Mission: English: Merry Christmas!

🎄 CHRISTMAS TIME!

Learning English with Christmas 🎄

Christmas is a special time of the year, full of lights, music, family and traditions. In English class, Christmas is also a great opportunity to learn new vocabulary and discover how people celebrate this festival in the United Kingdom. Let’s enjoy Christmas while learning English! 🎅✨

🎁 1. Christmas Vocabulary

Here is some basic Christmas vocabulary you should know:

People & Characters

🎅 Santa Claus
🧝 elf
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 family

Objects & Decorations

🎄 Christmas tree
⭐ star
🔔 bell
🎁 present
🕯️ candle
🧦 stocking

Feelings & Actions

😊 happy
🎶 sing
🎁 give presents
🎉 celebrate

🎶 2. Christmas Carols (Villancicos)

In English-speaking countries, people love singing Christmas carols.

Some very popular carols are:

🎵 Jingle Bells
🎵 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
🎵 Silent Night

▶️ “We Wish You a Merry Christmas – Super Simple Songs”

🇬🇧 3. British Christmas Traditions

In the United Kingdom, Christmas is celebrated on 25th December.

🎄 Typical British traditions:

Families decorate the Christmas tree in early December.
Children hang stockings over the fireplace.
On Christmas Day, children open their presents in the morning.
Families eat Christmas dinner with roast turkey, potatoes and vegetables.
They pull Christmas crackers (paper tubes with a joke, a crown and a small gift inside).

👑 Everyone wears a paper crown during lunch!

🤓 4. Fun Christmas Facts

Did you know…?

🎅 In the UK, Santa is called Father Christmas.
📮 Children send letters to Santa.
📺 On Christmas Day, many families watch special TV shows together.
🎄 The Christmas tree tradition became popular in Britain in the 19th century.
Watch this Mr Bean Christmas video and laugh out loud!

🎲 5. Let’s Play!

🎄 Christmas Quiz

What do children put over the fireplace?
a) hats b) stockings c) shoes
What do British people pull at Christmas dinner?
a) crackers b) balloons c) gifts

🎁 Christmas Game