廖彩杏英文童書悅讀記

耶誕節來囉!

各位辛苦的老師，找一張可愛的海報粧點教室！

知名的教材網站 Activity Village!

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/christmas_poster.htm

或是印製幾張遊戲單讓學生熟悉節慶英文字彙！

除了常見的裝飾品單字：wreath、holly、mistletoe

、snowflake、bells、stocking，關於耶穌降生的故

事也很值得與孩子分享：Jesus、Nativity、angel、

shepherd、Joseph、manger、stable。

 http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/christmas_word_searches.htm

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/christmas_word_searches.htm

資料來源: 知名的教材網站 Activity Village!

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/christmas_poster.htm

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/christmas_word_searches.htm

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上課鐘響囉！一踏進教室，學生的心還漂浮不定

，這時候我會準備幾張與課程主題相關的趣味學

習單讓學生有事做，幫他們把心情從下課休息的

隨興慢慢凝聚精神定下心來。從多年的教學經驗

裡，我發現利用寓教於樂的學習單，比起一上課

就先小考，尤其是考5~10個英文單字，更能達到

收心的效果。雖然不是測驗，一份包含重要字彙

的圈字遊戲，不但讓學生持續保有英文學習的興

趣，串聯字母的拼字練習無形中幫學生累積英文

字彙力。除了英國的 Activity Village，LivewireE

Puzzles 也有不少免費資源供下載使用。其中

FREE Printable Word Search Puzzles 有適合學生的主

題字彙學習單，搭配國內課堂教學非常好用，老

師可不要錯過。

Days & Months

Find and circle all of the Days and Months

that are hidden in the grid.

The words may be hidden in any direction.

資料來源：

 http://www.puzzles.ca/wordsearch.html

 http://www.puzzles.ca/wordsearch/kids_days_months.html

 http://www.puzzles.ca/wordsearch/christmas.html

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耶誕學習單：進階篇

中學生需要更廣博的字彙量與閱讀練習，以下這

個網站提供更多元的學習資源。

資料來源：John's ESL Word Search

http://www.johnsesl.com/wordsearch/christmas/christmas_print.html

http://www.johnsesl.com/printables/holidays/christmas/xmasdefinitions.shtml

http://www.johnsesl.com/printables/holidays/christmas/xmasmatchquiz.shtml

http://www.johnsesl.com/printables/holidays/christmas/xmascloze.shtml

John's ESL Word Search Puzzle
Christmas Words

John's ESL Christmas Cloze Exercise

Directions: Complete the following story about

Christmas by filling in the blanks with the correct

words.  Use each word only once.

The Christmas Story

Christmas is the only _____ observed in America that is

both a legal and a _____ holiday.  Even though it is a

Christian holiday, Christmas is _____ by almost

everybody in the world regardless of religious affiliation.

The Christmas story is _____ in the Bible in both the book

of Luke and the book of Mathew.  Each _____ gives a

different account of the birth of a in a stable.  That child

was Jesus, the son of God.

Luke _____ of shepherds who were _____ their sheep

when an angel _____ to them.  The angel told the

shepherds that a Savior had been born in Bethlehem.

The _____ then left their flocks and went to see the

Christ child.

Mathew tells of the three _____ men who saw a brilliant

star in the sky.  The Wise men followed the _____ which

lead them to the manger where Christ was born.  Upon

seeing the child _____ gave Him _____ of gold,

frankincense, and myrth.  It is because of this event that

we _____ Christmas.

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最後來份猜字遊戲，挑戰孩子的字彙力。

Christmas questions

1. This word starts with a "W." It is the season of the

     year in which Christmas is celebrated. What is it

     called?

2. This word starts with an "H." It is the word for a

     time to celebrate. Christmas is one of these.

     What is it?

3. This word starts with an "S." It is a fluffy white

     form of water that sometimes falls in cold parts

     of the world during winter. What is it called?

4. This word starts with an "S." It is a tiny object

     that has six sides and is used as a Christmas

     decoration. No two of these are alike. What is

     one of them called?

5. This word starts with an "S." It is a roly-poly

     character that you can make out of snow. What is

     it called? 

6. This word starts with a "P." Christmas is a time

     for giving. This is another word for a gift. What

     is this other word? 

7. This word starts with an "R." Gifts are often

     decorated with one of these. What is it called?

8. This word starts with a "T." Most children hope

     to get some of these for Christmas. What are

     they? 

9. This word starts with a "T." This is a symbol of

     Christmas. Some people put one of these in their

     house and decorate it with ornaments, lights,

     angels, and candy canes. What is it? Answer: tree

10. This word starts with an "N." This cold, far-away

       area is where Santa lives. What is it called?

11. This word starts with a "G." These decorated

       cookies are made in the shape of little people.

       What are they called?

12. This word starts with an "R." These animals pull

       Santa's sleigh. What are they called?

13. This word starts with an "H." This plant is

       another symbol of the season. It has red berries

       and shiny leaves with sharp points. What is it

       called?

14. This word starts with a "C." Many people send

       these paper items to their friends and family at

       Christmas time, with a note of friendship and

       good wishes.  What is one of these called?

 15. This word starts with a "W." It is a circular

       decoration. Many people put one of these on

       their door at Christmas time. What is it called?

Answers to Christmas questions: