Unit 13. Festivals

Welcome to our class
GAME: QUICK EYES
Write the names of the festivals you have seen
names of the festivals
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
Period 84: Lesson 4: Reading
CHRISTMAS
1. Pre – teach:
The Christmas tree
The Christmas card
Christmas Carols
Santa Claus
The Patron saint
(to) decorate
Cây thông Noel
Thiếp mừng Noel
Những bài hát thánh ca Giáng sinh
Ông già Noel
Thánh đỡ đầu
Trang trí

Period 84: Unit 13: FESTIVALS Lesson 4: READ

I. Pre – reading:
5, Christmas tree (n)
1, Christmas card
4, Christmas Carols
3, Santa Claus
6, Decorate
2, Patron saint
II. While - reading:
Christmas is an important festival in many countries around the word.
II. WHILE - READING.
1. Listen and check.
2. Complete the table.
The Christmas Tree
early 1500s
The Christmas Card
England
(no information)
800 years ago
Santa Claus
1823
Designed by J. Horsley
Period 84: Unit 13: FESTIVALS Lesson 4: READ
Questions:
a. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
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 Saint Nicholas?
e. What is Santa Claus based on ?
III. Post - reading:
LUCKY NUMBERS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
lucky number
How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA?
More than two
centuries ago
Why did the Englishman have someone design a card?
He wanted to send
Christmas greetings to
his friends
lucky number
When were Christmas songs first performed?
800 years ago
Who wrote the poem A Visit from
Saint Nicholas?
What is Santa Claus based on?
On the description of Saint Nicholas in professor Moore’s poem
Lucky number
lucky number
lucky number
3, Retell
home work
Write it up:
Use the information in the grid to write the brief paragraphs.
Thank you all !