TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Easter Fact or Fiction?

Activity Type Introduction

Speaking Game: In this fun Easter game, students reorder words to make true
unscrambling, true or or false statements about Easter and then take part in an Easter
false, guessing (group quiz to see who can correctly guess which statements are true
and pair work) and which are false.

Procedure
Focus
Divide the students into two groups (A and B). Give each student
Easter
a corresponding worksheet.

Students look at the scrambled sentences on their worksheet

Aim and put the words in the correct order to create true or false
To reorder words to make Easter statements. When the students have finished, check the
true or false statements sentences with each group.
about Easter and then
take part in an Easter Answer key (some answers may vary)
quiz to see who can
Student A
correctly guess which
statements are true and 1. Easter eggs are traditionally painted pink in Greece.
which are false. 2. Easter is sometimes celebrated in May.
3. The largest Easter egg ever recorded weighed 5000 lbs.
4. People used to wear old clothes for good luck at Easter.
Preparation 5. The Easter bunny tradition comes from Germany.
Make one copy of the two 6. Easter eggs represent new life.
worksheets for each pair 7. The traditional Easter flower is the tulip.
of students. 8. The rabbit is an ancient symbol of fertility.
9. The Friday before Easter is called Bad Friday.
10. Easter Island is in Israel.
Level
Student B
Intermediate (B1)
1. There is always a full moon on Easter Sunday.
2. Easter is the celebration of Christ's rebirth.
Time 3. Easter is named after a Greek god.
4. Easter is the oldest Christian holiday.
30 minutes
5. Easter is celebrated in winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
6. Jesus was crucified in Egypt.
7. In medieval times, people threw eggs at rabbits at Easter.
8. In the UK, the traditional Easter food is chicken.
9. People first started decorating eggs in the Ukraine.
10. The week before Easter is called Holy Week.

Next, students pair up with someone from the other group. Tell
the students not to show their worksheet to their partner.

Students then take it in turns to read the statements to their

partner who guesses if they are true or false.

For each correct guess, students put a tick. The student with the
most correct guesses at the end of the game wins.

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 EASTER

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Easter Fact or Fiction?

Student A

A. Reorder the words to make true or false statements about Easter.

1. Greece / eggs / in / Easter / painted / pink / traditionally / are

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2. sometimes / Easter / celebrated / May / in / is
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3. recorded / largest / egg / Easter / ever / 5000 lbs / the / weighed
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4. to / people / wear / clothes / old / Easter / luck / good / for / used / at
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5. bunny / tradition / Germany / comes / Easter / from / the
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6. eggs / new / represent / life / Easter
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7. flower / the / the / Easter / traditional / is / tulip
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8. rabbit / the / ancient / of / fertility / an / is / symbol
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9. the / before / Friday / Easter / Bad / called / is / Friday
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10. Island / Easter / is / Israel / in
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B. Now, read the statements to your partner who guesses if they are true or false. Put
a tick for each correct guess. The student with the most correct guesses wins.

Answer key

1. False. They are painted red, like blood. 6. True. Easter is about new life and rebirth.

2. False. It is celebrated in March and April. 7. False. It is the white lily

3. True. It was made in Italy. 8. True. They are known for having many young.

4. False. They wore new clothes for good luck. 9. False. It is called Good Friday.

5. True. It started in the 18th century. 10. False. It is in Chile.

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 EASTER

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Easter Fact or Fiction?

Student B

A. Reorder the words to make true or false statements about Easter.

1. Sunday / is / a / moon / Easter / there / on / always / full

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2. is / Easter / celebration / Christ's / of / the / rebirth
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3. a / god / after / Easter / named / is / Greek
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4. holiday / oldest / the / Easter / is / Christian
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5. celebrated / Easter / in / is / winter / Hemisphere / the / Southern / in
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6. Jesus / Egypt / crucified / in / was
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7. times / in / medieval / threw / eggs / people / at / at / rabbits / Easter
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8. UK / the / Easter / is / in / food / the / traditional / chicken
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9. first / decorating / eggs / Ukraine / in / people / the / started
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10. the / Holy / week / Week / before / Easter / called / is
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B. Now, read the statements to your partner who guesses if they are true or false. Put
a tick for each correct guess. The student with the most correct guesses wins.

Answer key

1. False. It is full the Sunday before Easter. 6. False. He was crucified in Israel.

2. True. This is why Easter is about new life. 7. False. They threw them at churches.

3. False. After an Anglo-Saxon goddess. 8. False. It is lamb.

4. True. It is older than Christmas. 9. True. It started there in the 13th century.

5. False. It is celebrated in autumn. 10. True. It begins the Sunday before Easter.

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