WELCOME TO OUR CLASS 9
UNIT 4: LIFE IN THE PAST
Lesson 4: Skills 1
ENGLISH 9
BRAINSTORMING:
blind man’s bluff
hide and seek
fishing
land artillery/ Mud banger
capture the flag
spinning tops (con quay)
Watching TV.
Surfing Internet.
Internet games/ computer games
Playing in mall
Friends.
See Movies.
Reading.
UNIT 4: LIFE IN THE PAST.LESSON 4: SKILLS 1
skip rope
play tug of war
food box office
use mobile phone
watch TV
playing computer game
1.How different is the way teenagers entertain themselves nowadays compared to the past?
- In the past, they used to skip rope, …….
- Now, they ……….
2. What do you think might be the biggest difference?
modern equipments
- elastic-band jumping (n)
- publicise (v)
- emotion (n)
- talk back (v)
VOCABULARY
: nhảy dây thun
: cãi lại
: tình cảm
: công khai
A
1. Physical activities
2. Talk face to face
3. Keep healthy and in shape
4. Use your imagination
5. Advantage
6. Publiscise
B
a. Nói chuyện trực diện
b. Dùng trí tưởng tượng của bạn
c. Thuận lợi/ lợi thế
d. Hoạt động thể chất
e. Công khai
f. Giữ khỏe mạnh và cân đối
MATCHING
I. READING:
d
a
f
b
c
e
2. Read the conversation between Phong and his mother, and answer the questions.

Phong: Mum, how did you use to entertain yourself when you were a teenager?
Mother: Well, kids in my days did a lot of physical activities in the fresh air: playing football, riding bikes,flying kites… We used nature as our playground. We also spent a lot of time with each other, playing and talking face to face, not on a screen like today.
Phong: It sounds nice, actually.
Mother: Yes. And this lifestyle kept us healthy and in shape. We didn`t know about obesity. Girls didn`t worry about getting fat and going on a diet.
Phong: Didn`t you eat out with your friends?
Mother: No, we mostly ate at home. Sometimes we just had a snack from a street vendor.
Phong: I like street food. And did you watch much TV?
Mother: Only wealthy households had a TV. Instead, we read a lot. Unlike watching television, you had to use your imagination when you read. Ah! Now I remember – I used to keep a diary.
Phong: A diary? What did you write in it?
Mother: Lots of things: events, feelings, my private thoughts… you know.
Phong: Nowadays we just post them on Facebook.
Mother: I know. Life has changed so much, my darling.

1.Where did teenagers in the past use to play?

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2.How did they communicate with each other?

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3.What was the advantage of this lifestyle?

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4.Where did they mostly eat?

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5.What did Phong`s mother say about reading?

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6.Did teenagers in the past publicise their emotions?

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They used to play outdoors, in the fresh air.
You had to use your own imagination.
At home.
It kept them healthy and in shape.
They met and talked face-to face.
No, they didn’t..
3. Discuss in groups: What do you think at teenagers` pastimes in 2?
Example:
Pastime: riding a bicycle
Response A: I love it. I wish I could do it more often.
Response B: I think it`s inconvenient, especially when it rains. I prefer a fitness centre.
Pastimes:
1. doing physical activities in the fresh air
2. using nature as your playground
3. meeting and talking face-to-face
4. reading
5. keeping a diary
3. Discuss in groups: What do you think about teenagers’ pastimes in 2?
We can keep fit / stay healthy
It’s inconvenient in bad weather
We can get fresh air
It isn’t crowded, it doesn’t have many toys
We can understand each others
It’s time-consuming
we can use our own imagination.
It doesn’t have much information we need
We can keep our memories in daily life
It’s time-consuming
II. SPEAKING:
1. doing physical activities in the fresh air.
A: I love it. I wish I could do it more
often.
B: I think …….…………………………
but I prefer ….……………………..
keep fit / stay healthy
we can keep fit and stay healthy
inconvenient in bad weather
fitness centre
2. Using nature as your playground
A: I enjoy it. I wish I could do it more
often.
B: I think …….…………………………
but I prefer ………………………...
get fresh air
we can get fresh air
isn’t crowded ,doesn’t have many toys
amusement park
3. Meeting and talking face to face
A: I like it. I wish I could do it more
often.
B: I think …….…………………………
I prefer ………………………..
understand each others
time-consuming
It’s time-consuming
4. reading
A: I love it. I wish I could do it more
often.
B: I think ….……………………...……
……………………………
I prefer………………………...
we can use our own imagination.
doesn’t have much information we need
it doesn’t have much information we need
5. keeping a diary
A: I like it. I wish I could do it more
often.
B: I think it……………………...……
…………………………..
…………………………..
………………………….
but I prefer ……………………...
keep our memories in daily life
we can keep our memories in daily life.
time-consuming
4. Work in groups.
What do you think about these habits which have been long practised by children in Viet Nam? Would you like to preserve the" Why/Why not?



1. hand-written homework
2. playing traditional games like hide and seek, elastic-band jumping, skipping, and catch the chickens
3. crossing one`s hands in the front and bowing when you greet a person of seniority
4. obeying your parents/teachers without talking back
EX: 1. It can prevent students from copying the answer from the internet but it is also inconvenient and time-consuming. Especially, students that have bad hand-writing can get bad marks just because teachers cannot understand what they wrote. Therefore, I don’t want to preserve it.
2. I want to preserve it because it’s also a good physical activity for children that helps them to be healthier and develop better.
3. Its traditions should be preserved.
4. I don’t want it to be preserved. Sometimes, children should be allowed to speak up and give their opinions so that parents can understand their children more.


































* Matching
1-B
3-E
4-A
5-C
2-D