Unit 13. Festivals

Class 8/3
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Good tidings to you wherever you are.
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We wish you a Merry Christmas
SING A SONG:
Period 81: Unit 13 (cont`d): Lesson 4: Read
Monday, March 19th 2012.
I. Pre-reading:
1. Vocabulary:
- (to) decorate:
- (to) spread:
trang trí, trang hoàng
lan truyền
- Christmas carol (n):
bài hát mừng Giámg sinh
- Santa Claus (n):
ông già Nô-en
- patron saint (n):
thánh bảo hộ
- jolly (a):
= happy and cheerful
vui vẻ, vui nhộn
Period 81: Unit 13 (cont`d): Lesson 4: Read
Monday, March 19th 2012.
I. Pre-reading:
1. Vocabulary:
2. Matching:
A
Christmas Carols
The Christmas Cards

3. Santa Claus
4. The Christmas Tree
B
A man with a white beard wears red clothes.
A green or artificial tree is decorated with colorful lights ... at Christmas.
Greeting cards are sent to friends at Christmas.
Christmas songs of joy.
Key:
Christmas Carols: Christmas songs of joy.
The Christmas Cards: Greeting cards are sent to friends at Christmas.
Santa Claus: A man with a white beard wears red clothes.
The Christmas Tree: A green or artificial tree is decorated with lights ... at Christmas.
Period 81: Unit 13 (cont`d): Lesson 4: Read
Monday, March 19th 2012.
I. Pre-reading:
II. While reading:
1. Grid: Complete the table
The Christmas tree
Early 1500s
The Christmas card
England
(No information)
800 years ago
Santa Claus
1828
2. Comprehension questions: Lucky numbers!
LUCKY NUMBERS!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Period 81: Unit 13 (cont`d): Lesson 4: Read
Monday, March 19th 2012.
I. Pre-reading:
II. While reading:
III. Post reading:
1. People/ decorate/ Christmas tree/ early 1500s.
People decorated the Christmas tree in the early 1500s.
2. Christmas tree/ come/ England.
Christmas tree came from England.
3. Christmas card/ first design/ mid-nineteenth century.
The Christmas card was first designed in the mid-nineteenth century.
4. Santa Claus/ become/ popular/ the USA.
The Santa Claus became popular in the USA.
5. Santa Claus/ first/ appear/ Riga/ 1823.
Santa Claus first appeared in Riga in 1823.
Speaking:
Period 81: Unit 13 (cont`d): Lesson 4: Read
Monday, March 19th 2012.
I. Pre-reading:
1. Vocabulary:
- (to) decorate:
- (to) spread:
trang trí, trang hoàng
lan truyền
- Christmas carol (n):
- Santa Claus (n):
ông già Nô-en
- patron saint (n):
thánh bảo hộ
- jolly (a):
= happy and cheerful
vui vẻ, vui nhộn
II. While reading:
III. Post -reading:
2. Matching:
Homework:
Write a short paragraph to talk about Christmas festival.
Be ready Lesson 5 (Write)
lucky number!
How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA?
The Christmas tree came to
the USA in the 1800s/
about two centuries ago.
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
lucky number!
Who wrote the poem A Visit from
Saint Nicholas?
What is Santa Claus based on?
Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in the poem
lucky number!
lucky number!
Thank you for your attention !