This document provides an overview of a LanguageCircle lesson on winter celebrations around the world. It begins with objectives to review winter idioms, discuss celebrations, read about different traditions, learn vocabulary for comparing/contrasting celebrations, and reflect on learning. Students then review and practice filling in winter idiom phrases. Next, they discuss Christmas traditions and read passages about celebrations in various countries. The lesson focuses on vocabulary to compare and contrast celebrations, with examples given. Students practice comparing and contrasting celebrations in sentence exercises. Finally, they reflect on what was learned and are assigned homework.

1. LanguageCircle:
WinterCelebrationsAroundthe
World
basedonWinterIdioms
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Objectives
• Review and practice Winter Idioms. Use them in a related
activity
• Speak about some Winter Celebrations around the world
• Read about celebrations around the world
• Vocabulary and writing - learn vocabulary to compare and
contrast
• Reflect on your learning today

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Review the idioms
in this related lesson
https://livelearn.ca/lessons/living-in-manitoba/winter-idioms/

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Review the idioms in this related lesson
“A snowball’s chance in hell” – No chance or hope at all
“As pure as the driven snow”– Innocent and virtuous
“To be on thin ice” – To be in a risky position or situation
“Tip of the iceberg” – A small part of something that is much bigger and unseen
“The snowball effect” – A situation where something increases in size or
importance at a faster and faster rate.
“Cold comfort” – not much of a comfort, insufficient consolation

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
1 Without their Captain, the team has a snowball’s
____in ____to win the game.
2. Don’t pretend to be as pure as the _____snow, we know you are lying!
3. With the warning she received last week, she was _______ice at her job.
4. I saw them arguing and I am afraid that was just the tip of the ____.
5. His bully’s apology was a ____comfort for his parents and only had a
______effect that lead to the events the following week.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
1 Without their Captain, the team has a snowball’s
chance in hell to win the game.
2. Don’t pretend to be as pure as the _____snow, we know you are lying!
3. With the warning she received last week, she was _______ice at her job.
4. I saw them arguing and I am afraid that was just the tip of the ____.
5. His bully’s apology was a ____comfort for his parents and only had a
______effect that lead to the events the following week.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
1 Without their Captain, the team has a snowball’s
chance in hell to win the game.
2. Don’t pretend to be as pure as the driven snow, we know you are
lying!
3. With the warning she received last week, she was _______ice at her job.
4. I saw them arguing and I am afraid that was just the tip of the ____.
5. His bully’s apology was a ____comfort for his parents and only had a
______effect that lead to the events the following week.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
1 Without their Captain, the team has a snowball’s
chance in hell to win the game.
2. Don’t pretend to be as pure as the driven snow, we know you are
lying!
3. With the warning she received last week, she was on thin ice at her
job.
4. I saw them arguing and I am afraid that was just the tip of the ____.
5. His bully’s apology was a ____comfort for his parents and only had a
______effect that lead to the events the following week.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
1 Without their Captain, the team has a snowball’s
chance in hell to win the game.
2. Don’t pretend to be as pure as the driven snow, we know you are
lying!
3. With the warning she received last week, she was on thin ice at her
job.
4. I saw them arguing and I am afraid that was just the tip of the
iceberg.
5. His bully’s apology was a ____comfort for his parents and only had a
______effect that lead to the events the following week.

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Practice the idioms: Fill in the blanks
1 Without their Captain, the team has a snowball’s
chance in hell to win the game.
2. Don’t pretend to be as pure as the driven snow, we know you are
lying!
3. With the warning she received last week, she was on thin ice at her
job.
4. I saw them arguing and I am afraid that was just the tip of the
iceberg.
5. His bully’s apology was a cold comfort for his parents and only had a
snowball effect that lead to the events the following week.

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Agenda
1. Speaking
2. Reading
3. Vocabulary and writing
4. Reflect on learning

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Speaking

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Speaking activity
What do you know about Christmas? Share your
knowledge with the class.

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Did you Know…?
…that Christmas is celebrated differently around the world?
In the following passages you can read how Christmas is celebrated in
various countries.

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Reading

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Merry Christmas – UK

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Buon Natale - Italy

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Hoteiosho - Japan

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Feliz Navidad - Spain

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Dun Che Lao Ren - China

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God Jul - Sweden

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Vocabulary
And
Writing

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Vocabulary for Comparing

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Vocabulary for Comparing
Let’s Compare Hoteiosho to Santa
using the words and phrases for comparing!
Examples:
1. Just as Santa is carrying a sack of presents,
Hoteiosho is known to carry a huge pack too.
2. Hoteiosho resembles Santa in that
he is perceived as a kind old man.
3. Children must be good around Hoteiosho,
in the similar fashion they are before Santa arrives.
Can you come up with more?

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Let’s Practice: Compare the celebrations in Italy with the ones in Spain.
Write down your sentences in the chat.

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Let’s Practice: Compare the celebrations in China with the ones in the
UK. Write down your sentences in the chat.

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Vocabulary for Contrasting

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Vocabulary for Contrasting
Let’s Contrast Hoteiosho and Santa
using the words and phrases for contrasting!
Examples:
1. Unlike Santa, Hoteiosho is thought to have eyes
in the back of his head.
2. Hoteiosho differs from Santa in that
he has no beard.
Can you come up with more?

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Let’s Practice: Contrast the celebrations in Italy with the ones in Sweden.
Write down your sentences in the chat.

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Let’s Practice: Contrast the celebrations in China with the ones in Italy.
Write down your sentences in the chat.

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Let’s Practice:
Use one of the idioms learned today in a sentence of comparison or
contrast.
Ex: She is evil whereas her mother was as pure as the driven snow.

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Reflect
on
learning

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What did you learn today?
• Review and practice Winter Idioms. Use them in a
related activity
• Speak about some Winter Celebrations around the
world
• Read about celebrations around the world
• Vocabulary and writing - learn vocabulary to compare
and contrast
• Reflect on your learning today

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Homework
Source: IXL learning

35. Thankyou!
Questions?
Created by : Ruxandra Nicolescu – English Online
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