Unit 4

Lesson 1: Getting Started

Who
What
How
do do
you
do you
you
think
understand
think
the the
people
people
the
intitle
the
in the
conversation
“Preserving
pictureare
are?
the
talking
past”?about?

* New words:
1. loudspeakers
 /ˌlaʊdˈspiːkə(r)/  (n): - loa
2. technological changes  (n.phr): - những thay đổi về kỹ thuật
3. tradition 
/trəˈdɪʃn/ (n): - truyền thống
4. event 
/ɪˈvent/(n):
- sự kiện
5. a special occasion  (n.phr):
- dịp đặc biệt
6. Express
/ iks'pres /:
- Diễn tả
7. No doubt / daut / : - không còn nghi ngờ gì nữa, chắc chắn
8. Appreciation /ə,pri:ʃi'eiʃn /: - sự đánh giá cao
9. Surprise
/ sə'praiz /:
- sự ngạc nhiên
10. Accept
/əkˈsɛpt/:
- chấp nhận
11. mobile movie team /'moubail../ : - Đội chiếu phim lưu động
12. Used to + V-inf
/ ju:zd /:
- đã thường
13. Suppose
/ sə'pouz /: - cho rằng, tin, nghĩ rằng

2. Listen and read.
Father: This is a present for you, son.
Nguyen: A kite! How cool! Thank you, dad.
Father: I made it for you, just like your
grandfather used to make one for me.
Nguyen: Is it a family tradition?
Father:
Yes, for generations.
Nguyen: I love it. So when you were a kid,
what did you use to do for entertainment?
Father: Oh, it was all very simple back then.
We didn't have television or the internet. A
mobile movie team used to come once every
two months, and everyone from the village
would be there. The children were always
early, trying to get a place near the screen.
Nguyen: I suppose it was a special occasion,
wasn't it?

Father:
Sure.
Nguyen: I wish there were movie teams like
that now.
Father: Yeah, it was a lot of fun.
Nguyen: Then how did you get to know
about the world outside?
Father:
We had the radio; actually,
only wealthy people did. The whole village
used to listen to the news programme through
a loudspeaker.
Nguyen: Wow, I can't imagine that.
Father:
I know. The world's changed a
lot, son. It's much easier now.
Nguyen: Do you miss the past, dad?
Father:
I suppose I do. Sometimes I
wish I could go back to that time.

STRUCTURE: Read LISTEN AND READ

a. Underline the sentences with : used to + infinitive.
- I made it for you, just like your grandfather used to make one for me.
- So when you were a kid, what did you use to do for entertainment?
- A mobile movie team used to come once every two months.
-The whole village used to listen to the news programme through a loudspeaker.
b. Check the things Nguyen's father used to have or use when he was young.

1. a kite
2. a television
3. the Internet
4. a mobile movie team
5. a radio
6. a loudspeaker

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a. 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.”

b. Match the expressions from the conversations with their meanings.
Can you add some more expressions with the same meaning?
1. How cool!
2. Sure.
3. Wow, I can't imagine that.
4. I wish I could go back
to that time.

a. expressing agreement
b. expressing a wish
c. expressing appreciation
d. expressing surprise

c. Choose suitable expressions from 1b to complete the conversations.
1. Would you like to participate in this 'Preserving the Past' project?

- Sure.

2. Marriages used to be arranged by parents.
- I can't imagine that.
3. I've finished my painting. Look!
- How cool!
4. Children used to play outdoors with things they found, like stones or feathers.
- I wish I could go back to that time.
5. The time machine in a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells can take people
back to the past.
- How cool!
6. It's a tradition in Russia for people to take a bath in a hole dug in the ice at New
Year.
- I can't imagine that.

2. Use the words/phrases in the box to complete the sentences.
a. loudspeaker
c. generations
e. events

b. technological changes
d. traditions
f. a special occasion

1. A ________________is
used to make the sound much louder so that
loudspeaker
many people can hear it from a distance.
traditions .
2. Every country has its own customs and ________________
3. There is always a big gap between ________________
generations . The old sometimes
find it difficult to understand the young.
technological changes
4. People in the past were slower in accepting ___________
than they are today.
5. Traditionally, weddings and funerals are considered important village
events
________________
in Viet Nam.
6. A wedding is a____________________
special occasion , not only for the bride and groom but
also for other attendants as they can meet friends and relatives.

b. Check the things Nguyen's father used to have or use when he was young.

1. a kite
2. a television
3. the Internet
4. a mobile movie team
5. a radio
6. a loudspeaker

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Make the sentences with “used to”
Nguyen's father used to have a kite when he was young.

3. In groups, brainstorm some of the events and practices in your area.
Make a list and present them to the class.
Example:
Women in Hue used to go swimming at the beach fully clothed, to wear palm leaf
conical hats, to wear the traditional long dress whenever they went out, to stay at home
as housewives, ...