Date: September 2026

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Life stories we
admire

LESSON 2

LANGUAGE

PRONUNCIATI
ON

Listen and repeat. Then practise saying the words

VOCABULARY
1 Match the words/phrases (1–5) with the words/preposition (a–e).

Key: 1. c

2. d

3. b 

4. e

5. a

VOCABULARY
2 Complete the sentences.

1. My father ________________
attended college in Ha Noi between
the ages of 19 and 21.
2. Like so many people in their generation, my
grandparents __________________.
had a long marriage They were
together for 60 years.
had a difficult childhood because his
3. My friend ______________________
mother died when he was very small.

VOCABULARY
2 Complete the sentences.

4. Thomas Edison's _____________________
impressive achievements in
science include the invention of the phonograph and
development of the light bulb.
5. Uncle Ho was ___________
admired for his simple lifestyle.

Grammar: Past simple

 (+) S+ V2/ed ….
(-) S+ did not +V...
(?) Did + S + V ...?

(+) S + was/ were + O
(-) S + was/ were + not + O
(?) Was/ Were + S + O ?

Eg: I went to the movies yesterday.
Eg: I was absent yesterday.
*Use: An action happened at a definite time in the past
• * Adv:
• yesterday, last ... (last week, last year, ...) _____ ago (two years ago, .
• - in + time (in 1990, ...)
• from 2015 to 2018
• S + V2/ed … when + S +V2/ed…
• It's + time (since) + S +V2/ed ..

Past continuous tense

 (+) S+ was/ were + Ving ….
(-) S+ was/ were + not + Ving ….
(?) Was/ Were + S + Ving ...?
Eg: I was watching TV at 8pm yesterday.
*Use: An action was happening at a definite time in the past
• * Adv: at this/ that time; at + giờ + thời gian trong quá khứ, at
that very moment, all the morning/ afternoon/ day.
• S + was/ were + Ving … when + S + V2/ed…
• S + V2/ed … while + S + was/ were + Ving
• S + was/ were + Ving … while + S + was/ were + Ving
Eg: The man home when his car broke down.
A. was driving
B. drives
C. has driven D. is driving

Past simple tense
1. Describe something started and
finished in the past
E.g. You did a great job yesterday.
2. Describe main events in a story.
E.g. Mary read a few pages of her book
and went to bed.

Past continuous tense
1. Describe an action which was happening
at a specific point of time in the past.
E.g: I was reading a good book at 10 p.m.
last night.

2. Describe the settings of a story.
E.g. It was raining heavily outside. Mary
read a few pages of her book and went to
bed.
• When one action in the past happens in the middle of another, we use the past
simple to talk about the shorter action, and the past continuous for the longer
action.
E.g. I was reading a book when the phone rang.
• When two or more actions in the past are happening at the same time, we use the
past continuous for both/all.
E.g. While I was reading a book, my mother was watching TV.

Notes: Some verbs are not used in
continuous
Verbs of thinking
Verbs of the senses
Verbs of possession
Verbs of emotion
Verbs of appearance
Others
Ex:

believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, realize,
suppose, understand.
hear, smell, sound, taste.
be, belong to, have (meaning possess), own,
possess. 
dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish.
appear, seem.
contain, depend on, include, involve, mean,
measure, weigh, require. 

Jane was being at my house when you arrived. 
Jane was at my house when you arrived. 

1 Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.

1. At 7 p.m yesterday, we
a documentary about
Vietnamese national heroes.
A. was watched
B. was watching
C. were watching
D. watched
2. In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II
when
she___ 96 years old.
A. was dying/ was
B. was died/ was being
C. died/ was being
D. died/ was

2. Find a mistake in the following sentences. Correct them

1. My brother helps me with my homework yesterday evening.
A
B
C
D
2. Have you met any of your neighbours since you live here?
A
B
C
D
3. This is the first time I see Jan look embarrassed about a girl.
A
B
C
D

3 Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the following questions.

1. The greatest of Uncle Ho was leading Viet Nam
to independence.
A. death
B. achievement
C. account
D. youth
2. My family members
a film about a Vietnamese
national hero at 10 a.m yesterday.
A. was watching
B. watched
C. have watched
D. were watching

3. When he went home, his mother
dinner, so he
took off his coat to help her.
A. is cooking
B. cooked
C. was cooking
D. has cooked
4. Many soldiers sacrificed their lives for the country
during the
war.
A. resistance
B. biography
C. account
D. experience

CONSOLIDATI
ON
Homework

• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for the next lesson.

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