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1. Welcome to our class

2. FESTIVALS UNIT: 13 READ Period: 85

3. I. Vocabulary : Christmas tree ( n ): cây Noel trang trí (To ) decorate : Christmas card : (n) thiệp Noel

4. I. Vocabulary : Christmas tree ( n ): Cây Noel Trang trí (To ) decorate : Christmas card : (n) Thiệp Noel (To) Spread Spread Spread : Lan truyền Santa Claus : (n) Ông già Noel = Patron saint : (n) Thánh bảo hộ Christmas Carol : (n) Bài hát về lễ Noel

5. Rub out and remember 1. Christmas tree : (n) Cây Noel Christmas tree : (n) 2. (to) decorate : (to) decorate : Trang trí Thiệp Noel 3. Christmas card :(n) 4 (To) Spread Spread Spread : 4. Lan truyền 5. Santa Claus : (n) Ông già Noel Santa Claus : (n) Patron saint : (n) 6. Thánh bảo hộ Christmas Carol : (n) Christmas Carol : ( n) 7. Bài hát về lễ Noel

6. II/ TRUE / FALSE STATEMENTS 1500s F T T T

7. Christmas Eve (n) (to) design (to) perform Poem (n) Jolly (adj) Description (n) Sự mô tả Đêm Giáng Sinh Thiết kế Trình diễn Bài thơ Vui nhộn III. MATCHING Column A Column B

8. IV. COMPLETE THE TABLE Christmas Specials Place of origin Date The Christmas tree Riga early 1500s 1 6 The Christmas Card England mid-19th century 2 4 4 800 years ago No information Christmas Carol 5 7 Santa Claus 1823 USA 8 3

9. V. 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 ?

10. LUCKY NUMBERS Group 1 Group 2 1 2 3 2 2 4 4 4 8 6 6 8 8 10 10 5 6 7 12 12 14 14 16 16

11. 1. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ? 1 The Christmas tree came to the USA in the 1800s .

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13. 3. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ? 3 Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends.

14. 4. When were Christmas songs first performed ? 4 Christmas songs were first performed 800 years ago .

15. Lucky Number Lucky Number 5

16. 6. Who wrote the poem A Visit From Saint Nicholas? 6 An American professor named Clement Clarke Moore wrote A Visit From Saint Nicholas.

17. LUCKY NUMBER LUCKY NUMBER LUCKY NUMBER 7

18. 8.What is Santa Claus based on ? 8 Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem .

19. V. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS • How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ? • The Christmas tree came to the USA in the 1800s. • Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ? • Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends. • 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 .

20. VI. Fill in the gaps with the suitable words from the text 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 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……. of Saint Nicholas in this poem . decorated early send had performed description

21. UNIT 13: FESTIVALS V. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS Period:85READ I. VOCABULARY II. TRUE / FALSE STATEMENTS III. MATCHING IV. COMPLETE THE TABLE VI . FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE SUITABLE WORDS FROM THE TEXT VI. HOMEWORK - Learn the new words by heart - Write a paragraph ( 5 - 7 sentences ) about your last Christmas - Prepare Unit 13 : write

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23. Christmas Card Santa Claus Christmas Tree Christmas Carol