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Unscramble the following words and write them underneath each picture. Then copy the letters in the numbered cells to the cells with the same number below and discover the secret message!
Secret message:
ACTIVITY 1: Secret message (all levels)
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N I D R E E R E
L O H L Y
T I S M A R A S H C G I O T N C K S
H E T R E H T E E W S I N E ML O C R A N I S E S G R
‘S T A N S A G E H I S L
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Listen to the song and do the following tasks.
ACTIVITY 3: Christmas Carol (levels 5-6) - Worksheet 4
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1. Unscramble the words on the right
and fill in the blanks.
All of the other _____________ EIRDNERE
used to _____________ and call him names, GULAH
they never let _____________ Rudolph ROPO
join in any reindeer _____________. MSEAG
Then one _____________ Christmas Eve YGGOF
Santa _____________ to say: AMEC
“Rudolph with your nose so _____________ TRGBHI
won’t you guide my sleigh _____________?” GTHONIT
2. Correct the mistakes (1 in each sentence except in the third).
Then why the reindeer loved him
as they pointed out with glee
“Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
you’ll go up in history.”
3. Fill in the gaps with a word.
Well, Rudolph he didn’t go for that
he said “I see through your silly __________”.
How could you look me in the __________
when only yesterday you called me __________?
Well, all of the other _________, man,
well, they sure did feel ashamed.
“Rudolph you know we’re ___________,
we’re truly gonna try to _________”.
Well, all of the other _________, man,
well, they sure did feel ashamed.
“Rudolph you know we’re ___________,
we’re truly gonna try to _________”.
RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDERCHORUS:
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeerhad a very shiny noseand if you ever saw ityou would even say it glows.
ACTIVITY 3: Christmas Carol (levels 5-6) - Worksheet 5
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RUDOLPH’S STORY. After having listened to the song, think about Rudolph’s story.
1. Put the pictures in the right order according to the story.
2. Match the sentence endings.
a Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer… 1 …as they shouted out with glee
b And if you ever saw him… 2 …join in any reindeer games
c All of the other reindeer… 3 …Santa came to say:
d They never let poor Rudolph… 4 …had a very shiny nose
e Then one foggy Christmas Eve… 5 …you’ll go down in history!
f “Rudolph with your nose so bright… 6 …used to laugh and call him names.
g Then all the reindeer loved him… 7 …you would even say it glows.
e Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer… 8 …won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”
a b c
ed
ACTIVITY 4: A Christmas Mini-book (levels 5-6) - Worksheet 6
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Now you’re going to make your own mini-book to illustrate the story of Rudolph
the red-nosed reindeer.
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1. Write the word CHRISTMAS on the blackboard.
2. Give pupils worksheet 1 for them to unscramble the words and write them under each
picture. (With higher level pupils, you can ask them to write the word underneath each
picture without looking at the cues in order to make the activity more challenging).
3. Go over the words and answer any vocabulary questions. Ask pupils if they are familiar with
the words in the pictures. Have they even seen carol singers? Have they got a Christmas
stocking at home? Do they believe in the Three Wise Men or in Santa Claus? (By doing
this, you’re also working on culture in English-speaking countries and getting students to
compare how they celebrate Christmas with what people in other countries do).
4. Once pupils have the correct words, ask them to write the letters in the numbered cells into
the cells in the secret message at the bottom of the worksheet. What secret message do
they get? Ask pupils to answer the question in open class. Alternatively, they could also ask
each other.
5. As an extension brainstorming, you could also ask pupilswhat other words they associate
with Christmas.
Answer key:a) reindeer
b) Christmas stocking
c) holly
d) Santa’s sleigh
e) carol singers
f) the Three Wise Men
SECRET MESSAGE:How do you usually celebrate Christmas?
With this activity, pupils will learn Christmas-
related vocabulary. They will also learn about
how people celebrate Christmas in English-
speaking countries (CLIL).
ACTIVITY 1: SECRET MESSAGE
(ALL LEVELS)
WORKSHEET 1
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1. Tell students they’re going
to listen to a Christmas
carol.
2. Write RUDOLPH on the board to see if they know the song.
3. Pupils will have to complete the three tasks on the worksheet while they listen. Go over the
instructions for each task to make sure they are clear and answer any vocabulary questions
the pupils might have.
4. Start playing the song and stop for pupils to be able to do task one. Do the same after task
two and three. Depending on your group, it’s a good idea to play each of the song excerpts
twice. (There are many versions of this Christmas carol, but for this particular worksheet, the
version used is the one sung by Jack Johnson. You can find the version on Youtube for your
pupils to listen to).
5. After the pupils have completed all the tasks, get them time to compare their answers and
go over them in open class.
6. Finally, ask the pupils what the song is about and go over the story the song tells.
As a follow-up activity, you could play the song again and get pupils to sing it in groups
(using the lyrics on the worksheet). For a bit of fun, you could also vote for the group that
does the best performance.
Answer key:
In these two activities, pupils are going to listen to a
modern version of a traditional Christmas carol and work
on the lyrics. They are also going to think about the story
behind the song. Finally, pupils will imagine how Rudolph
felt in the situation described and will reflect on the issue
of bullying, as Jack Johnson’s version of Rudolph the red-
nosed reindeer deals with this topic.
ACTIVITY 3: CHRISTMAS
CAROL
(LEVELS 5-6)
WORKSHEET 4
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TASK 1
All of the other REINDEER
used to LAUGH and call him names,
they never let POOR Rudolph
join in any reindeer GAMES.
Then one FOGGY Christmas Eve
Santa CAME to say:
“Rudolph with your nose so BRIGHT
won’t you guide my sleigh TONIGHT?”.
TASK 2
Then HOW the reindeer loved him
as they SHOUTED out with glee
“Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
you’ll go DOWN in history.”
TASK 3
Well, Rudolph he didn’t go for that
he said “I see through your silly GAMES”.
How could you look me in the EYE
when only yesterday you called me NAMES?
Well, all of the other REINDEER, man,
well, they sure did feel ashamed.
“Rudolph you know we’re SORRY,
we’re truly gonna try to CHANGE”.
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1. After having listened to the song, think about what happens to Rudolph.
2. Give pupils worksheet 5 and ask them to look at the pictures which describe the song and to put them in order.
3. Go over the answers in open class and use this exercise to get pupils to tell the story together in pairs using the pictures as cues. Asking some comprehension questions will ensure pupils have understood what happens in the story and how it ends.
Here are some sample comprehension questions:
- What happens to Rudolph at the beginning of the song?
- What do they other reindeer do?
- How does he feel about that?
- What does Santa say?
- How does he feel then?
- How do the other reindeer react?
- How does the story end?
- What does Rudolph say to the other reindeer?
- What do they reply?
Answer key:TASK 1: a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3, e-5TASK 2:
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WORKSHEET 5
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a Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer… 1 …as they shouted out with glee
b And if you ever saw him… 2 …join in any reindeer games
c All of the other reindeer… 3 …Santa came to say:
d They never let poor Rudolph… 4 …had a very shiny nose
e Then one foggy Christmas Eve… 5 …you’ll go down in history!
f “Rudolph with your nose so bright… 6 …used to laugh and call him names.
g Then all the reindeer loved him… 7 …you would even say it glows.
e Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer… 8 …won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”
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MATERIALS
To do this activity, your pupils will need:
- the mini-book template printed on
A-3 paper (it’s a good idea to make
it bigger so pupils have more room to
write and draw); one copy per group
- colour pencils or crayons
- scissors
- glue
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Get pupils into groups (ideally, of 3 or 4).
2. Tell them they’re going to make a mini-book with their own version of the story in the song
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.
3. Pupils should go back to worksheets 4 and 5 and decide which scenes of the story they’re
going to illustrate. They should also think of a suitable line of dialogue for each of the
scenes. Encourage pupils to be original and funny and to come up with their own ideas
instead of copying from the original lyrics. (Pupils can obviously change the ending of the
song if they like).
4. Pupils should first sketch out their ideas. Go round monitoring and helping with vocabulary
questions they might have.
5. Once their dialogues are correct, they can write them onto their mini-book template and
they can also draw the pictures to illustrate each scene.
6. Then, ask them to think of a title for their story and to write it on the mini-booklet cover
together with their name.
7. Finally, help your pupils to fold their mini-booklets (see instruccions in next page)
As a follow-up activity, the pupils could read their texts in class to compare them with their
classmates’ and then hang their mini-booklets around the classroom to display their work.
ACTIVITY 4: A CHRISTMAS
MINI-BOOK (LEVELS 5-6)This activity will foster
creativity, as the pupils are
going to write their own
version of the song Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer.
It will also foster teamwork and collaboration,
because the pupils will write their story in
groups and will need to negotiate with their
partners.
Finally, it will raise awareness of the
importance of respecting diversity, because
in the song the main character is basically
bullied for being different from the other
reindeers.
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ACTIVITY 4: A CHRISTMAS MINI-BOOK (LEVELS 5-6)
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2. Fold along the shorter centre line.
4. Fold along the line perpendicular to
the line you’ve just cut. Then fold along
the lines immediately on either side.
6. Press the outer sides of the book
together and push the centre section
out.
1. Fold it along the longer centre line
(with the numbers on the outside).
3. Cut along the dotted line in the
centre.
5. Re-fold along the longer centre line.
7. Bingo! Your mini-book is ready!