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bài thánh ca 1 carol:
lan rng
2 spread (v):
trang trÝ 3 decorate (v):
vui nhn
4 jolly (adj):
Ông gi Nụ-en
5 Santa Claus(n):
6 patron saint(n):
(7)1 decorate (v) carol (n)
3 spread (v) patron saint Santa Claus jolly (adj)
A lan r ng
B Ông gi N«-enà C trang trÝ
D vui nh nộ
E thánh ca F Thánh b o h ộ
(8)Statements Guess Read
1 Christmas is an important festival in every country in the world.
2 The custom of decorating a tree at Christmas first appeared in Europe.
3 The leaders of the church were unhappy with Christmas carols when they were first
performed.
(9)The Christmas Tree
One Christmas Eve in the early 1500s, some people decorated a tree and put it in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga This
custom spread throughout Europe, and finally to
America the 1800s
The Christmas Card
In the mid-nineteenth century, an Englishman
wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends, so he had someone design a card Forty years later,
cards were a part of the Christmas tradition
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Christmas Carols
Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs 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.
Santa Claus
In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas
appeared in a poem called A Visit From Saint Nicholas
The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who
wore a red suit and gave 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
(10)Statements Guess Read
1 Christmas is an important festival in every country in the world.
2 The custom of decorating a tree at Christmas first appeared in Europe.
3 The leaders of the church were unhappy with Christmas carols when they were first
performed.
4 Sending Christmas cards was an American’s idea.
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Christmas
Specials Place of origin Date 1
2 mid-19th
century
3 4
The Christmas
Tree early 1500s The Christmas
Card England
800 years ago
(12)III Answer the questions
a)When were Christmas songs first performed?
b)How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA?
c) Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas?
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Team 1 Team 2
How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
More than a century ago.
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 ?
800 years ago.
An American professor named Clement Clarke Moore.
Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas What is Santa Claus based on ? ?
(14)Retelling story
- The Christmas tree/ first appear/ the early 1500s - In the mid-nineteenth century/ Englishman/ want/
to send/ Christmas greetings/ his friends
- Christmas songs/ perform/ people in towns and villages/ eight hundred years ago
- The poem” A visit from Saint Nicholas”/ write/ Clement Clarke Moore
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