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Explore the origins and history of Christmas traditions such as decorating trees, sending cards, singing carols, and the story of Santa Claus. Learn how these customs have spread and evolved throughout the years.

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Welcome to our class

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  1. Welcome to our class

  2. Tuesday, March 21st , 2017 FESTIVALS UNIT 13: READ Lesson 4:

  3. * Vocabulary : Christmas tree (n.) decorate (v.) spread(v.) custom (n.)

  4. Wishing you a very Happy and warm Christmas Christmas card (n.) design (v.)

  5. Christmas carol (n.)

  6. Santa Claus (Father Christmas) jolly (a.) poem (n.) base on (v.)

  7. I. Vocabulary : Christmas tree (n.) Santa Claus (Father Christmas) decorate (v.) Christmas carol (n.) spread(v.) jolly (a.) custom (n.) base on (v.) Christmas card (n.) poem (n.) design (v.)

  8. 1. Complete the table.

  9. The Christmas Tree One Christmas Eve in the early 1500s, some people decorated a tree and put it in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga. This custom spread throughout Europe, and finally to America in the 1800s.

  10. The Christmas Card In the mid -nineteenth century, an Englishman wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends, so he had someone design a card. Forty years later, cards were a part of the Christmas tradition.

  11. Christmas Carols Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs were performed for people in towns and villages. These songs were stories put to music and most people enjoyed them. The leaders of the Church, however, did not. They said the songs were unsuitable, but about 180 years ago, the songs became popular again.

  12. Santa Claus In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit from saint Nicholas. The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was written by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular in the USA. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.

  13. 1. Complete the table. early 1500s The Christmas tree The Christmas card England towns and villages 800 years ago 1823 Santa Claus

  14. 2. Answer the questions. a. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA? It came to the USA in 1800s. b. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card? Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends. c. When were the Christmas songs first performed? They were first performed 800 years ago. d. Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas? (Clement Clarke Moore) , an American professor wrote it. e. What is Santa Claus based on? He is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in the poem.

  15. * The passive (bị động) Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem. S + be + past participle (V3)

  16. GOOD BYE SEE YOU AGAIN

  17. Christmas Eve (n.) (to) design (to) spread poem (n.) jolly (a.) custom (n.) Phong tục Đêm Giáng Sinh Thiết kế Lan truyền Bài thơ Vui nhộn MATCHING Column A Column B

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