Warmup: Holidays
Simple discussion questions.
Teacher-student activity OR pair work if your students have the ability.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Beginner- Elementary
Word Library: Holidays
Vocabulary that students should remember at this level.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Fill The Gaps
Student Activity. Fill the gaps.
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 10+ minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Fill The Gaps: Holidays
Student Activity. Find the correct words and fill the gaps.
Teacher’s Key included.
Level: Beginner- Elementary
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Verb Tenses
Students complete the sentences by choosing the correct verb tense.
The teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 12+ minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Prepositions Of Place: Holidays
Students fill the gaps with IN, ON, AT, TO, or FROM
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
Can You Name 3: Holidays
Fun and creative thinking.
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Ask & Answer
Asking and answering questions.
Pair work.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Countable & Uncountable: Holidays
Individual task. Decide if the nouns are countable or uncountable.
Duration: 5-10 minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
Write a List: Holidays
Students write the items they need in one column and unnecessary items in the other column.
Duration: 10 minutes.
Level: Beginner- Elementary
Verb Tenses
Students complete the sentences by choosing the correct verb tense.
The teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 12+ minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
More Verb Tenses
Students complete the sentences by choosing the correct verb tense.
The teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 12+ minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
News & Follow-up Discussion: Holidays
Students write some simple sentences about the lesson topic in a box.
Students then practice their speaking ability and fluency with some follow-up questions.
Duration: 12-20 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
Comparative & Superlative Adjectives: Holidays
Fill in the gaps with the correct comparative or superlative adjective.
Teacher’s key included.
Duration: 5-15 minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Pronouns
Individual task. Fill in the gaps with the correct pronouns.
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 10 minutes depending on the students’ ability.
Fill The Missing “W” Words: Holidays
Fill in the missing “W” words. Some sentences have more than one answer.
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 10-15 minutes depending on student ability.
Level: Beginner- Elementary
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Error Correction
Students read a sentence, identify the error, and then rewrite it correctly.
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 10 – 15 minutes
Odd One Out: Holidays
Find the word that doesn’t belong with the rest of the sentence.
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 5 -15 minutes
Level: Beginner- Elementary
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On a Scale From 1-5
Teacher-student activity OR Pair work.
Another fun activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes
Find Someone Who…: Holidays
Students walk around the classroom and talk to their classmates.
Speaking and fluency practice.
Duration: 10-15 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
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Reflection – What Did You Find?
After completing the Find Someone Who… activity, students answer some questions and summarize what they found.
Word Search: Holidays
Students find the words in the puzzle.
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 10+ minutes.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
Crossword: Holidays
Students look at some clues and complete the crossword.
Teacher’s Key included.
Duration: 10+ minutes, depending on the ability of your class.
Level: Beginner – Elementary
