Unit 13. Festivals

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to our class
PRESENTED BY:HOANG THI THO
CLASS: 8
WARM UP
" 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?
Saturday,January 15th 2011
UNIT 13:
FESTIVALS
Period 82
READ
Unit 13: Festival
Section 4: Read
Vocabulary:
- Christmas tree (n) :
- Christmas card (n) :
- Christmas Carol(n) :
- Santa Claus (n) :
- Patron saint (n) :
- decorate (v) :
cây thông Noel
thiệp mừng Noel
bài hát mừng Noel
Ông già Noel
thánh đỡ đầu/thần
hộ mệnh
trang trí
Christmas tree (n)
Christmas card (n)
Christmas Carol (n)
Santa Claus (n)
Decorate (V)
Patron saint (n)

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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LUCKY NUMBERS
Consolidation:
You work individual.
There are 6 numbers on the Christmas tree from 1 to 6.Each number is a request / question but 2 of them are Saint Clauses.
you choose any numbers . If you choose a Saint Claus number,you ‘ll get a present.If you choose the request/question ,you have to do it correctly and get a good mark .
Game“Christmas tree”
Game “Christmas tree”


a.Sing a Christmas Carol or Happy New Year song.
b. Where do you often go at Christmas?




c. Christmas songs were performed for people in towns and villages eight hundred years ago.
d. Tell some Christmas specials.
e.Tell some Festivals you know.
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2
3
4
6
5
Consolidation:
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.
Kính chúc quí Thầy Cô
Søc KhoÎ
An Khang
ThÞnh V­îng
H¹nh Phóc
V¹n sù Nh­ ý !

When did the Christmas tree come to the USA?
In the 1800s
Why did the Englishman have someone design a card?
he wanted to send
Christmas greetings to
his friends.
Because
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
lucky number
Lucky Number
lucky number