Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 13: Festivals - Lesson 4: Read

: FESTIVALS Lesson 4: READ 
I. Pre – reading: 
Wishing you a very Happy and warm Christmas 
5, Christmas tree (n) 
1, Christmas card 
4, Christmas Carols 
3, Santa Claus 
6, Decorate 
2, Patron saint 
1. Pre – teach: 
Period 80: Unit 13: FESTIVALS Lesson 4: READ 
 2. Open prediction : Guess four special things at Christmas ? 
I. Pre – reading: 
II. While - reading: 
Christmas is an important festival in many countries around the word. 
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 
II. WHILE - READING. 
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 description of Saint Nicholas in this poem. 
1. Listen and check . 
Christmas card 
Santa Claus 
Christmas tree 
Christmas Carols 
1. Listen and check . 
2. Complete the table . 
Christmas Specials 
Place of origin 
Date 
Riga 
mid-19 th century 
Christmas carols 
The USA 
The Christmas Tree 
early 1500s 
The Christmas Card 
England 
(no information) 
800 years ago 
Santa Claus 
1823 
Designed by J. Horsley 
Period 80: Unit 13: FESTIVALS Lesson 4: READ 
Q uestions: 
a. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ? 
b. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ? 
c. When were Christmas songs first performed ? 
d. Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ? 
e. What is Santa Claus based on ? 
III. Post - reading: 
LUCKY NUMBERS 
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3 , Retell 
home work 
Write it up: 
 - Use the information in the map to write the brief paragraphs. 
- Learn grammar: passive voice 
Do exercises 1,5,6 in the workbook. 
- Prepare Unit 13 : Write 
HOMEWORK 
1, Use the information in the map to write the brief paragraphs 
2, Learn passive voice to do exercises 1,6,5 
3, Prepare - write 
lucky number 
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? 
He wanted to send 
Christmas greetings to 
his friends 
When were Christmas songs first performed? 
800 years ago 
lucky number 
Who wrote the poem A Visit from 
Saint Nicholas? 
An American professor Clement Clarke Moore 
What is Santa Claus based on? 
On the description of Saint Nicholas in professor Moore’s poem 
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Filling the missing words in the song 
Jingle Bells 
Dashing though the snow 
In a one – horse open sleigh, 
O’er the fields we go 
Laughing all the way 
........... on bobtail ring, 
Making spirits bright, 
What fun it is to ride and ........., 
A sleighing song ........... 
Jingle Bells! Jingle Bells! 
Jingle all the way! 
.........., what fun it is to ride 
In a one – horse open sleigh! 
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Bells 
sing 
to night ! 
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home work 
Write it up: 
 Use the information in the grid to write the brief paragraphs. 
Thank you all !