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Teaching Materials for Christmas

For better orientation, the materials are sorted by level. Some lower-level materials (e.g. Advent calendar, ecard) may also be fun for students at higher levels.

Acrobat Reader

Have fun and a wonderful pre-Christmas period.

Level 1

Santa Claus ecard - Fun

Why not ask your students to send you Season's Greetings in English. Your students will have lots of fun dressing Santa to create their own ecards.

Nursery Rhyme: Jack Horner

A popular nursery rhyme about a boy called Jack, who is delighted about a plum in his Christmas pie. ;o)

Level 2

Christmas in English speaking countries - text with questions on reading comprehension

This is how people in English speaking countries celebrate Christmas. Students can test their comprehension skills by answering the questions on the text.

Christmas in New Zealand - text with questions on reading comprehension

Discover how Christmas is celebrated in New Zealand - in the middle of summer! Students can test their comprehension skills by answering the questions on the text.

Advent Calendar

Find a little surprise (story, poem, song etc.) in our Advent calendar each day and get the Christmas spirit.

Magical Grammar Exercises - Grammar Worksheets

If you cannot do without grammar during the pre-Christmas period, try our magical grammar exercises. We have prepared two versions in PDF format for you:

Portrait - answers are on an extra sheet (ideal to use as a test during the lesson).
Landscape - answers are on the same sheet (ideal to use as a self-study test). If you print the text on both sites of the paper, you can fold it and make a little fairy-tale booklet.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Simple Past)
Goldilocks (Portrait) 141,65 KiB / Goldilocks (Landscape) 151,00 KiB
Little Red Riding Hood (Pronouns)
Red Riding Hood (Portrait) 139,49 KiB / Red Riding Hood (Landscape) 136,03 KiB
The Cat and the Mouse (If Clauses)
Cat and Mouse (Portrait) 116,14 KiB / Cat and Mouse (Landscape) 115,43 KiB
The Three Little Pigs (Adjectives, Adverbs - Form and Comparison)
Three Pigs (Portrait) 179,21 KiB / Three Pigs (Landscape) 178,37 KiB

Level 3

Magical Grammar Exercises - Grammar Worksheets

The Gingerbread Man (All Tenses)
Gingerbread Man (Portrait) 96,25 KiB / Gingerbread Man (Landscape) 102,71 KiB

(for more magical grammar exercises see Level 2 above)

Christmas Traditions - text with questions on reading comprehension

Why do we decorate our homes with Christmas trees? When did this tradition start in the UK? The text provides interesting information on the origins of some Christmas traditions. Students can test their comprehension skills by answering the questions on the text.