unit 13: fastivals

A little match girl We Wish You A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year Christmas tree Christmas card Santa Claus Christmas Carols 1.In 1823,the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and give 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. 2.One Christmas Eve in the early 1500s,some people decorate a tree and put it in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga. This custom spread throughout Europe, and finally to Amerca in the 1800s 3.Eight hundred years ago, Christmas song 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. 4.In the mid- nineteenth century , an Englishman wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends, so he had someone design a card. Forty years late, cards were a part of the Christmas tradition. Matching New words Decorate ( v) Christmas tree (n) Christmas card (n) Christmas Carols (n) Santa Claus (n) Patron Saint (n) Christmas Eve (n) Christmas Special (n) • Trang trí • Cây thông Noel • Thiếp mừng Noel • Những bài Thánh ca • Giáng Sinh. • Ông già Noel • Thánh đỡ đầu • Đêm Noel • Nét đặc trưng của lễ Noel 8 8 Some words and phrases in the lesson: - Spread (v) : - Have somebody do something = ask someone to do something - Suitable (adj): # Unsuitable (adj) : - Jolly (adj) : To cover a larger and larger area Happy and cheerfull Lan rộng Yêu cầu ai đó làm gì. Phù hợp #Không phù hợp Vui tính 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 specials Place of origin Date (1) Riga (2) (3) (4) Mid- 19th century Christmas Carols (5) (6) (7) USA (8) Complete the Table Christmas specials Place of origin Date Riga Mid- 19th century Christmas Carols USA The Christmas Tree Early 1500s The Christmas Card England No information 800 years ago Santa Claus 1823 [...]... Clarke Moore e What is Santa Claus based on? On the description of Saint Nicholas in professor Moore’s poem Listen and guess • Write 5 main idea about Christmas • Do exercise in the workbook • Prepare Unit 13 - Write