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Welcome to English 9
UNIT 6: VIET NAM NOW AND THEN
Lesson 1: Getting started
1.New words:
- tiled roof(n)
:mái ngói
-  trench(n) 
:hào giao thông. 
-  rubber sandals (n)  
:dép cao su. 
- thatched house = cottage(n)   
:nhà tranh  
- facility(n)  
:cơ sở vật chất 
1a. Put a word/phrase from the box under each picture.
thatched house
facilities
tiled roof
rubber sandals
photo exhibition
trench
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thatched house
facilities
tiled roof
trench
rubber sandals
photo exhibition
1b. Match a word in the conversation that means:
1c. Read the statements and decide whether the information is true (T) or false (F), or not given (NG).
In the
badly
1d. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
When does the conversation take place?
- ____________________________________________

2. Why does Phuc say the photo exhibition is fascinating?
- ____________________________________________

3. What was unusual about the school in 1970?
- ____________________________________________
4. How was the school in 1985?
- ____________________________________________

5. What can the students learn from the photo exhibition?
- ____________________________________________
1d. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
When does the conversation take place?
- ____________________________________________

2. Why does Phuc say the photo exhibition is fascinating?
- ____________________________________________

3. What was unusual about the school in 1970?
- ____________________________________
4. How was the school in 1985?
- ____________________________________________

5. What can the students learn from the photo exhibition?
- ____________________________________________
The conversation takes place on the school’s 60th anniversary.
They can learn that they are lucky to have such great learning facilities nowadays.
The roof was made of tiles and some tiles were broken. The window frames were made of wood and some of them were missing.
There were trenches outside the classrooms.
Because it explains a lot about how the school was in the past.
Remember!
When we want to describe changes, we can use adjectives to modify nouns and adverbs to modify verbs

Example:
-There have been considerable changes in the last decade.
Our environment has been gradually polluted.

2. Complete each sentence with a word from the REMEMBER! box which has the same meaning as the words in brackets.
1. There have been _____________ differences in the country’s policies as compared to two years ago. (minor)
2. The traffic system in Ha Noi has been _____________ upgraded over the last ten years. (suddenly and to a great degree)
3. Vietnamese people’s lives have been _____________ improved. (enough to make a difference)
4. There have been _____________ changes in the way people work. (quite large)
5. There has been a ____________ increase in people’s income over the last ten years. (little by little)
slight
dramatically
Significantly
considerable
gradual
3. Interview your teacher about the features of your school when she/he started teaching here. Then use the information provided to talk about the changes to your school.
1. How did students usually go to school? On foot or by bike?
2. Is there any digital device in class in the past?
3.How did student desks look like at that time?
4. Did students have beautiful clothes to wear when going to school?
5. Were there chalks that are good for health at that time?
What did the school look
like?
2. How many classes/ students?
3. What facilities were there in your school?
4. What were the students like?
5. What about teachers?
20 years ago, our school/ The students ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Now it has changed a lot. We have everything for studying…………………..
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HOMEWORK
- Learn by heart new words.
- Do all the exercises again
- Prepare Unit 6 : A closer look 1