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Unit 8: Festivals
LESSON 3: READ
I/ Warm up
II/ Pre - Reading
Vocabulary:
Christmas tree (n)
Christmas Card (n)
Christmas carol (n)
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by;
Yet in thy dark streets Shineth
The everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee to-night.
For Christ is born of Mary,
And gathered all above,
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wondering love.
O morning stars, together
Proclaim the holy birth!
And praises sing to God the King,

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play.
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of Peace on earth, good will to men.
I thought how as the day had come
The belfries of all Christendom
Had Roll`d along Th` unbroken song
Of Peace on earth, good will to men.
Santa claus (n)
Patron saint (n)
Fat jolly man (n)
Santa claus (n)
Patron saint (n)
vocabulary
Christmas Tree (n)
Christmas Carol (n)
Christmas Card (n)
Santa Claus (n)
Patron Saint (n)
Fat jolly man (n)
III/ While reading
1. Complete the table
The Christmas tree
Early 1500s
The Christmas card
England
800 years ago
1823
Santa Claus
No information
2. Answer the questions
a. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA?
More than a century ago.
b. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card?
Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends.
c. When were Christmas song first performed?
They first performed 800 years ago.
d. Who wrote the poem A visit from saint Nicolas?
An American professor Clement Clarke Moore wrote it.
e. What is Santa Claus based on?
 It based on the description of Saint Nicolas in professor Moore’s poem.
Post reading
Listen and complete the famous song :
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas;
We wish you a merry Christmas;
We wish you a merry Christmas and a ( ) New Year.
Good tidings ( ) bring to you and your kin;
Good tidings for ( ) and a happy New Year…



happy
we
Christmas
* Study the lesson clearly.
* Collect information about Christmas
* Prepare “ Write”
Homework
Thank you!