Holiday time

[Т А Кузнецова]

Holiday pages

www.theholidayzone.com

If you are looking for the materials for winter holidays, this page is for you. You will find not only stuff for Christmas but also everything about winter holidays around the world. What I found there and used for developing speaking and writing activities are:

Winter Story Starters

Splat! The snowball smacked me in the back of the head. ...

Sticking two black button eyes on our snowman, I turned and gave Charlie a high-five. "Finished!" I said. "And there's not a finer snowman in the whole neighborhood." But Charlie wasn't looking at me. He was staring at the snowman, his face almost as white.

 

"D-d-d-did you s-s-s-see THAT?" he stammered. ...

Winter is a wonderful season because...

"Hey, look! It's a cave!" my brother said. "Let's explore!"

Winter Writing Topics

 

Write a descriptive paragraph telling about your favorite winter activity.

Do you prefer to be indoors or outdoors during winter? Why?

Would you participate in a polar bear swim event? Why or why not?

Write step-by-step directions for building a snowman.

Make a list of ways in which winter is different from autumn.

Brainstorm a list of winter sports. Tell which is your favorite and why.

Think about winter in terms of your five senses. What do you hear? What do you see? What do you smell? What do you taste? What do you feel?

Write a poem about ice, snow, or frost.

Pretend you are a snowman. Write a story about your life.

What is your favorite winter holiday? Why? How does your family celebrate this holiday.

[Elena Zlunikina]

Очень понравился материал. Особенно хорош для последнего урока перед каникулами, когда ничем серьезным заниматься не хочется и у всех предпраздничное настроение. А этот материал и полезен и приятен.

[Zinaida Yes]

I'll try to use it tomorrow.

 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everybody!