IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING WITH A CHRISTMAS SONG : )

 ACTIVITY 3

●     Name of the Activity: “HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER)”

●     Age of the Children: 10-12 years old

●     Level: Third Level / Cycle of Primary Education

●     Aspects of English that students are going to practice: Above all Listening but also Writing, Reading, Speaking and Vocabulary.

●     Material: Word Document and Laptop with internet connection.

●     Description of the Activity: Students have to listen carefully the song and fill in the gaps the correct words. The song will be heard twice and then they correct the exercise with the teacher. It is a good moment to go over the song and ask about the words or expressions that students don´t understand. At the end they will sing together the song and could even be considered to prepare it for the Christmas Festival of the College.

Listen to the song of John Lennon and fill in the gaps with the correct words.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER)

By John Lennon

Happy xmas Yoko

Happy xmas Julian

So this is Christmas

And what have you ______

Another year over

And a new _______ just begun

And so this is Christmas

I hope you have ______

The near and the dear one

The ______ and the _________

A very merry Christmas

And a happy ________ _________

Let´s hope it´s a ________ one

Without any fear

And, so this is Christmas

For weak and for ________

For rich and the _______ ones

The world is so wrong

And so happy Christmas

For ________ and for ________

For yellow and red ones

Let´s stop all the fight

A ______ merry Christmas

And a happy _______ year

Let´s hope it´s a good one

Without any ________

And, so this is Christmas

And _______ have we done

Another year over

And a ______ ______ just begun

And, so _______ Christmas

We hope you have fun

The near and the dear one

The old and the young

A ______ ______ _________

And a happy new year

Let´s hope it´s a good one

__________ any fear

War is over

 If you want it

War is over _______!

Happy Christmas!

Clicking in the Link below you can hear the song:

http://www.goear.com/listen/89fc72e/happy-christmas-war-is-over-john-lennon

And Clicking this Link you can see the full lyric of the song:

http://www.goear.com/listen/89fc72e/happy-christmas-war-is-over-john-lennon

You can find the complete activity clicking the Link below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s2Ap43YviyTu-oOgADDk4ZYLDuJOUjrBpRv4uHefMbg/edit