The Night before Christmas
somdn_product_pageThis advanced ESL lesson is based on the classic poem The Night Before Christmas and focuses on Christmas listening comprehension, poetry, and high-level vocabulary development.
This lesson comes with:
Fillable Fields – This worksheet can be completed digitally or printed.
Teacher’s Copy – Includes detailed teacher’s notes and an answer key.
Student Version – Perfect for sharing via email for online lessons.
This is suited to C1 level students, but could be used with B2 level students with extra support or as revision at C2 level.
1.5 hours +
Students begin by exploring the poem The Night Before Christmas, using rhyme and context to complete missing words and predict meaning. The lesson then focuses on advanced Christmas vocabulary, with activities that help learners notice, understand, and reuse key language from the poem.
In the listening stage, students listen to a read-aloud version of the poem and complete gap-fill tasks using newly learned vocabulary. This reinforces both listening accuracy and lexical recall.
The lesson also includes discussion questions, allowing students to reflect on the poem’s themes, imagery, and language in pairs or small groups. To finish, students are encouraged to produce their own creative, Christmas-themed rhyming sentences, applying what they have learned in a personalised way.
An optional vocabulary revision task is included, which can be set for homework or used with fast finishers.
Try this advanced ESL Christmas listening and reading lesson in class today!
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