Unit 14. Freetime fun

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Thursday, 9th April, 2009
I. New words:
2. owner
(n):
người chủ
1. gather
(v):
tụ tập, tập trung
3. may
might
True or false?
Thirty years ago in VN, a lot of people had TV sets.

b. These TV owners were very popular.

c. The neighbors gathered to watch color programs in the evening.

d. Now, they don`t spend much time together.

e. A few people have TV sets today.

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very few
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black and white
Many
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F
Listen and follow
Answer the questions:
Did a lot of people have T.V sets 30 years ago?
What did they watch?
What might the older people do?
Did anyone go home before the T.V programs finish?
Where do people watch T.V now?
Alligator
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Lion
I win!
I win!
Complete the summary
In 1960s, most (1).................in Viet Nam did (2)...........have a (3)........set. The people with TVs were (4)............. . In the (5)..............., the neighbors would (6)................ around the TV. (7)................would stay until the TV programs finished. Viet Nam is different (8) .......... . More families (9)..............a TV set and (10).........is more comfortable. But neighbors don’t (11)............each other as well as they did in the past.

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TV
popular
evening
gather
They
today
have
life
know
people
Retell the text
Thirty years ago / people / TV sets. Owners / popular.
Evening / people / gather / watch / together.
They / watch / programs /
and / no one / home / until / finish.
4. Todays / many / TV sets. /
They / not spend / time / together.


Homework:
Learn the new words by heart.
Answer the questions into workbook.
Write to retell the text in about 5 sentences.
1. Did a lot people have TV sets 30 years ago?
- No, very few people.
2. What did they watch?
- They watched the black and white programs.
3. What might the older people do?
- They might sleep a little.
4. Did anyone go home before the TV
programs finished?
- No, they didn’t.
5. Where do people watch TV now?
- In their own living room.