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1/ The Christmas Eve was decorated in
the early 1800s in the Latvian city of Riga
1500s
2/ An Englishman wanted to send Christmas
greetings to his friends on Christmas day .
3/ The Christmas carols became
popular again about 160 years ago .
180

4/ The character of the Santa Claus in a poem
was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and
gave children presents on Christmas Eve .

guess


UNIT 13 : FESTIVALS ; period : 80 READ

I. Vocabulary :


IV. COMPLETE THE TABLE
Christmas
Specials

Place of origin

Date

1(1)

Riga

6
(6)

(22)

4(4)

mid-19th4 century

Christmas Carol

5(5)

(7)
7

USA

8
(8)

(3)
3

IV. COMPLETE THE TABLE
Christmas
Specials
(1)The Christmas
1
tree

Place of origin

Date

Riga

(6) early6 1500s

(2)The Christmas
2
Card

4
(4) England

mid-19th4 century

Christmas Carol

(5)
5
No information

(7) 800 7
years ago

(3) Santa
3 Claus

USA

8
(8) 1823


V. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
a.

How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
 The Christmas tree came to the USA in the 1800s.

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 ?
 Christmas songs were first performed 800 years ago .

d. Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ?
 An American professor named Clement Clarke Moore
wrote A Visit From Saint Nicholas
e. What is Santa Claus based on ?
 Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint
Nicholas in this poem .


Unit 13:
Section:
◙ Choose the best answer:
1.The Christmas tree came to the USA in ….
A. 1500s

B. 1700s

C. 1800s

2. An Englishman wanted to express his Christmas greetings by
using a …………..
B. picture
A. card
C. present
3. Christmas Carols were first performed about …… ago .
A. 800 years

B. 180 years

4. Santa Claus is based on the …. of Saint
A. picture

B. description

C. along
Nichonas .
C. drawing


*. Fill in the gaps with the suitable words from the text

The Christmas tree was …1
……..….and put in the
decorated
market place in the Latvian city of Riga in the
early
…..2……….1500s.
In the mid – nineteenth century , An Englishman
wanted to ….3……...…Christmas
greetings to his
send
friends, so he …..4.……..
Someone design a card .
had
performed
Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs were……5…..…
for people in towns and villages .
In 1823, The Patron Saint of children, Saint Nicholas
appeared in a poem called A Visit From saint Nicholas.
Santa Claus is based on the ……….6…….
description of Saint

Nicholas in this poem.


Some photos of Thanh Tam Church in Ha Giang


Some photos of Thanh Tam Church in Ha Giang


should or shouldn’t
Shouldn’t
Shouldn’t
Shouldn’t
Shouldn’t
should
Shouldn’t
should

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Make the noise

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Pick up flowers/ trees

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Climb trees

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Wear impolite clothes

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Speak politely

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Walk on the grass/ flowers

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Respect their religion