Unit 13. Festivals

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Unit 13: Festivals
Lesson 3: Read

Teacher : Hoàng Trọng
1. Checking the old lesson
2. Introducing new lesson
4. Homework
5. Thank you
3. Contents
Checking the old lesson
FESTIVALS IN VIETNAM
a harvest festival
a spring festival
a school
festival
a village festival
a rice-cooking festival
a flower festival
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GUESSING GAME : Read the clues carefully and guess:
“Which festival is this?”
1st clue : This is the biggest festival in the western
countries.
2nd clue : People often decorate a tree and exchange
best wishes by giving cards to each other.
3rd clue : It is on December 25.
Answer :CHRISTMAS
Process
Pre- reading
While reading
Post reading
I. Vocabulary:
- Christmas tree (n):
- Christmas card (n):
- Christmas Carol (n):
- Santa Claus (n):
- Patron saint (n):
- Decorate: (v):
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Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Unit 13: Festivals
Lesson 3: Read
Christmas tree (n)
Christmas card (n)
Christmas Carols (n)
Santa Claus (n)
Decorate (V)
Patron saint (n)
Match the words with the right pictures
Christmas Eve
Christmas card
Santa claus
Presents
Christmas tree
Christmas carol
b
c
d
e
f
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As you know Christmas is the biggest festival in western countries. People often decorate Christmas tree and exchange best wishes by giving cards to each other before that day. We are going to learn some more about the history and origins of some Christmas specials.
One Christmas Eve in the early 1500s, some people decorated a tree and put in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga. This custom spread throughout Europe, and finally to America in the 1800s.
chrirstmas tree
Question & Answer
How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?

The Christmas tree came to the USA in the 1800s.
In the mid- nineteenth century, an Englishman wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends, so he had someone design a card. Forty years later, card were a part of the Christmas tradition.
The Christmas card
Grammar: The causative form
* He had someone design a card.
Question & Answer
Why did the Englishman have someone design a card?

Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends.
Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs were performed for in towns and villages. These songs were stories put to music and most people enjoyed them.
Christmas Carols
Question & Answer
When were Christmas songs first performed ?

Christmas songs were first performed eight hundred years ago.
In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem call A Visit Saint from Nicholas. The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve
SANTA CLAUS
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 the poem.
SANTA CLAUS
Grammar : PASSIVE VOICE
Christmas songs were performed for people in town and village.
The poem was written by Clement Clark Moore.
s + was /were + V-ed / p p
The Passive of past simple tense:
Question & Answer
Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ?

Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, wrote this poem.
Question & Answer
What is Santa Claus based on ?

Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in the poem.
Christmas Specials
Christmas
carol
Christmas
tree
Christmas
card
Santa
Claus
Make a list of four Christmas Specials
True or fasle quiz
1.People decorated a tree and put it in the park.
2 People wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends.
3. The songs were stories to music and most people enjoyed them.
4. Saint Claus isn`t based on the description of Saint Nicholas in the
poem.
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T
F
The Christmas tree
Early 1500s
The Christmas card
England
No information
800 years ago
Santa Claus
1823
III.
LUCKY NUMBERS
2
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4
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1
* Answer the questions.
a) How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
-The Christmas tree came from more than a century ago.
b) Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ?
- He wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends.
c) When were Christmas songs first performed ?
- Christmas songs were first performed 800 years ago.
d) Who wrote the poem A visit from Saint Nicholas ?
- An American professor Clement Clarke Moore.
e) What is Santa Claus based on ?
- Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in professor Moore’s poem.
Homework
Learn new words, read the Christmas again.
Write four sentences about Christmas Day.
Prepare unit 13 : write (page 126)
Thank you for joining us.
Have a nice day,
goodbye!
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?
He wanted to send
Christmas greetings to
his friends
When were Christmas songs first performed?
800 years ago
lucky number
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