Unit 13 reading

b .An Englishman had someone design the Christmas card.. Santa Claus isn’t based on Saint Nicholas’s description in this poem... 1823 USA Santa Claus 800 years ago Chistmas Carol mid-19

Unit 13 (Conts): Festivals

Lesson: Read

I.New words:

Christmas tree: (n)

Christmas card (n):

Christmas Carol: (n) Bài thánh ca

Santa Claus : (n): Ông gia noel

Patron saint : (n) Thánh bảo trợ

1.True or false ? III.Practice:

a The Christmas tree came to the USA in 1900s.

b An Englishman had someone design the Christmas card

c The leaders of the Church said the Christmas songs were unsuitable.

d Santa Claus isn’t based on Saint Nicholas’s description

in this poem.

1800s.

2.T

1 F

3.T

4 F

is

1823 USA

Santa Claus

800 years ago Chistmas Carol

mid-19th century England

The Chistmas

Card

early 1500s Riga

The Chistmas tree

Date Place of origin

Christmas Specials

2.Complete the table:

No information

3.Read the paragrahps and answer the questions:

1/ How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?

2/Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ?

3.When were Christmas songs first performed ?

4.Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ? 5.What is Santa Claus based on ?

a/ How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?

More than a century ago .

b/Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ?

->Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends

c.When were Christmas songs first performed ?

-> 800 years ago.

d.Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ?

->An American professor named Clement Clarke Moore.

e.What is Santa Claus based on ?

On the description of Saint Nicholas in

Professor Moore’s poem.

3.Read the paragrahps and answer the questions:

Christmas

specials Place of origin Date

Riga

Mid-19 th century Christmas carols

USA

Use the table , you can talk about the christmas again .

Write it up:

Use the information in the grid to write

the brief paragraphs.