Unit 4. Our past

Welcome
to our class
VINH PHUC SECONDARY SCHOOL
GIÁO VIÊN: PHẠM THU THỦY
Write the names of the things that do not belong to the past
VIET NAM 100 YEARS AGO
Suggested answers
The TV
The radio
The mobile phone
The lighting fixture
Modern clothing / school uniforms






Unit 4
Our past
Getting started,
listen and read
Monday, October 10th 2011
Vocabulary
1. look after
3. equipment
2. great-grandma
4. folktale
trông nom, chăm sóc
trang,thiết bị
cụ bà, bà cố
truyện dân gian
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- great-grandfather (n) : ông cố
1. Grand mother’s mom is called: ……………..

2. A…………………. is a traditional story.

3. The same meaning as “ take care of” is: …………….

4. There isn’t any electricity so the……………. can’t work.
Complete the sentences
“look after”
great-grandma
equipment
folktale
Nga
Her grandma
Where did Nga’s grandma live when she was a young girl?
Nga
Her grandma
LISTEN AND ANSWER:
Where did Nga’s grandma live when she was a young girl?
She lived on a farm
This is me, Nga. I used to live on a farm when I was a young girl.
What was life like then?
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.
What did Great-grandma do?
She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.
That sounds like hard work!
Grandma:
Nga:
Nga:
Nga:
Grandma:
Grandma:
B. LISTEN AND READ
Grandma:
It was. And there wasn’t any electricity. Mom had to do everything without the help of modern equipment.
What did you do in the evening?
After dinner, Mom lit the lamp and Dad used to tell us stories.
Do you remember any of them?
Oh, yes. The best one was The Lost Shoe.
It’s an old folktale.
Please tell me the tale, Grandma. Traditional stories are great.
All right. Once a poor farmer …
Nga:
Grandma:
Nga:
Nga:
Grandma:
Grandma:
B. LISTEN AND READ
Nga
Her grandma
3. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. Where did Nga’s grandmother use to live?
2. Why didn’t she go to school?
3. What did Nga’s great- grandmother use to do?
4. What did Nga’s great- grandmother and great
grandfather do after dinner?
5. What did Nga ask her grandmother to do at the
end of the conversation?
3. What did Nga’s great- grandmother use to do?
She used to cook meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.
2. Why didn’t she go to school?
Because she had to stay at home and help her mom.
1. Where did Nga’s grandmother use to live?
She used to live on a farm.
3. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
After dinner, Nga’s great- grandmother lit the lamp and her great- grandfather used to tell them stories.
4. What did Nga’s great- grandmother and great - grandfather do after dinner?
5. What did Nga ask her grandmother to do at the end of the conversation?
She asked her grandmother to tell her the story “The Lost Shoes”.
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.
Fact (F): sự kiện, thực tế ; Opinion (O): ý kiến cá nhân
1. I am an English teacher.
2. English is interesting.
Ex:
4. Fact or opinion ? Check (√) the boxes
F
O
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F
O
S + used to + infinitive (Vo)
= often/ usually + V2/ Ved.
(đã từng, thường hay)
Usage: dùng để diễn tả thói quen ở quá khứ,
hiện tại không còn
Ex: she used to live on a farm.
Tell about the things you used to do last year but now you don’t.
Learn Vocabulary.
Review the past simple tense
- Prepare: “speak”
Homework