NHON PHUC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Teacher: Thai Thi Thanh Dieu
WELCOME TO CLASS 9A4
LIFE IN THE PAST






Topic 4:
Thursday, October 10, 2019
LIFE IN THE PAST
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED
Topic 4: LIFE IN THE PAST
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED
Thursday, October 10, 2019
1. Vocabulary:

- occasion (n):
dịp
- loudspeaker (n):
loa
- suppose (v):
giả sử
- mobile movie film (n):
đội chiếu phim trường
- funeral (n):
lễ tang
- bride (n):
cô dâu
- groom (n):
chú rể
- attendant (n):
người tham dự
a person who goes to a place or an event
Matching
1. occasion
2. loudspeaker
3. suppose
4. mobile movie team
5. funeral
6. bride
7. groom
a. chú rể
b. dịp
c. cô dâu
d. giả sử
e. loa
f. người tham dự
g. đám tang
8. attendant
h. đội chiếu phim trường
Matching
1 + b
2 + e
3 + d
4 + h
5 + g
6 + c
7 + a
8 + f
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Topic 4: LIFE IN THE PAST
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Exercise 1a. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
What is a tradition in Nguyen`s family?


How often did the movie team come to the village?


What did the children use to do when the movie team came to the village?


Who in the village had a radio?


Does Nguyen`s father miss the past? What did he say?
 Fathers make kites for sons.
 Once every two months.
 They used to come early, trying to get a place near the screen.
 Only wealthy households.
 Yes, he does. He said: “Sometimes I wish I could go back to that time.”
Exercise 1b. Match the expressions (1 - 4) from the conversation with their meanings (a - d). Can you add some more expressions with the same meaning?

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Exercise 1c. Choose suitable expressions from 1b to complete the conversations.
- Would you like to participate in this `Preserving the past’ project?

2. - Marriages used to be arranged by parents.

3. - I`ve finished my painting. Look!

4. - Children used to play outdoors with things they found, like stones or feathers.

5. - The time machine in a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells can take people back to the past.

6. - It`s a tradition in Russia for people to take a bath in a hole dug in the ice at New Year.
- Sure.
- I can’t imagine that.
- How cool!
- I wish I could go back to that time.
- How cool!
- I can’t imagine that.
Exercise 2. Use the words/phrases in the box to complete the sentences.
1. A ............................... is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance.
2. Every country has its own customs and ................................
3. There is always a big gap between ............................... The old sometimes find it difficult to understand the young.
4. People in the past were slower in accepting ...............................
than they are today.
5. Traditionally, weddings and funerals are considered important village ............................... in Viet Nam.
6. A wedding is ............................... , not only for the bride and
groom but also for other attendants as they can meet friends and relatives.
loudspeaker
traditions
generations
technological changes
events
a special occasion
a. loudspeaker
c. generations
e. events
b. technological changes
d. traditional
f. a special occasion
Exercise 3. In groups, brainstorm some of the events and practices in your area. Make a list and present them to the class.
Example:
Vietnamese women used to wear palm leaf conical hats, to wear the traditional long dress whenever they went out, to stay at home as housewives, ...
Learn the new words by heart.
Practice the conversation at home.
Prepare for: A closer look 1
Homework:
Topic 4: LIFE IN THE PAST
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED
Thursday, October 10, 2019






Thanks for your listening
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Lesson 6: SKILLS 2
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2. Where may we be able to live?
3. What does Nick say he likes?
4. Does Chau think science and technology may bring problems?
5. What does Nick think at the end of the conversation?