Holidays Around the World
Language through real-world culture
A complete, ready-to-teach A1 culture lesson on "Holidays Around the World". Includes objective, target vocabulary (festival, celebrate, tradition, gift…), warm-up, controlled & freer practice, production task, exit ticket, and homework. Print-and-play or run live in the ReadyESL classroom.
Warm-up (5 min)
Activate prior knowledge: ask students what they already know about holidays around the world. Brainstorm 3–5 words on the board.
Presentation (10 min)
Introduce the target language for Holidays Around the World using flashcards/visuals. Drill pronunciation chorally, then individually.
- festival
- celebrate
- tradition
- gift
- family
- food
- custom
- holiday
Controlled Practice (10 min)
- Matching: words ↔ pictures
- Gap-fill worksheet
- Pronunciation drill of: festival, celebrate, tradition, gift
Freer Practice (12 min)
Communicative task: students use the new language in a short game or interview about Holidays Around the World.
Production (10 min)
Mini-presentation or group share: each student/team produces an original example using the target language.
Cool-down & Exit Ticket (3 min)
Each student says/writes one sentence using a target word from today's lesson.
Homework
Reinforcement: complete the Holidays Around the World worksheet or record a 30-second voice note using 5 target words.