Holiday ESL Speaking Activities | Christmas ESL Lesson Plans A1 to C2 | Winter Holiday Conversation Handouts | Vocabulary Flashcards

December is the easiest month of the year to make students talk, and one of the easiest to get wrong. Not everyone celebrates Christmas, and nobody should have to explain their religion to finish an activity.

Christmas is the main thread, because it is what students see in films and shops. New Year, Hanukkah, Lunar New Year and Kwanzaa come up in the culture note and the discussion questions. Every activity works for a student who celebrates something else, or nothing.

WHAT YOU GET
- A 34-page printable PDF, US Letter
- 16 speaking activities in 3 age bands: kids 6 to 10, teens 11 to 16, adults 17 and up
- 17 student handouts for 7 activities, in A1-A2, B1-B2 and C1-C2
- The Winter Holidays, Explained, a culture note with discussion questions
- What Happens At An Office Holiday Party, including Secret Santa and the gift swap
- The Only 15 Words A Beginner Needs
- The Holiday Dinner I Offered to Host, a fill-in-the-blank story game with a word list and teacher copy
- 100 vocabulary flashcards at A1, B1 and C1, taken from the pages of the pack

THE FLASHCARDS
There is one ZIP for each level. Each has cards to print double-sided or single-sided in US Letter and A4, digital cards for a projector or video call, a vocabulary reference, a teacher guide, and editable PowerPoint slides.

ZERO PREP
Every page marked teacher copy tells you how to run it. Most activities work on a video call.

Instant download, nothing ships. Print as many copies as your own students need. Please do not resell or redistribute the files.