Events and Festivals

How well can your students talk about holidays and festivals?

This worksheet has a conversation about Thanksgiving with gap fill exercises and true/false comprehension questions.

The worksheet continues with substitution speaking exercises looking at other festivals and holidays around the world - Bonfire Night, Independence Day and Coming of Age Day.

The lesson rounds off with the opportunity for your students to personalise the language and talk about a festival or holiday they know about.

If you need a quick set of common Halloween vocabulary flashcards, you'll find them here.

There are twelve different images available in either black and white, or in colour.

You can choose from either half-page size, or six-per-page.

Are your students wondering what to get you for Christmas? This worksheet gives some ideas for Christmas gifts with a difference.

There's a reading, with vocabulary and collocation practice. There are also lots of questions themed to Christmas and present-giving in general.

It's a great December lesson for higher-level students.

If you're looking for a worksheet themed around Halloween, this could be perfect for your class.

There's a short reading, followed by true/false comprehension questions. The worksheet continues with a survey of common festivals, and rounds off with some discussion questions.

'All about Halloween' is written for upper-elementary to intermediate-level students.

If you need a quick set of common Halloween vocabulary flashcards, you'll find them here.

There are twelve different images available in either black and white, or in colour.

You can choose from either half-page size, or six-per-page.

If you're looking for something a little light-hearted for the final lesson of the year, this quiz could be what you're looking for. Your students might even thank you for not using the text book on the last class of the year!

This worksheet has questions on Santa, his reindeer and more. How well do your students know Christmas? How many languages can they say 'Merry Christmas' in?

There are two versions of our Christmas quiz. This one is for the USA. Our British version has questions on the King's Speech, Boxing Day and Mince Pies...

Looking for a filler exercise with a Christmas theme?

This spot-the-difference will test your students' ability to communicate using

• is there/are there
• where is/are
• some / any / many

It's a fun and festive exercise which is great for any lower-level class.

This error correction game is a great way to end your classes for the year.

Our board game mixes both skill and luck. Can your students find the errors in our festive sentences?

We have two different question packs, as well as a set of blank cards which you can fill in with your own questions.

There are also sets with and without answers.