Unit 13- lesson 4- read

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“Do you like listening English songs?Please listen to me and then answer the questions.”

1.What is it about?

2.When is the Christmas day?

3 Who often bring the children presents on Christmas

Eve?

4 What do people often eat on Christmas ?

spread Christmas carol

Patron saint jolly

1

spread Christmas carol

Patron saint jolly

4

5 2

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1 It has been said he was the patron saint of

children, a fat jolly man who wore a ed suit and

gave children presents on Chrismas Eve

2.The custom of decorating it and putting it in a

common place, spread throughout Europe to

America

3 They were stories put to music and enjoyed by

most people First the leaders of the Church did

not like them but later they became popular

4 An English man had someone design it to send

Christmas greetings to his friends Now it is a

part of Christmas trandition

1

4 3 2

Christmas Specials Place of origin date

Riga

Mid- 19th century (Christmas carols)

(England)

(the Cristmas tree)

(The Christmas card)

* Comprehention 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 Nicolas ?

e, What is Santa Claus based on ?

a, How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA?

More than a century ago

b, Why did the Englishman have someone

design a card?

Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings

to his friends.

c, When were Christmas songs first performed ?

800 years ago

d, Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint

Nicolas ?

An American professor named Clement Clark Moore.

e, What is Santa Claus based on ?

On the discription of Saint Nicolas in professor’s poem.

** Please recall the Christmas specials base on the information in the table 1(p126)

- Learn the words by heart.