Unit 6
VIETNAMESE
LIFESTYLE: THEN AND
NOW
PERIOD 42:
A CLOSER LOOK 1
(Page 62)

WARM-UP
Past: playing folk games, wearing ao dai,
riding a cyclo, eating pho, living in a
traditional village.

LIST

Present: using modern technology, living in
a modern apartment, eating fast food,
shopping at a mall, watching movies at a
cinema.

NEW WORDS:

- take note
ghi chép

NEW WORDS:

- memorise (v)

ghi nhớ

NEW WORDS:

- pursue (v)
theo đuổi

NEW WORDS:

- democratic (adj)
thuộc dân chủ

NEW WORDS:

extended (adj)
nhiều thế hệ
(trong 1 gia đình

VOCABULARY

family-oriented
(adj)
hướng về, coi
trọng gia đình

NEW WORDS:
New words

Meaning

- take note

ghi chép

- memorise (v)

ghi nhớ

- pursue (v)
- democratic (adj)

theo đuổi
thuộc dân chủ

- extended (adj)

nhiều thế hệ (trong
1 gia đình)

- family-oriented (adj)

hướng về, coi trọng
gia đình.

VOCABULARY

1 Match the verbs or phrasal verbs with their meanings. (P. 62)
A

1. take notes

B

a. learn something carefully so that you can 1. c
remember it exactly.

2. depend on b. take the position of something / somebody 2. d
3. memorise c. write down some key information when 3.
a
listening to a talk, a lecture.
4. pursue
5. replace

d.rely on something /somebody
4. e
e. try to achieve something over a period of 5.
b
time

PRACTICE
Work in pairs. Discuss and fill each blank with an adjective from
2 the box. (page 62)
democratic

personal

various

extended

family-oriented

1. Four generations live in my house: my great grandparents, my
grandparents, my parents, and me.
It's a(n) ____________family.
2. In our group, everybody has equal rights to speak and work.
We have a(n)____________relationship

PRACTICE
Work in pairs. Discuss and fill each blank with an adjective from
2 the box. (page 62)
democratic

personal

various

extended

family-oriented

3. Children in the past played a lot of traditional outdoor games
such as hide-and-seek, tug of war, and marbles.
There were ____________outdoor games for children.
4. I don't make public my telephone number, home address, or
birthday
They are my ____________ information.

PRACTICE
Work in pairs. Discuss and fill each blank with an adjective from
2 the box. (page 62)
democratic

personal

various

extended

family-oriented

5. He values his family and spends a lot of time with them.
He's a(n)________________ person

PRACTICE

3 Circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.
1. Most of the events at the fair are ______, i.e. they are designed
for the family.
A. family-oriented

B. exciting

C. democratic
D. various
2. In the past, girls had little opportunity to ______ their interests.
A. know
C. pursue

B. replace
D. promise

PRACTICE

3 Circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.
3. Hi-tech appliances used for housework have ______ our oldfashioned tools.
A. made
C. stopped

B. replaced

A. independent

B. private
D. extended

D. given up
4. The relationship between parents and children is now more
______ than in the past.

PRACTICE

3 Circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence.
(page 62)

5. Protect your personal ______ online by using strong and unique
passwords.
A. taste
C. opinions

B. experience
D. privacy

PRONUNCIATION

/fl/

/fr/

PRONUNCIATION
4 Listen and tick (√) the words you hear. Then listen again and
repeat.
1.
2.

a. fruit
a. frame

3.

a. free

4.

a. fright

5.
6.

a. fresh
a. frog

√
√
√
√

b. flute
b. flame
b. flea
b. flight
b. flesh
b. flog

√
√

PRONUNCIATION
5 Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention the underlined
words. (page 62)
1. The photos of their fight for freedom are on the second floor.
2. Who suffers most from generation conflicts?
3. The man is reflecting on his frightening trip.
4. How does the past influence your friends?
5. When I was small, I caught the flu frequently.

CONSOLIDATION
Homework:

- Learn by heart new words.
- Practice pronunciation /fl/ and /fr/ again.
- Prepare: Lesson 3: A closer look 2. (page 63)