Unit 13. Festivals

To class 8/3
Teacher: Tran Minh Tri
Nguyen Trai Secondary School
We Wish You A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year
Unit 13: Festivals
Lesson: Read
1.In 1823,the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and give 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.
2.One Christmas Eve in the early 1500s,some people decorate a tree and put it in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga. This custom spread throughout Europe, and finally to Amerca in the 1800s
3.Eight hundred years ago, Christmas song 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.
4.In the mid- nineteenth century , an Englishman wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends, so he had someone design a card. Forty years late, cards were a part of the Christmas tradition.
New words
Decorate ( v)
Christmas tree (n)
Christmas card (n)

Christmas Carols (n)

Santa Claus (n)
Patron Saint (n)
Christmas Eve (n)
Christmas Special (n)


Trang trí
Cây thông Noel
Thiếp mừng Noel
Những bài Thánh ca
Giáng Sinh.
Ông già Noel
Thánh đỡ đầu
Đêm Noel
Nét đặc trưng của lễ Noel
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Some words and phrases in the lesson:
- Spread (v):
- Have somebody do something
=ask someone to do something
Suitable (adj): # Unsuitable (adj):
- Jolly (adj):
To cover a larger and larger area
Happy and cheerfull
Lan rộng
Yêu cầu ai đó làm gì.

Phù hợp #Không phù hợp
Vui tính
Christmas tree (n)
Christmas card (n)
Christmas Carols (n)
Santa Claus (n)
Decorate (V)
Patron saint (n)
Complete the Table
The Christmas
Tree
Early 1500s
The Christmas
Card
England
No information
800 years ago
Santa Claus
1823
1. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA?
2. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card?
3. When were Christmas songs first performed?
Answer the questions:
5. What is Santa Claus based on ?
4. Who wrote the poem A Visit From Saint Nicholas?
LUCKY NUMBERS
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lucky number
How long a go did the Christmas tree come to the USA?


The Christmas tree
came to the USA in the
1800s
Lucky Number
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
Who wrote the poem A Visit from
Saint Nicholas?
Clement Clarke Moore,
an American
professor,
wrote this poem
lucky number
lucky number
What is Santa Claus based on?
Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in the poem
More than a century ago
Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends
On the description of Saint Nicholas in professor Moore’s poem
800 years ago.
An American professor Clement Clarke Moore
a.How long ago did the Christmas Tree
come to 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?
Listen
and
guess

Write 5 main idea about Christmas.
Do exercise in the workbook
Prepare Unit 13 - Write
Homework
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