Unit 4. Our past

Created by: Hoang Thi Huyen
School year: 2008 - 2009
The TV
The radio
The mobile phone

The lighting fixture
Modern clothing / school uniforms

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Vocabulary:

≈ take care of :

- (to) look after

chăm sóc

- folktale (n) :

chuyện dân gian

≠ modern:

- traditional (adj):

truyền thống

- Great – grandmother (n):

bà cố

- equipment (n):

thiết bị

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Vocabulary:

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1. I used to live on a farm
2. There wasn’t any electricity
3. Mom had to do everything without the
help of modern equipment
4. My father used to tell us stories
5. The best one was The Lost Shoe
6. Traditional stories are great
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a. Fact or Opinion? Check () the boxes:
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a. Fact or Opinion? Check () the boxes:
b. Answer the questions:
1. Where did Nga’s grandmother always live?
She always lived on a farm
2. 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)
3. What did Nga’s great-grandmother use to do?
She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes
4. 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
5. 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”
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b. Answer the questions:
c. Model sentences:
- Where did Nga’s grandmother always live?
She always lived on a farm
- Where did Nga’s grandmother use to live?
She used to live on a farm
* used to
Form:
Use:

Meaning:

a. Fact or Opinion? Check () the boxes:
S + USED TO + BARE INFINITIVE
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used to express a part habit, or an action usually happened in the past, but don’t happen now or have changed.
Đã thường hay làm gì.
Look at the picture. Complete the dialogue. Use used to and the verbs in the box:
Nga: Where is this? It isn’t Ha Noi
Hoa: No, it’s Hue. I (0) ____________ there
Nga: It that you, Hoa?
Hoa: Yes. I (1) ____________ long hair
Nga: Who is in this photo?
Hoa: That is Loan. She (2) ___________ my next-door neighbor.
Nga: Are they your parents?
Hoa: No. They’re my aunt and uncle. They (3) ___________ in Hue, too.
used to have
used to be
used to live
live stay have be
used to stay
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