Unit 4. Our past

WELCOME TO CLASS 8A2
UNIT 4: OUR PAST
Tuesday, October 9th, 2013
Lesson 1: Getting started- Listen and read.


I. Getting started :
* The TV
* The radio
* The mobile phone
* The lighting fixture
* Modern clothes
II. Listen and read
* Vocabulary :
2. Great- grandma (n ) :
3. Without ( prep):
4. Modern equipment (n):
cụ bà
không có
thiết bị hiện đại
1. Look after (v)= take care (v):
Chăm sóc
6. Folktale (n ):
truyện dân gian
5. Light- lt – lit ( v)
Đ ốt, tháp ( đèn)
6. Traditional story ( n):
Truyện cổ tích
* Matching
A
B
* structures :
* Used to : đã từng
S + used to + V (-inf).
Ex: I used to get up late last year,but now I often get up early.
(- ) S + use to + didn’t + V (-inf ).
Ex: I didn’t use to work hard last year.
( ? ) Did + S + use to + V(-inf).
Ex: Did you use to cry when you were a baby?
* What + be + S + like ?........như thế nào ?
Ex: What was life like in the past?
Had to : phải làm gì (trong quá khứ)
Ex: last year, I had to walk to school but now I go to school by bike.
a. Nga used to live on a farm .
b. Nga’s grandmother didn’t go to school.
c. She had a happy life when she was young .
d. There wasn’t any electricity .
F
T
F
T
* Tick true ( T ) / false ( F )
* Practice the dialogue
She asked her grandmother to tell her the tale “ The Lost Shoes” .
1. Answers :
a. 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.
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 lit the lamp and her great- grandfather used to tell them stories.
e. What did Nga’s ask her grandmother to do at the end of the conversation?
- She asked her grandmother to tell her the tale “ The Lost Shoes” .
d. What did Nga’s great- grandmother and great- grandfather do after dinner?
2. Fact or opinion? Check the box
F
F
F
F
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b. There wasn’t any electricity.
c. Mom had to do everything without the help of modern equipment.
d. My father used to tell us stories.
e. The best one was The Lost Shoe.

d. Traditional stories are great.
a. I used to live on a farm.
F
0
1.Did Nga’s grandmother go to school?
a. Yes, she did
b. No, she didn`t
c. Yes, she does
Choose the best answer:
3. Nga’s grandmother....... look after her younger brothers and sisters.
b. uses to
c. used to
a. use to
5. Nga thinks traditional stories are .....
b. great
c. boring
a. expensive
6. Nga’s grandmother....... look after her younger brothers and sisters.
a. use to
b. uses to
c. used to
s
a. is
b. is not
c. are
8. The Lost Shoe ...... an old folktale.
III. Homework :
- Learn by heart the vocabulary and structure.
- Write all exercises again.
- Prepare new lesson speak + listen.