E8-Unit13-READ

Teacher: Nguyen Thi Thom Unit 13: Festivals Section 4: Read Vocabulary Christmas tree (n) Christmas card (n) Christmas Carols (n) Santa Claus (n) Patron saint (n) Decorate (V) Cây thông Noel Thiếp mừng Noel Những bài hát thánh ca Giáng sinh Ông già Noel Thánh đỡ đầu Trang trí Wishing you a very Happy and warm Christmas Wishing you a very Happy and warm Christmas Christmas tree (n) Christmas card (n) Christmas Carols (n) Santa Claus (n) Decorate (V) Patron saint (n) Christmas tree Christmas card Santa Claus Christmas Carols He is also known as father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick He is kindly, round – bellied, marry in a red suit trimmed with white fur, with a long white beard. On Christmas Eve, he rides in his flying sleigh lifted by reindeer from house to house to give presents to children. A beautiful decorated evergreen tree with colored lights . It is known Christmas Symbol. It has played an important part in winter celebrations for many countries Whether to greet the advent of the festival season, or for wishing each other well in Christmas, the evergreen Christmas Carols like “We wish you a merry Christmas” or “Jingle bells”. They have never failed to enliven our spirits. An English man had someone design it to send Christmas greetings to his friends. Now it is a part of the Christmas tradition. Matching A B C D 1 2 3 4 Christmas Christmas specials specials Place of origin Place of origin Date Date Riga Riga Mid-19 Mid-19 th th century century Christmas carols Christmas carols USA USA The Christmas tree Early 1500s The Christmas card England No information 800 years ago Santa Claus 1823 Complete the table 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 How long a go did the Christmas How long a go did the Christmas tree come to the USA? tree come to the USA? More than a century ago Why did the Englishman have someone design a card? He wanted to send Christmas greeting to his friends When were Christmas songs first performed? 800 years ago Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas? An American professor Clement Clarke Moore