Unit 13. Festivals

Unit 13: FESTIVALS
Lesson : Read ( page 124 - 126)
Design by: Nong Thai Thuy An
Trinh Hoai Duc Secondary School
Welcome all the teachers attending our lesson today !
I. New words
Christmas tree ( n ):
Cây Noel
Christmas card : (n)
Thiệp Noel
Santa Claus : (n)
Ông già Noel
Patron saint : (n)
Thánh bảo hộ
Christmas Carol : (n)
Bài hát về lễ Noel
(To ) decorate :
Trang trí
(To) Spread:
Lan truyền
Santa Claus : (n)
Christmas tree : (n)
Christmas Carol : (n)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
(to) decorate :
Christmas card :(n)
(To) Spread
Spread
Lan truyền
Spread :
Thánh bảo hộ
Patron saint : (n)
Ông già Noel
Cây Noel
Trang trí
Thiệp Noel
Bài hát về lễ Noel
I. New words
Some words and phrases in the lesson:
- Have somebody do something
=ask someone to do something

-Suitable (adj): # Unsuitable (adj):

- Jolly (adj):
Happy and cheerfull
Yêu cầu ai đó làm gì.

Phù hợp #Không phù hợp
Vui tính
Check Vocabulary
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2
3
6
5
4
4.In 1823,the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and give children presents on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was written by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular in the USA. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.
1.One Christmas Eve in the early 1500s,some people decorate a tree and put it in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga. This custom spread throughout Europe, and finally to Amerca in the 1800s
3.Eight hundred years ago, Christmas song were , performed for people in towns and villages. These songs were stories put to music and most people enjoyed them. The leaders of the Church
however, did not. They said the songs were unsuitable, but about 180 years ago, the songs became popular again.
2.In the mid- nineteenth century , an Englishman wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends, so he had someone design a card. Forty years late, cards were a part of the Christmas tradition.
II. Read
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2
The Christmas Card
The Christmas tree
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6
4
5
7
3
8
1823
USA
Santa Claus
800 years ago
No information
Christmas Carol
mid-19th century
England
early 1500s
Riga
Date
Place of origin
Christmas Specials
IV. COMPLETE THE TABLE
LUCKY NUMBERS
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
lucky number
How long a go did the Christmas tree come to the USA?


The Christmas tree
came to the USA in the
1800s
Lucky Number
Why did the Englishman have someone design a card?
Because
he wanted to send
Christmas greetings to
his friends
When were Christmas songs first performed?
Christmas
songs were
first performed
800 years ago
Who wrote the poem A Visit from
Saint Nicholas?
Clement Clarke Moore,
an American
professor,
wrote this poem
lucky number
lucky number
What is Santa Claus based on?
Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in the poem
VI. Fill in the gaps with the suitable words from the text
The Christmas tree was …1 ……..….and put in the
market place in the Latvian city of Riga in the
…..2……….1500s.

In the mid – nineteenth century , An Englishman
wanted to ….3……...…Christmas greetings to his
friends , so he …..4.…….. Someone design a card .

Eight hundred years ago , Christmas songs were……5…..…
for people in towns and villages .

In 1823 , The Patron Saint of children , Saint Nicholas
appeared in a poem called A Visit From saint Nicholas .
Santa Claus is based on the ……….6……. of Saint
Nicholas in this poem .
decorated
early
send
had
description
performed

Write 5 main idea about Christmas.
Do exercise in the workbook
Prepare Unit 13 - Write
Homework
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