Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas What is Santa Claus based on. On the description of Saint Nicholas in Professor Moore’s poem..[r]
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bµi th¸nh ca
1 carol:
lan r ng ộng
2 spread (v):
trang trÝ
3 decorate (v):
vui nh n ộng
4 jolly (adj):
¤ng già Nô-en
5 Santa Claus(n):
6 patron saint(n): Thánh b o h ảo hộ ộng
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2 carol (n)
3 spread (v)
4 patron saint
5 Santa Claus
6 jolly (adj)
A lan r ngộng
B ¤ng gi N«-enà N«-en
C trang trÝ
D vui nh nộng
E bµi th¸nh ca
F Th¸nh b o hảo hộ ộng
MATCHING
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1 Christmas is an important festival in every
country in the world.
2 The custom of decorating a tree at Christmas
first appeared in Europe.
3 The leaders of the church were unhappy with
Christmas carols when they were first
performed.
4 Sending Christmas cards was an American’s
idea.
T T T
T F
F F F
Trang 9The 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.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.
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1 Christmas is an important festival in every
country in the world.
2 The custom of decorating a tree at Christmas
first appeared in Europe.
3 The leaders of the church were unhappy with
Christmas carols when they were first
performed.
4 Sending Christmas cards was an American’s
idea.
T T T
T F
F F
F
T T
F
F
many countries around the world.
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Christmas
1
century
3
4
The Christmas
The Christmas
800 years
ago
(no information)
USA
Christmas Carols
Riga
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a)When were Christmas songs first performed?
b)How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the
USA?
c) Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ?
d)Why did the Englishman have someone design a card? e)What is Santa Claus based on?
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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 ?
Because he wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends.
When were Christmas songs first
performed ?
800 years ago.
An American professor named Clement Clarke Moore.
Who wrote the poem A Visit from
Saint Nicholas ? What is Santa Claus based on ?
On the description of Saint Nicholas
in Professor Moore’s poem.
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- The Christmas tree/ first appear/ the early 1500s.
- In the mid-nineteenth century/ Englishman/ want/
to send/ Christmas greetings/ his friends.
- Christmas songs/ perform/ people in towns and villages/ eight hundred years ago.
- The poem” A visit from Saint Nicholas”/ write/
Clement Clarke Moore.
- Santa Claus/ base/ the description/ Saint
Nicholas/ this poem.
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- Read the text at home.