Boxing Day

A fun lesson for ESL students to learn english vocabulary and expressions to talk about Boxing Day. Watch the ESL video on boxing day, and use the ESL printable and digital flashcards to retell the story and practice using new vocabulary and expressions.

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Warm-Up Questions on Boxing Day

1. What do you do the day after Christmas?
2. Do you like to go shopping when the stores are crowded?
3. What do you like to do together with your family around Christmas?
4. What traditional foods are popular in your country?

ESL Video on Boxing Day

Watch the YouTube video and answer the following questions.

ESL Questions on Boxing Day

Matching

Match the words on the left with words or expressions on the right that are closest in meaning.

ESL Conversation about Boxing Day

Words in Context – Fill-in-the-blanks

Use the words from the vocabulary box to complete the following sentences. You may need to modify the tense or word form.

1. Bill Gates is a very busy man so he has many __________ at his home to do the house work.
2. After we go shopping, we can go to the stadium in the city and watch a soccer ________.  It will be a great game!
3. They have three sizes of ice cream cones. Small, medium and a _________ cone with so much ice cream it takes two people to finish!
4. There is a close __________ between what you eat and how healthy you are.
5. My grandmother’s chocolate cake won first prize in t eh baking contest.  Everyone thought it was very __________.
6. I’m going outside to play in the snow.  Have you seen my ___________? I don’t want my hands to get too cold.
7. When I win the lottery, I am going to hire a __________ to drive me around, do my shopping, and answer my phone for me!
8. After Thanksgiving there was still a lot of food on the table.  I helped my mom put these __________ in the refrigerator so we can eat them tomorrow.
9. Jack Ma became a very _________ man when his company became very successful.
10. In America, this sport is called soccer, but in the rest of the world it is called _________.

ESL Listening Practice on Boxing Day

Fill-in-the-blanks – Watch the video and complete the sentences.

Have you ever heard of the holiday Boxing Day?  No, it is not a day when people put on boxing gloves and have a ________!  It is a tradition in some countries.

Boxing day is the day after December 25th, Christmas day. It is not a ________  in many countries, but it is a tradition in countries that have historical relationships with the United Kingdom. Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, and Canada all _________ Boxing Day.

Some people, but not everyone, celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday. Boxing day is not a religious _________ at all!

So what do people do on Boxing Day? Believe it or not in some countries it is another big __________ day, kind of like Black Friday. It is also the time when people return Christmas presents to stores that they do not want. A lot of people will have the day off from work so they will spend time with family and friends. Some people even call Boxing Day the ________ day of Christmas. Sports are also popular on Boxing Day. A lot of football games are played on Boxing Day, but not __________ football! In these countries football means soccer!

So what exactly does Boxing Day mean? A _________ idea is that Boxing Day started in the United Kingdom many years ago. Wealthy people would give gifts to their servants on December 26th as a way to say thank you for ________ on Christmas day.  They would give their maids, butlers, and other servants boxes with presents inside them. 

What do you think people eat on Boxing Day? Well a lot of people will eat __________ from the huge Christmas dinner the day before!  Leftover turkey is still very delicious on December 26th! I like to make turkey sandwiches!  Ummmm!  Delicious!!!

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