Unit 4. Our past

Welcome to class 8C
Welcome to our class
HUNG CoNG secondary school
pERIOD 20. LESSON 1
Getting Started
LISTEN AND READ
Getting started
Look at the picture.Write the name of the things that do not belong to the past
school uniforms
a mobile phone
a cassette
a TV
a light fixture
Play a game: Jumbled words
Things that do not belong to the past
school uniforms,
school-bag, shoes
a mobile phone or hand phone
a TV
a light fixture
a cassette or radio
modern clothes
a car
a motorbike
a bus
a refrigerator
a rice-cooker
a fan
electricity
a telephone…
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 ...
I.Vocabulary:
- tale : (n)
: chuyÖn cæ tÝch
- without (prep)
: kh«ng, kh«ng cã
- equipment (n)
:thiết bị
- lost (v)
:mÊt,thÊt l¹c
- folktale (n)
:chuy?n dân gian
traditional (n)
:truy?n th?ng
- lit (v)
:thắp sáng
New sentence.
“ used to “ : ®· tõng (dïng ®Ó nãi vÒ sù viÖc ng­êi ta th­êng lµm trong qu¸ khø )
Ex:
-I used to live on a farm
- He used to smoke, but now he doesn’t smoke any more.
-We used to play tennis
-She used to be a school teacher
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 ...
1.Practice the dialogue with the partner
2.Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions
Let`s play a game: "Lucky numbers"
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2
3
4
5
6
2.Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions
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?


e) What did Nga ask her Grandmother to do at the end of the conversation?
- Nga`s grandmother used to live on a farm.

- Because she had to stay at home to help her Mom, look after her younger brother and sister.

- Nga`s Great-grandmother used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.

- After dinner, Nga`s Great-grandmother lit the lamp and Nga`s Great-grandfather used to tell them stories.

- She asked her Grandmother to tell her the story "The Lost Shoe".
notes
Fact: thùc tÕ ( chØ sù thËt)
Ex: This flower is red
I like beef
Opinion: quan ®iÓm nhËn ®Þnh, ®¸nh gi¸ ( chØ ý kiÕn c¸ nh©n)
Ex: This film is very interesting
It is the most beautiful flower I’ve seen
F
O
a,I used to live on a farm.
b,There wasn`t any electrycity.
c,Mom had to do everything without the help of modern equipment.
e,The best one was The Lost Shoe.
f,Traditional stories are great.
d,My father used to tell us stories.
3. Fact or Opinion: Check the boxes
Do the exercise
Fact or Opinion. Check.
1.I like soccer very much.
2.The players played very well.
3.This house is very nice.
4.My daughter watches the catoon-films every day.
5.This lesson is too long.

Answer:
1- 2- 3- 4- 5-
F
O
O
F
O
Remind
The names of things that do not belong to the past
New sentence with.
a. " Used to"
ex: She used to live on a farm.
She used to cook the meals.
b. " ask smb to do smt."
ex: Nga asked her grandmother to tell her the tale
She asked me to do her homework
The teacher asked students to read the dialogue

III. Homework :
Read the dialogue and answer the question again.
Be ready for SPEAK + LISTEN.
Do exercise 1 in the work-book
Write five things you used to do last year
ex: I used to watch TV every morning
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c) What did Nga`s Great-grandmother use to do?
- Nga`s Great-grandmother 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?
After dinner, Nga`s Great-grandmother lit the lamp and Nga`s Great-grandfather used to tell them stories.
b) Why didn`t she go to school?
- Because she had to stay at home to help her mom.She used to look after her younger brothers and sisters.

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".
Where did Nga`s Grandmother use to live?
- Nga`s grandmother used to live on a farm.