Unit 6. Viet Nam: Then and now. Lesson 3. A closer look 2

Unit 6 - VIET NAM : THEN AND NOW
Teacher: Huynh Phong Dinh
WELCOME TO OUR CLASS 9/1
Lesson 3: A Closer Look 2
1. Fill in each blank with the past perfect form of
the verb in brackets.
1. Before the 1990s, trams (be) ___________ a popular
means of transport in Ha Noi.
2. I won the game because I (play) ___________ it a lot with my brother.
3. How long ______ you (use) ______ your mobile
phone before it broke down?
4. Before the invention of television, people ______
only (see) ______ films at the cinema.
5. Before the 1990s, Viet Nam (have) ___________ an old banking system.
6. Viet Nam (experience) _____________ decades of fighting for freedom before the country became totally
independent.
1. Fill in each blank with the past perfect form of
the verb in brackets.
1. Before the 1990s, trams (be) ___________ a popular
means of transport in Ha Noi.
2. I won the game because I (play) ___________ it a lot with my brother.
3. How long ______ you (use) ______ your mobile
phone before it broke down?
4. Before the invention of television, people ______
only (see) ______ films at the cinema.
5. Before the 1990s, Viet Nam (have) ___________ an old banking system.
6. Viet Nam (experience) _____________ decades of fighting for freedom before the country became totally
independent.
had been
had played
had
used
had
seen
had had
had experienced
2. Ask and answer the following questions using the cues.
1. - What/family groups/Vietnamese people/live in before 1990?
- They/live/extended family.

2. - How/people in Viet Nam/travel/before the first motorbike/imported?
- They/travel/bicycle.

3. - How/Vietnamese people/live/before the open-door policy in 1986?
- They/had/harder life.

4. - Where/your family/spend/holidays/before 2005?
- We/holidays/Viet Nam/only/before then.

5. -Who/rule/Viet Nam right before the Tran dynasty?
- Ly Chieu Hoang/rule/before the Tran dynasty.
Example:
How long had King Duc Duc ruled our country before he was overthrown?
He had ruled the country for only three days.
2. Ask and answer the following questions using the cues.
1. - What/family groups/Vietnamese people/live in before 1990?
- They/live/extended family.
- ………………………………………………………………………………..
- ………………………………………………………………………………..
2. - How/people in Viet Nam/travel/before the first motorbike/imported?
- They/travel/bicycle.
- ………………………………………………………………………………..
- ………………………………………………………………………………..
3. - How/Vietnamese people/live/before the open-door policy in 1986?
- They/had/harder life.
- ………………………………………………………………………………..
- ………………………………………………………………………………..
4. - Where/your family/spend/holidays/before 2005?
- We/holidays/Viet Nam/only/before then.
- ………………………………………………………………………………..
- ………………………………………………………………………………..
5. -Who/rule/Viet Nam right before the Tran dynasty?
- Ly Chieu Hoang/rule/before the Tran dynasty.
………………………………………………………………………………..
- ………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Ask and answer the following questions using the cues.
1.-What family groups had Vietnamese people lived in before 1990?
- They had lived in extended families.
2. -How had people in Viet Nam travelled before the f rst motorbike was imported?
- They had travelled by bicycle.
3. -How had Vietnamese people lived before the open-door policy in 1986?
- They had had a harder life.
4. -Where had your family spent holidays before 2005?
- We had spent our holidays only in Viet Nam before then.
5. -Who had ruled Viet Nam right before the Tran dynasty?
- Ly Chieu Hoang had ruled the country before the Tran dynasty.
Example:
How long had King Duc Duc ruled our country before he was overthrown?
He had ruled the country for only three days.
Adjective + to-infinitive/Adjective + that-clause
Read this part of the conversation from GETTING
STARTED. Pay attention to the underlined part.
Phuc: Wow, that long ago? The school looks... and the walls were made of mud and straw and, look – trenches!
Duong: I think that was during the war so it was
necessary to have the trenches right there.
1. It + be + adjective + to-infinitive is used to emphasise information by bringing it to the front of the clause. We can add for/of + noun/pronoun.
Example: It is necessary (for you) to know about your country’s history.
2. Subject + be + adjective + to-infinitive is used to express emotions, confidence, or worries... Adjectives can be happy, glad, pleased, relieved, sorry, certain, sure, confident, convinced, afraid, annoyed, astonished, aware, conscious.
Example: I was happy to hear from you.
3. Subject + be + adjective + that-clause is used to express emotions (glad, pleased, relieved, sorry), confidence, or worries (certain, sure, confident, convinced, afraid, annoyed, astonished, aware, conscious).
Example: I was glad that you gained the scholarship.
3. Match the first half of the sentence in A with
the second half in B.
3. Match the first half of the sentence in A with
the second half in B.
4. Fill in each blank with one adjective from the
box. More than one adjective can be used.
1. I was ___________ to meet my best friend yesterday.
2. He is ___________ to have so little time for his family.
3. They were ___________ to finish their last performance.
4. She’s ___________ to get the job. The interview went
really well.
5. The mother was _______________ to hear that her smart son failed the exam.
6. All the students were ____________ to have passed the exams.
glad sure sorry certain confident
astonished pleased relieved surprised
4. Fill in each blank with one adjective from the
box. More than one adjective can be used.
1. I was ___________ to meet my best friend yesterday.
2. He is ___________ to have so little time for his family.
3. They were ___________ to finish their last performance.
4. She’s ___________ to get the job. The interview went
really well.
5. The mother was _______________ to hear that her smart son failed the exam.
6. All the students were ____________ to have passed the exams.
glad sure sorry certain confident
astonished pleased relieved surprised
glad/pleased
sorry
sorry/pleased
sure/certain
surprised/astonished
relieved/pleased
5. Create one sentence by combining each pair of sentences using subject + be + adjective + that-clause.
1. We did well in the exam. We were relieved about that.
We _____________________________________________________________.
2. I am sorry about the school facilities our parents had. They were very poor.
I _______________________________________________________________.
3. Everyone was glad. The government had decided to invest more in education.
Everyone ________________________________________________________.
4. It will be much safer to have elevated walkways and underpass systems for pedestrians. Everyone is aware of this.
Everyone ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________.
5. Life in the countryside has improved considerably. All of us are delighted about that.
All of us _________________________________________________________.
Example:
The traffic problems of the city had been solved. The Prime Minister was pleased.

→ The Prime Minister was pleased that the traffic problems of the city had been solved.
5. Create one sentence by combining each pair of sentences using subject + be + adjective + that-clause.
1. We did well in the exam. We were relieved about that.
We _____________________________________________________________.
2. I am sorry about the school facilities our parents had. They were very poor.
I _______________________________________________________________.
3. Everyone was glad. The government had decided to invest more in education.
Everyone ________________________________________________________.
4. It will be much safer to have elevated walkways and underpass systems for pedestrians. Everyone is aware of this.
Everyone ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________.
5. Life in the countryside has improved considerably. All of us are delighted about that.
All of us _________________________________________________________.
Example:
The traffic problems of the city had been solved. The Prime Minister was pleased.

→ The Prime Minister was pleased that the traffic problems of the city had been solved.
were relieved that we had done well in the exam
am sorry that our parents had very poor school facilities
was glad that the government had decided to invest more in education
is aware that it will be much safer to have elevated walkways and underpass systems for pedestrians
are delighted that life in the countryside has improved considerably
6. Finish the following sentences using your own ideas. Then compare your ideas with a partner.
1. It was kind of them ____________________________.

2. They were certain to ___________________________.

3. She is confident that ___________________________.

4. He was afraid that _____________________________.

5. The teachers are aware that _____________________.

6. The head teacher was astonished to_______________.

6. Finish the following sentences using your own ideas. Then compare your ideas with a partner.
1. It was kind of them ____________________________.

2. They were certain to ___________________________.

3. She is confident that ___________________________.

4. He was afraid that _____________________________.

5. The teachers are aware that _____________________.

6. The head teacher was astonished to_______________.

to support the victims after the disaster.
be able to build the country into a
powerful one.
Viet Nam has good potential for tourism.
there would be less land for agriculture in
Viet Nam.
non-academic subjects are also
significant.
learn that some of his
students could not get scholarships.