Unit 4. Our past

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Welcome to class 8A8
Teacher: Nguyen Tien Thanh
Unit 4: our part
Lesson 1: getting started +
listen and read
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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 evenings?
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…
used to (v)
great-grandma (n)
look after (v)
equipment (n)
folktale (n)
traditional (a)
ask + s.o + to v (n)
I. NEW WORDS
USED TO
(Past time habit)
Ex:
When I was young, I used to swim once a day.
Tom used to go fishing, but now he doesn’t.
He used to dance every night, but now he studies.

Formation

S + USED TO + V (INFINITIVE)

GREAT-GRANDMA
Mother
Mother
Mother
LOOK AFTER
LOOK AFTER = TAKE CARE OF SOMEBODY
Ex:
I always look after my brother and sister when my parents go away.
The rice cooker
The refrigerator
EQUIPMENT
The stove
The rice cooker
The refrigerator
FOLKTALE
Tamcam is a folktale.
TRADITIONAL
AoDai is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women.
Kimono is the traditional dress of Japanese women.
ASK (v)
Can you bring me a cup of tea, please?
Yes.
Ex:
The boy asked the girl to bring him a cup of tea.
I. NEW WORDS
used to (v)
great-grandma (n)
look after (v)
equipment (n)
folktale (n)
traditional (a)
ask + s.o + to v (n)
II. Practice with partner.
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 evenings?
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…
III. Answer the questions:
Where did Nga’s grandmother use to live?
She used to live on a farm.

b) Why didn’t she go to school?
Because she had to stay home and help her mom. (She
used to look after her younger brothers and sisters).

c) What did Nga’s great-grandmother use to do?
 She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.


Her great-grandmother used to light the lamp and her great-grandfather used to tell them stories.
III. Answer the questions:
d) What did Nga’s great-grandmother and great-grandfather do after dinner?
e) What did Nga ask her grandmother to do at the end of the conversation?
 She asked her grandmother to tell her the tale “The Lost Shoe”.
III. Answer the questions:
What did you use to do last year?
FACT OR OPINION
The dog is yellow
Yes
FACT OR OPINION
The dog is lovely
No, I don’t think so
The dog is yellow fact
The dog is lovely opinion
“The Lost Shoe” is a folktale
“The Lost Shoe” is boring
“The Lost Shoe” is exciting
fact
opinion
opinion
PRACTICE
FACT OR OPINION
I used to live on a farm.
F O
2. Traditional stories are great.
3. My father used to tell us stories.
4. There wasn’t any electricity.
5. The best one was The Lost Shoe.
6. Mom had to do everything without
the help of modern equipment.
7. Tamcam’s a great folktale.
8. That sounds like hard work!
9. I was in grade 6 last year.
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F
F
O
F
F
F
O
O
O
HOMEWORK
Learn “the new words” by heart
Prepare lesson 2 “Speak”
Thanks for your coming