Unit 4. Our past

Teacher : Hoang Thi Kim Oanh
English 8
Unit 4: Our past

Lesson 1
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Thursday, October 17th 2010
Unit 4: Our past
Lesson 1: Getting started- Listen and read
Nga
Nga`s grandma
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Thursday, October 17th 2010
Unit 4: Our past
Period 1: Getting started- Listen and read
I. Vocabulary:
Great-grandmother /
Great-grandma (n)
Equipment (n)
Trí khôn của ta đây
Folktale / Traditional story (n)
Light – Lit (v)
Thursday, October 17th 2010
Unit 4: Our past
Period 1: Getting started- Listen and read
I. Vocabulary:
Great- grandma (n)
Great-grandmother
Equipment (n)
Folktale/ Traditional story (n)
Light - Lit (v)
1. Practice the dialogue with a partner.
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 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
Nga : Please tell me the tale, Grandma. Traditional stories are great.
Grandma: All right. Once a poor farmer...
Great-grandma
folktale.
Thursday, October 17th 2010
Unit 4: Our past
Period 1: Getting started- Listen and read
I. Vocabulary:
Great- grandma (n)/ Great- grandmother
Equipment (n)
Folktale/ Traditional story (n)
II. Structure:
She used to cook the meals.
Dad used to tell us stories.
Light-lit (v)
S + used to + V (inf).
7 a.m
She used to get up late.
She/ I... used to ride a bike.
2. Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions.
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 home and help her mom.
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 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 the tale “The Lost Shoes”.
3. Fact or opinion ? Check the (v) the boxes.
a. I used to live on a farm.
b. There wasn’t any electricity.
c. Mom had to do everything without the help of modern equipment.
d. My father used to tell us stories.
e. The best one was The Lost Shoe.
f. Traditional stories are great.
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(Opinion)
The baby is 8 months old.
She looks very lovely.
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3. Fact or opinion ? Check the (v) the boxes.
a. I used to live on a farm.
b. There wasn’t any electricity.
c. Mom had to do everything without the help of modern equipment.
d. My father used to tell us stories.
e. The best one was The Lost Shoe.
f. Traditional stories are great.
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Thursday, October 17th 2010
Unit 4: Our past
Period 1: Getting started- Listen and read
I. Vocabulary:
Great- grandma (n)/ Great- grandmother
Equipment (n)
Folktale/ Traditional story (n)
II. Structure:
She used to cook the meals.
Dad used to tell us stories.
Light-lit (v)
S + used to + V (inf).
I (Dad/Mom/she...) used to cook the meals.
I (he/she/they/granddad...) used to cook the meals.
Homework:
Learn by heart the new words.
Make 3 sentences using : S + used to + V.
- Do exercises 1, 2 (page 27) in the workbook.
Thank you for your attention !
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I (he/she/they/granddad...) used to cook the meals.
I (he/she/they/granddad...) used to cook the meals.
Car
Lighting fixture
Radio
Refrigerator
TV
Modern clothing
Mobile phone
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I used to cook the meal.
1. Practice the dialogue with a parter.
Grandma : This is me, Nga. I used to lived 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 stay home and helped my mom. I used to look after my younger brothers and sisters.
Nga : What did 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
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 Shoes. It’s an old
Nga : Please tell me the tale, Grandma. Traditional stories are great.
Grandma: All right. Once a poor farmer...
equipment.
Great-grandma
folktale