Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

1. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year !

2. Xmas vocabulary

• You have 2 minutes:
Collect as many
Christmas–related
words as you can in
your exercise book.

3. Talk about the advantages and the disadvantages of Xmas e-shopping

Talk about the advantages and
the disadvantages of Xmas eshopping
Pros
• No crowded shopping
centres
• Less stressful
• Comfortable
• Easy
• Might be cheaper, etc.
Cons
• Can’t touch the items
• Paying for delivery
• Safe enough?
• Delivery-related
problems, etc.

4. Talk about the picture (topic) for 2 minutes.

5. How do you celebrate the forthcoming festive days?

• How do you prepare in the period of Advent for
Xmas?
• Do you decorate your home?
• Where do you do your Xmas shopping?
• What gifts do you usually give to your loved
ones?
• What was the best present you had ever had?
• Do you have any plans for New Year’s Eve? (If
yes, what?)

6. What does a traditional British Xmas dinner contain? How about in your country?

7. Talk about the picture (topic) for 2 minutes.

8. Role play

You have a sister/brother. You want to buy/prepare
Xmas presents for your loved ones TOGETHER.
• Discuss what to give to your
-Mother
-Father
-Grandma
-Grandpa
Try to come to an agreement what presents would be
the best for each family-member. Convince each
other.

9. Role play

You are a stay-at-home
type of husband/wife.
However, your partner
wants to go out and
celebrate New Year’s Eve
not
at
home
but
somewhere else. Discuss
what to do on this day. Try
to convince each other.

10. Discuss the statement below. Do you agree/disagree with it? Justify your thoughts.

Xmas
has
been
commercialised
recently, therefore, it
is all about money&
consumption.

11. Discuss the statement below. Do you agree/disagree with it? Justify your thoughts.

Xmas is stressful for
mothers as they have
to bake and cook a
lot, they have to clean
the house and do all
the preparations in
time.

12. Discuss the statement below. Do you agree/disagree with it? Justify your thoughts.

Handmade Xmas
presents are much
more valuable than
bought ones.

13. Discuss the statement below. Do you agree/disagree with it? Justify your thoughts.

Xmas is nothing without a nicely decorate Xmas
tree.

14. Discuss the statement below. Do you agree/disagree with it? Justify your thoughts.

• New Year’s Eve is
totally the same than
any other day of the
year so we should not
celebrate it.

15. Discuss the statement below. Do you agree/disagree with it? Justify your thoughts.

New Year’s
resolutions are
absolutely
unnecessary and
useless.

16. Do you agree with it?

17. Thank you for your participation! 

Thank you for your
participation!
Have a good time at Xmas!