WEEK1-HOBBIES

Task 1 Answer the following questions:

1. What is your hobby?

2. How long do you spend on it?
3. Why do you like doing it?

Task 2 . What are the most common hobbies that people have? Make a list and compare yours
with that of your partner’s

Task 3. Read the text and discuss the main reasons why young people do not watch TV any
more. Do you agree with the text? Why?/Why not?

Can hobbies become dated?

There are several activities that people love to do in their free time. It turned out that hobbies can be
fashionable or dated. For instance, the development in technologies has caused substitution of old,
traditional types of hobbies (like collecting stamps, postcards or badges) by modern, more sophisticated
leisurely activities. Even watching TV which once was a very popular hobby amongst the youth, is
becoming less and less attractive for them. This is according to Ofcom, a regulatory body that oversees
broadcasting practices in the UK.
However, this does not come as a surprise to some people who have noticed that young people become
increasingly addicted to their smartphones. Youth are opting for online distractions like YouTube videos,
social media, and games rather than switching
on a TV and watching different, even most interesting rogrammes. Britain's newspaper the Guardian
reported that “ The youth of the nation are more likely to get even their day's news about the world from
social media or by reading graffiti in bus stations than seeing it on the telly. "
It’s also interesting that retired and elderly people try to remain social and active to avoid boredom or
loneliness. As well as this, it is even more important to help reduce the risk of health problems. There are
so many hobby ideas out there which can help people to fight back against the aging process, by
remaining fit, healthy, active and socially active. This can be easy sports, like walking, golf, etc.
Of course, more than anything else, sport is fun. It gives people something to look forward to each week,
whether they’re a member of a club/team or they’re just having a social game with their friends.
Gardening can be considered to be another great idea for retirement. It has plenty of benefits for older
people. Gardening can become an addictive hobby, as everybody wants their garden to look the best it
can. Keen gardeners want to fill their gardens with the most beautiful flowers and plants, cut the lawn
into a nice, neat design and maybe even grow some fruit and vegetables. As well as this, gardening helps
people remain healthy both mentally and physically. It helps them to keep fit and active, can provide
nutritious, healthy food and reduces stress levels.

Task 4 Identify the meaning of the underlined words.

Task 5 Answer the following questions. Substantiate your answers with specific arguments:
1. Why is TV becoming less interesting for UK youth? Is this also true for your country?
2. Do you think old people should also have hobbies? Why? Why not?

Task 6 Mini-projects: Make a group presentation on one of the following issues.

Divide the students in groups of 3 and assign one of the project titles.

1. Most popular hobbies in Georgia

2. What other hobbies can elderly people undertake in Georgia?
3. What will be the most popular hobby in Georgia in 20 years?
4. What makes a hobby fashionable and unfashionable?

Homework:
1. Match the word ( 1-10) with its definition
1. according to a. main
2. oversees b. amusements
3. increasingly c. subject matter
4. distractions d. inspects
5. live e. ordered
6. commissioned f. proof
7. primary g. as stated by
8. evidence h. win over
9. attract i. not recorded
10. content j. ever more

2. watch the video about top 10 men’s hobbies. Name them. Can they be taken up by women
as well ? Why? Why not?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur0H9aM4mc8
3. Watch the video about the most profitable hobbies. Which of them would be profitable in
Georgia? Why?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kKPmW_NzKE
4. Watch the youtobe video and discuss the following questions:
1Does the video discuss the vocabulary you discussed at the lesson?
2What are the phrases used when people want to express what they like? Dislike?
3Use the verbs do, go, play, have, take (up), get into with the following words:
4Jogging, swimming, running, photos, coffee, football, tennis, volley ball, climbing, photography
5. Which is your favourite example? Why?
6. What did you learn from this video?
7. Write a short text about your hobby/free time answering all the questions given in the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoyhPZDp3dE&t=49s

WEEK 2- MOST WEIRD AND SECRET

HOBBIES

In my free time I…/When I have some spare time I…/When I get some free time, I…/I relax by
watching TV / listening to music, etc.
My hobbies are bird-watching / playing sport, etc.
When discussing the following options, pay attention to their grammatical structure.
I’m interested in (+ noun / gerund)
I’m keen on (+ noun / gerund)
I’m into (+ noun / gerund)
I enjoy (+ noun / gerund)
You can add “really” or “quite” after “I’m…” for emphasis.
“I’m really keen on basketball.”

“I’m really into biology

Task 1 Answer the following questions:

1. Can you name weird hobbies? What makes them weird?

Task 2 Read the text and match the weird hobby with the person. Provide the arguments for
your choice
1. Johnny Depp; 2. Paris Hilton 3. Mike Tyson 4. Taylor Swift; 5. Mila Kunis 6. Angelina
Jolie; 7. Susan Sarandon

Text 1

This person is a skilled and practiced pigeon racer and is fond of attending a pigeon
pageant in USA every year, which shows off the bred birds at their best. S/he even has
expressed a desire for the hobby to expand to younger generations. At the opening
address of the convention, s/he addressed the young generation and appealed them to
take up this hobby to enhance their responsibility and enjoy it.

Text 2
This person loves Barbie Dolls and plays with them. S/he believes that s/he is very good at
playing with dolls and has already got a vast and eclectic collection. According to this
actor/actress, playing with Barbies helps her/him to get into character for the films, as well as to
bond with his/her kids.

Text 3
This person is a known lover of all things DIY ( Do It Yourself) and home crafting. During
the holidays, S/he is even infamous for gifting his/her hardcore fans things made by
herself/himself.
Every Christmas, s/he takes the time to make his/her own snow globes for friends and
family. Of course, the latter express sheer and utter delight with these Christmas
presents

Text 4
This person enjoys spending her /his leisure time chasing frogs around his/her ranches.
Although s/he is a known animal rights activist, she still asserts her/his frog hunting methods as
humane, because he/ she always releases them back into the wild.

Text 5
This person has developed an obsession with World of Warcraft. S/he has just revealed that
s/he often spends hours at a time playing the computer fantasy game. S/he also believes that
there are thousands of fans who would jump at the opportunity to virtually fight alongside
him/her.

Text 6
When this person is not busy, s/he likes playing some table tennis. His/her passion for ping
pong reached new heights when s/he opened a combination bar/restaurant dedicated to this
sport.

Text 7
This person has always had an odd obsession with knives and owns a large collection of
ancient daggers, and swords, and she's always looking forward to adding more.
Understandably, s/he keeps his/her collection locked away from the rest of his/ her family.

Task 3 Guess the meaning of the underlined words.

Task 4 Comment on the positive and negative qualities of the following hobbies.

Checking Facebook Chatting with friends online going window-shopping Do

computer programming do cooking have quality family time do baking going
camping going to parties going to the gym going to the movies
listening to Music Going /doing shopping travelling watching video games
watching TV

Task 5 Read the text and guess the meaning of the underlined words

A secret hobby of the king

Some people who don't like to speak about their true passions and prefer to leave their hobbies in secret.
One of such people is Holland's King Willem -Alexander who has just revealed he has been secretly flying
planes for the Dutch carrier KLM for the past 21 years completely unknown to his passengers. The 50-year-
old king obtained his military pilot's license as a member of the Royal
Netherlands Air Force when he was in his twenties. He developed a love of flying and trained to become a
commercial pilot. Finally, he revealed his secret life as a pilot in an interview with Dutch
media.

King Willem -Alexander told reporters that his passion for flying meant he could relieve all stress while up in
the skies. He explained: "You have an aircraft, passengers, and crew. You are responsible for them. You
can't take your problems from the ground into the skies. You can completely disengage and concentrate on
something else. That, for me, is the most relaxing part of flying." He said it was easy to keep his anonymity
while flying, and that very few passengers ever knew he was piloting their plane. According to him "I always
say that I wish everyone a heartfelt welcome on behalf of the captain and the crew. I don't have to say my
name, but most people don’t listen anyway."

Task 6
What does the article say about the following words? Identify the context and support your
opinion with the relevant information from the text: secretly / passengers / pilot / love / secret life /
heartfelt / obtain/ passion / military / aircraft / crew / responsibility / sky / flying / anonymity /
welcome

Task 7 Discuss the following:

Kind of pilot Good things Bad things Is it for you?

Commercial airliner
Private jets for
celebrities
Jet fighter
Hot-air balloon
Cruise ship
Space rocket

Task 8 Role play . Listen to the instructions and perform the role-play in dialogues

Role A – Airplane Food

You think the food is the best thing about flying. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them
what is wrong with
their things. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): the in-flight
entertainment, the flight
attendants or taking off.
Role B – In-Flight Entertainment
You think the in-flight entertainment is the best thing about flying. Tell the others three reasons
why. Tell them what
is wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): the food,
the flight attendants
or taking off.
Role C – Flight Attendants
You think the flight attendants are the best things about flying. Tell the others three reasons
why. Tell them what is
wrong with their things. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): the in-flight
entertainment, the
food or taking off.
Role D – Taking Off
You think taking off is the best thing about flying. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them
what is wrong with
their things. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): the in-flight
entertainment, the flight
attendants or the food.
Homework
1. Provide the definition of the following idiomatic phrases and use them in your own
sentences
Chow down at a fast-food joint Paint the town red! Catch a flick Keep it low-key
Grab some munchies and hit the road

2. Write a paragraph ( 200 words) describing your impression of the first flight you had. Use the
following phrases: taking off; being up in the air; duty free shopping;landing; the food; the flight
attendants; in-flight entertainment; the airplane seats
3. Match the following :

1. secretly a. sincere
2. developed b. improve
3. revealed c. greet
4. upgrade d. evolved
5. train e. focused
6. passion f. disclosed
7. concentrate g. team
8. heartfelt h. on the quiet
9. welcome i. love
10. crew j. learn
WEEK3-MUSIC

Task 1. Answer the following questions:

1. Why is music important for us?

2. Which genres of music can you name?
3. Which is your favourite genre of music? Why?

Use the following strategies:

Like
Be fond of/ ( really) like/adore/worship/be crazy about/ be a great fan of something

Dislike
Not to be one’s thing/dislike/can’t stand /hate/detest/loathe

Task 2 Read the text.

Music

There's something incredibly powerful about the effect of music on our psyche. Put on your favorite
album and you're bound to feel better. Everyone has their own distinct taste when it
comes to music - when the perfect song is heard, it gets deep into your bones and sticks with you. Like a
good book, a song can take you back to a moment in your life, remind you of a place or your favourite
person.
Although there are many different genres and subgenres of music, the relationship between the
genres are usually subtle and they blend together. The blues, jazz, rock 'n' roll, punk, country and hip hop
are all types of music loved by millions of people. However, as revealed by many poles and surveys, the
blues genre may be one of the favourites. It originated in African-American communities in the American
south around the end of the 19th century and influenced many other genres of music
including rock 'n' roll, jazz and hip hop. Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Charley Patton and Son House
were all prominent and influential bluesmen who shaped this style of music.
Many people would like to learn more about music to get to the roots of rock 'n' roll, country and
other types of music. There are numerous sites which can provide records of most popular hits and videos.
As well as this, some of them even provide historical information about them. For people interested in
music such sites are music to their ears and eyes.

Task 3 Guess the meanings of the underlined words from the context.

Task 4 Make up dialogues using the underlined words in the text.

Task 5 In pairs answer the following questions and report to the group

1. Who are some of your favorite bands or artists?

2. How often do you listen to music?
3. When was the last time you bought a song or album?
4. Where do you buy music?
5. Have you ever illegally downloaded music? Do you think it is okay or not okay to download
music illegally?
6. What kind of music do you listen to when you are sad/happy?
7. How do you feel about your country’s traditional music?

Task 6 Answer the following questions:

1. Do you like folk music? Why/why not?

2. Should people try to modernize traditional music?
3. How is your country’s traditional music different from other countries’ traditional music?
Task 7
Folk Music

Folk music is a type of traditional and generally rural music that originally was passed down through
families and other small social groups.
The term folk music and its equivalents in other languages denote many different kinds of music; the
meaning of the term varies according to the part of the world, social class, and period of history.
The central traditions of folk music are transmitted orally or aurally, that is, they are learned through
hearing rather than the reading of words or music, ordinarily in informal, small social
networks of relatives or friends rather than in institutions such as school or church. In the 20th century,
transmission through recordings and mass media began to replace much of the face-to-face learning. In
comparison with art music, which brings aesthetic enjoyment, and popular music, which functions
as entertainment, folk music is more often associated with other activities, such as calendric or lifecycle
rituals, work, games, and folk religion.

(retrieved and modified from https://www.britannica.com/art/folk-music)

Task 8 Discussion
Do agree with the view expressed in the article? Compare it with the Georgian folk music traditions.

Homework
1. Match the words with their synonyms

1. Incredible a. the mind, thoughts

2. Stick with b. not obvious
3. Subtle c. mix
4. Blend together d. stay close
5. Life-cycle e. from birth to death
6. Orally f. unbelievable, hard to believe
7. Aurally g. by mouth, sound
8. Psyche h. broadcast, spread
9. Transmission i. through listening

2. Listen to the video and name the genres mentioned in it, Which of them do you like most? Why?
Who are the best representatives of the genres you like most?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uxF9CsxW88

3. Watch the video about the relationship between music and personality traits, write down the
characteristics of people and music using 3 adjectives per each. For instance, rock loversromantic,
creative, active. DO you agree wih the video? How did you see yourself as a music
lover?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRwLmwrMuQk
WEEK 4- SUCCESS AND FAILURE

Task 1 Answer the following questions

1. What is success/failure?
2. Are you successful? What is necessary to be successful?

Task 2 Which of these quotes do you like best? Why?

Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.-– Arnold H. Glasgow
Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. Winston Churchill
A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success. Joyce Brothers
Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.- Abraham
Lincoln

Task 3 Read the texts . Which of them is more interesting? Why? Substantiate your answer with
arguments

Text 1
Elvis Prestley made a huge impact on pop music. He was even called King of Rock. However,
even for Elvis success came after failure. His first recordings went nowhere. After that, he tried
to join a vocal group and was told he “couldn’t sing”. Finally, right before he became popular, he
was told “You ain’t goin’ nowhere, son. You ought to go back to drivin’ a truck.”

Text 2
Bill Gates is now one of the world’s wealthiest businessmen, but he didn’t earn his fortune in a
straight line to success. Gates entered the entrepreneurial scene with a company called Traf-O-
Data, which aimed to process and analyze the data from traffic tapes. He tried to sell the idea
but the product barely even worked. It was a complete disaster. However, the failure did not
hold Gates back from exploring new opportunities, and a few years later, he created his first
Microsoft product and forged a new path to success.

Text 3
Walt Disney, one of the most creative geniuses of the 20th century was once fired from a
newspaper because he was told he lacked creativity. Trying to persevere, Disney formed his
first nimation company, which was called Laugh-O-Gram Films. He raised $15,000 for the
company but eventually was forced to close Laugh-O-Gram, following the close of an important
distributor partner.
Desperate and out of money, Disney found his way to Hollywood and faced even more criticism
and failure until finally, his first few classic films started to skyrocket in popularity.

Task 4 Match the following words with their underlined synonyms in the text: 1.increase
2.Entrepreneurial; 3 hold back; 4 persevere; 5. Desperate

Task 5 Answer the following questions:

1. What would be the greatest failure for you- A failed relationship, a failed friendship , a failed career
choice ? Why?
2. Have you ever experienced failure? Give examples

Task 6 Read the following paragraph by J.K. Rowling and discuss the key to her success:

I had failed on an epic scale. An exceptionally short-lived marriage had imploded, and I was jobless, a lone
parent, and as poor as it is possible to be in modern Britain, without being homeless. The fears that my
parents had had for me, and that I had had for myself, had both come to pass, and by every
usual standard, I was the biggest failure I knew.

Task 7 Role-Play
A
You are a owner of a large IT company. You have over a billion dollars in the bank, several
large houses, a yacht and several fast sports cars and a collection of car models. Your children
spend summer in the Bahamas and learn in the best schools in Europe.
So you think you are successful. Why?

B
You are a single mother of three children. You have two jobs, sleep very little, you have no
friends, and your family does not support you. You can not look after yourself as you have no
money.
But you think you are successful?
Why?

C
You are a young scientist, specialising in Stem Cell Research. You think you
have discovered the cure for cancer. In order to dedicate your tine to your
research you have given up your girl- friend/boy-friend and feel very lonely.
You think you are successful. Why?

Homework
1. Watch the video and name the successful people. Which of them do you considered to be most
successful? Why? What do you think helped these people to become successful? Discuss the mottos of
these people. Which of them do you like most? Why?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNUNrPyF-Rw

2. Write 200 words about the best success story you have heard about
WEEK 5- HALLOWEEN AND OTHER
HOLIDAY S

Task 1. Fill in the crossword. The words are underlined in the text below.

Task 2 Answer the following questions

Do you believe in ghosts?
Do you believe in spirits?
Do you believe in life after death?
Do you celebrate Halloween? Why yes/no?
Do you know who is Guy Fawkes?
Do you think you would like Bonfire Night?
When do you have firework displays in your country?
Do you think festivals are good way to remember historical events? Why?
When does Britain celebrate Christmas? When does Georgia celebrate Christmas?
What do you do on New Year?

Task 2. Read the texts about different holidays.

A. Halloween

The origins of Halloween

If you think of Halloween, you probably think of scary carved pumpkins, all kinds of fancy dress and
children asking for sweets. And if you think of a country that celebrates Halloween, you probably think of
the United States first. Americans and Canadians have adopted Halloween in a big way, but Halloween
traditions actually come from 16th-century Ireland, Scotland and England. The tradition of Halloween on 31
October comes from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. Samhain was the Celtic
New Year and they celebrated it on 1 November because that was the end of summer and harvest time
(life) and the beginning of winter (death). It was also the time for ghosts to return to earth for a day. People
lit a big fire, wore special clothes made of animal skin and hoped to be safe from the ghosts and the winter.
In AD 609, the Catholic Church put the Christian celebration of All Saints Day on 1 November. In AD 1000,
the church added All Souls Day on 2 November, and All Hallows Eve – or Halloween – moved to the night
of the 31st.

Pumpkins
The Celts carved faces into vegetables like turnips, potatoes and squash (a pumpkin is a kind of squash) to
scare the ghosts and other spirits and make them go away. It was sometimes called a jack- o’-lantern
because of an Irish story about a man, Jack. He played a trick on the devil and then had to walk the earth
for all time as a punishment. Irish people who came to live in the United States in the 1800s found
pumpkins much easier to carve, and the tradition became the one we see today.

Fancy dress

The Celts were afraid of the ghosts that came on Samhain. If they went outside after dark, they covered
their faces with masks. They hoped any ghosts they met would think they were ghosts too and would leave
them alone. In early America, the Native Americans and the first Europeans celebrated the end of the
harvest, but not Halloween. When Irish people arrived, the harvest festival started to look more like
Halloween and it became popular across the country. In the late 19th century, people tried to make
Halloween less about ghosts and religion and more about celebrating the season with a party for
neighbours and family. That’s why Americans today wear all kinds of Halloween costumes and not just
scary things like witches and ghosts like in other countries.

Trick or treat

This is another tradition that began in Europe, this time in England. When the church introduced All Souls
Day, rich people gave poor people ‘soul cakes’, a small cake made with spices and raisins. It replaced the
Celtic tradition of leaving food outside houses for the ghosts. ‘Going a-souling’ was popular in England for
hundreds of years until about the 1930s. The Americans kept the tradition, but today children knock on
people’s doors and ask for sweets. Going trick or treating is so popular that a quarter of the sweets for the
year in the United States are sold for this one day.

The rest of the world

Halloween has become the United States’ second-biggest commercial festival after Christmas. Halloween
is also celebrated in other countries, but it’s not as big as in the United States, even in the countries where
the traditions began. Mexico celebrates the Day of the Dead from 31 October to 2 November and some of
its traditions, like giving gifts of sugar skulls, are starting to mix with
Halloween. In this way, the celebration of Halloween continues to change as new traditions join the oldest
of the Celtic ones.

Retrieved from: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/podcasts/files/LearnEnglish-Magazine-

B. Bonfire Night
Remember, remember the fifth of November,
The gunpowder treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason,
Should ever be forgot.

The history

The year was 1605 and some English Catholics were angry because King James I was treating them
badly. In November of that year, a group of men made a plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament in
London. An enormous explosion was planned for 5 November. This was the day that the king was due to
open Parliament. The plan became known as the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ and the leader of the group was called
Guy Fawkes. The men put 36 barrels of gunpowder in the Houses of Parliament and waited for
the king to arrive. The group decided that Guy Fawkes should light the gunpowder and cause the
explosion. Did they succeed? No, they didn’t. The police found the gunpowder before it exploded and they
caught all the men involved in the plot. The men were tortured and killed. To celebrate his survival, King
James ordered the people of England to have a bonfire on the night of 5 November.

Bonfires, Guys and fireworks

On 5 November, people remember the plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament by celebrating ‘Bonfire
Night’. All over Britain there are firework displays and bonfires with models of Guy Fawkes,
which are burned on the fire. The Guy is made of old clothes and the clothes are filled with newspaper. The
fireworks are a reminder of the gunpowder that Guy Fawkes hid in the cellar of Parliament. Some people
have a small bonfire in their garden on 5 November, while in main towns and cities there are
big bonfires and firework displays.

Food

It’s normally quite cold in November in Britain, so on Bonfire Night people wear hats, scarves and gloves to
spend the evening outside. They need some warm food too. Traditional Bonfire Night food is hot baked
potatoes. They are cooked on the bonfire and filled with butter and cheese. There are also toffee apples
(apples on a stick, covered in sweet toffee) and in the north of England they eat a special type of cake
called parkin. Toasting marshmallows on the bonfire is also popular. Yum!

Penny for the Guy

In Britain only adults can buy fireworks but in the past they were sold to children too. During the days
before Bonfire Night, children used to take their home-made Guys onto the streets and ask for ‘a penny for
the Guy’ to collect money to buy fireworks. Now you have to be over 18 to buy fireworks, and safety on
Bonfire Night is an important issue.

Retrieved from: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/bonfire-night

C. Christmas
Christmas can mean different things to different people. For many people it means eating a lot and
spending time with family and visiting relatives and friends. For children it often means presents,
presents and more presents!

The origins of Christmas

In ancient times people had mid-winter festivals when the days were short and the nights were very long.
They believed that their ceremonies would help the sun’s power return. The Romans decorated their
homes with green plants in December to remind Saturn, their harvest god, to return the following spring. In
CE440 the Christian church decided that the birth of Christ should be celebrated every year on December
25th. Some of these ancient customs were adopted by early Christians as part of their
celebrations of the birthday of Jesus Christ. Green plants are still used to decorate many British homes in
December. At Christmas we cover trees (real ones or reusable synthetic trees) in with shiny balls and
flashing lights!

Cards and presents

It’s very common to send Christmas cards to friends, family, colleagues, classmates and neighbours in the
weeks leading up to December 25th. Christmas is traditionally a time for helping other people and giving
money to charities. Many people send charity cards; where a percentage of the cost of each card
goes to charity. People send fewer cards than in the past as they now send Christmas greetings by email
or via Facebook. Christmas presents are reserved for close friends and family. Traditionally the giving of a
gift is symbolic of the three wise men giving their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the baby Jesus.
Popular presents for young people in the UK in recent years include a Smart phone, a Playstation Move
and 80’s retro fashion.
Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus)

Every year small children tell Father Christmas (also known as Santa Claus) exactly what presents they
would like to receive. They can write him letter with a list of requests or they can visit him personally in one
of the large department stores across Britain in the weeks before Christmas. On the night of December
24th Father Christmas travels through the sky on a sleigh pulled by magic reindeers and delivers presents
to children across Britain. How does he enter the children’s houses? Via the
chimney of course!

Turkey and crackers

Christmas dinner is usually eaten at midday or early afternoon. It traditionally includes roast turkey,
vegetables and potatoes. There are also lots of alternatives to the turkey dinner for vegetarians who prefer
a meat-free Christmas. Dessert is a rich, fruity cake called Christmas pudding. Traditionally a Christmas
cracker is placed next to each person. When you pull the cracker with the person next to you, you hear a
loud ‘bang!’ and a paper hat, a joke and a small gift fall from the cracker. You have to wear the hat, tell the
joke to the other people at the table and keep the gift.

Retrieved from: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/

Christmas%20student%20worksheet.pdf

Homework:
1. Make a presentation about your favourite holiday that is unique to Georgia (presentation should
be 5mins. You can present in twos).
2. Watch the video about festivals. How many festivals are mentioned? Which of them do you like
most? Why?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l3WiwugNFE

3. Match the words with their equivalents

1 jack-o’-lantern a something that can be used again

2 cracker b large fire
3 sleigh c cut into a stone or wood
4 frankincense d type of confectionary
5 carved e skeleton of a head
6 adopted f caramelized sugar
7 witch g accepted
8 skull h action causing suffering
9 treason i Halloween pumpkin
10 torture j kept for some purpose
11 bonfire k festive table decorations
12 toffee l person, who practices magic
13 marshmallow m a type of sledge
14 reusable n aromatic oil
15 reserved o criminal disloyalty to the State

4. Fill in the text with the words from the box. What do the underlined words/phrases mean?

Activities loser from sounds complete coastal

1. The gorgeous 1.................. town of Boryeong (South Korea), hosts an annual Mud Festival and it’s as
messy as it 2................. The festival is one big party, with music, zip-lining, and a whole
host of mud-related 3................. such as mud wrestling and mud fireworks.
2. Ever fancied locking toes with a 4................ stranger? Toe Wrestling involves two people sitting across 5
…………… each other with their toes interlocked and ready for battle. The 6……….. is the contender
whose foot is forced to touch the side of the ‘toedium’. Smack down!