UNIT 4:
REMEMBERING THE
PAST
LESSON 5: SKILLS 1

OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- Read for specific information about how English people
continue their culinary traditions.
- Talk about a typical traditional Vietnamese dish.
- Đọc để biết thông tin cụ thể về cách người Anh tiếp tục
truyền thống ẩm thực của họ
- - Nói về một món ăn truyền thống đặc trưng của Việt
Nam

NEW WORDS
deep-rooted (adj)
/ˌdiːp ˈruːtɪd/
lâu đời, ăn sâu bén rễ

NEW WORDS
Associated (adj) = connected
/əˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/
liên kết

NEW WORDS
Ingredient (n)
/ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/
nguyên liệu

NEW WORDS
Words

deep-rooted
(adj)
associated
(adj)
ingredient
(n)

Pronunciation

Meanings

lâu đời, ăn sâu
bén rễ
/ˌdiːp ˈruːtɪd/

/ə
ˈsəʊsieɪtɪd/
/ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/

liên kết
nguyên liệu

1. READING

Ex1: Work in groups. Discuss the following questions.
What do you know about England?
Possible answer:
+ England: one of the 4 parts of the UK (England, Scotland,
Wales, the Northern Ireland)
+ Capital: London
+ Population: over 56 million (2021)
+ Area: 130,279 km2
+ National language:  English
Fish and Chips, Sunday Roast, Full English
+ National dishes: Breakfast, …Cá và khoai tây chiên, Thịt
 
nướng Chủ Nhật, Bữa sáng kiểu Anh đầy đủ,
… 

Ex2: Read the text and write the underlined words in the box.
England's traditions have been around for hundreds, even thousands
of years. English cuisine is among the deep-rooted traditions that
English people are proud to keep alive. lâu đời, ăn sâu bén rễ
Typical English cuisine has developed over many centuries, and
people say that fish and chips is the most English dish of all. It is
believed that fish and chips appeared in England in the 19th century.
The earliest fish and chip shop opened in London during the 1860s.
Since then people have considered fish and chips to be England's
national dish, and it is now a common takeaway in the United
Kingdom. 

Ex2: Read the text and write the underlined words in the box.
The basic ingredients of the dish are fried fish served with chips.
People in different places may add peas, vinegar, lemon, or ketchup.
Fish and chips is served hot as the main dish in England. Although
there is oil and carbohydrates in fish and chips, it is healthier than
other takeaway dishes.
Now there are fish and chip shops in many countries, and it is
becoming more and more popular in other countries too. Preserving
and promoting fish and chips is the way English people keep
themselves associated with the past. (Liên kết, kết nối)

Ex2: Read the text and write the underlined words in the box.
deep-rooted appeared
bám rễ sâu
đã xuất hiện

basic
nền tảng

Meaning/Explanation

associated
có liên quan

Word

1. Linked or connected

associate

2. Difficult to change or destroy

deep-rooted

3. Started to be seen

appeared

4. Necessary and important

basic

Ex3: Read the text again and tick (√) T (True) or F
(False) for each sentence.
Meaning/Explanation
1. English people take great pride in their traditions.
2. Fish and chips has been around for hundreds of
years.
3. The earliest fish and chip shop opened in London
in 1860.
4. Peas, vinegar, lemon, or ketchup are necessary
for fish and chips.
5. Fish and chips is not healthy as it has a lot of oil.
6. Fish and chips is sold in many countries now.

T

F

Ex3: Read the text again and tick (√) T (True) or F
(False) for each sentence.
Meaning/Explanation
T
1. English people take great pride in their
traditions.

2. Fish and chips has been around for hundreds
of years.
3. The earliest fish and chip shop opened in
London in 1860.
4. Peas, vinegar, lemon, or ketchup are
necessary for fish and chips.
5. Fish and chips is not healthy as it has a lot of
oil.
English
cuisine
deep-rooted
6.
Fish and
chipsisisamong
sold inthe
many
countriestraditions
now.
that English people are proud to keep alive. 

F

Ex3: Read the text again and tick (√) T (True) or F
(False) for each sentence.
Meaning/Explanation
T F
1. English people take great pride in their

traditions.
2. Fish and chips has been around for hundreds 
of years.
3. The earliest fish and chip shop opened in
London in 1860.
4. Peas, vinegar, lemon, or ketchup are
necessary for fish and chips.
5. Fish and chips is not healthy as it has a lot of
oil. Typical English cuisine has developed over many centuries, and
people
that is
fish
andinchips
is the
most English
6. Fish
andsay
chips
sold
many
countries
now. dish of all. It is

believed that fish and chips appeared in England in the 19th century.

Ex3: Read the text again and tick (√) T (True) or F
(False) for each sentence.
Meaning/Explanation

T

1. English people take great pride in their traditions.



2. Fish and chips has been around for hundreds of
years.



3. The earliest fish and chip shop opened in London
in 1860.

F



4. Peas, vinegar, lemon, or ketchup are necessary
for fish and chips.
5. Fish and chips is not healthy as it has a lot of oil.
6. Fish and chips is sold in many countries now.
The earliest fish and chip shop opened in London during the
1860s.

Ex3: Read the text again and tick (√) T (True) or F
(False) for each sentence.
Meaning/Explanation
1. English people take great pride in their traditions.
2. Fish and chips has been around for hundreds of
years.

T

F




3. The earliest fish and chip shop opened in London
in 1860.



4. Peas, vinegar, lemon, or ketchup are necessary
for fish and chips.



5. Fish and chips is not healthy as it has a lot of oil.
6. Fish and chips is sold in many countries now.
The basic ingredients of the dish are fried fish served with chips.
People in different places may add peas, vinegar, lemon, or
ketchup.

Ex3: Read the text again and tick (√) T (True) or F
(False) for each sentence.
Meaning/Explanation
1. English people take great pride in their traditions.
2. Fish and chips has been around for hundreds of
years.

T


F



3. The earliest fish and chip shop opened in London
in 1860.



4. Peas, vinegar, lemon, or ketchup are necessary
for fish and chips.



5. Fish and chips is not healthy as it has a lot of oil.



6. Fish and chips is sold in many countries now.
Although there is oil and carbohydrates in fish and chips, it is
healthier than other takeaway dishes.

Ex3: Read the text again and tick (√) T (True) or F
(False) for each sentence.
Meaning/Explanation

T

1. English people take great pride in their traditions.



2. Fish and chips has been around for hundreds of
years.



F

3. The earliest fish and chip shop opened in London
in 1860.



4. Peas, vinegar, lemon, or ketchup are necessary
for fish and chips.



5. Fish and chips is not healthy as it has a lot of oil.
6. Fish and chips is sold in many countries now.




Now there are fish and chip shops in many countries, and it is
becoming more and more popular in other countries too.

REMEMBER CHECK
Work in pairs to ask and answer the questions.
1. Do the Vietnamese people feel proud of their traditions
and customs?
2. Is the Vietnamese cuisine famous? Do foreigners like it?
3. What are some popular Vietnamese dishes?

2.
SPEAKING

Ex4: Work in pairs. Match 1 - 5 in column A with a - e in
A
column B
B
1–c

a. glutinous rice, green
beans, pork

2–e

b. at Tet, on the Hung
Kings' anniversary

3. basic ingredients

3–a

c. banh chung

4. on what occasion it's
eaten

4–b

d. traditional dish

5–d

e. originated in 6th Hung
King's time

1. name of the dish
2. history

5. type of dish

Ex5: Work in groups. Match the Vietnamese dishes
with their names in English
1. pancake

2. five-colour sticky rice

4. white rice

5. spring rolls

3. beef noodle soup

Ex5: Work in groups. Match the Vietnamese dishes with
their names in English
1. pancake

2. five-colour sticky rice

5. spring rolls

4. white rice

5. spring rolls

3. beef noodle soup

1. pancake

2. five-colour sticky rice

1. pancake: bánh xèo
2. five – colour sticky
rice: xôi ngũ sắc
3. beef noodle soup:
phở bò
4. white rice: cơm trắng
5. spring rolls: nem rán

Ex5: Work in groups. Match the Vietnamese dishes with
their names in English
1. pancake

2. five-colour sticky rice

5. spring rolls

4. white rice

3. beef noodle soup

3. beef noodle soup

4. white rice

1. pancake: bánh xèo
2. five – colour
sticky rice: xôi ngũ
sắc
3. beef noodle soup:
phở bò
4. white rice: cơm
trắng
5. spring rolls: nem
rán

SPEAKING
Think about one traditional dish and prepare to talk
about it.
Your talk should include:
– the name of the dish 
– the basic ingredients 
– when / on what occasion it is eaten
– whether you like it or not

Sample:
Well… One of Vietnamese dishes that I like is Fried rice (Cơm rang).
It's a kind of popular street food. We can make and eat it every day, but
I'd like to have it at the weekend. The main ingredients of this dish are
cooked rice, meat or sausage and colourful vegetables chopped up into
small pieces and mixed together. Then we fry the ingredients slowly
with cooking oil and one or two eggs. When you fry the rice, you must
stir it constantly with a wooden spoon.  

chopped up: cắt

SWAP AND CHECK
Check for spelling
Do the words spell correctly?
Check for ideas
Did your friend talk about one traditional dish?
Check for comprehension
Does the speaking part make sense?
Check for grammar
Does the speaking part use the correct tenses
and structures?

EXTRA ACTIVITY
Summarise the reading text in 50
– 70 words.

There are some clues:
- English cuisine …
- Fish and chips …
- The earliest fish and chip shop …
- Basic ingredients …
……
- People sell it in many countries now

Example:
English cuisine is one of the traditions that English people are proud to keep
alive. Typical English cuisine, fish and chips, has developed for many
centuries. The earliest fish and chip shop opened in London in the 1860s.
The basic ingredients of the dish are fried fish served with chips. People sell
fish and chips in many countries now.

SWAP AND CHECK
Check for spelling
Do the words spell correctly?
Check for ideas
Did your friend write down enough of the given
clues?
Check for comprehension
Does the writing make sense?
Check for grammar
Does the writing use the correct tenses and
structures?

WRAP - UP
What have we learnt in this
lesson?
 Read for specific information about
how English people continue their
culinary traditions
 Talk about a typical traditional
Vietnamese dish

THANK
YOU!