Unit 4. Life in the past. Lesson 4. Communication

Good morning & welcome to my class
DISCUSS
What do you think is the purpose of the Looking back competition?
Who do you think sent in the stories to the competition?
What do you think the stories below are about?
I. Vocabulary
Pass on (v) :
Treat (v):
Igloo (n):
Domed (a):
Survive (v):
Block of ice (n):
Dogsled (n):
Kể, truyền đạt
Cư xử, đối xử
Lều tuyết
Hình vòm
Sống sót
Khối băng
Xe chó kéo
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II. Practice
Read the stories and find the words which mean:
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illiterate
pass on
treat (somebody)
block
survive
dogsled
2. What do YOU think?
Why did the postman have to walk from village to village?
Why were most villagers illiterate?
Why did the people in Baffin island use ice blocks to build their houses?
Why did each house have only one room?
Unit 4: LIFE IN THE PAST
Period 31: Communication
Unit 4: LIFE IN THE PAST
Period 31: Communication
Suggested answers:
It was difficult to reach the villagers on the mountain. There were no means of transport available.
There was no school in the village.
The nearest school might be too far away.
There were no other materials available on the island.
It was difficult to transport materials from other places to the island.
It was impossible to build a house with several rooms on the snow.
People felt safer living in communal groups
3. Which responses relate to which story?
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1. It must be incredible travelling by dogsled. I wish I could do it
2. The job was hard but worthwhile. I respect him for what he did.
3. Unbelievable! How could they stand the cold?
5. Was it possible for them to grow crops?
4. I hope the are now able to get more information from the outside world.
Story 2
Story 2
Story 2
Story 1
Story 1
4. Work out a story for the Looking back competition?
what aspect of life you want to talkabout
how was it practised
If you wish it would still be practised
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Homework
Learn the vocabulary by heart
Write the story in your notebook
Review past simple tense
Prepare Skills 1: get to know how to express opinion
THANK YOU AND GOODBYE