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Unit 4:
OUR PAST
Getting started,
listen and read
Lesson 1:
(Page 38,39)
(period 20)
I. Getting started: Look at the picture. Write the names of the things that do not belong to the past.
VIET NAM 100 YEARS AGO
Suggested answers
The TV
The radio
The mobile phone
The lighting fixture
Modern clothing / school uniforms
II/Listen and read
trông nom, chăm sóc
trang thiết bị
bà cố
truyện dân gian
* Vocabulary
grandma’s mother
- electricity (n):
Điện
MATCHING
Bà cố
Điện
Chăm sóc
Trang thiết bị
look after
great-grandma
folktale
electricity
A
B
1
2
3
4
5
a
b
c
d
e
Truyện dân gian
Điện
electricity
look after
great-grandma
folktale
electricity
folktale
equipment
* Grammar:
Form: S + used to + V-infinitive
S + didn’t use to + V-infinitive
Did + S + use to + V-infinitive ?
° Use: Diễn tả một thói quen trong quá khứ, bây giờ không còn nữa.
° Meaning: Đã từng
Ex: She used to study hard.
I used to live on a farm when I was a young girl.
used to
II/Listen and read :
Nga
Her grandma
Nga is talking to her grandma
1. Nga used to live on the farm.
2. Nga`s grandma didn`t go to school.
3. She had an easy and happy life when she was young
4. There wasn`t any modern equipment at her time.

5. "The Lost Shoe" is a short story
F
T
II. Listen and read :
* True / False Statements - Predictions
This is me, Nga. I used to live on a farm when I was a young girl.
What was life like then?
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.
What did Great-grandma do?
She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.
That sounds like hard work!
Grandma:
Nga:
Nga:
Nga:
Grandma:
Grandma:
1/. Practice the dialogue
II. Listen and read :
Grandma:
It was. And there wasn’t any electricity. Mom had to do everything without the help of modern equipment.
What did you do in the evening?
After dinner, Mom lit the lamp and Dad used to tell us stories.
Do you remember any of them?
Oh, yes. The best one was The Lost Shoe.
It’s an old folktale.
Please tell me the tale, Grandma. Traditional stories are great.
All right. Once a poor farmer …
Nga:
Grandma:
Nga:
Nga:
Grandma:
Grandma:
II/. LISTEN AND READ
1/. Practice the dialogue:
1. Nga used to live on the farm.
2. Nga`s grandma didn`t go to school.
3. She had an easy and happy life when she was young
4. There wasn`t any modern equipment at her time.

5. "The Lost Shoe" is a short story
F
T
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II. Listen and read :
* Checking True / False Predictions
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Where did Nga’s grandmother use to live ?
b. Why didn’t she go to school ?
c. What did Nga’s great-grandmother use to do ?
d. What did Nga’s great-grandmother and
great-grandfather do after dinner ?
e. What did Nga ask her grandmother to do at the
end of the conversation ?
2. Answer the questions :
3. What did Nga’s great- grandmother use to do?
She used to look after her younger brothers and sisters, cook meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.
2. Why didn’t she go to school?
Because she had to stay at home and help her mom.
1. Where did Nga’s grandmother use to live?
She used to live on a farm.
2. Answer the questions :
After dinner, Nga’s great-grandmother lit the lamp and her great-grandfather used to tell them stories.
4. What did Nga’s great- grandmother and great - grandfather do after dinner?
5. What did Nga ask her grandmother to do at the end of the conversation?
She asked her grandmother to tell her the story “The Lost Shoe”.
I used to live on a farm.
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.
Fact (F): sự kiện, thực tế ; Opinion (O): ý kiến, suy nghĩ
1. I am a teacher of English.
2. English is interesting.
Ex:
3. Fact or opinion ? Check (√) the boxes
F
O
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F
O
1) I am a student.
2) My school is beautiful.
3) I have an English textbook.
4) English is an interesting subject.
* Fact or opinion? Check (√) the boxes:
F
O
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Extra exercises:
She / cry at night
She used to cry at night.
* Complete the sentences by using “ used to”
He / go to school late
He used to go to school late.
look after
electricity
look after
electricity
III.Homework
I.Getting started
II.Listen and read
HOMEWORK:
Practice the dialogue again.
Learn the vocabulary by heart.
Prepare “Speak” .
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