Unit 4 - Getting Stared

Teacher:
Dương Mai Hương
OUR PAST
Unit 4
GETTING STARTED
Write the names of the things that do not belong to the past.
TV
stereo
mobile phone
Lighting fixture
school uniform
modern clothes
school bag
LISTEN AND READ
Who are they ?
What are they looking at ?


Folktale (n)
NEWWORD
=
traditional story
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 Great-grandma 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 folktale.
Nga: Please tell me the tale, Grandma. Traditional stories are great.
Grandma: All right. Once a poor farmer……

New words
Folktale (n) = traditional story
used to (v)
used to + inf.
look after (v) : take care of
Great-grandma (n)
Equipment (n)
Light (v)
lit / lighted (simple past)
Read statements
and answer with
True or False
Nga used to live on a farm.
Nga’s grandma didn’t go to school.
She used to cook the meals and wash the clothes.
There wasn’t any modern equipment at that time.
Nga’s great-grandfather used to tell stories after dinner.
F
T
F
T
T
Fact or opinion?
Check in the boxes
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 Shoes.
Traditional stories are great.
F
F
F
F
O
O
Work with a partner.
Ask and answer
the questions.
Where did Nga’s grandmother use to live?
Why didn’t she go to school?
What did Nga’s great-grandmother use to do?
What did Nga’s great-grandmother and great-grandfather use to do?
What did Nga ask her great-grandmother to do at the end of the conversation?
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Unit 4 OUR PAST
GETTING STARTED
LISTEN AND READ
New words
Folktale (n) = traditional story
used to (v)
used to + inf.
look after (v): take care of
Great-grandma (n)
Equipment (n)
Light (v)
lit / lighted (simple past)