GAME: QUICK EYES
Write the names of the festivals you have seen
names of the festivals
UNIT 13: FESTIVALS
Period 84: Lesson 3: Reading
CHRISTMAS
5, Christmas tree (n)
1, Christmas card
4, Christmas Carols
3, Santa Claus
6, Decorate
2, Patron saint
Christmas is an important festival in many countries around the word.
2. Complete the table.
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
Questions:
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 ?


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 Professor Moore’s poem.

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