Unit 13. Festivals

GOOD MORNING CLASS
Lam Thao secondary SCHOOL, luong tai, bac ninh
Teacher: Vu Thi Nguyet




















UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
Lesson 4: Read
1. Vocabulary:
Christmas tree (n):
cây thông noel
decorate (v):
trang hoàng
design (v):
thiết kế
a saint (n):
vị thánh
custom (n):
phong tục




- Christmas tree : cây thông noel
- decorate : trang hoàng
- design: thiết kế
- a saint : vị thánh
- custom: phong tục
* Vocabulary
*What and Where:
design
custom
decorate
saint
Christmas tree
2. True/ false predictions:
Guess Answer
1.The Christmas tree came to the USA over a century ago.
2. The Englishman wanted to send his greetings on cards to his friends on Christmas.
3. Christmas songs were first performed 180 years ago.
4. Clement Clarke Moore, an American profession wrote the poem A visit from Saint Nicholas.
5. Santa Clause is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in Clement Clarke Moore’s poem.

True
F
T
F
T
T
two centuries ago
800 years ago.
False
3. Answer the questions.
*Lucky Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Question
a. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
→ More than two centuries ago.
lucky number
Question
b. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card?
→ Because he wanted to send Christmas greeting to his friends
Question
c. When were Christmas songs first performed?
→ 800 years ago
Question
d. Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas?
→ An America professor, Clement Clarke Moore
Question
e. What is Santa Claus based on?
→ On the description of Saint Nicholas in Professor Moore’s poem
4. Grid:
Riga
mid-19th century
Christmas carols
USA
Christmas tree
Christmas cards
Santa Claus
England
early 1500s
800 years ago
1823
5. Homework:
-Learn vocabulary by heart.
-Write the answers and complete the table in exercise book.
- Prepare Unit 13 part “Writing”
THANK YOU