Unit 13. Festivals

Welcome to our class 8A
Phan Dinh Giot Secondary School
Teacher: Nguyen Phuong Nga

English 8
Unit 13: Festivals
Lesson 3: Read
What’s the name of this song?

On what occasion , is this song often sung?
- We wish you a Merry Christmas.
- At Christmas.
Unit 13: Festivals
Lesson 3: Read
Christmas tree (n)
Christmas card (n)
Christmas Carols (n)
Santa Claus (n)
Patron saint (n)
decorate (V)
Cây thông Noel
Thiếp mừng Noel
Những bài hát thánh ca Giáng sinh
Ông già Noel
Thánh đỡ đầu
Trang trí
I. New words
spread (v)
Lan truyền
perform (v)
Biểu diễn
performance (n)
Buổi biểu diễn
design (v)
Thiết kế
Christmas tree (n)
Christmas card (n)
Christmas Carols (n)
Santa Claus (n)
Decorate (V)
Patron saint (n)
II. Read:
EX1: True/ False statement prediction
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T
F
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F
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T
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not every country but many countries in the world.
an English man’s.
The Christmas tree
Early 1500s
The Christmas card
England
No information
800 years ago
Santa Claus
1823
Ex3: 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?
What is Santa Claus based on?
III . Play a game:
LUCKY NUMBERS
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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 greeting 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
lucky number
Jingle Bells
Dashing though the snow
In one horse open sleigh,
Over the fields we go
Laughing all the way
........... on bop tail ring,
Making spirits bright,
What fun it ‘s to ride and .........,
Our sleighing song ...........
Oh! Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!
Jingle all the way!
.........., what fun it is to ride
In one horse open sleigh! Hey
Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells!
Jingle all the way!
Oh what fun it’s to ride
In one horse open sleigh….
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Bells
sing
tonight !
Oh
Filling the missing words in the song
IV. Homework
-Learn by heart new words.
-Write about what people do at Christmas
Goodbye
See you again