Unit 4. Our past

Welcome all teachers
visiting our class 8A5
Thursday, October 11th , 2011
UNIT: 4
GETTING STARTED – LISTEN AND READ
OUR PAST
I. GETTING STARTED.
Look at the picture. Write the names of the things that do not belong to the past.
Things that do not belong to the past
Modern clothing / school uniforms
The mobile phone
TheTV
The light fixture
The stereo
II. Listen and read.
Nga and her grandma
What are they talking about?
They are talking about the past.
New words:
- look after (v)
- great-grandma (n)
- equipment (n)
- light (v)
lit
- folktale (n)
Eg: I used to live in HaNoi.
Nói về thói quen trong quá khứ nhưng không còn ở hiện tại.
use to + v …
* Structure:
- traditional (adj.)
= take care of (v)
CHECK VOCABULARY
What and Where
folktale
light
equipment
look after
traditional
great-
grandma
6
5
4
3
1
2
1. Practice the dialogue with a partner.
a) 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 at home and help her mom. (She used to look after her younger brothers and sisters.)
c) What did Nga’s great-grandmother use to do?
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.
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”.
2. Work with a partner. Answer the following questions.
She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.
3. Fact or opinion? Check () the boxes.

O: That is the most beautiful flower.
Opinion: (ý kiến cá nhân)
Fact: (thực tế)
Eg: F: This flower is red.
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She / climb tree
He / play soccer
He used to play soccer.
She used to climb tree.
Make sentences, using ( used to + V )
They / skip rope
They used to skip rope.
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart new words and the structure “used to”.
Practice the dialogue again at home.
Prepare: Unit 4: SPEAK + LISTEN
Make five things you used to do.
SEE YOU NEXT PERIOD!
GOODBYE
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