THE ARTICLE

START

1. BAZAAR’S: What do you know about bazaars? What exactly are they? Have you ever been to one? Have you ever been to an international Christmas bazaar? Go round the room swapping stories. Change partners often.

2. DICTATION: The teacher will read some of the article slowly and clearly. Students will write down what they hear. The teacher will repeat the passage slowly again. Self correct your work from page 2 - filling in spaces and correcting mistakes. Be honest with yourself on the number of errors. Advise the teacher of your total number of errors. Less than 5 is very good. 10 are acceptable. Any more is room for improvement! More than 20 - we need to do some work!

3. READING: Get students to read the passage aloud. Swap readers every paragraph.

4. VOCABULARY: Students look through the article. Underline/highlight any vocabulary you don’t know. Look in dictionaries. Discuss and help each other out. The teacher will go through and explain any words or phrases you are stuck with!

5. INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: With your partner think of 6 things you might buy at an international Christmas bazaar. Discuss.

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6. STALL AT INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: You and your partner are at an international Christmas bazaar. One of you is a stall holder at a stall that represents a country that is not your own. (You work at the Embassy of that country and are helping on a voluntary basis today.) The other is a buyer who wants to get some unusual Christmas presents and thinks the items on display on your stall might just be worth purchasing. The buyer needs to get 3 presents. Swap roles and change countries. Role play: 5 minutes.

7. CHRISTMAS BAZAARS: With your partner on the board write as many words to do with Christmas bazaars as you can. One-two minutes. Compare with other teams. Discuss together – linking your words.

8. CHRISTMAS KNICK-KNACKS: Think of 6 different Christmas knick-knacks you might get to decorate your home/apartment at Christmas. E.g. Christmas cards or something to decorate the tree with. What’s the most unusual item on your list? What’s the most expensive? What is the cheapest? Discuss and compare lists with your partner.

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9. QUICK DISCUSSION: Student(s) A think international Christmas bazaars are fun and a great place to get Christmas presents. Student(s) B don’t rate them at all – preferring shopping parks.

10. TOMBOLA (RAFFLE): You are at the international Christmas bazaar. You see the international tombola stand. Think of 6 international gifts (donated by Embassies) that could be on it. (Imagine!) Which gifts would you like to win? Compare lists with your partner. Which is the best gift?

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11. BAZAAR QUIZ: With your partner or in small groups: Student A 1) What day is the Christmas bazaar? 2) Name 4 non EU countries that will be taking part 3) Who was asked how she liked a previous bazaar? 4) Where does the money raised go to? 5) Who is organising the Christmas bazaar? 6) Where is the Christmas bazaar taking place? 7) How many Christmas bazaars have there been? 8) Who are curious? Student B 1) Name three things you can buy at the event 2) Name 4 EU countries that will be taking part 3) What time does the bazaar start? 4) What do Embassies present? 5) What is marvellous? 6) What do natives supply? 7) What is a beautiful idea? 8) Sum up the First ladies thoughts

12. SENTENCE STARTERS: With your partner(s), finish these sentence starters. Change partner(s) and talk about the sentences you made.

1. The Christmas bazaar ____________________________________________

2. The First lady ___________________________________________________

3. The event _____________________________________________________

4. Products ______________________________________________________

5. The atmosphere ________________________________________________

6. Embassies _____________________________________________________

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: After reading the article guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:

3. PHRASE MATCH: Match the following phrases from the article:

GAP FILL: READING

Put the words into the gaps in the text.

GAP FILL: LISTENING:

Listen and fill in the spaces.

Marvellous Christmas bazaar is back

Tired of buying the same old Christmas presents for your friends and family? _________________ down to this year’s 17^th Christmas Bazaar. __________________ the Old Market Hall in Bratislava on Sunday 18^th November between 10.00 and 16.00. Organised by the International Women’s Club it promises _____________________ places to buy something completely different for Christmas. Countries from all over the world will be represented including non EU countries like Serbia, America, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Korea, ________________. EU countries include; Slovakia, Holland, Germany, France, Poland, the Czech Republic and the UK. All will be presenting Christmas _______________________ typical of their country. There will be many interesting stalls around the whole area of the Old Market Hall and of course lots of curious people. ____________________ try and buy some of the numerous possible cuisines. Such delicacies will include cookies, sweets, wines, chocolates, mugs, aprons, calendars, Christmas cards ____________________. All goodies bought are supplied by natives from the countries they represent. All money raised will go to charity.

The First lady of Slovakia asked __________________ she liked a previous bazaar said, “The atmosphere here is wonderful, drawing me even closer to Christmas. _____________________ bazaar of the international Women’s Club, establishing the tradition of charity bazaars, is marvellous. I really admire the women who can prepare such an amazing event.” She added, “Embassies present ____________________, Christmas delicacies and cakes of their own countries. On __________________ can see everything possible typical for particular countries. The fact that the proceeds will be used for charitable purposes is a beautiful idea, and I truly believe that events __________________ become more and more popular”.

DISCUSSION

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1. Did the headline make you want to read the article?

2. Have you ever been to a bazaar?

3. Have you ever been to an International Christmas bazaar?

4. Have you ever bought a gift for Christmas from another country?

5. What is your most unusual gift you bought?

6. Where did you buy it?

7. Have you ever raised money for charity?

8. Do you think it’s a good idea to hold a Christmas bazaar?

9. Where do you normally buy your Christmas presents?

10. What do you normally do on a Sunday?

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1. What is your favourite market?

2. Are you a member of any organisations or clubs?

3. Do you send Christmas cards?

4. Do you support local charities?

5. Have you ever tried homemade foreign food?

6. Do you collect mugs?

7. What’s the most unusual gift you have won at a tombola?

8. Do you like visiting markets?

9. Have you ever been to any of the countries listed in the article?

10. Did you like this discussion?

AFTER DISCUSSION: Join another partner / group and tell them what you talked about.

1. What was the most interesting thing you heard?

2. Was there a question you didn’t like?

3. Was there something you totally disagreed with?

4. What did you like talking about?

5. Which was the most difficult question?

SPEAKING

ROLE PLAY: SPEAKING: ‘International Christmas bazaar’ Students are at this years International Christmas bazaar.

Student A - You are going to be buying some Christmas goodies from a stall holder listed below. Why are these goodies special to this particular country?

Student B – You are going to be a stall holder. Choose a country below. Think of what you might be selling.

Swap roles after 5 minutes. Move round the room – changing countries. Add more countries as desired.

The teacher will select some students to discuss their findings in front of the class.

LANGUAGE: CORRECT WORD: Choose the correct words from a–d below and write them in the article.

Marvellous Christmas bazaar is back

Tired of (1)__ the same (2)___ Christmas presents for your friends and family? Then why not (3)___ down to this year’s 17^th Christmas Bazaar. It will be held in the Old Market Hall in Bratislava on Sunday 18^th November between 10.00 and 16.00. (4)___ by the International Women’s Club it promises to be one of the best places to buy something (5)___ different for Christmas. Countries from all over the world will be represented (6)___ non EU countries like Serbia, America, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Korea, Japan and Brazil. EU countries include; Slovakia, Holland, Germany, France, Poland, the Czech Republic and the UK. All will be (7)___ Christmas delicacies and products typical of their country. There will be many interesting stalls around the whole area of the Old Market Hall and of course (8)___ of curious people. Many of whom want to try and buy some of the numerous possible cuisines. Such delicacies will include cookies, sweets, wines, chocolates, mugs, aprons, calendars, Christmas cards and other such stuff. All goodies bought are supplied by natives from the countries they represent. All money raised will go to charity.

The First lady of Slovakia asked by journalists how she liked a previous bazaar said, “The atmosphere here is wonderful, drawing me even closer to Christmas. The idea of a charity bazaar of the international Women’s Club, (9)___ the tradition of charity bazaars, is marvellous. I really admire the women who can prepare such an amazing event.” She added, “Embassies present traditional products, Christmas delicacies and cakes of their own countries. On these counters you can see (10)___ possible typical for particular (11)___. The fact that the (12)___ will be used for charitable purposes is a beautiful idea, and I truly believe that events like this one will become more and more popular”.

GRAMMAR 1: MIDWAY

Put the words into the gaps in the text.

GRAMMAR 2: EASY

Put the words into the gaps in the text.

HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: International Christmas bazaars: Search the Internet and find more information about International Christmas bazaars. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE: Write a newspaper article about International Christmas Bazaars. (Minimum 200 words)

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Which article was best and why?

WRITING: IN CLASS:

1. FIVE MINUTE ARTICLE: Write an article on ‘International Christmas Bazaars.’ You have five minutes. Afterwards swap articles with your partner. Read through their article and correct any mistakes. The teacher will select some students to read out their work.

Countdown: Every minute the teacher may say, “You have xx minutes.”

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE:

SYNONYM MATCH:

PHRASE MATCH:

GAP FILL: Marvellous Christmas bazaar is back: Tired of buying the same old Christmas presents for your friends and family? Then why not head down to this year’s 17^th Christmas Bazaar. It will be held in the Old Market Hall in Bratislava on Sunday 18^th November between 10.00 and 16.00. Organised by the International Women’s Club it promises to be one of the best places to buy something completely different for Christmas. Countries from all over the world will be represented including non EU countries like Serbia, America, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Korea, Japan and Brazil. EU countries include; Slovakia, Holland, Germany, France, Poland, the Czech Republic and the UK. All will be presenting Christmas delicacies and products typical of their country. There will be many interesting stalls around the whole area of the Old Market Hall and of course lots of curious people. Many of whom want to try and buy some of the numerous possible cuisines. Such delicacies will include cookies, sweets, wines, chocolates, mugs, aprons, calendars, Christmas cards and other such stuff. All goodies bought are supplied by natives from the countries they represent. All money raised will go to charity.

The First lady of Slovakia asked by journalists how she liked a previous bazaar said, “The atmosphere here is wonderful, drawing me even closer to Christmas. The idea of a charity bazaar of the international Women’s Club, establishing the tradition of charity bazaars, is marvellous. I really admire the women who can prepare such an amazing event.” She added, “Embassies present traditional products, Christmas delicacies and cakes of their own countries. On these counters you can see everything possible typical for particular countries. The fact that the proceeds will be used for charitable purposes is a beautiful idea, and I truly believe that events like this one will become more and more popular”.

LANGUAGE WORK