An American professor Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem A visit from Saint Nicholas.. wrote the poem A visit from Saint Nicholas.[r]
(1)Week: 29 Date of preparation: 21/ 03/ 2012 Period: 87 Date of teaching: 23/ 03/ 2012
UNIT 13
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS: FESTIVALS LESSON 4
LESSON 4: READ: READ I
I OBJECTIVES:OBJECTIVES: Teaching aims:
Teaching aims: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to gBy the end of the lesson, students will be able to get some knowledge about et some knowledge about festival by
festival by Reading for details about the Christmas.Reading for details about the Christmas II
II PREPARATIONSPREPARATIONS: : Book, cassette tape.Book, cassette tape III
III PROCEDURES:PROCEDURES:
Teacher’s activities
Teacher’s activities Students’ activitiesStudents’ activities 1.
1 Warm – Up: Warm – Up: (5’)(5’)
Ask students to list some English songs about Christmas Ask students to list some English songs about Christmas
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2 Pre – ReadingPre – Reading:: (5’)(5’) - Ask students to listen to the tape - Ask students to listen to the tape - Explain new words:
- Explain new words: + Design
+ Design (v)(v) + Spread + Spread (v)(v)
+ Christmas carol + Christmas carol (n)(n) + Patron saint
+ Patron saint (n)(n)
+ Jolly= happy and cheerful + Jolly= happy and cheerful (adj)(adj) + Decorate
+ Decorate (v)(v) + Perform (v) + Perform (v) + Leader (n) + Leader (n) + Description (n) + Description (n) - Explain structure: - Explain structure:
have (had) someone something have (had) someone something
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3 While – ReadingWhile – Reading:: (20’)(20’)
- Have students to read the paragraphs on p.124 and 125 - Have students to read the paragraphs on p.124 and 125 - Ask students to read the paragraph again and complete - Ask students to read the paragraph again and complete the grid
the grid
- Call some students to fill the gaps in the grid on the - Call some students to fill the gaps in the grid on the board
board
-Whole class -Whole class - Listen to the tape - Listen to the tape - Listen and write - Listen and write
- Listen and write - Listen and write
- Read - Read - Pair works - Pair works - Give feedback - Give feedback Christmas
Christmas Special
Special Places of
Places of origin
origin Date
Date The
The
Christmas Christmas tree
tree
Riga
Riga Early Early 1500s 1500s The
The
Christmas Christmas Card Card
England
(2)- Ask students to answer the questions on page 126 - Ask students to answer the questions on page 126 - Call some students to give their answers
- Call some students to give their answers
a The Christmas tree came to the USA more than a The Christmas tree came to the USA more than century ago.
century ago.
b He wanted to send Christmas greeting to his b He wanted to send Christmas greeting to his friends.
friends.
c Christmas songs were first performed 800 years c Christmas songs were first performed 800 years ago.
ago.
d An American professor Clement Clarke Moore d An American professor Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem A visit from Saint Nicholas.
wrote the poem A visit from Saint Nicholas.
e Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint e Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in professor Moore’s poem.
Nicholas in professor Moore’s poem. 4
4 Post – ReadingPost – Reading: (13’): (13’)
Ask students to sing an English song about Christmas
Ask students to sing an English song about Christmas : :
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“We wish you a merry Christmas” or “Jingle Bell”We wish you a merry Christmas” or “Jingle Bell” 5
5 HomeworkHomework: : (2’)(2’) - Learn by heart vocabulary
- Learn by heart vocabulary
- Write the questions and answers into the notebook - Write the questions and answers into the notebook - Prepare next lesson: Unit 13 – Write/ p 126-127 - Prepare next lesson: Unit 13 – Write/ p 126-127
- Answer the questions - Answer the questions - Give feedback
- Give feedback
Whole class Whole class
Take note Take note
IV IV COMMENTSCOMMENTS::
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