A2-B1 Secret Santa Agency Quest

A2-B1 Genial.ly Quest

This video can be used as an invitation to your Christmas lesson, helping students
familiarize themselves with the lesson's format. You can find it in the 'Extra materials'
for the lesson.
It is recommended to use a laptop while completing the quest for a better
experience.
The quest can be utilized for both individual and group lessons:
For individual lessons, send the link to your students and inquire if they can use a
laptop/tablet for an enhanced experience.
For group lessons, divide the group into teams or pairs and share the link in the chat.
One person in each team or pair can share the screen, but all team members should
collaborate on completing the tasks. This can be turned into a challenge to see which
team or pair finishes the quest faster. Use Zoom breakout rooms to facilitate the
division of the group and moderate students switching between rooms.
Alternatively, the group can work together to solve the quest.

Main idea: You've been chosen for a special mission in the Secret Santa Agency! Our goal? To boost the world's
Christmas cheer, which is currently at just 40%. You will travel to different locations around the world, learning
about unique Christmas traditions, and completing engaging tasks. Each challenge you complete will spread more
Christmas joy and happiness globally.

It would be helpful if you could try completing the quest before the lesson so that you can assist your students
more effectively.

Task 1. Discussion
Discuss the questions either as a
whole group or in pairs (using
breakout rooms). The teacher
might switch between the
breakout rooms to moderate the
conversations. As soon as the
students are done with all 4
questions, they click the 'Next’
button and proceed to the next
task.

On the next page, they will see a message with the legend of the quest:
You've been chosen for a special mission in the Secret Santa Agency! Our goal? To boost the world's Christmas cheer,
which is currently at just 40%. We need your help to bring it to 100%. How? By travelling to different locations around
the world, learning about unique Christmas traditions, and completing engaging tasks. Each challenge you complete will
spread more Christmas joy and happiness globally. Are you ready for an adventure?
After reading it, click the ‘Start’ button to start the quest.
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Before each task, students will see a map with five

locations. Only one location is active at a time. It is the
largest one and also floats over the map. Click on it to
view the task.

Task 2. Vocabulary

Students will revise and discuss the key Christmas words.
First, ask them to identify and name each word. If they
don't know or forget any, they can (or you can) hover the
cursor over the images, and a tooltip will display the
names. You can practice making sentences with them to
memorize them better.
Students will engage in a fast-paced ‘Dobble’ activity to
find the repeating picture. Each team has two cards. They
need to quickly name the repeating image and the
teacher will click on it on their team's card to assign a
point to them. The points will appear on top. Each
student has 3 lives. The goal is to collect as many points as
possible while being accurate and swift.

After completing this task the students will see the message: Fantastic job! You've successfully completed the task, and
thanks to your efforts, the global Christmas spirit cheer meter has now reached 50%! But wait, there's more! It's time to
embark on your next mission. Ready?

Task 3. Reading
The next letter they get says: ‘’In your adventure with the Secret Santa Agency, you arrive in a lovely American town famous
for its Christmas joy. At the town's post office, which is decorated for Christmas, you find an important job waiting for you:
reading Christmas cards sent from all over the world. Each card shares special Christmas stories and traditions from different
countries. Your job is to look at these cards and learn about Christmas in different cities. Decode all secret words written on
each card. It will help you learn about Christmas around the world and bring more holiday cheer to everyone. Good luck, and
enjoy discovering these wonderful Christmas traditions!’’
How to work with the decoder: First, read the text of the letter and look for
the letter equivalent of each symbol in the decoded word. To make it easier,
you can use the Zoom annotation tool or simply a pen and paper to jot
down the words. This will help you understand better.
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Feel free to move the cards for a clearer view. You can also drag the decoder closer to make working with it easier and
more efficient.

Strasbourg New York

markets tree,
Rockefeller

gingerbread Fifth

German

Reykjavik
Melbourne
Iceland summer
nights barbecues

seafood
Book

After reading and decoding the postcards, they click the 'Next' button to see one more task to complete.

They need to match each fact with the corresponding

city (place it on the postcard). To that, simply drag the
fact onto the postcard. Press 'Check", after having sorted
all the facts. The wrong ones will come back to the
initial place, sort them correctly and press ‘Check’ again.
If everything is right, you will see the message: Mission
Accomplished – Well Done! Bravo! Your wonderful efforts
have paid off. The global Christmas cheer has soared to an
impressive 70% thanks to your skillful completion of the
task. The world is certainly a little merrier because of you!

Answers:
Melbourne: Reykjavik:
Christmas season features barbecues on the beach Its Yule Lads have distinct personalities, like Door
due to summertime. Slammer and Window Peeper.
Celebrates 'Carols by Candlelight', where people Has the tradition of the Book Flood, where books
gather to sing Christmas carols. are gifted and read on Christmas Eve.
Christmas Day might include seafood and a game of Celebrates Christmas with 13 Yule Lads instead of
cricket. Santa Claus.
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New York: Strasbourg:

Features a winter village with an ice skating rink at
Bryant Park.
Known for enchanting window displays along Fifth
Avenue.
Home to the spectacular Christmas tree at Rockefeller
Center.
Its old Christmas markets are filled with the aroma
of mulled wine and gingerbread.
Hosts the towering Great Christmas Tree at Place
Kléber.
Christmas celebrations are a unique blend of
French and German traditions.
Famous for the 'Christkindelsmärik', the oldest
Christmas market dating back to 1570.

Task 4. Christmas Scattergories Game

In 'Christmas Scattergories,' students are tasked with brainstorming unique words that align with specific Christmas
categories, each beginning with a designated letter, such as 'S' for 'Christmas Song' resulting in 'Silent Night.' Creativity
and originality are key, as all responses must start with the given letter. Each card allows a two-minute time limit.
Afterward, students should share their answers with a partner or group and count the points for every unique response.
Remember, more common answers earn fewer points. Embrace the festive spirit and let your Christmas creativity
🎄
shine! Note: There are three different cards to challenge your students. You can use all of them or pick one.

Letter ‘S’
A Christmas Song: Silent Night
Christmas Food: Sugar Cookies
A Christmas Gift: Scarf
Something Cold: Snow
A Christmas Movie: "Scrooged"
Something Red: Santa’s suit
A Christmas Decoration: Star

Letter ‘C’ Letter ‘M’

Christmas Food: Candy Canes
Something Sweet: Chocolate
A Winter Activity: Curling
A Christmas Song/Carol: “Carol of the Bells"
Something Santa Does: Checking his list
A Christmas Movie: A Christmas Carol
Something Sparkly: Christmas Lights
A Gift You Might Give: Mittens
Something in Santa's Workshop: Magic elves
A Christmas Decoration: Mistletoe
Something Found in a Stocking: Marzipan
A Christmas Scent (Smell): Mulled wine/mint
A Christmas Treat: Mince pies
A Christmas Craft: Making paper snowflakes

After completing this task, they press the ‘Continue’ button and see the message: Wow! You're Making Spirits
Bright! Congratulations! You've outdone yourselves this time. Our global Christmas cheer meter is now lit up at a whopping
80%! That's no small feat - it's like fitting all of Santa's gifts into one tiny sleigh! Ready to sprinkle that last 20% of holiday
magic? Let's go!
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Task 5. Grammar revision

The task starts with a new message: We hope you're enjoying your festive journey with the Secret Santa Agency! As you
continue to spread holiday cheer and uncover the mysteries of Christmas around the world, your next task will combine the
joy of learning about Christmas traditions with a bit of a grammar challenge. You will receive a series of statements about
British and American Christmas traditions. However, there's a twist! Each statement has a gap that you need to fill with the
correct word or phrase, testing your grammar knowledge.

After completing all the tasks correctly, you will get a message: Ho Ho Ho, what
do we have here? Superb job, team! Looks like our Christmas cheer meter isn't just
climbing – it's practically sledding uphill at record speed! We've hit a jolly 90% on
the cheer scale. I guess we can say you're all on Santa's 'nice' list this year!

Task 6. Song
The next task is to listen to the song and complete the gaps with the correct words. Students have to click on the variant
they want to choose. If it is right, it will turn green, and the correct word will appear in the gap. If it is wrong, just try one
more time. As soon as they complete all the sentences, click the ‘Continue’ button to proceed to the final message and
games.
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The next message says: Congratulations! You've successfully completed all the missions, and thanks to your hard work, the
Christmas cheer is now at a joyful 100%! If you have some time left, feel free to enjoy some fun games. You can play either with
the whole group or in pairs. Well done on spreading the holiday spirit! Click on the letter to see the games.

You can watch

a short
explanation
and tutorial
on how to play
here.