✓ Answer the following questions while watching the movie (for

teachers)

1. Where are the McCalisters going on vacation? (Paris)

2. What is the total for the pizzas? ($122.50)
3. How many kids are there total? (11: 5 boys, 6 girls)
4. How many people are in the McCalister’s house? (15: 5 boys, 6 girls, 4 parents)
5. How much does Kate offer the couple at the airport for trading their tickets?
($500)
6. What did Frank forget at home? (his reading glasses)
7. In what year does Buzz say Marley killed his family? (1958)

8. What holiday song was Kevin playing when he tried to make the robbers believe
his parent's were throwing a party? (Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree)
9. What street do the McCallisters live on? (Lincoln Blv.)
10. What did Kevin steal from the mall? (a toothbrush)
11. What was the name of the movie that Kevin was watching? (Angels with filthy
souls “Angels with dirty faces”)
12. Where does Kevin’s family live? (Chicago)
13. What are the bad guys’ names? (Harry and Marv)
14. Who was the police officer in the beginning of the movie? (Harry)
15. What cartoon was Kevin watching on his first night alone in the house? (Grinch)
✓ Answer the following questions while watching the movie (for
students) (pre-intermediate / intermediate)

1. Where are the McCalisters going on vacation?

2. What is the total for the pizzas?
3. In what year does Buzz say Marley killed his family?
4. How many kids are there total?
5. How many people are in the McCalister’s house?
6. What did Frank forget at home?
7. How much does Kate offer the couple at the airport for trading their tickets?
8. What did Kevin steal from the mall?
9. What holiday song was Kevin playing when he tried to make the robbers believe
his parent's were throwing a party?
10. Where does Kevin’s family live?
11. What street do the McCallisters live on?
12. What was the name of the movie that Kevin was watching?
13. What are the bad guys’ names?
14. Who was the police officer in the beginning of the movie?
15. What cartoon was Kevin watching on his first night alone in the house?
✓ Answer the following questions while watching the movie (for
students) (elementary)

1. Where are the McCalisters going on vacation?

a. Maiami
b. Paris
c. Moscow
d. Prague
2. What is the total for the pizzas?
a. $100.50
b. $122.50
c. $112
d. $100.20
3. In what year does Buzz say Marley killed his family?
a. 1958
b. 1964
c. 1957
d. 1985
4. How many kids are there total?
a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. 9
5. How many people are in the McCalister’s house?
a. 13
b. 14
c. 15
d. 17
6. What did Frank forget at home?
a. his ticket
b. his reading glasses
c. his passport
d. his phone
7. How much does Kate offer the couple at the airport for trading their tickets?
a. $500
b. $1000
c. $400
d. $700
8. What did Kevin steal from the mall?
a. A hairbrush
b. A toothbrush
c. Clothes brush
d. Shoe brush
 ✓ Match the names with the descriptions. (Elementary - Intermediate)
Teachers Version

1. I am the youngest member of the family. I was sent to the attic after a fight with my
brother. I was left behind when my family took a trip to Paris. I bought fabric softener,
made friends with the next door neighbor and stopped two burglars from robbing my
house.
• Buzz
• Fuller
• Kevin !
• Mitch
2. I am the oldest child in my family. I was mean to my brother Kevin. I wouldn’t let him
sleep in my room and I ate his pizza and blamed it on him. I wasn’t all too concerned that
he was home all by himself and I yelled at him for messing up my room while I was
gone.
• Megan
• Buzz
• Jeff !
• Linnie
3. I was the first person to realize that Kevin was left at home. I tried everything to get
home to him, even hitching a ride with some polka band.
• Kate !
• Heather
• Peter
• Leslie
4. I am married to Kate. I yelled at Kevin for using up my fish hooks and asked him to clean
up the Micro Machines he left on the floor. I noticed a golden tooth on the floor when I
returned from Paris.
• Frank
• Harry
• Jeff
• Peter !
5. I refused to let Kevin watch a movie with me and the other kids. I called him a jerk for
making me spill soda on my pants. I cared more about forgetting my glasses than leaving
him at home.
• Fuller
• Frank !
• Peter
• Marv
6. I’m the McCallisters’ next door neighbour. There are wild rumors circulating about me,
like that I murdered my whole family. I’m really a nice guy who is estranged from my
son. Whith Kevin’s help, I reunited with him on Christmas day.
• Old Man Marley !
• Mitch
• Snakes
• Johnny
7. I showed at the house posing as a cop. I almost knocked Kevin over with my truck. I
robber a bunch of houses with my partner. I tried to bite off Kevin’s fingers but got
knocked out.
• Jhonny
• Acey
• Harry !
• Marv
8. I’m the other member of the Wet Bandit duo. I turn all the taps on after robbing people’s
houses, hence giving us our name. Kevin shot me in the face with a BB gun and threw a
spider on my face.
• Jhonny
• Snakes
• Marv !
• Acey
9. I am the polka king of the Midwest. I gave Kate a ride home to see Kevin. I am on the
road most of the year. I once left my kid at a funeral parlor .
• Gus Polinsky !
• Joe
• Ziggy
• Eddie
10. I was an evil character in a movie which Keving was watching. I blew away my partner
when he came looking for his payback. Kevin copied many of my tricks.
• Tommy Gun
• Acey
• Snakes
• Jhonny !
 ✓ Match the names with the descriptions. Students Version

1. I am the youngest member of the family. I was sent to the attic after a fight with my
brother. I was left behind when my family took a trip to Paris. I bought fabric softener,
made friends with the next door neighbor and stopped two burglars from robbing my
house.
• Buzz
• Fuller
• Kevin
• Mitch
2. I am the oldest child in my family. I was mean to my brother Kevin. I wouldn’t let him
sleep in my room and I ate his pizza and blamed it on him. I wasn’t all too concerned that
he was home all by himself and I yelled at him for messing up my room while I was
gone.
• Megan
• Buzz
• Jeff
• Linnie
3. I was the first person to realize that Kevin was left at home. I tried everything to get
home to him, even hitching a ride with some polka band.
• Kate
• Heather
• Peter
• Leslie
4. I am married to Kate. I yelled at Kevin for using up my fish hooks and asked him to clean
up the Micro Machines he left on the floor. I noticed a golden tooth on the floor when I
returned from Paris.
• Frank
• Harry
• Jeff
• Peter
5. I refused to let Kevin watch a movie with me and the other kids. I called him a jerk for
making me spill soda on my pants. I cared more about forgetting my glasses than leaving
him at home.
• Fuller
• Frank
• Peter
• Marv
6. I’m the McCallisters’ next door neighbour. There are wild rumors circulating about me,
like that I murdered my whole family. I’m really a nice guy who is estranged from my
son. Whith Kevin’s help, I reunited with him on Christmas day.
• Old Man Marley
• Mitch
• Snakes
• Johnny
7. I showed at the house posing as a cop. I almost knocked Kevin over with my truck. I
robber a bunch of houses with my partner. I tried to bite off Kevin’s fingers but got
knocked out.
• Jhonny
• Acey
• Harry
• Marv
8. I’m the other member of the Wet Bandit duo. I turn all the taps on after robbing people’s
houses, hence giving us our name. Kevin shot me in the face with a BB gun and threw a
spider on my face.
• Jhonny
• Snakes
• Marv
• Acey
9. I am the polka king of the Midwest. I gave Kate a ride home to see Kevin. I am on the
road most of the year. I once left my kid at a funeral parlor .
• Gus Polinsky
• Joe
• Ziggy
• Eddie
10. I was an evil character in a movie which Keving was watching. I blew away my partner
when he came looking for his payback. Kevin copied many of my tricks.
• Tommy Gun
• Acey
• Snakes
• Jhonny
✓ Listen to the song and fill in the gaps. (Elementary)

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee

Rocking around the _________Tree

at the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can _________
Every couple tries to stop

Rocking around the _________ Tree

Let the Christmas Spirit ring
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
and we'll do some _________

You will get a sentimental feeling

When you hear voices singing
"Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly"
Rocking around the _________ Tree
Have a _________holiday
Everyone's dancing merrily
In a _________ old fashioned way

Rocking around the _________ Tree

Let the Christmas Spirit ring
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
and we'll do some _________

You will get a sentimental feeling

When you hear voices singing
"Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly"
Rocking around the _________ Tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone's dancing merrily
In a _________ old fashioned way