Unit 13. Festivals

CAI NGANG SECONDARY SCHOOL
Teacher: Võ Thị Năm
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Which festival is this?
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Wrestling Festival
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Boat- Racing Festival
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Buffalo- Fighting Festival


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Chrismas Festival
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Rice- cooking Festival
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Tet


Wrestling Festival
Boat- Racing Festival
Buffalo- Fighting Festival
Christmas Festival
Rice- cooking Festival
Tet
UNIT 13:
FESTIVALS
READ
LESSON 4:
Friday, March 29th 2019
Period 88:
1. Vocabulary
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
Unit 13: FESTIVALS
Lesson 3: READ

Christmas tree (n)
Christmas card (n)
Christmas Carols (n)
Santa Claus (n)
Decorate (V)
Patron saint (n)
How many specials are there in Christmas?
What are they?
1. The Christmas card
2. The Christmas tree
3. Christmas carols
4. Santa Claus
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2, READ.
Christmas is an important festival in many countries around the word.
READ.
The Christmas tree
Early 1500s
The Christmas card
England
No information
800 years ago
Santa Claus
1823
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How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?

b. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ?

c. When were Christmas songs first performed ?

d. Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ?

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








e. What is Santa Claus based on ?
On the description of Saint Nicholas in Professor Moore’s poem.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
a. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
More than two centuries ago.
b. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ?
Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends.

c. When were Christmas songs first performed ?
800 years ago.

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

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


1. Santa Claus is a fat ..... man.
2. People often ..... the Christmas tree
on Christmas day.
3. Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem as the
..... of children.
4. News ..... everywhere.
5. They ..... Marry Christmas song very well.
6. "Jingle Bells" is a famous Christmas .....
decorate
spread
jolly
carol
perform
patron saint
3, Retell
What did you do last Christmas?
Answer about you:
Read the text several times.
Learn by heart new words and do exercise in the exercise book.
Thanks for your attention
Goodbye