Unit 13. Festivals

BULL – FIGHTING FESTIVAL
MID- FALL FESTIVAL
RICE – COOKING FESTIVAL
BOAT - RACING FESTIVAL
Unit 13: Festivals
Lesson 3: Read
Christmas tree (n)
Christmas card (n)
Christmas Carol (n)
Santa Claus (n)
patron saint (n)
decorate (V)
Cây thông Noel
Thiếp mừng Noel
Bài hát Giáng sinh
Ông già Noel
Thánh đỡ đầu
Trang trí
I. New words
spread (v) spread - spread
Lan truyền
perform (v)
Biểu diễn
design (v)
Thiết kế
jolly (adj) happy
vui vẻ
suit (adj)
bộ đồ vét
What is the name of this festival ?
It`s Christmas.
Christmas is an important festival in many countries around the world.
When is Christmas celebrated?
It`s on December 25.
What do people usually do at Christmas?
Listen and read the text:
Passive voice:
The Christmas tree
Early 1500s
The Christmas card
England
No information
800 years ago
Santa Claus
1823
1. Complete the table
2. Answer The questions
How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
The Christmas tree came to the USA 218 years ago.
Because he wanted to send his Christmas greetings to his friends.
Clement Clarke More wrote the poem A Visit from a Saint Nicholas?
Christmas songs were first performed 800 years ago.
Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.
b. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ?
c. When were Christmas songs first performed ?
d. Who wrote the poem A Visit from a Saint Nicholas?
e. What is Santa Claus based on ?
What do people usually do at Christmas?
People/ decorate/ Christmas tree.
They/ send/ Christmas cards/ friends.
They/ sing/ Christmas Carols.
Santa Claus/ give/ children/ presents/ Christmas Eve.
1.The Christmas tree came to the USA in ..
A. 1500s
B. 1700s
C. 1800s
2. An Englishman wanted to express his Christmas greetings by using a ......
A. card
C. present
B. picture
3. Christmas Carols were first performed about ... ago .
A. 800 years
C. along
B. 180 years
4. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem :
A visit from Saint Nicholas , came from ...
A. England
C. Germany
B. America
5. Santa Claus is based on the .. of Saint Nichonas .
A. picture
C. drawing
B. description
home work
Write it up:
- Read the text and answer the questions again.
Learn the new words and structures by heart.
- Prepare Unit 13 : Write