FREE Christmas A2: Christmas traditions around the world

This reading-focused lesson discusses Christmas traditions in the UK, Colombia and the Philippines. Students will learn about how people in each country decorate their homes, what they eat, and how they celebrate together.

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Learning objectives

Vocabulary: a bauble, tinsel, Christmas crackers, roast dinner, a stocking, a mince pies, a candle, a lantern, lechona, natilla, bibinka.
Culture: Christmas traditions around the world.

Downloads and links

Lesson preview (for students): https://view.genial.ly/638b2262235bb00018bae131
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Recommended third party resource: Santa Tracker (read about Christmas as Santa travels around the world)

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Annabelle Chan

December 8, 2025 at 1:58 pm

Sorry, mistake on my previous comment but I could not edit it. I am referring to the pictures on slide 11, not slide 8 (about the Great Lantern Festival in the Philippines)