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Saturday, December 14, 2013

John Lennon: Happy Christmas from ESL video


No Internet access in the classroom? Use PDF version
Special Occasion:  Christmas
Level: lower intermediate and higher
Source: ESL video. To see the task  on ESL video, click HERE

All materials I propose are from ESL VIDE.
I have added some pictures to help students with difficult vocabulary (on blog entry below and on the photocopiable version) 

  • DOWNLOAD MATERIALS (video and photocopiable worksheet if needed)  HERE

Procedure: Students read the questions before listening to the song. Students try to guess the correct answer. Students listen to the song and check their answers
OPTION A)
  • Project Video and questons on the White Board using this blog entry (you need a good internet connection)
OPTION B)
  • Download the photocopiable  pdf and video and either make photocopies or project questions on the board (you don't need to have internet access in the classroom) 
OPTION C)
  •  Go to the ESL video page  ( click HERE) and project the video and questions.Note that there is not vocabulary help with pictures if you choose this option
DOWNLOAD MATERIALS (video and photocopiable worksheet if needed) HERE 

This is the video. Questions follow








Din= big noise
Questions (taken from the ESL video webpage):


1. So this is Christmas and what have you ______?

  1. din
  2. dun
  3. done
Gun

2. Another year over, and a new one just _____

  1. begin
  2. began
  3. begun


Rear of the horse 




3. So this is Christmas, I hope you have _____

  1. sun
  2. gun
  3. fun

    4. The near and the ____ one, the old and the young


    1. dear
    2.  far
    3. rear



    Eloping in front of desperate father 






    5. A very merry Christmas and a happy New ____

    1. Beer
    2. Dear
    3. Year

    6. Let's ____ it's a good one without any fear

    1. cope
    2. elope
    3. hope
    Bomb and wick


    7. And so this is Christmas for ______ and for strong


    1.  week
    2.  wick 
    3. weak

    To pour (a sauce, a drink...)

    8. For rich and the ____ ones, the world is so wrong

    1. pour
    2. peer
    3. poor







    9. And so happy Christmas, for black and for ______

    1. white
    2.  right
    3. Freight = cargo
    4.  light

    10. For yellow and red ones, let's stop all the _____


    1. fight
    2. fright
    3. freight
     
    11. A very _____ Christmas and a happy New Year

    1.  weary
    2. teary
    3. Fear
      Very tired
    4. merry

    12. Let's hope it's a good one without any _____

    1.  beer
    2.  tear
    3.  fear


    Tear





    CHORUS SING ALONG!!
    And so this is Christmas and what have we done. another year over and a new one just begun. And so happy Christmas. I hope you have fun. the near and the dear one, the old and the young. A very merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Let's hope it's a good one without any fear.



    DOWNLOAD MATERIALS (video and photocopiable worksheet) HERE 

    Answer Key


    1. So this is Christmas and what have you ______?
    done
    2. Another year over, and a new one just _____
     begun
    3. So this is Christmas, I hope you have _____
    fun
    4. The near and the ____ one, the old and the young
     dear
    5. A very merry Christmas and a happy New ____
     Year
    6. Let's ____ it's a good one without any fear
     hope
    7. And so this is Christmas for ______ and for strong
     weak
    8. For rich and the ____ ones, the world is so wrong
    poor
    9. And so happy Christmas, for black and for ______
    white
    10. For yellow and red ones, let's stop all the _____
     fight
    11. A very _____ Christmas and a happy New Year
     merry
    12. Let's hope it's a good one without any _____
    fear



    SONG TRANSCRIPT
    Happy Christmas - War is Over
    So this is Christmas
    And what have you done?
    Another year over
    And a new one just begun

    And so this is Christmas
    I hope you have fun
    The near and the dear ones
    The old and the young

    A very merry Christmas
    And a happy New Year
    Let's hope it's a good one
    Without any fear

    And so this is Christmas
    For weak and for strong
    The rich and the poor ones
    The world is so wrong

    And so happy Christmas
    For black and for white
    For the yellow and red ones
    Let's stop all the fight

    A very merry Christmas
    And a happy New Year
    Let's hope it's a good one
    Without any fear

    And so this is Christmas
    And what have we done?
    Another year over
    And a new one just begun

    And so happy Christmas
    We hope you have fun
    The near and the dear ones
    The old and the young

    A very merry Christmas
    And a a happy New Year
    Let's hope it's a good one
    Without any fear

    War is over
    If you want it
    War is over
    NOW