ENGLISH 8UNIT 13 LESSON 4READ

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Match each word to its correct meaning:

C. bài thơ

D. phong tục
F. Trang trí
B. dựa vào

A. Cây thông nôen

4. (to) base on
5. a Christmas tree
2. custom (n)

1. (to) decorate

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Unit 13 : FESTIVALS

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II. Vocabulary

II. Vocabulary

:

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 (to) spread(to) spread<b>..</b>

 Christmas carol (n) Christmas carol (n)
 jolly (adj)= cheerful jolly (adj)= cheerful
 Santa Claus (n) Santa Claus (n)

 Patron saint (n) Patron saint (n)

:

: trải rộng , truyền bátrải rộng , truyền bá

: thánh ca
: thánh ca

: vui tính
: vui tính

: ơng già nơen
: ơng già nôen

: Thánh bảo hộ
: Thánh bảo hộ

<b>.</b>

<b>.</b>

<b>.</b>

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Match each word to its correct meaning:

C. Vui tính
D. Thánh ca

F.Trải rộng , truyền bá
B. Ông già noen

A. Thánh bảo hộ

4. Santa Claus (n)
5. Patron saint (n)
2.Christmas carol (n)
1.(to) spread

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Matching

Matching

1- The patron saint of children ,a1- The patron saint of children ,a

fat jolly man who wore a red fat jolly man who wore a red

suit and give children presents suit and give children presents

on Christmas Eveon Christmas Eve

2-The trees were decorated and2-The trees were decorated and

put in the common place. put in the common place.

3-They were stories put to music3-They were stories put to music

and enjoyed by most people. and enjoyed by most people.

4-People send together by it. 4-People send together by it.

<b>A</b>

<b>B</b>

<b>C</b>

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<i>The Christmas Tree</i>

<i>The Christmas Tree</i>

 <b>One Christmas Eve in the One Christmas Eve in the </b>

<b>early 1500s , some people </b>

<b>early 1500s , some people </b>

<b>decorated a tree and put it </b>

<b>decorated a tree and put it </b>

<b> </b>

<b> in the market place in the in the market place in the </b>
<b>Latvian city of Riga .This </b>

<b>Latvian city of Riga .This </b>

<b>custom spread throughout </b>

<b>custom spread throughout </b>

<b>Europe, and finally to </b>

<b>Europe, and finally to </b>

<b>America in the 1800s</b>

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<i>The Christmas Card</i>

<i>The Christmas Card</i>



In the mid-nineteenth

In the mid-nineteenth

century , an Englishman

century , an Englishman

wanted to send

wanted to send

Christmas greetings to

Christmas greetings to

his friends , so he had

his friends , so he had

someone design a card.

someone design a card.

Forty years later , cards

Forty years later , cards

were a part of the

were a part of the

Christmas tradition

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<i>Christmas Carols</i>

<i>Christmas Carols</i>

Eight hundred years ago , ChristmasEight hundred years ago , Christmas

songs were performed for people in towns

songs were performed for people in towns

and villages.

and villages.

These songs were

These songs were

Stories put to music

Stories put to music

And most people

And most people

enjoyed them. The leaders

enjoyed them. The leaders

of the Church , however,

of the Church , however,

did not. They said

did not. They said

the songs were unsuitable,

the songs were unsuitable,

but about 180 years ago, the songs became

but about 180 years ago, the songs became

popular again.

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<i>Santa Claus</i>

<i>Santa Claus</i>

In 1823 , the patron saint of children , Saint In 1823 , the patron saint of children , Saint
Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit From

Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit From

Saint Nicholas .

Saint Nicholas .

The character

The character

in the poem

in the poem

was a fat jolly man

was a fat jolly man

who wore a red suit

who wore a red suit

and gave childrenand gave children

presents on Christmas Eve, The poem , which

presents on Christmas Eve, The poem , which

was written by Clement Clarke Moore, an

was written by Clement Clarke Moore, an

American professor, became popular in the

American professor, became popular in the

USA. Santa Claus is based on the description of

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<b>Christmas </b>

<b>specials</b> <b>Origin</b> <b>Date</b>
<b>Riga</b>

<b>Mid-19th_century</b>

<b>Christmas carols</b>

<b>USA</b>

Christmas tree Early 1500s

Christmas card England

No information _{800 years ago}

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<b>3. Questions:</b>

<b>3. Questions:</b>

<b>a.</b>

<b>How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA</b> ?

<b>b.</b>

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

<b>c. </b>

<b>When were Christmas songs first performed</b>

?

<b>d.</b>

<b>Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas</b>

?

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<b>a.</b> The Christmas tree
came to The USA

In the 1800s.

<b>b.</b> Because he wanted
to send Christmas
greeting to his friends

<b>c.</b> Christmas songs
first were performed

800 years ago.

<b>e.</b> Santa Claus is based
on the description of
Saint Nicholas in the poem

<b>d.</b> An American professor

named Clement Clarke Moore.

<b>1</b>

<b>2</b>

<b>3</b>

<b>4</b>

<b>5</b>

Lucky number game

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<b>Lucky number</b>

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<b>How long ago did the </b>

<b>Christmas tree come to the </b>
<b>USA ?</b>

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Why did the Englishman
have some design a

card ?

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<b>When were </b>

<b>Christmas songs first </b>
<b>performed ?</b>

<b>Question c</b>

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Who wrote the poem A
Visit from Saint

Nicholas?

<b>Question </b>

<b>d</b>

<b>"</b>

<b>A Visit From Saint Nicholas</b>

<b>" </b>

(1822)

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What is Santa Claus
based on ?

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<b>4. Discussion:</b>

Do you like Christmas Day ? Why ?

<b>*Homework:</b>

- Learn by heart vocabulary

- Copy down exercises 1,2 / 126

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