Are you feeling festive?
Get your students talking about holiday celebrations as they explore this topic by answering questions and participating in group discussions. The language in this poll is suitable for low-intermediate+ English learners. You could use this poll before or after an Ellii lesson on Christmas or another December holiday.
Preview
1. Do you have the holiday spirit?
- Yes! I love the holidays!
- Not yet. I can't get into the holidays this year.
- No. I don't celebrate the holidays.
Keywords
Do you know these words?
- commercialized
- overwhelmed
- solstice
- decorate
- festive
- grateful
Agree or Disagree?
2. Holidays are stressful.
- Agree
- Disagree
3. Holidays help me feel closer to my family and friends.
- Agree
- Disagree
4. Holidays are too commercialized.
- Agree
- Disagree
Elaborate
5. What do you like most about the holidays?
- buying gifts
- going to parties with friends
- having family gatherings
- going to holiday shows / parades
- making / eating holiday food
- decorating
- dressing up
- receiving gifts
- other
6. Which December holidays do you celebrate?
- Chanukah
- Festivus
- Winter Solstice
- Christmas
- Boxing Day
- Kwanzaa
- New Year's Eve
- other
- none
7. Which best describes your holiday mood this season?
- joyful
- sad
- depressed
- bored
- overwhelmed
- festive
- annoyed
- grateful