Let’s Talk
...about the festive season
Does your country have any especial winter traditions?
How do people in your country usually celebration Christmas?
Do you have a Christmas tree or any other decorations at house?
What is a typical Christmas like for you and your familiars?
Can you think of any famous films or TV serie about Christmas?
Is there anything that doesn’t like you about Christmas?
Do you normally must to work or study during the holiday?
How do you usually pass New Year’s Eve?
Do you use to buy anything in the January sales?
What plans have you for 2025?
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- remember to give reasons
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ANSWER KEY
Does your country have any special winter traditions?
How do people in your country usually celebrate Christmas?
Do you have a Christmas tree or any other decorations at home?
What is a typical Christmas like for you and your family?
Can you think of any famous films or TV series about Christmas?
Is there anything that you don’t like about Christmas?
Do you normally have to work or study during the holiday?
How do you usually spend New Year’s Eve?
Do you tend to buy anything in the January sales?
What plans do you have for 2025?
...about the festive season
It’s time for a…
Christmas Quiz!
Some Useful Language for Quizzes
I think … What do you think?
I’d say … What would you say?
If you ask me … I agree / I don’t agree, sorry
I’m really not sure. Are you sure?
I haven’t got a clue. Let’s just guess.
Numbers
1. During the last week of 2023 (between December 24 and 31), how many thousands of kilos of grapes did Mercabarna sell?
a) 150,000
b) 300,000
c) 550,000
2. What’s the distance in kilometres from Madrid to the North Pole?
a) 420 km
b) 4200 km
c) 420,000 km
3. The first prize of "El Gordo" in the Christmas Lottery is €400,000 per ticket. After taxes are deducted, how much will the winner take home?
a) €298,000
b) €328,000
c) €356,000
Numbers
Check your answers!
1. During the last week of 2023 (between December 24 and 31), how many thousands of kilos of grapes did Mercabarna sell?
c) 550,000
2. What’s the distance in kilometres from Madrid to the North Pole?
b) 4200 km
3. The first prize of "El Gordo" in the Christmas Lottery is €400,000 per ticket. After taxes are deducted, how much will the winner take home?
b) €328,000
Picture
1. Look at this picture of a traditional British Christmas dinner. How many things can you name?
2. Santa is delivering presents across Spain.
Which cities is he in?
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3. Here are 3 famous Marys and 3 famous Josephs.
What are their surnames?
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Picture
Check your answers!
1. Look at this picture of a traditional British Christmas dinner. How many things can you name?
a cracker
potatoes
carrots
Brussels sprouts
cranberry sauce
turkey
gravy
stuffing
parsnips
broccoli
pigs in blankets
2. Santa is delivering presents across Spain.
Which cities is he in?
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3. Here are 3 famous Marys and 3 famous Josephs.
What are their surnames?
Joe Biden
Joe Hart
Joseph Stalin
Mary Jane Watson
Mary Poppins
Mary J Blige
Video
Watch this video of three celebrities talking about festive traditions.
Which traditions are they talking about?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/174pSsgoT9T8oWpak_L3BohQyXzaCGh2L/view?usp=sharing
Video
Check your answers!
1. Decorating your house
2. Eating 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve
3. The Tió de Nadal (Catalan Christmas Log)
Words
1. Look at the definitions. They are all for words you can spell using these letters. What are the words?
2. Here are the names of 5 Christmas songs, but they are missing their vowels.
What are the names of the songs?
Here are the names of 5 famous Christmas films, but their words have all been replaced by synonyms. �What are the films called?
Arctic Train
Adoration Truly
Expire Tough
House Isolated
This is a Marvellous Existance
Words
Check your answers!
1. Look at the definitions. They are all for words you can spell using these letters. What are the words?
Here are the names of 6 Christmas songs, but they are missing their vowels.
What are the names of the songs?
Here are the names of 5 famous Christmas films, but their words have all been replaced by synonyms. �What are the films called?
Polar Express
Love Actually
Die Hard
Home Alone
It’s a Wonderful Life
Geography
Can you match each country to the festive product they are world leaders in producing?
Spain
China
Denmark
India
Brazil
Can you match the countries with the name they give this man?
a) Santa-san
b) Ded Moroz
c) Babbo Natale
d) Père Noël
e) Sinterklaas
Here is a list of the last 5 countries to host the Winter Olympics, in reverse chronological order. Which cities are missing?
2022 – China (B_____g)
2018 – South Korea (P__________g)
2014 – Russia (S____i)
2010 – Canada (V________r)
2006 – Italy (T_____n)
Geography
Check your answers!
Spain
China
Denmark
India
Brazil
Can you match each country to the festive product they are world leaders in producing?
Can you match the countries with the name they give this man?
a) Santa-san
b) Ded Moroz
c) Babbo Natale
d) Père Noël
e) Sinterklaas
Here is a list of the last 5 countries to host the Winter Olympics, in reverse chronological order. Which cities are missing?
2022 – China (Beijing)
2018 – South Korea (Pyeongchang)
2014 – Russia (Sochi)
2010 – Canada (Vancouver)
2006 – Italy (Turin)
Music
The Band Aid Christmas single, Do They Know It’s Christmas?, is a charity song originally recorded in 1984 by a supergroup of famous musicians to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia.
Written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, it has since been re-recorded multiple times with different lineups of popular artists, each time supporting humanitarian causes.
This year, they’ve released an ultimate remix featuring a mix of singers from previous versions, bringing together voices across decades for a fresh take on the iconic anthem.
Watch the video. How many artists can you name?
https://youtu.be/je7k8LGmjNA?si=tDeETBlGUqXfa6VL
Music
Check your answers!
Possible answers
Kylie Minogue
Lemar
Marilyn
Midge Ure (Ultravox)
Moloko (Róisín Murphy)
Morcheeba (Skye Edwards)
One Direction (Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson)
Paloma Faith
Paul McCartney
Paul Weller (The Style Council)
Paul Young
Phil Collins (Genesis)
Radiohead (Jonny Greenwood, Thom Yorke)
Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
Robbie Williams
Sam Smith
Shaznay Lewis (All Saints)
Snow Patrol (Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Mark McClelland, Jonny Quinn)
Spandau Ballet (Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman)
Sparks (Russell Mael)
Status Quo (Rick Parfitt, Francis Rossi)
Sting (The Police)
Sugababes (Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Heidi Range)
Technotronic
The Boomtown Rats (Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette, Johnny Fingers, Simon Crowe)
The Darkness (Justin Hawkins, Dan Hawkins)
The Pasadenas
The Thrills (Ben Carrigan, Conor Deasy, Kevin Horan, Padraic McMahon, Daniel Ryan)
The Style Council (Paul Weller)
The Thrills (Ben Carrigan, Conor Deasy, Kevin Horan, Padraic McMahon, Daniel Ryan)
Tim Wheeler (Ash)
Turin Brakes (Olly Knights, Gale Paridjanan)
Ultravox (Chris Cross, Midge Ure)
Underworld
Wet Wet Wet
Will Young
Zoella
Alfie Deyes
Angélique Kidjo
Bananarama (Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Keren Woodward)
Bastille (Dan Smith)
Big Fun
Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats)
Bono (U2)
Boy George (Culture Club)
Luke Goss (Bros)
Busted (James Bourne, Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis)
Cathy Dennis
Chris Martin (Coldplay)
Chris Rea
Clean Bandit (Grace Chatto, Milan Neil Amin-Smith)
Cliff Richard
Culture Club (Boy George, Jon Moss)
Daniel Bedingfield
Dido
Duran Duran (Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor)
Ellie Goulding
Emeli Sandé
Estelle
Feeder (Taka Hirose, Grant Nicholas, Mark Richardson)
Fran Healy (Travis)
Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17)
Glen Goldsmith
Guy Garvey (Elbow)
Heaven 17 (Glenn Gregory, Martyn Ware)
Jamelia
Jason Donovan
Jessie Ware
Jimmy Somerville
Jody Watley (Shalamar)
Joe Sugg
Joss Stone
Kool & the Gang (Robert "Kool" Bell, James "J.T." Taylor, Dennis Thomas)