Unit 13: READ

ll Tuesday, March 15 Tuesday, March 15 th th 2011 2011 Unit 13: Unit 13: FESTIVAL FESTIVAL Period 86 Period 86 : READ : READ Match the sentences with the Match the sentences with the pictures: pictures: 1- The patron saint of children ,a 1- The patron saint of children ,a fat jolly man who wore a red fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve on Christmas Eve 2-The trees were decorated and 2-The trees were decorated and put in the common place. put in the common place. 3-They were stories put to music 3-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. A B C D 1. Newwords 1. Newwords : : • Christmas Tree (n) • Christmas Eve (n) • decorate (v) • spread (v) • Christmas Card (n) • Christmas Carol (n) • perform (v) • Santa Claus (n) • patron saint (n) • jolly(a) : cây Nô-en : đêm Nô-en (24/12) : trang hoàng, trang trí : trải rộng,truyền bá : thiếp mừng Nô-en : thánh ca : biểu diễn, trình diễn : ông già Nô-en : thánh bảo hộ : vui nhộn, vui vẻ Wishing you a very Happy and warm Christmas Tell the name of the pictures:  Christmas Card Patron Saint Santa Claus Christmas Carol Christmas Tree decorate The Christmas Tree The Christmas Tree  One Christmas Eve in the One Christmas Eve in the early 1500s , some people early 1500s , some people decorated a tree and put it decorated a tree and put it in the market place in the in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga .This Latvian city of Riga .This custom spread throughout custom spread throughout Europe, and finally to Europe, and finally to America in the 1800s America in the 1800s The Christmas Card The Christmas Card  In the mid-nineteenth In the mid-nineteenth century , an Englishman century , an Englishman wanted to send Christmas wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends , so greetings to his friends , so he had someone design a he had someone design a card. Forty years later , card. Forty years later , cards were a part of the cards were a part of the Christmas tradition Christmas tradition Christmas Carols Christmas Carols Eight hundred years ago , Christmas Eight 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. popular again. Santa Claus Santa Claus 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 children and 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 USA. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem. Saint Nicholas in this poem. . ll Tuesday, March 15 Tuesday, March 15 th th 2011 2011 Unit 13: Unit 13: FESTIVAL FESTIVAL Period 86 Period 86 : READ : READ Match the sentences with the Match the sentences. market place in the Latvian city of Riga .This Latvian city of Riga .This custom spread throughout custom spread throughout Europe, and finally to Europe, and finally to America in the 1800s America. 1. Newwords 1. Newwords : : • Christmas Tree (n) • Christmas Eve (n) • decorate (v) • spread (v) • Christmas Card (n) • Christmas Carol (n) • perform (v) • Santa Claus (n) • patron