Giáo án Tiếng Anh 8 - Tiết 85 - Năm học 2012-2013 - Nguyễn Bảo Toàn

Khanh Binh Secondary School Preparing day: 20 /03/2013
Grade : 8 Teaching day: 02/04/2013
Nguyen Bao Toan Class: 8A1, 8A2
Week: 29
Period: 85
UNIT 13 FESTIVALS
Lesson 3 Read
Objective : By the end of the lesson, Students will be able to know some knowledge about Christmas .. 
Materials : posters .
Procedure :
Timing
Contents
Teacher and Students’ activities.
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I. Warmer :
C H R I S T M A S (9 words )
- 1st clue : This is the biggest festival in western countries .
- 2nd clue : People often decorate a tree and exchange best wishes by giving cards to each other .
- 3rd clue : It is on December 25.
 Hangman .
 ( guessing game )
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II. pre- reading :
Today we are going to get some knowledge about Christmas.
New words : 
 - carol (n) bài thánh ca.
 - jolly (adj) vui nhộn
 - base on ( v) dựa vào
 - Patron saint (n) thánh bảo hộ
 - Santa Claus (n) ông già Noel
 - decorate (v) trang trí 
 - description (n) sự mô tả 
à The names of four things we often see at Christmas.
 Set the scene .
 Pre – teach 
 Explanation
 explanation
 Translation
 Tránslation
 Picture
 Explanation
 Translation
Open prediction 
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III. While –reading:
Christmas tree 2. Christmas card .
Christmas carols 4. Santa Claus
õ Complete the table :
Christmas specials
Place of origin
Date
1.Christmas tree.
Riga
ΠEarly 1500s
2.Christmas card .
 v England
Mid-19th century
3.Christmas carols .
 No
 800 years ago
4.Santa Claus
 yUSA
z1823
à Answer the questions :
1. How long ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ?
 More than a century ago ( about 210 years ago )
2. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card ?
 He wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends .
3. When were Christmas songs first performed ?
 800 years ago.
4. Who wrote the poem A visit from Saint Nicholas ?
 Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem A visit from Saint Nicholas .
What is Santa Claus based on ?
 Santa Claus based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.
- Correcting their predictions.
 Grid
- Students read the paragraph again and complete the grid .
- Students work in groups of 4
- Teacher corrects .
Comprehension questions.
Read it again and answer the question .
 -Students work in pairs .
- Teacher corrects
3
IV. Post – Reading :
Do you like Christmas ?
Have your ever received Santa Claus’ gift ?
Where do you join Christmas in your town ?
How is the festival ?
 Personalization .
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V. Homework :
- Learn new words by heart.
- Prepare lesson 5 Write p.127
 ( Mid –Fall festival , gather , last )