Unit 13. Festivals

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to our class
REVISION
" SEE A MOVIE"
Before seeing the movie .you read the following questions:
1.Which festival is this?
2.What can you see on the movie?
Tuesday, March 8th 2011
UNIT 13:
FESTIVALS
Period 80 :
READ
Unit 13: Festival
Section 4: Read
New words:
- Christmas tree (n) :
- Christmas card (n) :
- Christmas Carol(n) :
- Santa Claus (n) :
- Patron saint (n) :
- to decorate :
cây thông Noel
thiệp mừng Noel
bài hát mừng Noel
Ông già Noel
thánh đỡ đầu/thần
hộ mệnh
trang trí
Unit 13: Festival
Lesson 3 : Read

Rub out and remember

B. It has been said he was the patron saint of children, a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve.
A.They were stories put to music and enjoyed by most people. First the leaders of the church did not like them but later they became popular.
C.An English man had someone design it to send greetings to his friends. Now it is a part of the Christmas tradition.
D. The custom of decorating it and putting it in a common place, spread throughout Europe to America.
2. The Christmas tree
1. The Christmas card
3. Christmas carols
4. Santa Claus
“Matching”
Pre-reading:

B. It has been said he was the patron saint of children, a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve.
A.They were stories put to music and enjoyed by most people. First the leaders of the church did not like them but later they became popular.
C.An English man had someone design it to send greetings to his friends. Now it is a part of the Christmas tradition.
D. The custom of decorating it and putting it in a common place, spread throughout Europe to America.
2. The Christmas tree
1. The Christmas card
3. Christmas carols
4. Santa Claus
While-Reading
The Christmas tree
Early 1500s
The Christmas card
England
No information
800 years ago
Santa Claus
1823
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When did the Christmas tree come to the USA?
In the 1800s
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?
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
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Write it up
d. Sing a Christmas Carol or Happy New Year song.
b. Name of the Christmas songs you know.
a. Tell some Christmas specials.
c.Tell some Festivals in Britain you know.
Post- Reading:
Some people decorate Christmas tree very luxuriusly.
People send Christmas greetings to their friends and relatives by beautiful cards. It’s a part of the Christmas tradition.
- Santa Claus who wears a red suit and give children presents on Christmas Eve.
Jingle bells
We wish you a merry Christmas.
Here come Santa Claus
Last Christmas
Silent night
- The first Noel
The Christmas song
Happy new year
Halloween
Valentine’s day
Easter
Mother’s day
Father’s day
Post Reading
Listen to “We wish you a Merry Christmas” sing then fill in the gaps:
Write about a festival in Britain you know
What did you do last Christmas?
Answer about you:
Read the text several times and write the answers into your notebook.
Learn new words by heart.