Unit 14. Freetime fun

Week : 30 Period : 86
Unit 14: FREETIME FUN
A. Time for TV (A3)
3.Read.
TV in Viet Nam
True or false ?

a. Most people in Viet Nam had TV sets thirty years ago.(…………)

b. The neighbors spent much time together watching black and white programs. (………….)

c. Times have changed and many families have a TV set. (………..)

d. Nowadays, neighbors don’t know each other as well as they did in the past.(…………)
- Own (v):
* New words:
Ex : Do you own this house or you rent it ?
sở hữu
- Own (adj):
sở hữu
Ex : People sit in their own living rooms and watch TV.
- Owner (n) :
Người làm chủ
Ex : The owners of cars are usually very rich.
- Gather (v) :
Tập tụ
Ex : They are gathering to watch TV.
- Change (v) :
Thay đổi
Ex : Times have changed.
True or false ?

a. Most people in Viet Nam had TV sets thirty years ago.(…… ……)
d. Nowadays, neighbors don’t know each other as well as they did in the past.(…… ……)
F
b. The neighbors spent much time together watching black and white programs. (…… ….)
T
c. Times have changed and many families have a TV set. (…… …..)
T
T
Thirty years ago in Viet Nam, very few people had TV sets. These TV owners were very popular. After dinner, their neighbors gathered both inside and outside their houses. Some watched through the windows.
All evening, they sat and watched the black and white programs. The older people might sleep a little and the children might play with their friends, but no one went home until the TV programs finished.
Times have changed. Today, many families have a TV set. People sit in their own living rooms and watch TV. Life is more comfortable now, but many neighbors don’t spend much time together any more.
Now complete the summary.

In 1960s, most in Viet Nam did have a set. The people with TVs were . In the , the neighbors would around the TV. would stay until the TV programs finished. Viet Nam is different . More families
a TV set and is more comfortable. But neighbors don’t each other as well as they did in the past.
people
not
TV
popular
evening
gather
They
( 1 )
( 2 )
( 3 )
( 4 )
( 5 )
( 6 )
( 7 )
( 8 )
today
have
( 9 )
life
(10)
( 11 )
know
 Match the questions in column A to the answers in column B.
Answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
B
D
C
A
Task : compare TV in Vietnam 30 years ago and now










- A few people had TV set
- More people have a TV set.
- Black and white programs
- Color programs
- .............
- .............