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UNIT 6
VIET NAM: NOW AND THEN
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED
OUR SCHOOL IN THE PAST

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1.Vocabulavy:
- Anniversary (n) :

Lễ kỷ niệm

- tiled roof(n)

:mái ngói

-  trench(n) 

:hào giao thông. 

-  rubber sandals (n)  

:dép cao su. 

- thatched house = cottage(n)    :nhà tranh  
- facility/ facilities (n)   :cơ sở vật chất 

1a. Put a word/phrase from the box under each picture.
thatched house
trench

facilities
rubber sandals

2

1
trench

4

3
tiled roof

facilities

6

5
photo exhibition

tiled roof
photo exhibition

rubber sandals

thatched house

Exercise 1a :quizizz
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1. Listen and read
Duong: Can you believe it's the school's 60th anniversary?
Phuc: I know! I really like the photo exhibition. It's fascinating
to see how the school used to look.
Duong: Right! The photos explain a lot about our school in the
past.

1b. Find a word in the conversation that means
(chat box)
1. celebration of an important year
2. very interesting
3. not there
4. situations
5. got better
6. real

= anniversary
= fascinating
= missing
= conditions
= improved
= proper

Exercise 1c

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1c. Read the statements and decide whether the
information is true (T) or false (F), or not given (NG).
T
1. The school was founded at the beginning of the
20th century
in the 1960s
2. The school was initially surrounded by paddy
fields.
3. During the 1970s, the students wore well
dressed badly (rubber sandals and straw hats)
4. The students in the 1980s learnt better than in
the 1970s.
5. The school now is much better equipped.

F

N
G

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1d. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. When does the conversation take place?
- ____________________________________________
2. Why does Phuc say the photo exhibition is fascinating?
- ____________________________________________
3. What was unusual about the school in 1970?
- ____________________________________________
4. How was the school in 1985?
- ____________________________________________
5. What can the students learn from the photo exhibition?
1. ____________________________________________
6. Have things improved considerably now?
- ____________________________________________

1. When does the conversation take
place?

The conversation takes place on the school's 60th anniversary

2. Why does Phuc say the photo
exhibition is fascinating?

Because it explains a lot about how the school was in the past.

3. What was unusual about the
school in 1970?

There were trenches outside the classrooms.

4. How was the school in 1985?

The roof was made of tiles and some tiles were broken. The
window frames were made of wood and some of them were
missing.

5.What can the students learn from
the photo exhibition?

They can learn that they are lucky to have such great learning
facilities nowadays.

1d. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. When does the conversation take place?
-The conversation takes place on the school's 60th anniversary
2. Why does Phuc say the photo exhibition is fascinating?
Because it explains a lot about how the school was in the past.
3. What was unusual about the school in 1970?
- There were trenches outside the classrooms.
4. How was the school in 1985?
- The roof was made of tiles and some tiles were broken. The
window frames were made of wood and some of them were
missing.
5. What can the students learn from the photo exhibition?
- The roof was made of tiles and some tiles were broken. The
window frames were made of wood and some of them were
missing

Remember!
When we want to describe changes, we can use adjectives to
modify nouns and adverbs to modify verbs
Example:
-There have been considerable changes in the last decade.
-Our environment has been gradually polluted.
Adjectives
Dramatic (đột ngột)
considerable (đáng kể, lớn)
significant (đáng kể, quan trọng)
slight (nhẹ, nhỏ)
gradual (dần dần)

Adverbs
dramatically
considerably
significantly
slightly
gradually

2. Complete each sentence with a word from the REMEMBER!
box which has the same meaning as the words in brackets.
1. There have been _____________
differences in the country's
slight
policies as compared to two years ago. (minor)
2. The traffic system in Ha Noi has been dramatically
_____________ upgraded
over the last ten years. (suddenly and to a great degree)
3. Vietnamese people's lives have been significantly
_____________ improved.
(enough to make a difference)
4. There have been _____________
considerable changes in the way people work.
(quite large)
gradual
5. There has been a ____________
increase in people's income over
the last ten years. (little by little)
Adjectives
Dramatic
considerable
significant
slight
gradual

Adverbs
dramatically
considerably
significantly
slightly
gradually

3. Interview your teacher about the features of your school when she/he started teaching
here. Then use the information provided to talk about the changes to your school.

1. What did the school look like?
2. How did students usually go to school? On foot or by bike?
3. Was there any digital device in class in the past?
4. How did students' classrooms/ desks look like at that time?
5. Did students have beautiful clothes to wear when going to school?
6. Was there a computer room?

Homework
- Learn remmember
- Do the exercise 2 again
- Prepare : A close look 1