesson 2 we read about five countries with different Christmas traditions. Can you find more differences between countries? How do people celebrate Christmas in New York, London, Athens or other European cities? Find information on the internet, encyclopedias, or in books. Work in groups and present your work in class.

OR DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?

Christmas is a time when we give each other presents, eat a lot and generally enjoy ourselves. We live in a country where we can do so.

However there are many children, for example in Africa, who want to celebrate Christmas like we do but cannot.

• Do you think it's a good idea to try and help these children?
• Can you think of one thing you can do to help these children?
• Can you find websites that you, your class or your family can contact to make a difference for these children?

In small groups put together a project:

Describe one practical way you can make a difference.

PORTFOLIO

CHRISTMAS IMAGES. From magazines, catalogues, the Internet, collect photographs and other Images which are related to Christmas and stick them on A4 sheets. Under each photo, write where you got it from and say a few words about how the photo Is related to Christmas. This could be either in a positive or negative way. Put these sheets in your Portfolio.

SELF - ASSESSMENT TEST

 

Name:.....................................................       Class:..............................

Date:.......................................................       Score:............./ 100

 

 

A. Circle the odd one out:

B. Kostas is writing a letter to his friend Mark. Read the letter and complete the blanks:

C. What does each person say? Write the captions.

D. Pat is asking Val what she does for Christmas. Complete the dialogue:

Pat: ...................................................................................................................................... ?

Val: At Christmas we usually go to my father's village in Epirus.

Pat: ...................................................................................................................................... ?

Val: It's up on a mountain.

Pat: ...................................................................................................................................... ?

Val: We stay at my grandmother's cottage.

Pat: ...................................................................................................................................... ?

Val: Well, in the mornings we may go for a walk in the woods or help granny with the housework.

Pat: ...................................................................................................................................... ?

Val: Yes, it sometimes snows and we make a snowman in the garden.

Pat: ...................................................................................................................................... ?

Val: This Christmas it's different. We are visiting our cousins in Italy. It's going to be great!