Thanh Pho Be n Tre S e c o ndary S c ho o l
Welcome to our class
Which pictures belong to the past and which belong to the
present?
a
b
c
d
e
f
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PAS
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b
PRESE
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How was the life in the past?
c
d in the past?
What were there
What did people do in the past?
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f
Monday, November 1st, 2021
UNIT 4: OUR PAST
Lesson 1:
GETTING STARTED AND
LISTEN AND READ
I. GETTING S TARTED:
Names of the things that do not belong to the past?
VIET NAM 100 YEARS AGO
Lighting fixture
School bag
Sterio
Mobile phone
TV
Modern clothes
II. LISTEN AND
READ
NEW
Who is she?
WORDS:
greatgrandma(pa) /gre
ɪt 'grỉndm
ɑ:/ (n): cụ bà
Grand mother
(ơng)
equipment /ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ (n) : thiết bị
Your mother
folk tale /foʊk teɪl/ (n): truyện dân
traditional /trəˈdɪʃənl/ (n):gian
truyền thống
light lit lit /laɪt lɪt lɪt/ (v): đốt, thắp
(đèn)
used to (v) : đã từng
Yo
Ao Dai is the traditional dress of women in Viet u
Nam
* Fill in the blanks with the suitable words:
greatgrandma
traditional
lit
modern equipment
folk tales
used to
1. Tam Cam and Thach Sanh are………………
2. My……………………..is 89 years old.
3. We have a lot of …………………………..at home such as: TV,
radio, fridge and washing machine.
4. It's …………….. in Vietnam to eat Chung Cake on Tet
holiday.
5. When there is no electricity in the evening, we have to...…candles.
6. I ……….......get up early last year.
Nga
Guess:
Nga’s
grandma
Where did Nga’s grandma use to
live?
3. Listen and check your
guess:
Grandma: This is me, Nga. I used to live on a farm when I was a young girl.
Nga: What was life like then?
Grandma: I didn’t go to school because I had to stay home and help my mom. I used to
look after my younger brothers and sisters.
Nga: What did Greatgrandma do?
Grandma: She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.
Nga: That sounds like hard work!
Grandma: It was. And there wasn’t any electricity.
Mom had to do everything without the help of modern equipment.
Nga: What did you do in the evening?
Grandma: After dinner, Mom lit the lamp and Dad used to tell us stories.
Nga: Do you remember any of them?
Grandma: Oh, yes. The best one was The Lost Shoe. It’s an old folktale.
Nga: Please tell me the tale, Grandma. Traditional stories are great.
Grandma: All right. Once a poor farmer …
Ask and answer these questions:
1. Where did Nga’s grandmother use to live?
She used to live on a farm.
2. Why didn’t she go to school?
Because she had to stay at home and help her mom, she had to look after
younger brothers and sisters.
3. What did Nga’s great-grandmother use to do?
She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.
4. What did Nga’s great-grandmother and great-grandfather do after dinner?
She lit the lamp and he told the stories.
5. What did Nga ask her grandmother to do at the end of the conversation?
She asked her grandmother to tell the story “The Lost Shoe”.
3. Listen and check your
guess:
Grandma: This is me, Nga. I used to live on a farm when I was a young girl.
Nga: What was life like then?
Grandma: I didn’t go to school because I had to stay home and help my mom. I used to
look after my younger brothers and sisters.
Nga: What did Greatgrandma do?
Grandma: She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.
Nga: That sounds like hard work!
Grandma: It was. And there wasn’t any electricity.
Mom had to do everything without the help of modern equipment.
Nga: What did you do in the evening?
Grandma: After dinner, Mom lit the lamp and Dad used to tell us stories.
Nga: Do you remember any of them?
Grandma: Oh, yes. The best one was The Lost Shoe. It’s an old folktale.
Nga: Please tell me the tale, Grandma. Traditional stories are great.
Grandma: All right. Once a poor farmer …
5. Fact or Opinion? Check () the
boxes.
FACT: sự thật
Eg.: - He is a teacher of English.
- English is useful.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
OPINION: ý kiến
I used to live on a farm.
There wasn’t any electricity.
Mom had to do everything without the help
of modern equipment.
My father used to tell us stories.
The best one was The lost shoe.
Traditional stories are great.
F
O
USED
Note:
TO
I used to live on a farm when I was a young
girl.
FORM:
S
+ used to + Vo…
(đã từng)
Usage: “Used to” được dùng để miêu tả những thói quen hoặc
trạng thái đã xảy ra và kết thúc trong q khứ, khơng
cịn ở hiện tại.
Homework
-
-
Learn new words and structure by
heart.
Practice the dialogue.
Do all exercises again.
Prepare: Language focus.
Thank you for your attention.
Goodbye. See you
again.
* Prac tic e :Word – cue drill.
1. Nga’s grandmother / look after brother
Nga’s grandmother used to look after brother.
2. She / wash clothes
She used to wash clothes.
3. Dad / not tell stories
Dad didn’t use to tell
4.
People
/ live in small houses ?
stories
.
Did people use to live in small