Unit 13. Festivals

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Unit 13. FESTIVAL
Lesson 3. Read

Complete the table
Answer the question
Shark attack
New words
Reading
Home work
Rewrite
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Things on Christmas day’s
Santa Claus
sock
Reindeer
snow
Bell
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NEW WORDS:
1. Carol (n) :
Bài hát vui, ca ngợi/ thánh ca.
6. Christmas tree (n) :
Lễ hội.
3. Jolly (a) :
Vui nhộn, vui vẻ.
4. Patron saint (n) :
Thánh bảo hộ.
5. Poem (n):
Bài thơ.
2. Festival (n) :
Cây thông.
A song that will often sing on Christmas day? What is it called?
Christmas, Tet….. What do they called?
What is another word for cheeful ?
Do you know “thánh bảo hộ” in English ?
Look at the picture ! What is this?
Picture
Look at the picture ! What is it ?
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 throughtout Europe, and finally to American in the 1800s.
The Christmas Card
In the mid- nineteenth century, an English wanted to send Christmas greeting to his friends, so he had someone design a card. Forty years later, cards were a part of the Christmas tradition.
Chrismas 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, dit 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 folly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Chirstmas 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.
a. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA?
answer
More than a century ago
b. Why did the Englishman have someone desgin a card
He wanted to send Christmas greeting to his friends
c. When were Chirstmas songs first performed?
ANSWER
800 years ago
d. Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas
An American professor Clement Clarke Moore.
Congratulation
Answer the question
How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA?
More than a century ago.
b. Why did the Englishman have someone desgin a card.
He wanted to send Christmas greeting to his friends
c. When were Chirstmas songs first performed?
800 years ago.
d. Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas?
An American professor Clement Clarke Moore.
e. What is Santa Claus based on?
 On the description of Saint Nicholas in Professor Moore’s poem.
Write a paragraph about 200 words talking about Christmas day based on the text.
Homework
- Learn vocabulary by heart.
Make a conversation about travel.
Review the topics from the modules to practice speaking.
Thanks for attention !