Christmas actions Present Continuous drawing games
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Three fun games to practise Present Progressive in Xmas lessons, with versions on cards and in a table, and lots of Xmas vocabulary.
Lesson Plan Content:
Christmas actions Present Continuous drawing gamesChristmas actions Present Continuous pick and draw
Students choose or make sentences for their partner to draw on the board or some shared A3 paper, with sensible combinations and strange combinations both okay.
Christmas actions Present Continuous pick and draw competition
Students choose or make sentences for everyone to draw, with points for the best picture.
Christmas actions Present Continuous guessing game
Students secretly choose or make a sentence, and draw until someone guesses what the sentence is. They can draw more, circle important parts, etc, but not speak or write words.
Whole sentence cards
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They are breaking a (turkey) wishbone/ A boy and girl are breaking a chicken bone.
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They are carolling/ The people are singing in front of the door.
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Santa is carrying a sack/ He is holding a big black bag.
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A man is carving a turkey/ He is cutting a chicken.
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Santa is climbing down the chimney/ He is coming down the chimney into the house.
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A woman is cracking nuts/ She is eating nuts (with shells on).
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She is cleaning the house/ A woman is doing housework.
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He is cutting a cake/ A man is cutting a Xmas cake.
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They are decorating a Xmas tree/ A boy and girl are putting decorations on a Xmas tree.
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A reindeer is eating a carrot.
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Santa is eating a (mince) pie.
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He is eating chocolate coins/ A boy is opening and eating chocolate coins.
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Santa’s sleigh is flying./ A sled is flying across the sky.
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The king is giving a speech on television/ The king is speaking on TV.
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A wreath is hanging on the door/ A holly wreath is decorating the door.
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They are kissing under the mistletoe/ The boy and girl are kissing.
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They are looking at the sunrise/ They are watching the sun come up.
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A girl is opening a present/ She is unwrapping a teddy bear.
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He is opening an advent calendar/ A boy is opening the door on an advent calendar.
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He is peeling a potato/ A man is taking the skin off potatoes.
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She is pouring gravy/ A woman is putting sauce on the Xmas dinner.
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They are pulling a Xmas cracker/ A boy and girl are making a Xmas cracker go bang.
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Santa is putting a present in a stocking/ He is filling a stocking.
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She is putting a coin into the Xmas pudding/ A woman is hiding a coin in the pudding.
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A star is shining/ A bright star is lighting up the sky.
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Baby Jesus is sleeping next to a sheep/ He is sleeping near a sheep.
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Santa is standing on the roof/ He is standing on the house.
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An angel is standing on the Xmas tree/ A fairy is standing on top of the tree.
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Santa is wearing a hat/ He is wearing a red and white hat.
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Santa is wearing a belt/ He is wearing a black belt.
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He is wearing a party hat/ A man is wearing a paper crown.
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The snowman is wearing a scarf.
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Santa is wearing boots/ He is wearing black boots.
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An elf is wrapping a bicycle/ He is putting wrapping paper on a bicycle.
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He is writing in a Xmas card/ A man is writing a message in a card.
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Table version
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A boy A girl A reindeer A snowman A wreath An angel An elf Father He Mother Rudolph Santa Santa’s sleigh She The king They … |
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breaking carrying carving cleaning climbing down climbing up cooking cracking cutting decorating eating filling flying hanging on holding kissing kissing under looking at making opening peeling pouring pulling putting riding (on) shining singing singing in front of sleeping next to speaking (on) standing on talking (on) unwrapping wearing wrapping writing …ing |
an advent calendar a belt boots a (chicken/ wish)bone the (Christmas) cake a camel a (Christmas) card a carol/ Xmas song a carrot a chicken/ turkey the chimney chocolate coins a (Xmas) cracker a donkey the door gravy/ sauce a (red/ party) hat the house the mistletoe nuts a (mince) pie a potato a present the roof a scarf sheep across the sky a stocking/ a sock the sunrise television/ TV the (Christmas) tree … |
Cards version
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A boy
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A girl |
A reindeer |
A snowman |
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A wreath
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An angel |
An elf |
Father/ Dad |
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He
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Mother/ Mum |
Rudolph |
Santa |
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Santa’s sleigh
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She |
The king |
They |
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are |
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breaking
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carrying/ holding |
carving/ cutting |
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cleaning
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climbing (up/ down) |
cooking/ roasting |
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cracking
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decorating |
eating |
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filling
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flying (across/ over) |
hanging (on/ from) |
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kissing (under)
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looking at |
making |
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opening/ unwrapping
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peeling |
pouring |
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pulling
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putting |
riding |
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shining/ flashing
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singing (in front of) |
sitting (on/ under) |
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sleeping (on/ next to)
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speaking/ talking (on) |
standing (on/ next to) |
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wearing
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wrapping/ covering |
writing |
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an advent calendar |
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a belt |
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boots |
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a (chicken/ wish)bone |
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the (Christmas) cake |
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a camel |
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a (Christmas) card |
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a carol/ a (Xmas) song |
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a carrot |
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a chicken/ turkey |
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the chimney |
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chocolate coins |
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a (Xmas) cracker |
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a donkey |
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the door |
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gravy/ sauce |
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a (red/ party) hat |
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the house |
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the mistletoe |
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nuts |
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a (mince) pie |
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a potato |
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a present |
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the roof |
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a scarf |
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sheep |
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the sky |
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a stocking/ sock |
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the sun(rise) |
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television/ TV |
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the (Xmas) tree |
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