A different type of lesson about Christmas and Christmas related vocabulary. I hope you find it useful.
IT’S CHRISTMAS
TIME
Try to answer the following questions with your group mates.
1.
What happens if Christmas comes
early?
2.
What is a ‘white elephant’?
3.
When would turkeys be voting for
Christmas?
4.
Who is secret Santa?
An idiom is a phrase whose meaning cannot be inferred by the literal translation of the individual group of words. For example, 'it's raining cats and dogs' means that it is raining heavily, not that domestic pets are falling from the sky.
·
What happens if Christmas comes early?
o
You get a welcome surprise you were not
expecting.
·
What is a ‘white elephant’?
o
A gift exchange in which people bring
unwanted items.
·
When would turkeys be voting for
Christmas?
o
When people accept a decision which is
not going to work out well for them.
·
Who is Secret Santa?
o
Secret Santa is a Christmas tradition in
some Christian countries in which members of a group or colleagues are
randomly assigned a person to whom they give a gift. The identity of the gift
giver is to remain a secret and should not be revealed.
Fill
in the gaps with the word or words you hear. You may have to modify some words
slightly.
1. Christmas
lights __________ a lot of _______ spread …cheer
2. What is the meaning of ‘I’mma’? I am going to
3. Where
do people traditionally kiss? Under the mistletoe
4. What
is another slang word for ‘attractive girl or woman’? shawty
from shorty
5. You
can buy these from streets vendors at this time of year. Roasted chestnuts
6. Name
three things he should be doing, but he is not going to.
a. I should be playing in the winter snow
b. I should be chilling with my
folks, I know
c. I should be making a list, I know
7. Find
an example of comparison in the song.
a. The
Wise Men followed the star the same way he followed his heart.
Fill in the gaps with the missing phrases.
[Stanza 1]
It's the most
beautiful time of the year
Lights fill
the streets, spreading so
much cheer
I
should be playing in the winter snow
But I'mma be under the mistletoe
I don't
wanna miss out on the holiday
But I can't
stop staring at your face
I should be
playing in the winter snow
But I'mma be
under the mistletoe
[Chorus]
(With you) Shawty, with you
(With you)
Shawty, with you
(With you)
Under the mistletoe
[Stanza 2]
Everyone's
gathering around the fire
Chestnuts roasting like a hot July
But I'mma be
under the mistletoe
Word on the
street, Santa's coming tonight
Reindeer's flying through the sky so high
I
should be making a list, I know
But I'mma be
under the mistletoe
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Ayy love, the wise men followed the star
The way I followed my heart
And it led
me to a miracle
Ayy love,
don't you buy me nothing
'Cause I am
feeling one thing, your lips on my lips
That's a
merry, merry Christmas
THE
POGUES: FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK
It was Christmas Eve babe
In the drunk tank
An old man said to me, won't see another one
And then he sang a song
The Rare Old Mountain
Dew
I turned my face away
And dreamed about you
Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one
I've got a feeling
This year's for me and you
So happy Christmas
I love you baby
I can see a better time
When all our dreams come true
They've got cars big as bars
They've got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you
It's no place for the old
When you first took my hand
On a cold Christmas Eve
You promised me
Broadway was
waiting for me
You were handsome
You were pretty
Queen of New York City
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging
All the drunks they were singing
We kissed on a corner
Then danced through the night
The boys of the NYPD choir
Were singing Galway Bay
And the bells were ringing out
For Christmas day
(…)
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Jem Finer / Shane Patrick
Lysaght Macgowan
A CHRISTMAS POEM
Analyze the following poem by Benjamin Zephaniah as regards language variety, register, spelling, literary devices such as metaphors, and political connotations. How is it related to the movement Black lives matter?
Talking
Turkeys Benjamin
Zephaniah Talking Turkeys - Bing video
Benjamin
Zephaniah
Be
nice to yu turkeys dis christmas
Cos’ turkeys
just wanna hav fun
Turkeys are cool, turkeys are wicked
An every turkey has a Mum.
Be nice to yu turkeys
dis christmas,
Don’t eat it, keep it alive,
It could
be yu mate, an not on yu plate
Say, Yo! Turkey I’m on your side.
I
got lots of friends who are turkeys
An all
of dem fear christmas time,
Dey wanna enjoy
it, dey say humans destroyed it
An humans are out of dere mind,
Yeah, I got lots of friends who are
turkeys
Dey all hav a right to a life,
Not to be caged up an genetically
made up
By any farmer an his wife.
Turkeys
just wanna play reggae
Turkeys just wanna hip-hop
Can yu imagine a nice young
turkey saying,
‘I cannot wait for de chop’,
Turkeys like getting
presents, dey wanna watch
christmas TV,
Turkeys hav brains an turkeys
feel pain
In many ways like yu an me.
I
once knew a turkey called
Turkey
He said ‘Benji explain to me please,
Who put de turkey in christmas
An what happens
to christmas trees?’,
I said ‘I am not too sure turkey
But it’s nothing to
do wid Christ Mass
Humans get greedy an waste more dan need
be
An business
men mek loadsa cash’.
Be
nice to yu turkey dis christmas
Invite dem indoors fe sum
greens
Let dem eat
cake an let dem partake
In a plate of organic grown beans,
Be nice to yu turkey
dis christmas
An spare dem de cut of de knife,
Join Turkeys United an dey’ll be
delighted
An yu will mek new
friends ‘FOR LIFE’.
