This is a Clilstore unit. You can link all words to dictionaries.

christmas traditions

Christmas traditions around the world

Introduction

Do you like Christmas ?

Would you like to learn more about Christmas in other countries?!

Let's find out and go through the tasks!

Good

luck!

Activities

Students will be learning about Christmas traditions around the world doing several excersices in groups and pairs.

Activity 1: Watch a video about Christmas traditions around the world and discuss the vocabulary in pairs.
Activity 2: Write the words down and look them up in the dictionary.
Activity 3: Match Christmas words with the pictures.
Activity 4: Solve the Christmas crossword.
Activity 5: Find as many word as you can.
Activity 6: Put the words in the right category.

PROCESS

Activity 1

The first thing you are going to do is watch a video about Christmas traditions.

This video shows us the different characteristics that Christmas all around the world has. After watching the video, you have to discuss the vocabulary (you don't understand) in pairs.

Activity 2

Then, try to write it down and look it up in the dictionary or if you don't know how to write a specific word, you can ask me. You can also use the button called "DICTIONARY" at the top of the page.

Activity 3

The third activity we are going to do is to match Christmas vocabulary with the pictures.

Activity 4

Then next step is to solve a Christmas crossword ("CROSSWORD").

Activity 5

After that find as many words as you can. Use the "WORD" button at the top.

Activity 6

And the sixth activity is to match the words and put them in the right category. You can use the button "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION" at the top.

EVALUATION

Criteria	Meets little or no criteria	Meets partial criteria	Meets full criteria
Knowledge of Christmas traditions	Poor understanding of Christmas; Some work completed, but not all.	Acceptable understanding of Christmas throughout the world; Average work	Excellent understanding of Christmas; Excellent work
Vocabulary/Spelling	Student makes many spelling mistakes	Student makes a few spelling mistakes	Student knows the spelling and vocabulary very well
Group work	Some roles not completely fulfilled. Uneven involvement and parts of task not completed.	All roles have been completed. Involvement is uneven or parts of task were not completed.	All roles have been completed skillfully. Equally involved; diligent about completing the task.

Criteria

Meets little or no criteria

Meets partial criteria

Meets full criteria

Knowledge of Christmas traditions

Poor understanding of Christmas; Some work completed, but not all.

Acceptable understanding of Christmas throughout the world; Average work

Excellent understanding of Christmas; Excellent work

Vocabulary/Spelling

Student makes many spelling mistakes

Student makes a few spelling mistakes

Student knows the spelling and vocabulary very well

Group work

Some roles not completely fulfilled. Uneven involvement and parts of task not completed.

All roles have been completed. Involvement is uneven or parts of task were not completed.

All roles have been completed skillfully. Equally involved; diligent about completing the task.

CONCLUSION

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have already done a super job!!!!!!

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