Extra lesson: Table of contents

1. Warm-up

2. Speaking practice

3. Listening practice
1. WARM-UP
 Where are we?
You and your classmates were helping Father Christmas prepare for Christmas.
You spent weeks in Father Christmas’s grotto, making and wrapping Christmas
presents for children all around the world.

Finally, on the night before Christmas, you all loaded up the sleigh with all of
the presents, ready for Father Christmas to deliver. In the rush to begin his trip
though, Father Christmas accidently left you behind!

Now you are stranded at the North Pole with no way to get home in time for
Christmas! The only way to get home is to unlock Father Christmas’s phone
and call someone to rescue you.
 Where are we?
The only way to unlock Father Christmas’s phone is to find his secret code by
solving his Christmas puzzles. Once you have solved the puzzles and
uncovered the code, you can call somebody to rescue you.

Hurry up, you don’t want to miss Christmas!

 Rules
You can work in pairs or small groups.
Work together to solve the clues as you find them.
Record your answers on a piece of paper.
Solve all the clues to reveal the code.
Check your answer with your teacher and find out if you can unlock Father
Christmas’s phone and escape the North Pole.
 Puzzle 1 Follow the arrows and answer the questions about the picture
to get the first number in the code to escape the North Pole.

Who is this?

Goblin Elf

What colour is his hat? What colour is his hat?

Red and Green Red and White Red and Green Red and White

Does he have a star on What pattern is on his

What is he doing? What is he doing?
his hat? stocking?

Polka
Sleeping Eating Yes No Flying Running Stripes
Dots

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
 Puzzle 2
Spell out each word then use the purple letter to spell the hidden word and find the second
clue.

G i n g e r b r e a d R u d o l p h

S l e i g h T r e e H o l l y

1 2 3 4 5

Dusty Radio Sadly Bunny Rusty

 Puzzle 3
Which is the correct idiom?

Definition: Decorating for Christmas.

1 2 3
Red, white and
White Christmas Deck the halls
green

4 5

Stocking stuffer Tinsel time

 Puzzle 4
Unscramble the letters to make a Christmas word or phrase.
Which word is not in the puzzle?

neeerdir 1 Reindeer

2 North Pole 
Tcognisk
3 Turkey
Cehimny
4 Chimney

Nrhto eolp 5 Stocking

 Puzzle 5 1
What is being described?
Tinsel

Clue 1 People use me to decorate.

2
Wreath
Clue 2 I am wrapped around the tree.

3
Clue 3 I come in many different colors.
Stocking

Clue 4 I am very shiny.

4
Mistletoe
Puzzle 6
Which is not a common Christmas food?

1 2 3

4 5 6
Puzzle 7
Where does Father Christmas live?

North Pole Iceland

What do people eat for Christmas What do people decorate their door
dinner in the USA? with?

Beef Turkey Stockings Wreath

Do Australians Do people decorate Does Father

Who leads the
have Christmas in pumpkins for Christmas live in a
reindeer?
summertime? Christmas? gingerbread house

Yes No Rudolph Prancer Yes No Yes No

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Keypad Code
Clicking each square should reveal each code number.

5 5 2 2 3 1 6 4 3
 Congratulations!
You’ve unlocked the phone, call somebody to rescue you
and help you get home in time for Christmas.
2. SPEAKING SKILL
 Warm-up Questions
• Do you celebrate Christmas in your country?

• If so, how do you celebrate?

• Do you eat any special food on Christmas day?

• Do you get presents for Christmas day?

• Do you decorate your house?

 Key Vocabulary
Christmas Eve Attic Presents Wreath
The day before A space or room just
Christmas day (24th below the roof of a
December.) building.

Christmas tree Macaroni Marzipan Pinata

A sweet food made of

almonds, sugar and
egg whites

Feast Lantern

A very large meal

 Australia
• Christmas happens during Australian
summertime. The weather in Australia on
Christmas Day is very hot! 

• Bondi Beach is famous place for families

having their Christmas lunch on the
beach.

• On Christmas day, people in Australia eat

seafood, cold meat, pasta, salads, fruit
salads, ice cream.

• Some Australian families create

Christmas light displays in their streets
for everyone to enjoy. 

• In Australia Santa wears a

t-shirt, shorts and flip-flops. 

Sydney Bondi Beach Australien by dronepicr is licensed under CC BY 2.0

 China

• Lots of people in China do not celebrate

Christmas. The main winter festival is
called Chinese New Year in February.

• Some people in China celebrate by

lighting their houses with paper lanterns.

• Christmas trees are called ‘trees of light’

and are decorated with paper chains,
paper flowers and paper lanterns.
 Denmark
• In Denmark, people usually celebrate
Christmas at midnight on Christmas
Eve.

• Many people eat special rice pudding

dessert with an almond nut hidden
inside. The person who finds the
almond will have good luck for a whole
year.

• Instead of Santa Claus, the person who

brings presents in Denmark is known as
Julemanden.

• Julemanden has lots of elf helpers,

named Juul Nisse, who live in attics.

Christmas lights in Tivoli byFlemming Munch is licensed under CC BY 2.0

 France
• Many homes also display
a festive wreath and a
Christmas tree.

• Many people in France celebrate by

making a traditional log shaped cake
called a ‘bûche de Noël’.

• Christmas food is different all across

France. Some favourites are goose,
turkey and oysters.

• In France, children get presents from

Père Noël. He travels with a friend,
called Père Fouettard, who tells him
how good each child has been that year.

Willow tree Nativity by Brad Folkens is licensed under CC BY 2.0

 Germany
• In Germany, people begin celebrating
on Christmas Eve.

• Families eat fruit, nuts, chocolate and

biscuits together. Then they sing
Christmas songs, light Christmas
sparklers, read a Christmas story and
then the open presents.

• The next day many families enjoy a 

feast of roast goose, breads, marzipan,
suckling pig, white sausage and
macaroni salad.

• There are lots of huge Christmas

markets in Germany which are very
beautiful.

Merry Christmas by Dr. Matthias Ripp is licensed under CC BY 2.0

 India
• Many people in India choose to
decorate mango and banana trees at
Christmas time.

• Decorations are colourful and bright.

• In some parts of India, small clay oil-

burning lamps are used as Christmas
decorations. They are placed on the
edges of roofs and on the tops of walls.

• Churches are decorated

with poinsettias (red
Christmas flowers) and
candles for
Christmas Evening.

India - Kerala - 071 - Cochin - Xmas decorations for saleby McKay Savage is
licensed under CC BY 2.0
 Japan
• During Christmas many homes are
decorated with Christmas trees and
mistletoe.

• Lots of people in Japan enjoy giving

each other presents at Christmas and
some people like eat fried chicken for
their Christmas meal.

• In Japan, Santa is often a kind of

magical ghost that appears with
presents.

Ah. The jolly fat man with the... hold on... Robert Sanzaloneis licensed under CC BY 2.0
 Mexico
• Before Christmas, there are huge
markets set up in towns and cities in
Mexico which sell, foods and flowers
for the Christmas season. Some people
travel for days to get to these markets.

• The poinsettia is a red flower native to

Mexico that is used in Mexico as a
Christmas decoration.

• The main Christmas celebration in

Mexico is called Las Posadas. People
dress and tell the the Christian story of
Christmas.

• During Christmas they children takes

turns to hit a piñata. 

Ah. The jolly fat man with the... hold on... Robert Sanzaloneis licensed under CC BY 2.0
 Vietnam
• In Vietnam, Christmas Eve is more
important than Christmas Day.1

• Many people will celebrate Christmas

by enjoying Christmas decorations and
lights in big department stores and
hotels across the city. They may also
throw confetti and take pictures.
•
During Christmas, some Vietnamese
people will share a special Christmas
Eve meal called ‘reveillon’ followed by
a chocolate log for desert.

Vietnamby David Bacon licensed under CC BY 2.0

 Quiz Questions
1. Which country eats Fried
Chicken on Christmas? Japan

2. Which countries celebrate

on Christmas eve? Denmark, Germany and Vietnam

3. Which country has Christmas

during summer time? Australia

4. In Mexico, where do people visit

before Christmas? Christmas Markets
 Quiz Questions
5. What do they eat in France for
Christmas? ‘Bûche de Noël’, goose, turkey and oysters.

6. How do people in China decorate Paper chains, paper flowers and paper
for Christmas? lanterns.

7. In Denmark, what do you need to

find to get good luck? An almond in your rice pudding.
 Discussion Questions
• Which country would you like visit for Christmas?

• Which country's food sounds the most delicious?

• Which countries have the same traditions

as your country?
3. LISTENING
PRACTICE
 Preparation
Do this exercise before you listen. Match the two parts of the phrase to make
common festival activities. Write a–f next to the numbers 1–6.

d
f
a
e
c
b
 Listening for gist
• What is the main recording about?
• How many people were talking?
• Where could it take place at?
• What did they agree on?
• What would happen after this?
Check your understanding
Check your understanding
Post-Listening
Step 1: Identify the word types
 Step 2: Listen for gist
• What is the main recording about?
• How many people were talking?
• Where could it take place at?
• What did they agree on?
• What would happen after this?
Step 3: Listen & fill in the blanks

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