ENGLISH 9
UNIT 4: LIFE IN THE PAST
Getting started
LIFE IN THE PAST
VOCABULARY
- act out (v): đóng vai, diễn
- arctic (adv): thuộc về Bắc cực
- bare-footed (adj): chân đất
- behave (v): ngoan, biết cư xử
- dogsled (n): xe chó kéo
- domed (adj): hình vòm
- illiterate (adj): thất học
- loudspeaker (n): loa phát thanh
- pass on (ph.v): truyền lại, kể lại
- street vendor (n): người bán hàng rong

1a. Read the conversation again and answer the questions
1. What is a tradition in Nguyen`s family?
⇒ Fathers make kites for sons.
2. How often did the movie team come to the village?
⇒ Once every two months.
3. What did the children use to do when the movie team came to the village?
⇒ They used to come early, trying to get a place near the screen.
4. Who in the village had a radio?
⇒ Only wealthy households.
5. Does Nguyen`s father miss the past? What did he say?
⇒ Yes, he does. He said: "Sometimes I wish I could go back to that time."
1b. Match the expressions (1-4) from the conversation with their meanings (a-d). Can you add some more expressions with the same meaning?
1-c
2-a
3-d
4-b
Sure
I can`t imagine that
How cool! 
I wish I could go back to that time. 
How cool! 
I can`t imagine that. 
2. Use that words/ phrases in the box to complete the sentences 
1.  A ___________ is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a dist
2. Every country has its own customs and _________
3. There is always a big gap between ___________. The old sometimes find it difficult to understant the young.
loudspeaker
traditions
generations
4. People in the past were slower in accepting ________________
than they are today.
5. Traditionally, weddings and funerals considered important village
 ______ in Viet Nam. 
6. A wedding is ________________ not only for the bride and groom but also for other attendants as they can meet friends and relatives.
technological changes
events
a special occation
2. Use that words/ phrases in the box to complete the sentences 
3. In groups, brainstorm some of the past events and practices in your area. Make a list and present them to the class.
- Vietnamese women used to dye their teeth black.
- Girls used not to go to school in the past.
- People used to use water from wells.
- People used to cook meal with fire from wood or hay
- .…………………….
The bye bye song

Bye, bye.
See you tomorrow.
Bye, bye.
See you tomorrow.
Bye, bye.
See you tomorrow.
Bye, bye. Bye, bye.
The bye bye
song