Teacher’s Notes EASTER TRADITIONS

by Magdalena Kondro

Type of activity: individual and pair work 5. Students compare their answers with the text on
Focus: vocabulary connected with Easter, question Worksheet A. Elicit the meaning of the 20 words 1
formation, spelling; reading, listening, speaking, they have completed.
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writing skills 6. In pairs, students take turns to ask and answer
Level: pre-intermediate – upper-intermediate the questions about their attitude to Easter.
Time: 30 minutes Extension: T
Preparation: Make a copy of Student’s Worksheets A Students write a description of a typical Easter in
and B per each student. They can be photocopied on F
Poland or in their homes, using selected vocabulary d
both sides of a A4-size sheet of paper. from the text on Worksheet A. r
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Procedure:
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1. Write Easter on the board. Brainstorm the P
vocabulary student associate with the holiday and c
write the words on the board. In pairs, students a
take turns to choose 3 random words from the p
board and define them for their partner to guess. w
2. Find out what Easter traditions students know. A
Then give each student a copy of Student’s P
Worksheet A. Ask them to take 10 minutes to read
the text to compare their ideas and find out more 1
about Easter. Encourage them to underline any
new vocabulary and look it up in a dictionary. You
can also explain the vocabulary yourself or with
the help of stronger students once everybody has
finished reading.
3. Give students 8 minutes to write 5 questions about
the text. Monitor the activity, making sure
students have formed the questions correctly. 2
Then in pairs, students take turns to ask and
answer the questions.
4. Ask students to put Worksheet A face down on
their desk and give them Worksheet B if it is not
already photocopied on the reverse side. Give 1
students 10 minutes to read the same text as 2
before with 20 words missing. Students’ task is to
complete the missing words from memory, using
the given letters as clues. They should also pay 3
attention to the context of the word to remember
the latter more easily. When students have 4
finished, they compare their answers in pairs.
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