Describing Xmas things with have games
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Using have (got) and doesn't have/ hasn't got in a guessing game and brainstorming descriptions game with Christmas vocabulary
Lesson Plan Content:
Describing Xmas things with have games
Describe one of the things below with “has/ have/ doesn’t have” until your partner can say which one you chose.
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Choose one of the things below and see how many hints you can give before your partner guesses, by starting with the most difficult hints to guess from.
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Choose one of the things and take turns making descriptions of it with “has/ have” until one of you says something that isn’t true or has no more ideas.
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Choose one of the things and work together to make descriptions of it with “has/ have” until you have no ideas, then compare with the suggested descriptions.
Ask about any hints, vocabulary, etc that you don’t understand.
Without any help, fill these gaps with one word, then try to remember or guess which thing each section is about.
It _____________________n’t have legs.
It _____________________ thin arms.
It doesn’t _________________ ears.
It ______________________ a scarf.
It does_______________ have a coat.
It ___________________ a carrot nose.
Check with the suggested hints.
Do the same or a different activity above with vocabulary related to other festivals and celebrations like Valentine’s Day and New Year.
Xmas things to describe with have
Advent calendar
Christmas cake
Christmas card
Christmas cracker
Christmas pudding
Christmas stocking
Christmas tree
Cranberry sauce
Elf
Fireplace
Gingerbread house
Gingerbread man
Marzipan
Nativity scene
Poinsettia
Present
Santa
Snowman
Rudolph (the red-nosed reindeer)
Turkey
Suggested hints
Advent calendar
It has doors with numbers on them.
It has 24 small doors.
It often has chocolates in it.
Christmas cake
It has dried fruit in it.
It has white icing sugar on it.
It sometimes has a little Santa on it.
Christmas card
It has a picture on it.
It has writing in it.
It often has snow on it.
It sometimes has baby Jesus on it.
It always has names in it.
It usually has “Merry Xmas” in it.
Some envelopes have this in them.
Christmas cracker
It has a joke in it.
It has a paper party hat in it.
It has a little cheap toy in it.
The Xmas dinner table has this on it.
Christmas pudding
It sometimes has fire on it.
It has dried fruit in it.
It sometimes has a coin in it.
It often has alcohol in it.
It sometimes has ice cream on it.
It sometimes has cream on it.
It sometimes has sugar on it.
Christmas stocking
It sometimes has an orange in it.
It usually has Xmas designs on it.
It has bright colours on it.
It sometimes has presents in it.
The fireplace has this on it.
Christmas tree
It has decorations on it.
It has lights on it.
It has a star or angel on it.
It has presents under it.
Cranberry sauce
It has sugar in it.
Turkey has this on it.
It has berries in it.
Elf
It has big ears.
It has red and green clothes.
It often has a present in its hands.
Santa has many of these.
Fireplace
A chimney has this at the end of it.
It sometimes has stockings on it.
It often has a fire in it.
It sometimes has Santa in it.
Gingerbread house
It has windows.
It has a door.
It has candy on it.
It has icing on it.
It has brown walls.
It has a gingerbread roof.
Gingerbread man
He has buttons.
He often has a bowtie.
He has a brown body.
He has candy buttons.
He has an icing mouth.
Marzipan
It has almonds and sugar in it.
Stollen has this in it.
Xmas cake has this on it.
Nativity scene
It has a star.
It has sheep.
It has animals.
It has straw.
It has a baby.
It has a mother and a father.
It has three kings.
It has an angel.
Poinsettia
Flower shops have many of this before Christmas.
It has red leaves.
It has leaves that look like red flowers.
Present
It has wrapping paper around it.
Santa’s sack has many of these in it.
Xmas stockings have some of these in them.
A Xmas tree has some of these under it.
Santa
He has black boots.
He has a black belt.
He has a red face.
He has a red and white hat.
He has a white beard.
He has a white moustache.
Snowman
It doesn’t have legs.
It has thin arms.
It has black buttons.
It has a hat.
It has a long nose.
It has black eyes.
It doesn’t have ears.
It has a scarf.
It doesn’t have a coat.
It has a carrot nose.
Rudolph (the red-nosed reindeer)
He has long legs.
He has a brown body.
He has a tail.
He has eight reindeer friends.
He has a red nose.
He has a light in his nose.
Turkey
It has a lucky wishbone in it.
It has stuffing made from bread and herbs in it.
An oven sometimes has this in it.
A Xmas dinner has this in it.
It has roast potatoes next to it.
It has gravy and cranberry sauce in it.
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