Coba kalian lakukan 5 kegiatan play & learn ini ketika malam Natal tiba atau mungkin dari sekarang. Kenapa? Karena Hari Natal hanya tinggal menghitung hari saja dengan jarimu. Sedangkan itu, perayaan ini hanya terjadi selama setahun sekali. Sudah pasti kalian tidak akan sabar untuk menyambut kehangatan kala Natal tiba. Saudara yang berkumpul, minuman jahe, kado-kado di lantai, dan lain sebagainya. Faktanya, memang ada banyak sekali kegiatan yang dapat dilakukan. Hanya saja, tahun ini sedikit terhambat dengan adanya pandemi COVID-19 ke Indonesia.
Karena adanya pandemi tersebut, kita tidak boleh berkumpul lama-lama dengan jumlah yang banyak. Maka dari itu, untuk menghilangkan kebosanan atau mungkin kebingungan kalian dalam mengisi hari-hari mendekati Natal, apa salahnya bermain sambil belajar? Jadi, simak 5 kegiatan mengasyikkan di bawah ini, yuk!
Fun Activities for English Practice
This kind of activity has so many benefits, such as improving pronunciation, adding vocabulary, and others. Also, the benefits of play & learn activity on their own allow a person to get to know themselves and develop satisfying behavior patterns in life. Play & learn activity also helps someone to develop social relationships with other people, the environment, and many others. Moreover, it helps a person to improve critical thinking.
Furthermore, the benefit of learning while playing is the capability to practice language skills. Through communication, the vocabulary level known by a person will continue to increase. Therefore, we can start doing that right now!
Christmas Tongue Twister
Tongue twisters will not only teach you about pronouncing words but it can also bring spirit to your family or friends! You can write your own personally-made tongue twister or search it on the internet. Moreover, if you write your own tongue twister, you can insert a friend’s name along with similar vocabulary to make the game even funnier. However, if you run out of ideas, try these 3 tongue twister lines:
- Chilly chipper children cheerfully chant.
- Tiny Timmy trims the tall tree with tinsel.
- Christmas candles cascade characters on the ceiling.
Guess What I Am!
The second game in our list of games will take you to explain different Christmas-related items in turns. So, start by thinking about a list of stuff. The list can consist of kinds of stuff you can use, such as Christmas trees, lights, socks, gifts, Santa Claus, and many more. Then, one person will draw the item on paper, and another person will be a guesser. Then, one more person is in charge of giving directions about the stuff that has been described without saying what they are.
For example, your friend may say, “I am red, and I hang by the fire. Sometimes, other people wear me on their feet.” Thus, that’s when the guesser has to guess what the answer is.
Christmas Story Recall
The third activity requires someone good at listening to a story and remembering details about a story. So, we can know how exactly good that person is when listening and remembering a story.
You can start the activity by telling your relatives or friends amusing stories. Maybe like the story of how you got your first Christmas present. Next, you have to tell the story once or twice and challenge them with the details in the story. The question can be like, “What color was my pajama when I woke up in that morning?”
Watching Christmas Movies
In the Christmas season, it’s a great time to watch Netflix and to learn English at the same time. Maybe it sounds a bit bitter since you can’t enjoy Christmas party with everyone. But, this is one of the effective habits (HabitHack) to improve your language skills.
By watching movies, you can sharpen your conversation skills and perfect your accent. Moreover, you can learn it on the sofa, on your bed, anywhere! If you don’t know what to watch, here are three recommendations:
- A Christmas Prince
- The Holidate
- Let It Snow
Guessing Christmas Songs!
The fifth activity is a combination of Christmas Story Recall and Guess What I Am. However, this time, we use an instrument with a singer we may or may not know. Then, you will play the song for 5 seconds or until the first word of the singer is sung. Meanwhile, others will try to guess the next lyrics. You can also guess who the singer is and what the title is.
In this game, place a doll or plastic hammer in the middle of the guessers. Whoever manages to lift the object first has the right to answer.
Vocabulary Corner
So, what do you think about today’s article? You can scroll up the article to look for unknown words, then you can check the words in the table below. The table is sorted in paragraph order.
| English Words | Arti dalam Bahasa Indonesia |
| Pattern | Pola |
| Run out | Kehabisan |
| Chipper | Gembira/Segar |
| Chant | Nyanyian |
| Trim | Memangkas/Memotong |
| Tinsel | Perada (kertas dari emas) |
| Cascade | Berpencar (ke bawah) |
| In charge | Bertugas/bertanggung jawab |
| Bitter | Pahit |
| Hammer | Palu |
Finally, that’s all for today. If you have any questions or comments, then you can click the comment box. Hopefully, Christmas will bring you joy, happiness, also warmth. You can also check our blogs too. See you next time!
