Unit

1

Life stories we
admire
Lesson 2: Language
Dipthongs, Past simple vs.
Past continuous

Word Unscramble
Task 1. Listen and repeat.
Task 2. Underline the words.
• Task 1. Match the words/phrases with the
words/preposition.
• Task 2. Complete the sentences.
Task 1. Circle the correct answer.
Task 2. Tell the life stories of people you
know and admire.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

VIDEO 1

01
Word Unscramble

Word Unscramble

teovd to
Devote to

Word Unscramble

yuoht
Youth (n)

VIDEO 2

Word Unscramble

rniacstese awr
Resistance war

Word Unscramble

oacucnnt
Account (n)

Word Unscramble

hdeaet
Death (n)

VIDEO 3

WARM-UP

Word Unscramble

PRONUNCIATION

• Task 1. Match the words/phrases with the
words/preposition.
• Task 2. Complete the sentences.

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

CONSOLIDATION

Task 1. Listen and repeat.
Task 2. Underline the words.

Task 1. Circle the correct answer.
Task 2. Tell the life stories of people you
know and admire.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

PRONUNCIATION

01

Listen and repeat. Then practise saying
the words
/eɪ/

/əʊ/

age

soldier

saved

wrote

translated

hero

against

shows

VIDEO 4

02

Underline the words that contain
the /eɪ/ and /əʊ/ sounds.

In the first year when The Diary of
Dang Thuy Tram was published, more
than 300,000 copies were sold. The
book was also translated into more
than 16 different languages. A film
based on the diary was made in 2009.
Its name is Don't burn.

WARM-UP

Word Unscramble

PRONUNCIATION

• Task 1. Match the words/phrases with the
words/preposition.
• Task 2. Complete the sentences.

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

CONSOLIDATION

Task 1. Listen and repeat.
Task 2. Underline the words.

Task 1. Circle the correct answer.
Task 2. Tell the life stories of people you
know and admire.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

VIDEO 5

01

Match the words/phrases (1–5) with the
words/preposition (a–e).

Key: 1. c

2. d

3. b 

4. e

5. a

Attend school/
college
/əˈtend skuːl/ ˈkɒlɪdʒ/
To go to school/ college

Đi học, trường đại
học/ cao đẳng

To have a happy/
difficult childhood
/hæv ə ˈhæpi/ ˈdɪfɪkəlt ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/

To have a happy/ difficult
time when one is small

Có một tuổi thơ vui
vẻ/ khó khăn

Be admired for
(something)
/bi ədˈmaɪərd fər/
To be respected because of
something

Được ngưỡng mộ
vì (điều gì)

Have a long marriage
/hæv ə lɒŋ ˈmærɪdʒ/
To be married to someone for
many years

Có một cuộc hôn
nhân lâu dài

Impressive
achievement
/ɪmˈpresɪv əˈtʃiːvmənt/
Something amazing a person
does successfully

Thành tích ấn tượng

Vocabulary
1. Attend school/
college
2. To have a happy/
difficult childhood
3. Be admired for
(something)

Pronunciation
/əˈtend skuːl/
ˈkɒlɪdʒ/

Meaning
To go to school/ college

Vietnamese
Đi học, trường
đại học/ cao
đẳng

/hæv ə ˈhæpi/
To have a happy/ difficult
ˈdɪfɪkəlt ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/ time when one is small

Có một tuổi thơ
vui vẻ/ khó
khăn

To be respected because
of something

Được ngưỡng
mộ vì (điều gì)

/bi ədˈmaɪərd fər/

4. Have a long marriage

/hæv ə lɒŋ
ˈmærɪdʒ/

To be married to
someone for many years.

Có một cuộc
hôn nhân lâu
dài

5. Impressive
achievement

/ɪmˈpresɪv ə
ˈtʃiːvmənt/

Something amazing a
person does successfully

Thành tích ấn
tượng

Match the words with
the correct images
1
2
3
4
5

Attend school/ college

a

b

d

To have a happy/
difficult childhood

a

Be admired for
(something)

e

Have a long marriage

b

Impressive achievement

c

c

d

e

02

Complete the sentences.

1. My father ________________
attended college in Ha Noi
between the ages of 19 and 21.
2. Like so many people in their generation, my
grandparents _________________.
had a long marriage They
were together for 60 years.
had a difficult childhood because
3. My friend ____________________
his mother died when he was very small.

02

Complete the sentences.

4. Thomas Edison's
_____________________
impressive achievements in science
include the invention of the phonograph
and development of the light bulb.
5. Uncle Ho was admired
_________
for his simple
lifestyle.

WARM-UP

Word Unscramble

PRONUNCIATION

• Task 1. Match the words/phrases with the
words/preposition.
• Task 2. Complete the sentences.

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

CONSOLIDATION

Task 1. Listen and repeat.
Task 2. Underline the words.

Task 1. Circle the correct answer.
Task 2. Tell the life stories of people you
know and admire.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

Grammar
Past simple tense
1. Describe something started
and finished in the past
E.g. You did a great job
yesterday.
2. Describe main events in a
story.
E.g. Mary read a few pages of
her book and went to bed.

Past continuous tense
1. Describe an action which was
happening at a specific point of
time in the past.
E.g: I was reading a good book at
10 p.m. last night.
2. Describe the settings of a story.
E.g. It was raining heavily outside.
Mary read a few pages of her book
and went to bed.

Grammar
Past simple tense
Past continuous tense
• When one action in the past happens in the middle of another, we
use the past simple to talk about the shorter action, and the past
continuous for the longer action.
E.g. I was reading a book when the phone rang.
• When two or more actions in the past are happening at the same
time, we use the past continuous for both/all.
E.g. While I was reading a book, my mother was watching TV.

01

Circle the correct answer to complete
each of the sentences.

1. My dad watched / was watching a
documentary about war heroes at 9 p.m. on
30th April.
2. It snowed / was snowing heavily, and icy
winds were blowing / blew across the city.
We lit a fire in the fireplace and sat next to it
to keep warm.

01

Circle the correct answer to complete
each of the sentences.

3. She finished / was finishing school and
applied / was applying to college at the age
of 18.
4. My father started / was starting his own
business in his youth and became / was
becoming very successful.

Make sentences using
the pictures

Watch TV

The lights go out

Study

My friend calls me

Do chores

Teach

Hear strange noise

Fall off the chair

02

Tell the life stories of people you know and
admire. Use the Past simple and past
continuous.

02

Tell the life stories of people you know and
admire. Use the Past simple and past
continuous.

Suggested answer:
My grandmother was growing up on a farm during the 1940s.
She was helping her parents with chores and was enjoying
exploring the outdoors. After school, my grandmother went to
nursing school and was studying very hard to earan her
degree. She was working long hospital shifts and was caring
for many patients. Later, my grandmother started her own
family and was raising my mom while continuing her nursing
career. Today, she is retired but still active in her community
and is volunteering her time to help others.

WARM-UP

Word Unscramble

PRONUNCIATION

• Task 1. Match the words/phrases with the
words/preposition.
• Task 2. Complete the sentences.

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

CONSOLIDATION

Task 1. Listen and repeat.
Task 2. Underline the words.

Task 1. Circle the correct answer.
Task 2. Tell the life stories of people you
know and admire.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

CONSOLIDATION

01

Wrap up

What have you learnt today?
• Use the lexical items related to the topic Life
stories we admire;
• Recognise and practise diphthongs /eɪ/ and
/əʊ/;
• Review the use of Past Simple and the Past
Continuous tenses.

02

Homework

• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 3 - Reading.

Thanks!