Main Learning Objective of the activity: Learn vocabulary and improve listening
Listening activity for your ESL class:
Using a song is motivating and a very easy activity to use in your English lesson! I consider this song as one of the best Christmas songs of all times. It’s energetic, it’s from the awesome Mariah Carey and the message in it is just great. Play it and ask to fill the gaps with the words missing. The answers are below:
Lyrics:
I don’t want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need
I don’t care about the (1) _______
underneath the Christmas tree
I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my (2) _______come true
All I want for Christmas is you
Yeah
I don’t want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing I need (and I)
Don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree
I don’t need to hang my stocking there upon the (3) _______
Santa Claus won’t make me happy with a toy on Christmas Day
I just want you for my own
More than you (4) _______ ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is you
You, baby
Oh, I won’t ask for much this Christmas
I won’t even wish for (5) _______ (and I)
I’m just gonna keep on waiting underneath the mistletoe
I won’t make a list and send it to the North Pole for Saint Nick
I won’t even stay awake to hear those magic reindeer click
‘Cause I just want you here (6) _______
Holding on to me so tight
What more can I do?
Oh, baby, all I want for Christmas is you
You, baby
Oh-oh, all the (7) _______ are shining so brightly everywhere (so brightly, baby)
And the sound of children’s laughter fills the air (oh, oh, yeah)
And everyone is singing (oh, yeah)
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa, won’t you bring me the one I really need? (Yeah, oh)
Won’t you please (8) _______ my baby to me?
Oh, I don’t want a lot for Christmas
This is all I’m asking for
I just wanna see my baby standing right outside my door
Oh, I just want you for my own
More than you could ever know
Make my wish come (9) _______
Oh, baby, all I want for Christmas is you
You, baby
All I want for Christmas is you, baby
All I want for Christmas is you, baby
All I want for Christmas is you, baby
All I want for Christmas (all I really want) is you, baby
All I want (I want) for Christmas (all I really want) is you, baby
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Answers: 1 presents, 2 wish , 3 fireplace, 4 could , 5 snow, 6 tonight ,7 lights, 8 bring, 9 true.
Complementary writing exercise: Ask your students to write a postcard wishing merry Christmas using some of the words above.
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