THANH LOC HIGH SCHOOL

Thursday October 13th, 2022

I. Getting started: Look at the picture. Write the
names of the things that do not belong to the past.
VIET NAM 100 YEARS AGO

Suggested answers

The TV

The radio

The mobile phone
The lighting fixture
Modern clothing / school uniforms

II/Listen and read
* Vocabulary
- look after (v) = take care of: trông nom, chăm sóc
- great-grandma (n): bà cố
- equipment (n):
- folktale (n):

trang thiết bị
grandma's
mother
truyện dân gian
- electricity (n): Điện

A
look after

MATCHING
1

B

a Trang thiết bị

great-grandma 2

b

Chăm sóc

equipment 3

c

Điện

folktale
folktale

4

electricity 5

d Truyện dân gian
e

Bà cố

* Grammar:

used to

• Form: S + used to + V-infinitive
S + didn't use to + V-infinitive
Did + S + use to + V-infinitive ?
° Use: Diễn tả một thói quen trong quá khứ, bây giờ
không còn nữa.
° Meaning: Đã từng

Ex: She used to study hard.
I used to live on a farm when I was a young girl.

II/Listen and read :

Nga

Her grandma

Nga is talking to her grandma

II. Listen and read :
* True / False Statements - Predictions
T F
1. Nga used to live on the farm.
2. Nga's grandma didn't go to school.
3. She had an easy and happy life when she was
young
4. There wasn't any modern equipment at her time.
5. “The Lost Shoe” is a short story

II. Listen and read :

1/. Practice the dialogue

Grandma: This is me, Nga. I used to live on a farm when I
was a young girl.
Nga: What was life like then?
Grandma: I didn't go to school because I had to stay home
and help my mom. I used to look after my
younger brothers and sisters.
Nga: What did Great-grandma do?
Grandma: She used to cook the meals, clean the house
and wash the clothes.
Nga: That sounds like hard work!

II/. LISTEN AND READ
Grandma:It was. And there wasn't any electricity. Mom had to
do everything without the help of modern equipment.
Nga: What did you do in the evening?
Grandma: After dinner, Mom lit the lamp and Dad used to tell us
stories.
Nga: Do you remember any of them?
Grandma:Oh, yes. The best one was The Lost Shoe.
It's an old folktale.
Nga: Please tell me the tale, Grandma. Traditional stories
are great.
Grandma:All right. Once a poor farmer …

1/. Practice the dialogue:
Grandma : This is me, Nga. I used
to live on a farm when I was a
young girl.
Nga : What was life like then ?
Grandma : I didn't go to school
because I had to stay home and
help my mom. I used to look after
my younger brothers and sisters.
Nga : What did great-grandma do ?
Grandma : She used to cook the
meals, clean the house and wash
the clothes.
Nga : That sounds like hard work.

Grandma : It was. And there wasn't
any electricity. Mom had to do
everything without the help of
modern equipment.
Nga : What did you do in the
evenings ?
Grandma : After dinner, mom lit the
lamp and dad used to tell us
stories.
Nga : Do you remember any of them
?
Grandma : Oh, yes. The best one
was “the Lost Shoe”. It's an old
folktale.
Nga : Please tell me the tale,
grandma. Traditional stories are
great.
Grandma : All right. Once a poor

II. Listen and read :
* Checking True / False Predictions
1. Nga used to live on the farm.

T F
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2. Nga's grandma didn't go to school.




3. She had an easy and happy life when she was
young
4. There wasn't any modern equipment at her time. 
5. “The Lost Shoe” is a short story


2. Answer the questions :
a.Where did Nga's grandmother use to live ?
b. Why didn't she go to school ?
c. What did Nga's great-grandmother use to do ?
d. What did Nga's great-grandmother and
great-grandfather do after dinner ?
e. What did Nga ask her grandmother to do at the
end of the conversation ?

2. Answer the questions :
1. Where did Nga's grandmother use to live?
She used to live on a farm.
2. Why didn't she go to school?
Because she had to stay at home and help her mom.
3. What did Nga's great- grandmother use to do?
She used to look after her younger brothers and sisters,
cook meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.
4. What did Nga's great- grandmother and great - grandfather
do after dinner?
After dinner, Nga's great-grandmother lit the lamp and
her great-grandfather used to tell them stories.
5. What did Nga ask her grandmother to do at the end of the
conversation?
She asked her grandmother to tell her the story “The Lost
Shoe”.

3. Fact or opinion ? Check (√) the boxes
Fact (F): sự kiện, thực tế ;

Ex:

Opinion (O): ý kiến, suy nghĩ

1. I am a teacher of English.
2. English is interesting.

F
O

a) I used to live on a farm.
b)There wasn't any electricity.
c) Mom had to do everything without the
help of modern equipment.
d) My father used to tell us stories.
e) The best one was The Lost Shoe.
f) Traditional stories are great.

F

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

O

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Extra exercises:
* Fact or opinion? Check (√) the
boxes:
F
1) I am a student.

2) My school is beautiful.
3) I have an English textbook.
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4) English is an interesting subject.

O

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* Complete the sentences by using “
used to”

She / cry at night
She used to cry at night.

He / go to school late
He used to go to school late.

look after
look after
electricity
electricity

I.Getting started
II.Listen and read
III.Homework
• HOMEWORK:
• Practice the dialogue again.
• Learn the vocabulary by heart.
• Prepare “Speak” .

THANK YOU

FOR YOUR ATTENTION !

Goodbye!
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