Unit 13. Festivals

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Thursday, March 23rd 2010
UNIT 13 :
FESTIVALS
Period 79 :
R E A D
Warm up
Play the game: Guessing game
What is the festival
The 1st clue: This is the biggest festival in Western countries
The 2nd clue: People often decorate a tree and exchange best wishes by giving cards to each other
The 3rd clue: It is on December 25th
The 4th clue: Look at the picture
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CHRISTMAS!
VOCABULARY
:
Thánh ca
Christmas carol(n)
Christmas carol(n)
Thánh ca
:
 spread
spread
lan rộng
spread (v)
 spread
spread (v)
lan rộng
spread
 spread
 spread
To cover a larger and larger area
:
trang hoàng
decorate (v)
decorate (v)
trang hoàng
Happy and cheerfull
:
vui nhộn
jolly (adj)
jolly (adj)
vui nhộn
:
= Father Christmas
ông già Nôen
Santa Claus (n)
Santa Claus (n)
Ông già Nôen
= Father Christmas
:
Thánh ca
Christmas carol(n)
:
 spread
spread
lan rộng
spread (v)
 spread
:
trang hoàng
decorate (v)
:
vui nhộn
jolly (adj)
:
= Father Christmas
ông già Nôen
Santa Claus (n)
VOCABULARY
:
Thánh ca
Christmas carol(n)
:
 spread
spread
lan rộng
spread (v)
 spread
:
trang hoàng
decorate (v)
:
vui nhộn
jolly (adj)
:
= Father Christmas
ông già Nôen
Santa Claus (n)
decorate
Chrismas carol
spread
patron saint
Santa Claus
jolly
lan rộng
Ông già Nôen
trang hoàng
vui nhộn
Thánh ca
thánh bảo hộ
* MATCHING
1823
USA
Santa Claus
800 years ago
Christmas Carols
mid-19th century
England
The Christmas Card
early 1500s
Riga
The Christmas tree
Date
Place of origin
Christmas Specials
1. COMPLETE THE TABLE
2. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?

Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ?

When were Christmas songs first performed ?

Who wrote the poem “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” ?

e. What is Santa Claus based on ?
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a. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
More than 2 centuries ago.
c. When were Christmas songs first performed ?
800 years ago.
e. What is Santa Claus based on ?
On the description of Saint Nicholas
in Professor Moore’s poem.
b. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ?
Because he wanted to send
Christmas greetings to his friends.
d. Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ?
An American professor named
Clement Clarke Moore.
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2. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
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.

Who wrote the poem “A Visit from Saint Nicholas” ?
An American professor named Clement Clarke Moore.

What is Santa Claus based on ?
On the description of Saint Nicholas in Professor Moore’s poem.

Learn new words by heart
Write 5 sentences about Christmas
Prepare: Write
CHÂN THÀNH CÁM ƠN QUÝ THẦY CÔ VÀ CÁC EM !
GOODBYE !
SEE YOU AGAIN !