Unit 4. Our past

English 8
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our class!
Is the picture about TODAY or THE PAST?
The past.
Unit 4: our past
Lesson 1:
Getting started &
Listen and read
page (38-39)
* The T.V
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* The lighting fixture
* The mobile phone
* The stereo
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* Modern clothes / school uniforms
Unit 4: our past
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read
Getting started:
Unit 4: our past
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read
Newwords:
Great-grandma (n) :
Great-grandmother
( Great-grandma )
Grandmother
(Grandma)
Grandfather
Mother
Father
Boy
( Nga’s brother)
Daughter ( Nga )
Aunt, Uncle
Great-grandfather
Cụ bà
2) without (prep) :
không có
3) modern equipment (n) :
thiết bị hiện đại
thắp,đốt (đèn)
4) light – lit/lighted (v) :
5) folktale/tale (n):
truyện dân gian, truyện cổ tích
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 old folktale.
Nga: Please tell me the tale, Grandma.
Traditional stories are great.
Grandma: All right. Once a poor farmer …

Unit 4: our past
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read.
Newwords:
1) Great-grandma (n) :
Cụ bà
2) without (prep) :
không có
3) modern equipment (n) :
thiết bị hiện đại
4) light - lit/lighted (v) :
thắp ,đốt (đèn)
truyện dân gian, truyện cổ tích
5) folktale/tale (n):
Traditional story

Unit 4: our past
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read (p. 38, 39)
Listen and read
Getting started
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 old folktale.
Nga: Please tell me the tale, Grandma.
Traditional stories are great.
Grandma: All right. Once a poor farmer …

Unit 4: our past
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read
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 old folktale.
Nga: Please tell me the tale, Grandma.
Traditional stories are great.
Grandma: All right. Once a poor farmer …
Structure:
Used to:
* Used to + V…
Eg. I used to get up late last year, but now I always get up early.
(-) S + didn’t +use to + V …
Eg. I didn’t use to work hard last year.
(?) Did + S +use to + V … ?
Eg. Did you use to cry when you were a baby ?
(Dã,đã từng)

Unit 4: our past
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read
Listen and read
Getting started
1. Practice the dialogue with a partner
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 do after dinner?
What did Nga ask her grandmother to do at the end of the conversation?

Unit 4: our past
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read
a) She used to live on a farm.
b) Because she had to stay home and help her mom.
c) She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.
d) Her great-grandmother lit the lamp and her great-grandfather used to tell them stories .
e) She asked her grandmother to tell her the tale “ The Lost Shoe”.
Listen and read
Getting started
1. Practice the dialouge with a partner
2. Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions
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 Shoe.
Traditional stories are great.

Unit 4: our past
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read
F O
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Fact: sự thật
Opinion: ý kiến cá nhân
I am a teacher of English.
2. English is interesting.
Eg
1. Practice the dialouge with a partner
2. Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions
3. Fact or opinion ? Check (?) the boxes
Listen and read
Getting started
Lucky numbers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
10
20
30
40
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Did Nga’s grandmother go to school?
a. Yes, she did
b. No, she didn`t
c. Yes, she does
X
X
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Lucky number
Nga’s grandmother....... look after her younger brothers and sisters
a. use to
b. uses to
c. used to
X
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X
Nga’s great-grandmother had to do everything.........the help of modern equipment.
a. without
b. with
c. in
X
X
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Lucky number
The Lost Shoe ...... an old folktale
a. is
b. is not
c. are
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X
X
Nga thinks traditional stories are .....
a. horrible
b. great
c. boring
X
X
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Lucky number

Unit 4: our past
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read
Structures:
(+) S + used to + V_infi …
(-) S + didn’t +use to + V_infi …
(?) Did + S +use to + V_infi … ?
Newwords:
1) Great-grandma (n) :
Cụ bà
2) without (prep) :
không có
3) modern equipment (n) :
thiết bị hiện đại
4) light – lit/lighted (v) :
thắp , đốt (đèn)
5) folktale (n) :
truyện dân gian, truyện cổ tích
tale (n) :
Traditional story :
Homework:
Learn by heart new words and structures.
Finish writing exercise 2 & 3 (p.39)
Complete exercise 4 (p.28 – Workbook)
Prepare new lesson: Speak (p.38,39)
Unit 4: our past
Lesson 1: Getting started & Listen and read.
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