Unit 13. Festivals

Teacher: Pham Thi Ai
Warmly Welcome to
class 82 TRAN QUY CAP secondary school
guessing game
Which day is it?
We often give our mother gifts
and flowers on this day.
MOTHER’S DAY
We often gives flowers to
our teachers on this day.
TEACHERS’ DAY
What day is it ?
CHRISTMAS DAY
It is often organized on
24th December every year.


What day is it?
He often gives presents for children
on Christmas Eve.
SANTA CLAUS
Who is it?
Period 84
Lesson 4: Read (P 124 -125)
Unit 13: Festival
Tuesday, April 3rd 2012
1. New words:
/`kærəl/
carol (n):
bài thánh ca
decorate (v):
trang trí
/`dekəreit/
perform (v) :
biểu diễn
patron saint (n):
thánh bảo hộ
/`peitrən seint/
jolly (adj):
1. New words:
spread (throughout) (v):
/`kærəl/
carol (n):
bài thánh ca
decorate (v):
trang trí
/`dekəreit/
perform (v) :
biểu diễn
patron saint (n):
thánh bảo hộ
/`peitrən seint/
lan rộng
/spred/
vui nhộn
/`dζαli/
Gap Fill:


1. Santa Claus is a fat ..... man.
2. People often ..... the Christmas tree
on Christmas day.
3. Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem as the
..... of children.
4. News ..... everywhere.
5. They ..... Marry Christmas song very well.
6. "Jingle Bells" is a famous Christmas .....
decorate
spread
jolly
carol
perform
patron saint
2. He was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve.
1. First the leaders of the church did not like them but later they became popular.
3. An English man had someone design it in order to give his friends.
4. It appeared in the early 1500s and then spread throughout Europe.
b. The Christmas tree
a. The Christmas card
c. Christmas carols
d. Santa Claus
2. Matching:
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 America 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.
3. Complete the table:
Christmas carols
Riga
USA
mid 19th century
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3. Complete the table:
Christmas carols
Riga
USA
mid 19th century
The Christmas tree
Early 1500s
Christmas card
England
No information
800 years ago
Santa Claus
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1823
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jolly (adj)
1. New words:
spread (v)
carol (n)
decorate (v)
perform (v)
patron saint (n)
2. Matching:

a - 3
b - 4
c - 1
d - 2
3. Complete the table:
The Christmas tree
The Christmas card
Christmas carols
Santa Claus
Riga
USA
England
Don`t know
mid 19th
century
Early 1500s
800 years
ago
1823
4. Answer the questions:
4. Answer the 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 ?
1
2
3
5
6
7
A
B
LUCKY NUMBER
4
8
Question 1:
a. How long ago did the Christmas tree
come to the USA?
-> About two centuries ago .
Question 2:
-> Because he wanted to send Christmas
greetings to his friends.
b. Why did the Englishman have someone
design a card ?
Question 3:
-> 800 years ago .
c. When were Christmas songs first performed ?
d. Who wrote the poem
“A visit from Saint Nicholas” ?
-> An American professor Clement Clarke Moore.
Question 4:
e. What is Santa Claus based on ?
-> On the description of Saint Nicholas in
Professor Moore’s poem.
Question 5:
jolly (adj)
1. New words:
spread (v)
carol (n)
decorate (v)
perform (v)
patron saint (n)
2. Brainstorming:

Christmas Specials
The Christmas tree
The Christmas card
Christmas carols
Santa Claus
3. Complete the table:
The Christmas tree
The Christmas card
Christmas carols
Santa Claus
Riga
USA
England
Don`t know
mid 19th
century
Early 1500s
800 years
ago
1823
4. Answer the questions:
a. more than two centuries ago .
b. Because he wanted to send
Christmas greetings to his friends.
c. 800 years ago .
d. Clement Clarke Moore
e. the description of Saint Nicholas.
6. Homework:
1. Learn by heart the new words.
2. Retell about the Christmas specials.
3. Prepare the new lesson:

"Write a report on a festival you joined recently".