Christmas Vocabulary (Part One) : Engaging Pictures, Simple Quiz and Worksheets(Level B1-B2)🎄

Christmas Vocabulary (Part One)

You are going to learn Christmas Vocabulary in this lesson. Take a pen and a piece of paper to write down the words you do not know. You will thus get the most out of this lesson.

You can also use an online dictionary to practise your pronunciation. Happy learning!

Let’s start with our usual quiz.

Great job!

Now let’s have a look at different types of pictures with Christmas vocabulary. Use a unilingual or bilingual dictionary to check the words you do not understand.

Picture # 1: Christmas is Around the Corner

Can you find the synonyms for the following words?

1. Father Christmas?
2. Decorations?
3. Presents?
4. Xmas?
5. Greetings?

(The answers are 1) Santa Claus  2)  Ornaments  3)  Gifts   4)  Christmas    5)  Salutations)

Picture # 2: Christmas is Just Around the Corner

What is your favourite word in this picture? Maybe you might have two words, or three, or four…?

As for us, we truly like the expression ‘Christmas is Just Around the Corner’. It means ‘Christmas is coming very soon’.

Now look at the vocabulary again. Can you find words in the singular form? What about words in the plural form?

Here are the answers:

Singular form: A manger

Plural form: Lights, holidays, stockings, carols and Greetings

‘MERRY’ is an Adjective here. We usually say ‘Merry Christmas!’, which is another way of saying ‘Happy Christmas!

Picture # 3: A White Christmas

We find this picture interesting, what about you? What do you think of the background? We actually took this photo when it was snowing (We are based in Poland).

Can you pick out 5 words from the list and make 5 sentences? Here are our examples:

1. We give gifts to our loved ones at Christmas.
2. At night, he loves walking in the streets when they are decorated with fairy lights.
3. Most families and schools decorate their house with tinsels.
4. Homemade decorations are more and more popular.
5. Wrapping paper is easy to find during the Christmas season.

Good luck!

Picture # 4: Seasonal Greetings to You All

Seasonal Greetings to You All! What a hearty expression! Can you think of other expressions we use during this annual festival?

Here are a few:

1. Holiday Greetings!
2. Warmest greetings!
3. Happy Holiday Season!
4. Season’s Greetings!

Now it’s your turn! We hope the other expressions will not be too difficult to find.

Picture # 5: The Feelings of Christmas

Is this a Christmas Tree or a Vocabulary tree? Ha, ha, ha. We prefer the latter. Anyway, we wanted to explore the different feelings that we usually experience during this exceptional season. What do you usually feel at Christmas?

Can you find the antonyms of the following words?

1. Love?
2. Content?
3. Delight?
4. Peace?
5. Joy?

The answers are: 1)  Hatred   2)  Discontent   3)  Misery   4)  Agitation   5)  Melancholy

What do you think of these differences? Which feelings are positive? Which feelings are negative?

Picture # 6: The Colours of Christmas

There are many colours that we find during the Christmas season. These colours are mostly bright.

In this picture, we listed the colours that we see the most in houses, streets or on people’s clothes.

Can you find the names of these objects? What are their colour? Take note that some objects have multiple colours.

Here are a few examples:

1. A tree trunk: Brown and beige
2. A christmas ball: Copper

Good luck with the rest!

This is the end of the lesson. You can download the following worksheets for your studies.

Download worksheets:

• Christmas Vocabulary: The Colours of Christmas, December 2016 (PDF)
• Christmas Vocabulary: The Feelings of Christmas, December 2016 (PDF)
• Seasonal Greetings to You All, Learn English With Africa, December 2016 (PDF)
• Christmas Vocabulary: Black and White, December 2016 (PDF)
• Christmas Vocabulary-Christmas is Just Around the Corner, December 2016 (PDF)
• Christmas Vocabulary: Christmas is Around the Corner 1 (With border), December 2016 (PDF)
• Christmas Vocabulary: Christmas is Around the Corner (Without border), December 2016 (PDF)       

Further Exploration:

Read:

•  Different ways of saying ‘Merry Christmas!’  

Watch:

• 12 Days of Christmas Naija Style      

We hope this lesson was useful to you! Until next time!

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About the Author

Thandi Ngwira Gatignol is the founder of Learn English With Africa. She was born on June 11th, 1981 in Blantyre, Malawi. When she was 19, she left her country of birth for France. She currently lives with her two daughters and husband in Poland.

Thandi holds a Bachelor’s degree in English studies obtained at the Université Paris X Nanterre in France and a Certificate in Journalism from Malawi. She has taught English as a French Ministry of Education certified teacher both in France and in Poland. She speaks six languages fluently, including French, Polish and Italian. She is now learning Kiswahili, German and Spanish. Salt No More is her debut novel and you can find her other books here on the website or on Amazon.

Course Title: Christmas Vocabulary (Part One) : Engaging Pictures, Simple Quiz and Worksheets (Level B1-B2) © Learn English With Africa, May 2023