1. ENGLISH 8
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
PERIOD 80
LESSON 3: READ

2. When did you see these things ? On Christmas day
Wishing you a very Happy and warm Christmas
When did you see
these things ?
On Christmas day

3. UNIT 13: FESTIVALS LESSON 3: READ New words: - a Christmas tree:
cây nô-en
- a Christmas card:
thiệp nô-en
- a Christmas Carol:
Bài hát vui nô-en
- a Santa Claus:
ông già Nô-en
Wishing you a very Happy and warm Christmas
- a Patron saint:
thánh bảo hộ

4. Wishing you a very Happy and warm Christmas
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
LESSON 3: READ c
Matching: a
a Christmas tree
2. a Christmas card
3. a Christmas Carol
4. a Santa Claus
5. a Patron saint d b
Wishing you a very Happy and warm Christmas e

5. UNIT 13: FESTIVALS Complete the table. LESSON 3: READ
Christmas specials
Place of origin
Date
Riga
Mid-19th century
Christmas carols
USA
The Christmas tree
Early 1500s
The Christmas card
England
800 years ago
No information
Santa Claus
1823

6. UNIT 13: FESTIVALS Answer the questions
LESSON 3: READ
Answer the questions
How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
Why did the English man have someone design a card ?
When were Christmas songs first performed ?
Who wrote the poem A Visit from a Saint Nicholas?
What is Santa Claus based on ?

7. UNIT 13: FESTIVALS LESSON 3: READ Questions Answers
How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
Why did the English man have someone design a card ?
When were Christmas songs first performed ?
Who wrote the poem A Visit from a Saint Nicholas?
What is Santa Claus based on?
a. More than a century ago.
b. Because 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 Nicholas in professor Moore's poem.

8. DISCUSSION
In the world there are many festivals : Lunar New Year, Christmas Day, Easter, Mid-fall festival, wedding, and so on. Which festivals do you like best ? Why ?

9. UNIT 13: FESTIVALS LESSON 3: READ Learn the new words.
Read the four passages and answer the questions again.
Prepare write.