UNIT 4: LIFE IN THE PAST
Lesson 6: Skills 2

What do you see in the photos?

1. New words:
- mobile phone (n) điện thoại di động /'moubail foun/
- smart phone (n) điện thoại thông minh
- flashlight (n) = torch (n) đèn pin /ˈflashˌlaīt/ = /'tɔ:tʃ/
- facility (n) phương tiện, cơ sở vật chất /fə'siliti/
- describe (v) mô tả /dis'kraib/
- entertain (v) tiêu khiển, giải trí /,entə'tein/
- focus on (v) tập trung vào… /'foukəs/

II. Listening
1. An old man is talking about his school days. Listen and decide if the
statements are true (T) or false (F), or not given (NG).
Statements
1. The school had classes for different age groups
2. All the subjects were taught by one teacher.
3. Some students didn't wear shoes to school.
4. Students didn't have exams because they would
cost too much.

T




5. Students could talk to their teacher whenever they
wanted to.
6. The teacher didn't give students any homework.

- allowed: được phép
- bow to greet : cúi

F





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NG

II. Listening
2. Listen again and fill in the blanks with the correct information.
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1. Numbers of students.........................
bare-footed
2. Some students went to school............................................
history
maths
3. Lessons focused on: reading, writing,.....................and
................
strict rules
4. The school was small but it had...............................
extra classes
5. The students had no homework, no........................................
III. Writing
3. Make a list of the facilities you are using for your studies nowadays. Then
tick () the one(s) you think was / were not available about twenty ago.
Present facilities for studies:
1.....................................................................
2......................................................................
3...................................................................

III. Writing
4. Choose one facility which was not available twenty years ago and write a
short description of how students in the past studied without that facility.
ItIn
is your
most writing,
likely that
students
years ago were not able to enjoy the Internet
you
shouldtwenty
include:
in- their studies. That's why it took them a lot of time, energy, and even money, to
What facility it is
do- a project that we can now easily complete in one or two days.
What it is used for
For example, when being asked to write an assignment about past habits, the
- How student did the job in the past when they didn't have it
students had to go to the library, look for books on the topic, read the books, and
- How you
about thethat
change
hand-write
anyfeel
information
they thought was useful for their assignment.
They would also have to meet with some old people and talk to them about the
past. At home, they had to hand-write their assignment, possibly with a lot of
erasing and rewriting of the first draft. After finishing the draft, they had to write
a clean copy on another piece of paper for submission.
However, students now study easily with the help of the Internet.
Students' life is absolutely changing for the better.

IV. Homework:
- Rewrite the description on your workbook.
- Prepare for Unit 4: “Looking back and project”.
- Do all exrcises on your workbook.