ENGLISH 8 ENGLISH 8 Năm học :2008 - 2009 Năm học :2008 - 2009 Người trình Người trình bày bày : : L L ê Thị Hiền ê Thị Hiền Tổ chuyên môn : Tổ chuyên môn : T T ự nhiên A ự nhiên A C H R I S T M AS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 UNIT13: FESTIVALS Lesson 4: Read (p. 124-126) * Vocabulary: Christmas tree: cây thông noel (to) decorate: trang hoàng ( to) design: thiết kế * * Vocabulary: Vocabulary: - Christmas tree : cây thông noel - (to) decorate : trang hoàng - (to) design: thiết kế - a saint : vị thánh - custom: phong tục *What and Where: *What and Where: design custom decorate saint Christmas tree * Pre-questions: 1. What do you often do at Christmas? 2. Does your family celebrate Christmas? Lucky Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 [...]...Question a How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ? → More than a century ago Question b Why did the Englishman have someone design a card? → Because he wanted to send Christmas greeting to his friends Question c When were Christmas songs first performed? → 800 years ago Question d Who wroye the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas? → An America professor, Clement Clarke Moore Question e. .. Santa Claus based on? → On the description of Saint Nicholas in Professor Moore’s poem * Grid: Christmas specials Place or Origin Date Christmas tree Riga early 1500s Christmas cards England mid-19th century Christmas carols No information 800 years ago Santa Claus USA 1823 * Homework: -Learn vocabulary by heart -Write the answer and the table into exercise - Prepare Unit 13 part “writing” page (126-128) . have someone design a card? → Because he wanted to send Christmas greeting to his friends Question c. When were Christmas songs first performed? → 800 years. ago 1823 * Homework: -Learn vocabulary by heart. -Write the answer and the table into exercise - Prepare Unit 13 part “writing” page (126-128)