Unit 13. Festivals

Presented by: Nguyen Mac Tu Khoa
Wednesday, March 28th , 2018
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OUR CLASS 8A
LESSON 4: READ
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
Wednesday, March 28th , 2018
Bài thánh ca mừng giáng sinh
1. VOCABULARY
- Christmas tree (n):
- Christmas card (n):
- Christmas Carols (n)
- Santa Claus (n):
- Patron saint (n):
- (to) Decorate:
= Christmas songs:
Cây thông Noel
Thiệp giáng sinh
Ông già Noel
Thánh bảo hộ
Trang trí
Christmas tree
Christmas card
Christmas Carols
Santa Claus
Decorate
Patron saint
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2
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6
1700s
Mid-19th
a/ The Christmas tree was put in the market place in the Latvia of
Riga in the early………………
1500s
1800s
2. Choose the best answer
b/ An Englishman had someone design a card in the……………….
century.
Mid-18th
Mid-17th
c/ ………………… years ago, Christmas songs were performed for
people in towns and villages.
Six hundred
Seven hundred
Eight hundred
d/ Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit From Saint Nicholas in…………….
1832
1823
1833
A.
A.
A.
A.
B.
B.
B.
B.
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C.
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3. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
a/ How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA?

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

c/ When did Christmas Carols become popular again?

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

e/ What is Santa Claus based on?
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c/ When did Christmas Carols become
popular again?
About 180 years ago
b/ Why did the Englishman have someone design a card?
Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends.
a/ How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA?
The Christmas tree came to the USA in the 1800s
d/ Who wrote the poem “A Visit from Saint Nicholas”?
An American professor named Clement Clarke Moore.

e/ What is Santa Claus based on?
Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas.
4. FIND SOMEONE WHO…?
Do you often…………?

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Let’s report: On Christmas day, he/she …
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5. HOMEWORK
- Learn by heart new words

- Prepare for the next lesson.
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