Children's activities
in the past

Children's activities
in the past

Children's activities
nowadays

UNIT 4: LIFE IN THE PAST
PERIOD 30. LESSON 5. SKILLS 1

OBJECTIVES.
Reading for specific information about children's
pastimes in the past
Making comments on or expressing opinions about
facts in the past

True/ False prediction.
1. Kids did a lot of physical activities in the fresh air.
2. They didn't spend a lot of time with each other.
3. This lifestyle kept people heathy and in shape.
4. They didn't use to keep a diary.
5. Nowadays they post events, feelings, private
thoughts,….on Facebook.

True/ False statements.
1. Kids did a lot of physical activities in the fresh air. T
2. They didn't spend a lot of time with each other.
spent

F

3. This lifestyle kept people heathy and in shape.

T

4. They didn't use to keep a diary.
used

F

5. Nowadays they post events, feelings, private
thoughts,….on Facebook.

T

Choose the best answer

1.Where did teenagers in the past use to
play?
A. They used to play outdoors, in the fresh
air.
B. They used to play indoors .
C. They used to play in the amusement
centre.
2. How did they communicate with each
other?
A. They talked on the phone.
B. They met and talked face to face.
C. They wrote to each other.
3. What was the advantage of this
lifestyle?
A. It made them obese
B. It helped them relax
C. It kept them healthy and in shape.

4. Where did they mostly eat?
A. In restaurants
B. At home
C. On streets.
5. What did Phong's mother say about reading?
A. You had to use your own imagination
B. You didn't have to use your own imagination
C. You have to use your own imagination.
6. Did teenagers in the past publicize their
emotions?
A. No, they didn't.
B. Yes, they did.
C. No, never.
7. What were some children's activities in the past?
A. Playing computer games, listening to music
B. Playing football, riding bikes, flying kites,…
C. Watching TV, going to the cinema

1.Where did teenagers in the past use to play?
A. They used to play outdoors, in the fresh air.
B. They used to play indoors .
C. They used to play in the amusement centre.

2. How did they communicate with each other?
A. They talked on the phone.
B. They met and talked face to face.
C. They wrote to each other.

3. What was the advantage of this lifestyle?
A. It made them obese
B. It helped them relax
C. It kept them healthy and in shape.

4. Where did they mostly eat?
A. In restaurants
B. At home
C. On streets.

5. What did Phong's mother say about reading?
A. You had to use your own imagination
B. You didn't have to use your own imagination
C. You have to use your own imagination.

6. Did teenagers in the past publicise their emotions?
A. No, they didn't.
B. Yes, they did.
C. No, never.

7. What were some children's activities in the past?
A. Playing computer games, listening to music
B. Playing football, riding bikes, flying kites,…
C. Watching TV, going to the cinema

Activities
Like
Dislike
0. riding a bike
- good for my health - inconvenient in bad
1.doing physical activities
weather
in the fresh air
2. using nature as your
playground.
3. meeting and talking face
to face.
4. reading
5. keeping a diary.

What do you think
about “riding a
bike”?
I think it's inconvenient,
especially when it rains. I
prefer a fitness centre

I love/ like/enjoy it because
it's good for my health. I
wish I could do it more
often.

And you?

Ba
Nam

Habits practised by
children in Viet Nam?
1. hand-written homework
2. playing traditional games like hide-and-seek, elasticband 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

Consolidation
Reading for specific information about children's
pastimes in the past
Making comments on or expressing opinions about
facts in the past

HOMEWORK
- Rewrite 4 sentences in 4
- Do ex 5,6 in workbook.
- Prepare for the next lesson: Skills 2