Video-based Christmas activities

Video-based Christmas activities

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Gosia Kwiatkowska

The last class before the Christmas break might be a challenge as even adult students expect it to be light and holiday oriented.This short videoissued by WestJet airlines in 2013 has inspired my Christmas conversation classes with more advanced students. I then came up with different activity ideas for all levels, focusing on speakingand listening.

The video

Watch the video with your students and ask them what it was about and what they thought about it. Here are some questions relating directly to the video:

· Are you touched by this video? Why?

· Do you think the passengers took the Santa at the airport seriously? Why?

· Where there any gift requests you find unusual?

· What do you think the man who had asked for socks felt?

· Why do you think WestJet organized such an action?

· Do you think the airlines saw any benefits in giving their passengers Christmas gifts?

· What do you think the West Jetters felt during their endeavor?

The discussion

In my experience watching this video has very often led to discussing the following topics:

· Giving vs receiving gifts: what gives us greater joy

· What is the so-called “Christmas spirit” nowadays?

· Do you think Christmas has become too much about material goods?

· Does a Christmas gift necessarily have to be something you can wrap and put under the tree?

· Is it OK for companies to play on people’s sentimentality to boost their sales?

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