Christmas is here, which means festive lesson ideas are making their way into the EFL classroom! What better time than to take a look at Christmas vocabulary and put it into context? Although not all EFL students celebrate Christmas, it is still an important cultural holiday for English-speaking countries, so EFL students will benefit from knowing what it’s all about.

Christmas is a really interesting topic with loads of quirky traditions (and we’re not just talking about Uncle Bert’s insistence on charades before the Queen‘s speech!) So before you launch into another verse of ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’, hold onto your paper hats – it’s time to think about Christmas vocabulary!
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