Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 - Unit 13: Festivals. Lesson 2: Read

 Welcome to our class 
Listen to the song and answer the questions: 
What’s the name of the song? 
What is it about? 
1. It’s Jingle Bells 
2. It’s about Christmas 
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS 
Lesson 2 : Read 
CHRISTMAS 
I. Vocabulary : 
Christmas tree ( n ): 
Cây N ô-en 
(To ) decorate : 
Trang trí 
Christmas card : (n) 
Thiệp N ô-en 
I. Vocabulary : 
Christmas tree ( n ): 
Cây N ô-en 
(To ) decorate : 
Trang trí 
Christmas card : (n) 
Thiệp N ô-en 
(To) Spread 
 Spread 
 Spread : 
Lan rộng 
Santa Claus : ( n) 
Ông già N ô-en 
= Patron saint : (n) 
Thánh bảo hộ 
Christmas Carol : (n) 
Bài hát về N ô-en 
Christmas Eve: (n) 
Đêm Nô-en 
Christmas is an important festival in many countries around the word . Guess four special things at Christmas? 
(to) design 
(to) perform 
Poem (n) 
Jolly (adj) 
Description (n) 
Sự mô tả 
Thiết kế 
Biểu diễn 
Bài thơ 
Vui nhộn 
II. MATCHING 
Column A 
Column B 
II I / TRUE / FALSE STATEMENTS 
T/F 
1/ The Christmas Eve was decorated in 
 the early 1800s in the Latvian city of Riga. 
2/ An Englishman wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends on Christmas day. 
3/ The character of the Santa Claus in a poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve . 
4/ The Christmas carols became popular again about 180 years ago. 
F 
T 
T 
T 
1500s 
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 
READ. 
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 
2 
The Christmas Card 
The Christmas tree 
4 
6 
4 
5 
7 
3 
8 
1823 
USA 
Santa Claus 
800 years ago 
No information 
Christmas Carol 
mid-19 th century 
England 
early 1500s 
Riga 
Date 
Place of origin 
Christmas Specials 
IV. COMPLETE THE TABLE 
V. Answer the 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 ? 
LUCKY NUMBERS 
1 
3 
2 
6 
4 
5 
8 
7 
Group 1 
2 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
14 
16 
Group 2 
2 
4 
6 
8 
10 
12 
14 
16 
1 
 1. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ? 
 The Christmas tree came to the USA in the 1800s . 
2 
Lucky Number 
Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends. 
3 
3. Why did the Englishman have someone 
design a card ? 
4 
4. When were Christmas songs first performed ? 
 Christmas songs were first performed 800 years ago . 
5 
Lucky Number 
Lucky Number 
6. Who wrote the poem 
A Visit From Saint Nicholas ? 
An American professor named 
Clement Clarke Moore wrote 
 A Visit From Saint Nicholas . 
6 
LUCKY NUMBER 
7 
LUCKY NUMBER 
LUCKY NUMBER 
8 
8.What is Santa Claus based on? 
Santa Claus is based on the description 
 of Saint Nicholas in this poem. 
 ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 
How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ? 
The Christmas tree came to the USA in the 1800s. 
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 ? 
Christmas songs were first performed 800 years ago . 
d. Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ? 
An American professor named Clement Clarke Moore wrote A Visit From Saint Nicholas . 
e. What is Santa Claus based on ? 
Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem . 
Christmas 
Tree 
Christmas 
Card 
Santa 
 Claus 
Christmas 
 Carol 
HOMEWORK 
 Learn by heart the new words 
 Practice reading the text again 
 Prepare the next lesson 
GOOD BYE 
SEE YOU AGAIN 
VI. Fill in the gaps with the suitable words from the text 
 The Christmas tree was 1 .. .and put in the 
market place in the Latvian city of Riga in the 
 ..2 .1500s. 
 In the mid – nineteenth century , An Englishman 
wanted to .3 ... Christmas greetings to his 
friends , so he ..4. .. Someone design a card . 
 Eight hundred years ago , Christmas songs were 5 .. 
for people in towns and villages . 
 In 1823 , The Patron Saint of children , Saint Nicholas 
appeared in a poem called A Visit From saint Nicholas . 
 Santa Claus is based on the .6 . of Saint 
Nicholas in this poem . 
decorated 
early 
send 
had 
description 
performed