Unit 4. Our past

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What did you go last night ?
- I visited my grandparents and came to the supermarket.
Monday, September 30th 2013
Unit 4: Our past
Getting started.
Look at the picture. Write the name of things that do not belong the past.
School uniform
- Modern dress
- Television
- Mobile phone
- Lighting fixture
- Cassette
Listen and read
1. Read the dialogue
2 Answer the question
a) Where did Nga ‘s grandmother use to live?

b) Why didn’t she go to school?

c) What did Nga’s great- grandmother use to do?


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 used to live on a farm.
- Because she had to stay at home and help her mom.
- She used to look after her younger brothers and sisters, cook meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.
- After dinner, Nga’s great- grandmother lit the lamp and her great- grandfather used to tell them stories.
- She asked her grandmother to tell her the story “The Lost Shoes”.
A. Vocabulary:
(to) look after: trông nom, chăm sóc
equipment (n): thiết bị
great- grandmother (n): bà cố
great- grandfather (n): ông cố
folktale (n): truyện dân gian
(to) lit the lamp: thắp đèn
A. I used to live on a farm.
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.
F. Traditional stories are great.
Fact or opinion?
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* Speak
Work with a partner. Look at the pictures. Talk about the way things used to be and the way they are now.
* Speak
Work with a partner. Look at the pictures. Talk about the way things used to be and the way they are now.

Live in a modern house/ a big house.
People live in a modern house.
People live in a big house.
Live in a cottage/ a small house.
People used to live in a cottage.
People used to live in a small.
Walk to travel
=> People used to walk to travel.
Go by car/ travel by car
=> People go by car.
=> People travel by car.
Stay at home/ didn’t have to school
Children used to stay at home.
Children didn’t have to school.
Go to school all day/ have to study hard
Children go to school all day.
Children have to study hard.
* Ask and answer
Did you use to ________?
Yes, I did / No, I didn’t.
Did you used to have _________?
Yes, I did / No, I didn’t.
Get up early
Walk to school
Swim in the river
Play soccer in the afternoon
S + used to + Inf.
* Listen
Vocabulary :
- (to) lay - laid :

- (to) cut open :

- gold (n) :

- greedy (adj) :

- foolish (adj) :
đẻ trứng

mổ bụng

vàng

tham lam

ngu ngốc

*Read “ The Lost Shoe”
Complete the sentences with words in the story.
Little Pea’ s father was a__________.
Little Pea’ s mother ________ when she was young.
Little Pea ________ to do the housework all day after her father go married _______.
The prince wanted to ________ a girl from Little Pea’ s village.
Stout Nut’ s mother did not make_________ _________ for Little Pea.
The prince found Little Pea’ s_________ shoes.
farmer
died
had
again
marry
new
clothes
lost
Who was Little Pea?
What did Stout Nut’s mother make Little Pea do all day?
How did Little Pea get her new clothes?
Who did the prince decide to marry?
Is this a true story? How do you know?
2. Comprehension Questions.
Answers:
She was a poor farmer’s daughter.
She made Little Pea do the chores all day.
Before the festival started, a fairy appeared and magically changed her rags into beautiful clothes.
He decided to marry Little Pea because the shoe fitted her.
Yes , this is?
HOMEWORK
Write 5 sentences with “used to” .

Prepare : Write
Thanks
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