Unit 4
REMEMBERING THE
PAST
LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

Look at the pictures

North Vietnamese tank entering through the gates of the
Independence Palace of Saigon on April 30, 1975

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

Look at the pictures

Long Bien Bridge crossing over the Red River, built between
1898 and 1902

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

- Imagine that you have a time machine.
- Draw a picture about your time machine journey or write
a short story by answering these questions:
1. Where would you go?
2. What time period would you visit? Why?
- Share your ideas.

VOCABULARY

structure (n)
/ˈstrʌktʃə/

cấu trúc

something that has been
made or built from parts,
especially a large building

VOCABULARY

promote (v)
/prəˈməʊt/
thúc đẩy

to encourage people to
like, buy, use, do, or
support something

VOCABULARY

observe (v)
/əbˈzɜːv/
duy trì,
tuân
theo

to obey

VOCABULARY

benefit (v)
 /ˈbenɪfɪt/
giúp ích

to be helped by something
or to help someone
Ex: The new law will
benefit many homeowners.

VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. structure (n)

/ˈstrʌktʃə/

cấu trúc

2. promote (v)

/prəˈməʊt/

thúc đẩy

3. observe (v)

/əbˈzɜːv/

duy trì, tuân theo

4. benefit (v)

 /ˈbenɪfɪt/

giúp ích

VOCABULARY

1 Complete the following table. There is one example.
VERB
NOUN
protect
1. promote
2. recognise
3. contribute
4. observe
5. preserve
6. occupy

protection
promotion
recognition
contribution
observation
preservation
occupation

EXTRA ACTITIVTY
- Work in groups to find three verbs in Getting Started, and
then give their equivalent nouns.
- Representatives from each group gives your groups'
answers.
Suggested answer:
build → building
need → need
thank → thanks

wish → wish
know → knowledge
decide → decision
damage → damage

VOCABULARY

2 Complete the sentences, using the correct forms of the words
from 1.

1. People in these mountainous areas still __________
observe
their local customs and traditions.
2. The invention of the seat belt made a good
contribution to road safety.
______________
3. We believe that preservation
_____________ of these old structures
will benefit the community in many ways.

VOCABULARY

2 Complete the sentences, using the correct forms of the words
from 1.

4. The aim of the culture festival is the ____________
promotion of
friendship and tourism.
5. In 2006, Duong Lam became the first village that was
recognised
___________ as a national historic and cultural relic.

VOCABULARY

3 Complete the following sentences with the words from the
box.

magnificent takeaway
heritage
generations
structures

1. Stonehenge, England, one of the oldest stone _____________
structuresin
the world, is about 5,000 years old.
2. If you are busy, you can get a ____________
takeaway from one of these
restaurants.
3. It's our duty to keep our customs and traditions alive for future
_______________.
generations

VOCABULARY

3 Complete the following sentences with the words from the
box.

magnificent takeaway
heritage
generations
structures

4. Windsor Castle is about a thousand years old but it's absolutely
______________.
magnificent
5. We need a lot of effort to safeguard and preserve our
__________.
heritage

PRONUNCIATION

Review the sounds /m/ and /l/.
Listen and repeat:

/m/

/l/

PRONUNCIATION
4 Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /m/
and /l/.

/m/
monument
magnificent
programme
custom
grandma

/l/
landscape
celebrate
value
cultural
national

PRONUNCIATION

- Give some examples that have sounds
/m/ and /l/.

PRONUNCIATION

5 Listen

words.

and repeat the sentences. Pay attention the underlined

1. The collection includes objects of the Middle Ages.
2. You should be careful when shopping in this mall.
3. This monument is small but magnificent.
4. They maintain these windmills as working museums.
5. David fell off his bike and hurt his ankle.

EXTRA ACTIVITY

- Give at least one word having sound /l/ and one
word having sound /m/.
- You should use words in this unit.
Suggested answers:
remember, life, let, look, temple, complex,
largest, Cambodia, …

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Use the lexical items related to Remembering the past;
 Pronounce the sounds /m/ and /l/ in words and sentences
correctly.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook;
- Find 3 more words that have the sounds /m/ and /l/.

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