Unit 13. Festivals

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Class 8A2
3. a rice-cooking festival
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2. a Christmas festival
1.a buffalo- fighting festival
4. a boat-racing festival
MATCHING
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Unit 13:
FESTIVALS
Period 79: READ
I. Vocabulary:
- decorate (v) :
trang hoàng, trang trí
- spread (v) :
truyền, lan truyền
- Christmas carol (n):
bài hát mừng giáng sinh
Santa claus (n)
= Father christmas :
Ông già Nô- en
- jolly (adj) :
vui vẻ, vui nhộn
- patron saint (n) :
thánh bảo hộ
*Game: "What and Where"
spread


patron saint
jolly
Christmas carol
Santa claus
decorate
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1. 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
MATCHING
The custom of decorating it and putting it in a common place, spread throughout Europe to America
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
An Englishman had someone design it to send Christmas greetings to his friends. Now it is a part of the Christmas tradition
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1. Complete the table.
Christmas tree
Christmascard
Saint Claus
(no information)
1823
England
Early 1500s
800 years ago
II. Practice:
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How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
It came to the USA in the 1800s.
When were Christmas songs first performed ?
They were first performed 800 years ago.
What is Santa Claus based on ?
Santa Claus is based on the description of
Saint Nicholas in the poem.
Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ?
Because he wanted to send
Christmas greetings to his friends.
Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ?
Clement Clarke Moore,
an American professor wrote this poem
LUCKY NUMBER
How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
It came 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 ?
They were first performed 800 years ago.
Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ?
Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor , wrote this poem.
What is Santa Claus based on ?
Santa Clause is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in the poem.

2. Answer the questions:
CHRISTMAS
SYMBOLS
CHRISTMAS TREES
SANTA CLAUS
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
CHRISTMAS CARDS
Homework
Learn the lesson well.
Do exercises: 5, 6 on p/ 80, 81. Prepare Unit 13: Write.
Thanks for your listening.