Unit 13. Festivals

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GAME: Net work
The names of the festivals you have seen
names of the festivals
When did you see
these things ?
On Christmas day
UNIT 13:
FESTIVALS
LESSON 4:
Monday, April 4th 2016
Period 88:
Read
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
LESSON 4: READ
Vocabulary:
- Christmas tree (n): :
- Christmas card (n):
- Christmas Carol (n):
- Santa Claus (n):
- Patron saint (n):
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thiệp nô-en
Bài hát nô-en
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UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
LESSON 4: READ
Matching:
Christmas tree

2. Christmas card

3. Christmas Carol

4. Santa Claus

5. Patron saint
Read
The Christmas Tree
One Christmas Eve in the early 1500s, some people decorated a tree and put it in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga. this custom spread throughout Europe, and finally to Ameriaca in the 1800s.
The Christmas card
In the mid – nineteenth century, an Englishman wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends, so he had someone design a card. Forty years later, cards were a part of the Christmas tradition.
Christmas Carols
Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs 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.
Santa Claus
In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit from Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave 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.


UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
LESSON 4: READ
The Christmas tree
Early 1500s
The Christmas card
England
No information
800 years ago
Santa Claus
1823
1. Complete the table.
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
LESSON 4: READ
How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
Why did the English man have someone design a card ?
When were Christmas songs first performed ?
Who wrote the poem A Visit from a Saint Nicholas?
What is Santa Claus based on ?
2. Answer the questions
2. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
a. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
More than two centuries 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 songs first performed ?
800 years ago.

d.Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ?
An American professor named Clement Clarke Moore.

e.What is Santa Claus based on ?
On the description of Saint Nicholas in Professor Moore’s poem.
1.The Christmas tree came to the USA in ..
A. 1600s
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 Nicholas .
A. picture
C. drawing
B. description
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
LESSON 4: READ
Learn the vocabulary.

Read the four passages and answer the questions again.

Prepare write.
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