WELCOME TO OUR CLASS Unit 13: FESTIVALS – Lesson 3: READ Designed by: Nguyễn Thị Lan Anh ( )

ENGLISH 8: UNIT 13: FESTIVALS – LESSON 3: READ 1. New words - Christmas tree (n): cây thông Noel - Christmas card (n): thiệp Giáng sinh - Christmas carol (n):bài thánh ca Giáng sinh - Santa Claus (n): Ông già noel - Patron saint (n): thánh đỡ đầu - jolly (adj): vui nhộn, vui vẻ

1. New words ? How many special things are there at Christmas?- Four ? What are they? They are the Christmas tree, the Christmas card, Christmas carols and Santa Claus.

1. New words 2. Prediction 1)………. appeared in the early 1500s. 2) ………. Appeared in a poem of Clement Clarke Moore. 3) ………. Became popular about 180 years ago. 4) …….. Was a part of the Christmas tradition at the end of the 19 th century. 5) ……… was first put in Riga. 6) ………. Gave children gifts on Christmas Eve. The Christmas tree Santa Claus Christmas Carols The Christmas card The Christmas tree Santa Claus

3. Complete the table Christmas specialsPlace of originDate Riga Mid – 19 th century Christmas carols USA 1. New words 2. Prediction

3. Complete the table Christmas specialsPlace of originDate Christmas treeRigaEarly 1500s Christmas cardEnglandMid – 19 th century Christmas carols800 years ago Santa ClausUSA New words 2. Prediction

4. 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 were Christmas songs first performed? d. Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas? e. What is Santa Claus based on? 1. New words 2. Prediction 3. Complete the table

1. New words 2. Prediction 3. Complete the table 4. Answer the questions a. More than a century ago. b. He wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends. c. 800 years ago. d. An American professor named Clement Clarke Moore. e. On the description of Saint Nicolas in professor’s poem.

1. New words 2. Prediction 3. Complete the table 4. Answer the questions 5. Gap fill The Christmas tree was ……… 1 ……. and put in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga in the ……. 2……. 1500s. In the mid – nineteenth century, An Englishman wanted to …….. 3 …….. Christmas greetings to his friends, so he …….. 4 …… someone design a card. Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs ……. 5 ……. For people in towns and villages. In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit From Nicholas. Santa Claus is based on the …… 6 …… of Saint Nicholas in this poem.

1.decorated 2.early 3.send 4.had 5.performed 6.description

6. Homework -Learn the new words by heart -Do the exercise in the workbook. -Preparing lesson 4: Write