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Teacher’s Notes
EASTER TRADITIONS
by Magdalena Kondro
Type of activity: individual and pair work
Focus: vocabulary connected with Easter, question
formation, spelling; reading, listening, speaking,
writing skills
Level: pre-intermediate – upper-intermediate
Time: 30 minutes
Preparation: Make a copy of Student’s Worksheets A
and B per each student. They can be photocopied on
both sides of a A4-size sheet of paper.
Procedure:
1. Write Easter on the board. Brainstorm the
vocabulary student associate with the holiday and
write the words on the board. In pairs, students
take turns to choose 3 random words from the
board and defi ne them for their partner to guess.
2. Find out what Easter traditions students know.
Then give each student a copy of Student’s
Worksheet A. Ask them to take 10 minutes to read
the text to compare their ideas and fi nd out more
about Easter. Encourage them to underline any
new vocabulary and look it up in a dictionary. You
can also explain the vocabulary yourself or with
the help of stronger students once everybody has
fi nished reading.
3. Give students 8 minutes to write 5 questions about
the text. Monitor the activity, making sure
students have formed the questions correctly.
Then in pairs, students take turns to ask and
answer the questions.
4. Ask students to put Worksheet A face down on
their desk and give them Worksheet B if it is not
already photocopied on the reverse side. Give
students 10 minutes to read the same text as
before with 20 words missing. Students’ task is to
complete the missing words from memory, using
the given letters as clues. They should also pay
attention to the context of the word to remember
the latter more easily. When students have
fi nished, they compare their answers in pairs.
5. Students compare their answers with the text on
Worksheet A. Elicit the meaning of the 20 words
they have completed.
6. In pairs, students take turns to ask and answer
the questions about their attitude to Easter.
Extension:
Students write a description of a typical Easter in
Poland or in their homes, using selected vocabulary
from the text on Worksheet A.
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Type of activity: whole class, individual work
Focus: vocabulary connected with Easter,
defi nitions; listening, speaking and (optionally)
reading and writing skills
Level: beginner - elementary, grades 1-3
Time: 40 minutes
Preparation: Make one copy of teacher’s picture
cards and (optionally) word cards (below). Make
a copy of Student’s Worksheet A and B per each
pupil. For the version without reading and
writing, photocopy only Activity 1 on Worksheet
A per pupil.
Procedure:
1. Ask children in L1 what holiday we celebrate
in spring. When they answer Wielkanoc, elicit
or teach them the English name Easter and
write it on the board. In L1 fi nd out what
symbols and traditions children associate
with that holiday. Explain that today they are
going to learn some Easter symbols and
traditions in English.
2. Show pupils the teacher’s picture cards,
name the words they illustrate and explain
how each symbol or tradition is related to
Easter, using the following defi nitions and
any gestures that help convey the meaning:
1. yellow – It’s a popular colour at Easter.
2. chocolate – It’s a type of sweet children eat
at Easter.
3. lamb – It’s a baby sheep. It’s an Easter
animal.
4. Easter eggs – Children decorate them at
Easter.
5. daffodils – They are yellow fl owers. They are
a popular decoration at Easter.
6. basket – Children put their Easter eggs in it.
7. card – People send them to their friends or
family at Easter.
8. spring – It’s the season after winter. Easter is
in this season.
9. church – It’s a place where people go at
Easter.
10. chick – It’s a baby chicken. It’s an Easter
animal.
11. Easter bunny – It’s a rabbit which hides the
eggs at Easter.
12. Egg hunt – It’s a game where children fi nd
eggs and chocolate.
Version for beginners/without reading or
writing: say the defi nitions in L1.