Unit 4 Life in the past Lesson 1 Getting started

UNIT 4 LIFE IN THE PAST

Teacher: Ms. Thao


Watch moive

Water well

Make a kite

Listen to radio


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2. Listen and read.
Father: This is a present for you, son.
Nguyen: A kite! How cool! Thank you, dad.
Father: I made it for you, just like your
grandfather used to make one for
me.
Nguyen: Is it a family tradition?
Father: Yes, for generations.
Nguyen: I love it. So when you were a kid,
what did you use to do for
entertainment?
Father: Oh, it was all very simple back
then. We didn't have television or
the internet. A mobile movie team
used to come once every two
months, and everyone from the
village would be there. The
children were always early, trying

to get a place near the screen.
Nguyen: I suppose it was a special
occasion, wasn't it?

Father: Sure.
Nguyen: I wish there were movie teams
like that now.
Father: Yeah, it was a lot of fun.
Nguyen: Then how did you get to know
about the world outside?
Father: We had the radio; actually,
only wealthy people did. The
whole village used to listen to
the news programme through
a loudspeaker.
Nguyen: Wow, I can't imagine that.
Father: I know. The world's changed a
lot, son. It's much easier now.
Nguyen: Do you miss the past, dad?
Father: I suppose I do. Sometimes I
wish I could go back to that
time.


Vocabulary
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Tradition (n) : Truyền thống
Generation (n) : Thế hệ, đời
Entertain (v) : giải trí
Loudspeaker (n) : loa phóng thanh
Occasion (n) : dịp
Special occasion : dịp đặc biệt
A mobile movie team: một nhóm chiếu phim di động
Wealthy (n) = Rich (n) : người giàu, nhà giàu


STRUCTURE
a. Underline the sentences with : used

to + infinitive.

- I made it for you, just like your grandfather used to make one for me.
- So when you were a kid, what did you use to do for entertainment?
- A mobile movie team used to come once every two months.
-The whole village used to listen to the news programme through a loudspeaker.
b. Check the things Nguyen’s father used to have or use when he was young.

1. a kite

√

2. a television

3. the Internet
4. a mobile movie team

√

5. a radio

√

6. a loudspeaker

√


a. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. What is a tradition in Nguyen's family?
- Fathers make kites for sons.
2. How often did the movie team come to the village?
- Once every two months.
3. What did the children use to do when the movie team
came to the village?
- They used to come early, trying to get a place near the screen.
4. Who in the village had a radio?
-

Only wealthy households.

5. Does Nguyen's father miss the past? What did he say?
- Yes, he does. He said: “Sometimes I wish I could go back to
that time.”

b. Match the expressions from the conversations with their meanings.
Can you add some more expressions with the same meaning?

1. How cool!

2. Sure.

3. Wow, I can’t imagine that.

4. I wish I could go back
to that time.

a. expressing agreement

b. expressing a wish

c. expressing appreciation

d. expressing surprise


c. Choose suitable expressions from 1b to complete the conversations.

1. Would you like to participate in this 'Preserving
the Past' project?
- Sure.
2. Marriages used to be arranged by parents.
- I can’t imagine that.

3. I've finished my painting. Look!
- How cool!
4. Children used to play outdoors with things they
found, like stones or feathers.
- I wish I could go back to that time.
5. The time machine in a science fiction novel by
H. G. Wells can take people back to the past.
- How cool!
6. It's a tradition in Russia for people to take a
bath in a hole dug in the ice at New Year.
- I can’t imagine that.


2. Use the words/phrases in the box to complete the sentences.

a. loudspeaker
c. generations
e. events

b. technological changes
d. traditions
f. a special occasion

1. A ________________is
used to make the sound much
loudspeaker
louder so that many people can hear it from a distance.
2. Every country has its own customs and ________________
.
traditions

3. There is always a big gap between ________________
generations
. The
old sometimes find it difficult to understand the young.
4. People in the past were slower in accepting technological
___________
changes
than they are today.
5. Traditionally, weddings and funerals are considered
important village ________________
in Viet Nam.
events
special occasion , not only for the bride and
6. A wedding is a________________
groom but also for other attendants as they can meet friends
and relatives.


b. Check the things Nguyen’s father used to have or use when he was
young.

1. a kite

√

2. a television
3. the Internet
4. a mobile movie team

√

5. a radio

√

6. a loudspeaker

√

Make the sentences with “used
to”

Nguyen’s father used to have a kite when he was young.


3. In groups, brainstorm some of the events and practices
in your area. Make a list and present them to the class.
Example:
Women in Hue used to go swimming at the beach fully clothed, to wear palm leaf
conical hats, to wear the traditional long dress whenever they went out, to stay at
home as housewives, ...