Unit 4. Our past

UNIT 4: OUR PAST
LESSON 1
GETTING STARTED
LISTEN AND READ
TEACHER: NGOC NGUYEN
VIETNAM 100 YEARS AGO
VIETNAM NOWADAYS
Mobi phone
Lighting fixture
Television
Stereo
Modern clothing
School Uniforms
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…
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…
NEW WORDS
USED TO (v)
GREAT-GRANDMA (n)
LOOK AFTER (v)
EQUIPMENT (n)
FOLKTALE (n)
TRADITIONAL (a)
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
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
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).

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
c) What did Nga’s great-grandmother use to do?
 She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.
d) What did Nga’s great-grandmother and great-grandfather do after dinner?
 Her great-grandmother used to lit the lamp and her great-grandfather used to tell them stories.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
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”.
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
FACT OR OPINION
“The Lost Shoe” is a folktale
Yes
FACT OR OPINION
“The Lost Shoe” is boring
No, I think it’s very exciting
“The Lost Shoe” is a folktale fact
“The Lost Shoe” is boring opinion
“The Lost Shoe” is exciting opinion
PRACTICE
FACT OR OPINION
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.
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HOMEWORK
Learn “the new words” by heart
Prepare lesson 2 “Speak and Listen”
DONG KHOI SCHOOL
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13-10-2006