Easter in the UK

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Easter Traditions

Lesson Aim and outcomes

a skills-based lesson with the theme Easter

Aim: 

Speaking about & Listening to Easter traditions 

Outcomes:

You will be able to describe your personal Easter traditions

You will be able to listen for specific information in a spoken text

You will have obtained some more information about UK Easter traditions

English words that
have got to do
with Easter?

What is Easter?

Do you celebrate Easter at home? How do you celebrate?

Traditions

Are there specific traditions in the Netherlands?

Which traditions do you have that originate from another country?

00:30

What is the theme of Easter

1. Resurrection
2. Rebirth

01:14

Which three things are symbols of Easter?

1. eggs, flowers, bunny rabbits
2. eggs, lambs, chicks
3. Eggs, chicks, bunny rabbits
4. lambs, chicks, bunny rabbits

01:59

Easter is as popular as Christmas in the UK

1. True
2. False

03:25

What are the two most important treats for Easter?

04:19

What is the name of the competition she just spoke about?

05:03

What is Easter all about?

Just a few riddles to end with...

1. Why was the Easter egg hiding?

2. What shouldn’t you tickle an Easter egg?

3. How many Easter eggs can you put in an empty basket?

1. Because it was a little chicken.

2. Because it might crack up.

3. Just 1, after that it isn't empty anymore