Unit 4. Our past

WELCOME TEACHERS TO OUR CLASS 8A4
TEACHER: TRẦN YẾN NY
modern
things
TV
Lighting fixture
VIET NAM 100 YEARS AGO
The television
The stereo
The lighting fixture
The mobile phone
The school bag
The school uniform
The modern clothes
GETTING STARTED
Unit 4: OUR PAST
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 …
What did Nga’s grandma use to do in the past?
 She had to stay home, help her mom and she used to look after her younger brothers and sisters.
New words:
LISTEN AND READ
- look after = take care of :
chăm sóc, trông nom
- used to:
đã từng
- equipment (n):
tradition (n):
- traditional (adj):
thiết bị
chuyện dân gian
truyền thống
- folktale (n):
- great-grandma (n):
Bà cố
Ex: She used to live in Hue
Matching
bà cố
truyền thống
thắp, châm
chăm sóc
thiết bị
look after
great-grandma
folktale
equipment
light
A
B
1
2
3
4
5
6
a
b
c
d
e
f
traditional
chuyện dân gian
folktale
Grammar
FORM: S + used to + bare-infinitive
S + didn’t use to + bare-infinitive
Did + S + use to + bare-infinitive ?

Use: Dùng để diễn tả một thói quen hay một hành động thường xảy ra ở quá khứ .
Meaning: Đã thường hay làm gì.

Ex: I used to live on a farm when I was a young girl.
Grammar
FORM: S + used to + bare-infinitive
S + didn’t use to + bare-infinitive
Did + S + use to + bare-infinitive ?

Ex: She used to live in Hue
 Practice:
Last year, I / get up late. Now I get up very early.

Did she / live in a small house?
Last year, I used to get up late. Now I get up very early.

 Did she use to live in a small house?
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 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 …
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?

What did Nga ask her grandmother to do at the end of the conversation?



2. Ask and answer these questions
 She used to live on a farm.
 She lit the lamp and he told the stories.
 She asked her grandmother to tell the story “The Lost Shoe”.
 She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes
 Because she had to stay at home and help her mom, she had to look after younger brothers and sisters.
3. Fact or opinion? Check () the boxes.
- Fact: Sự thật
- Onipion: Ý kiến cá nhân
- Fact là điều đúng sự thật còn opinion để ​​chỉ ý kiến cá nhân.
Ex:
2. This flower is beautiful.
1. This flower is red.
Fact
Onipion
a cassette
a cassette
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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F
O
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3. Fact or opinion? Check () the boxes.
CONSOLIDATION
1. I don’t like pork.
A. Fact
B. Opinion
B. Opinion
2. I ………….. live on a farm when I was young.
A. use to B. uses to C. used to
C. used to
3. The Lost Shoe is an old ……………
A. folktale B. equipment C. conversation
A. folktale
HOMEWORK
Practice the dialogue.
Prepare lesson Speak and Listen.
Do exercises.
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENDING!
Speaking : work in pairs
What did you do meaningfully last summer?
-helped parents housework
-took part in English club
-volunteered in community
Unit 12 : LET’S EAT ! * Lesson 1(A1) * Period 72
Unit 4: our past * Lesson 1(Getting started and listen and read)
* Pre - Questions:
- She used to live on a farm.
- She used to look after her younger brothers and sisters.
Unit 4: OUR PAST
GETTING STARTED
Look at the picture. Write the names of the things that do not belong to the past.
VIET NAM 100 YEARS AGO
Lighting fixture
Cassette player
The TV
School bag
The mobile phone
Modern clothes