ESL Lesson Plan Is Christmas Too Commercialised?

Level: C1-C2
Time: 90 min
Media: Article

Lesson Overview

This C1 ESL lesson explores the topic of Christmas commercialisation, encouraging students to consider whether the festive season has become too focused on spending, advertising and material possessions.

Students examine the influence of Christmas adverts, explore key vocabulary related to consumerism and financial pressure, and analyse the…

Students examine the influence of Christmas adverts, explore key vocabulary related to consumerism and financial pressure, and analyse the positive and negative effects of festive spending. They read a thought-provoking article about the pressures of modern Christmas celebrations, exploring the writer’s use of humour, sarcasm and exaggeration.

This lesson is ideal for C1 learners who want to develop their speaking, reading and critical thinking skills while expanding their vocabulary and discussing the social, financial and economic implications of modern Christmas celebrations.

Activity Layout

Warm Up: Christmas Adverts
Christmas: Ranking
Commercialisation: Key Words
Article: The Season of Spending
Commercialisation: Who Benefits?
Christmas: Agree or Disagree?
What Would You Do?
Christmas Questions: “If…”
Christmas: Case Studies

Homework

As with all adult lesson plans on ESL Pals, there is a homework task to supplement this A0 ESL lesson plan. Students are challenged to complete a series of exercises which follows on from the lesson.

Article: Christmas Commercialisation
Reading Comprehension

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