UNIT 4: LIFE IN THE PAST
Lesson 2: A Closer look 1

1. Vocabulary
- illiterate (adj) mù chữ, không biết đọc /i'litərit/
- street vendor (n) người bán hang rong /'vendɔ:/
- seniority (n) tiền bối, người trên /,si:ni'ɔriti/
- behavior (n) thái độ, hành vi /biˈheiviə/
- bare-footed (n) chân trần
- tug of war (n) trò kéo co
- take a nap (exp) ngủ 1 giấc
- bold (n) sự liều lĩnh, can đảm, dũng cảm /bould/
- hand in (v) nộp, giao nộp
- spear (n) cái mác, cái giáo/ cái xiên /spiə/

Make a kite

Watch movie

Life in the
past

use water from the

Listen to radio

1. Match a verb in A with a word /phrase in B.

A

1. go
2. collect
3. entertain
4. dance
5. act out
6. use
7. preserve
8. keep

B
a. to drum music
b. themselves
c. stories
d. a diary
e. your imagination
f. bare-footed
g. the post
h. our traditions

2. Use the newly-formed phrases in 1with the verbs in their
correct forms to complete the sentences.
kept a diary where they could write down their daily
1. In my time, most girls ______________
thoughts and feelings.
2. 'Grandpa, how did the children in your village use to ___________________
entertain themselves ?'
– 'They played games like tug of war, hide and seek, or fl ew their kites.'
preserve our traditions They are of great value to us.
3. We should work together to ____________________..
4. Use
_____________________and
draw a picture of your dream house.
your imagination
5. Children are very creative. They are good at ______________.
acting out stories.
6. A postman comes once a day to ______________
collect the post from the post box.
7. I love going
________________
bare-footed on the beach and feeling the sand under my feet.
8. The Lion Dance is usually performed at Mid-Autumn Festival, where the dancers
skilfully ______________________.
dance to drum music

3. Choose a word/phrase from the box to complete the sentences.

illiterate, face to face, physical, strict rules, street vendors, seniority

seniority
1. Paying respect to people of _________
is a tradition in
Viet Nam.
2. Quite a large number of ethnic people in the
illiterate can't read or write.
mountains are still _________.They
street vendors
3. Eating from ______________
is a popular habit of people in
big cities in Viet Nam.
4. There should be ____________
strict ruleson the roads to reduce
the number of accidents.
5. _________punishment
was common at schools in the past.
physical
6. I prefer talking ___________
to talking on the phone.
face to face

REMEMBER!
an inherited way of thinking or acting
tradition: (một cách suy nghĩ hoặc hành động kế thừa
habit: what you frequently do
behaviour: the way in which one acts, especially
towards others (cách mà một người hành
động, đặc biệt là đối với những người khác)
the actual application or use of an idea, belief,
practice: or method (ứng dụng thực tế hoặc sử dụng
một ý tưởng, niềm tin hoặc phương pháp)

4. Complete the sentences with the right form of the words below.

tradition

habit

behaviour

practice

habit
1.It's never easy to break a _________.
2. His bold ____________shocked
behaviour
everybody present.
traditionin Viet Nam that elderly
3. It runs as a _________
grandparents and parents are taken care of by their children until
they die.
habit to take a nap after lunch.
4. It was his ________
5. Using blackboards and chalk as the only teaching aid is still a
practice
common __________
in most developing countries.
behaviourtowards the VIP guest.
6. He could be fi red for his rude ____________

Pronunciation

Stress on auxiliary verbs in sentences

REMEMBER!

An auxiliary verb combines with another verb
to help form the tense, mood, voice, of the main verb.

be, have, do, can, shall
They are:
Will, may, must, need, used (to)..

5. Listen and underline the auxiliary verbs which are
stressed. Then practise saying the sentences.

1. Life will be improved in those remote areas.
2. They can see the rain coming in from the west.
3. You did make me laugh!
4. He hasn't handed in his assignment.
5. I don't like the idea of going there at night.
6. Sam doesn't like fast food but I do.

REMEMBER!
An auxiliary is not usually stressed.
Example: We'll start from here.
Does he like it?
However, an auxiliary will often be stressed when:

* it is emphasised.

Example: I have done my homework.

* we add it to emphasise the main verb.

Example: I did see him at the party.

* it comes at the end of the sentence.
Example: I can't attend the meeting, but John can.
* it is negative.
Example: He isn't coming.

6. Underline an auxiliary if it is stressed. Then listen,
check, and repeat the sentences.
1. - The men in my village used to catch fish with a spear.
- Could you do that?
- No, I couldn't.
2. I have told you many times not to leave the door open.
3. We' re going to visit Howick, a historical village.
4. - You aren't going to the party? Is it because you can't
dance?
- I can dance. Look!
5. - I hope she doesn't do any damage to the car.
- Don't worry. She does know how to drive.

Homework
• Learn by heart the new words which appear in
the lesson.
• Learn the remember box about “stress on
auxiliary verbs in sentences” by heart. Practice
more at home.
• Prepare next lesson “A closer look 2, page 4344.”

Goodbye !