Unit 4. Our past

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Welcome to class 8A8

Teacher: Nguyen Tien Thanh



Unit 4: our part
Lesson 1: getting started +
listen and read


How many pictures are there?


2

1

5

7

6

8

4

3

9

10

11


Grandma: This is me, Nga. I used to live

Grandma: It was. And there wasn’t any

on a farm when I was a young girl.

electricity. Mom had to do everything

Nga

without the help of modern equipment.

: What was life like then?

Grandma: I didn’t go to school because I

Nga : What did you do in the evenings?

had to stay home and help my mom.

Grandma: After dinner, Mom lit the lamp and Dad used to tell us stories.

I used to look after my younger brothers

Nga

and sisters.

Grandma: Oh, yes. The best one was The

Nga

Lost Shoe. It’s an old folktale.

: What did Great-grandma do?

: Do you remember any of them?

Grandma: she used to cook the meals,

Nga

clean the house and wash the clothes.

Traditional stories are great.

Nga

Grandma: All right. Once a poor farmer…

: That sounds like hard work!

: Please tell me the tale, Grandma.


I. NEW WORDS

used to (v)
great-grandma (n)
look after (v)
equipment (n)
folktale (n)
traditional (a)
ask + s.o + to v (n)


USED TO
(Past time habit)
Ex:





When I was young, I used to swim once a day.
Tom used to go fishing, but now he doesn’t.
He used to dance every night, but now he studies.

Formation
S + USED TO + V (INFINITIVE)

GREAT-GRANDMA

Mother

Mother
Mother


LOOK AFTER

LOOK AFTER = TAKE CARE OF SOMEBODY
Ex:
I always look after my brother and sister when my parents go away.


EQUIPMENT

The refrigerator
The refrigerator

The rice

The rice

cooker

cooker

The stove

FOLKTALE

Tamcam is a folktale.


TRADITIONAL

AoDai is the traditional dress

Kimono is the traditional

of Vietnamese women.

dress of Japanese women.


ASK (v)

Can you bring me a cup

Yes.

of tea, please?

Ex:
The boy asked the girl to bring him a cup of tea.


I. NEW WORDS

used to (v)
great-grandma (n)
look after (v)
equipment (n)
folktale (n)
traditional (a)
ask + s.o + to v (n)


II. Practice with partner.

Grandma: This is me, Nga. I used to live

Grandma: It was. And there wasn’t any

on a farm when I was a young girl.

electricity. Mom had to do everything

Nga

without the help of modern equipment.

: What was life like then?

Grandma: I didn’t go to school because I

Nga : What did you do in the evenings?

had to stay home and help my mom.

Grandma: After dinner, Mom lit the lamp and Dad used to tell us stories.

I used to look after my younger brothers

Nga

and sisters.

Grandma: Oh, yes. The best one was The

Nga

Lost Shoe. It’s an old folktale.

: What did Great-grandma do?

: Do you remember any of them?

Grandma: she used to cook the meals,

Nga

clean the house and wash the clothes.

Traditional stories are great.

Nga

Grandma: All right. Once a poor farmer…

: That sounds like hard work!

: Please tell me the tale, Grandma.


III. 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. (She
used to look after her younger brothers and sisters).



c) What did Nga’s great-grandmother use to do?
 She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the
clothes.


III. Answer the questions:
d) What did Nga’s great-grandmother and great-grandfather do after dinner?



Her great-grandmother used to light 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”.


III. Answer the questions:
What did you use to do last year?


FACT OR OPINION

The dog is
yellow

Yes


FACT OR OPINION

The dog is

No, I don’t

lovely

think so


The dog is yellow
The dog is lovely

“The Lost Shoe” is a folktale
“The Lost Shoe” is boring
“The Lost Shoe” is exciting

fact
opinion

fact
opinion
opinion


PRACTICE
FACT OR OPINION

1.

I used to live on a farm.

F

F

2. Traditional stories are great.
3. My father used to tell us stories.
4. There wasn’t any electricity.

O

O
F
F

5. The best one was The Lost Shoe.

O

6. Mom had to do everything without
the help of modern equipment.

F

7. Tamcam’s a great folktale.

O

8. That sounds like hard work!
9. I was in grade 6 last year.

O
F


HOMEWORK

Learn “the new words” by heart
Prepare lesson 2 “Speak”

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