What can you
see?

What are some differences you notice between the
past and present in these pictures?

9th grade

Unit 6. Vietnamese
lifestyle: then and now
Lesson 1. Getting started

Objectives
01 Use the words related to lifestyle
Gain vocabulary to talk about
02 changes in lifestyle

Vocabulary
= Would you mind + V-ing?
Do you mind + V-ing?

Bạn có phiền…?
Do you mind telling me how our lives
are different from yours in the past?

Vocabulary
generation (n) thế hệ
/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

all the people of about the
same age within a society

= standard of living
living condition
/ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz/

điều kiện sống

to change the colour of sth using a special liquid.

dye (v) nhuộm
/daɪ/

= chance (n)
opportunity (n)
/ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/

cơ hội

Because you deserve this project
Bởi vì bạn xứng đáng với dự án
này.

New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

opportunity (n)

/ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/

cơ hội

dye (v)
living
condition
generation
(n)

/daɪ/

nhuộm

Do you mind
+ V-ing?

/ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz/
/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

điều kiện
sống
thế hệ
Bạn có
phiền…?

1. What activity are the children doing
in these pictures?

2. Have you ever played these game?
What are they called?
3. Do you think these games are still popular among
children today? Why or why not? (Bạn có nghĩ
những trò chơi này vẫn còn phổ biến với trẻ em ngày
nay không? Tại sao và tại sao không?

We didn't do it in my day.
Phong: Grandpa, do you mind
telling me how our lives are
different from yours in the past?
Grandpa: Well, there are many
differences. In my day, we
mostly played outdoors. The
games were simple and cost
little. We made our own toys
from natural materials.
Phong: That sounds interesting.
Nowadays, most leisure games
depend on electronic devices.
Grandpa: Right, but that is
mostly true in the city only.
Many children in the countryside
still play traditional games.
Phong: I know.

Grandpa: Another thing is that
children nowadays have more freedom
of choice. They wear short dresses and
jeans with holes. They also dye their
hair purple and green.
Phong: Ha ha... Not many, Grandpa.
Grandpa: Hm... And many children
of my generation left school early to
support their families. Moreover, there
were not many schools then.
Phong: You mean we have more
opportunities to learn now?
Grandpa: That's right.
Phong: Do you think these changes
are for the better?
Grandpa: Yes, they mostly are. They
have improved our living conditions.
Phong: Thank you, Grandpa.

Ex 2 Read the conversation again and circle the correct
answers.
1. Phong and his grandpa are talking
about some differences between

_______.

A. children in the city and the
countryside
B. the living standards in the past and
now
C. life in the past and now
D. past and present entertainment

Phong: Grandpa,
do you mind telling
me how our lives
are different from
yours in the past?

Ex 2 Read the conversation again and circle the correct answers.
2. Phong's grandpa mentions
_______ differences.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five

- Well, there are many
differences. In my day, we
mostly played outdoors.
- Another thing is that
children nowadays have
more freedom of choice.
- And many children of my
generation left school
early to support their
families.

Ex 2. Read the conversation again and circle the correct answers.

3. Phong's grandpa sees
most of the changes as
_______.
A. positive
A. positive
B. negative

Phong: Do you think these
changes are for the better?
Grandpa: Yes, they mostly

C. unnecessary

are. They have improved our

D. necessary

living conditions.

Ex 3 . Write the expressions from the conversation in the correct column.
The past

The present

a. depend on
electronic devices
b. leave school early
c. dye their hair
d. have more
opportunities to
learn
e. make toys from
natural materials

Ex 4. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
opportunity

freedom

dyed

generation

materials

1. A few teenagers in my village have _______ their hair brown. 
2. Young people's lifestyle today is different from that of the previous
_______.
3. Nowadays, nearly all young people have a(n) _______ to go to
school.
4. He wants to live green, so he uses products made from natural
_______.
5. My parents give me _______ to pursue my own interests.

Ex 4. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
opportunity

freedom

dyed

generation

materials

1. A few teenagers in my village have ____________ their hair brown. 
2. Young people's lifestyle today is different from that of the previous

______________.
3. Nowadays, nearly all young people have a(n) ___________________ to go
to school.

Ex 4. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
opportunity

freedom

dyed

generation

materials

4. He wants to live green, so he uses products made from natural
_____________.
5. My parents give me ______________ to pursue my own interests.

Ex 5 QUIZ. Work in pairs. Decide if the statements below are true or

false about life in Viet Nam 40 years ago. Share your answers with the
class.
40 years ago, school children didn't wear uniforms.
False

40 years ago, no Vietnamese student could go and study
abroad.

False

40 years ago, most people wrote
letters instead of writing emails or
texting messages.
True

40 years ago, bicycles were the main means of transportation.
True

40 years ago, people lit
firecrackers at Tet and weddings

True

RECAP
What have you learnt
today?

1. Words related to lifestyle

2. Changes lifestyle in the
past and the present

Thank you!
Do you have any question?