Unit 13. Festivals

TON DUC THANG SECONDARY SCHOOL
Teacher: Nguyen Thi Hao

Wednesday , March 16 th, 2011
Period : 85 Unit 13 : festivals
Lesson: read

1. what date is the Christmas Day?
2. What Christmas specials does the read refer to?
Pre – questions:
Answers :
1 .The Christmas Day is on the 25 th of December .
2. The read refers to the Christmas tree , the Christmas card ,the Christmas carols ,and Santa Claus.
Unit 13: FestivalS
Lesson 3 : Read
Vocabulary :
christmas tree (n):
christmas card (n) :
christmas carol (n):
Santa Claus (n):
patron saint (n):
decorate (V):
cây thông Noel
thiếp mừng Noel
bài hát thánh ca
Ông già Noel
thánh đỡ đầu
trang trí
spread (v) -spread –spread :
to cover a larger and larger area
custom (n):
phong tục ,tục lệ
design (v):
thiết kế
jolly (adj ) :
vui nhộn, vui vẻ
e) christmas tree
a) christmas card
d) christmas carols
f) Santa Claus
b) decorate
c) patron saint
Merry Christmas
Match the words with the correct pictures:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
The Christmas tree
early 1500s
The Christmas card
England
no information
800 years ago
Santa Claus
1823
LUCKY NUMBERS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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lucky number
How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA?
More than a century 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?
800 years ago
lucky number
Who wrote the poem A Visit from
Saint Nicholas?
What is Santa Claus based on?
He is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.
Lucky number
lucky number
Wednesday , March 16th, 2011
Period : 85 Unit 13 : FESTIVALS
Lesson: Read
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2. 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 ?
More than a century ago .
Because he wanted to send Christmas greeting to his friends .
They were first performed 800 years ago .
Clement Clarke Moore wrote this poem .
He is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem .
Multiple choice:
1. Christmas Tree spread throughtout Europe to America in the ………..
a.
1800s
b.
1500s
c.
1800
2. An Englishman wanted to send christmas greeting to ……….
a.
his parents
b.
his wife
c.
his friends
3. Christmas carols became popular again …………….
a . about 800 years ago b. About 180 years ago c. about 800 years
4 .Clement Clarke Moore is an………….
a. French professor b. American professor c. English professor.
Wednesday , March 16th, 2011
Period : 85 Unit 13 : FESTIVALS
Lesson: Read
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Learn vocabulary by heart .
Rewrite the correct answers in your note books.
-Read the text carefully .
-Prepare lesson: write
*vocabulary :communal house.
* Reread dialogue on pages 121,122 and use the information in the dialogue to fill the gaps in the report on page 127.
HOMEWORK
GOODBYE !
SEE YOU AGAIN.
GOODBYE !
SEE YOU AGAIN.
Thank you all !
He is also known as father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick...He is kindly, round – bellied, marry...in a red suit trimmed with white fur, with a long white beard. On Christmas Eve, he rides in his flying sleigh lifted by reindeer from house to house to give presents to children.
A beautiful decorated evergreen tree with colored lights . It is known Christmas Symbol.
It has played an important part in winter celebrations for many countries
Whether to greet the advent of the festival season, or for wishing each other well in Christmas, the evergreen Christmas Carols like “We wish you a merry Christmas” or “Jingle bells”. They have never failed to enliven our spirits.
An English man had someone design it to send Christmas greetings to his friends. Now it is a part of the Christmas tradition.