VIETNAMESE LIFESTYLE:
Unit 6 THEN AND NOW
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

We didn't do it in my day.

LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
• Option 1: Think!
• Option 2: Q&A

WARM-UP
PRESENTATION

• Task 1: Listen and read.
• Task 2: Read the conversation again and circle the correct
answers.
• Task 3: Write the expressions from the conversation in the
correct column.
• Task 4: Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

PRACTICE

FURTHER
PRACTISE
CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary

Task 5: Quiz
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

OPTION 1
EXPERIENCES
Take turns to write any words and phrases about the
kind of experience and the adjectives describing
experiences on the board
For example:
a learning experience, a frightening experience

OPTION 1

WARM-UP

Answer the questions:
- How is shopping now different from that
about 10 years ago?

THINK!

- What is trendy for young people now?
What aspect of life you think has changed
(transportation, fashion, entertainment,
shopping, travelling, learning …)?

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

Topic: Hobbies
- Work in pairs / groups.
- Each pairs / groups will have
a set of questions.
- Take turns asking and answering
the questions in pairs / groups.

OPTION 2

WARM-UP

Now, share your ideas.

Questions:

- What are some hobbies that you enjoy or
want to try?
- How do you balance your hobbies and
your work or study?
- What are some benefits or challenges of
having hobbies?
- How did you discover or develop your
hobbies?

PRESENTATION

living condition
/ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz/

điều kiện sống

PRESENTATION

opportunity (n)
/ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/
cơ hội
Ex: He had a golden opportunity to
score in the first half but squandered it.

PRESENTATION

dye (v)
/daɪ/
nhuộm

to change the colour of sth
using a special liquid.

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. living condition

/ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz/

điều kiện sống

2. opportunity (n)

/ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/

cơ hội

/daɪ/

nhuộm

3. dye (v)

PRACTICE
Look at the pictures on pages 60-61 and answer.
- What do you think the children / teens in each picture
are doing?
- Do you think the activity in each apicture is popular
in the past or present?

PRACTICE

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.
Phong: Grandpa, do you mind telling me how our lives are different from
yours in the past?
Grandpa: Well, there are many differences. In my day, we mostly played
outdoors. The games were simple and cost little. We made our own toys
from natural materials.
Phong: That sounds interesting. Nowadays, most leisure games depend on
electronic devices.
Grandpa: Right, but that is mostly true in the city only. Many children in
the countryside still play traditional games.
Phong: I know.

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.
Grandpa: Another thing is that children nowadays have more freedom of
choice. They wear short dresses and jeans with holes. They also dye their
hair purple and green.
Phong: Ha ha … Not many, Grandpa.
Grandpa: Hm … And many children of my generation left school early to
support their families. Moreover, there were not many schools then.
Phong: You mean we have more opportunities to learn now?
Grandpa: That's right.
Phong: Do you think these changes are for the better?
Grandpa: Yes, they mostly are. They have improved our living conditions.
Phong: Thank you, Grandpa.

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and circle the correct answers.
1. Phong and his grandpa are talking about some differences between
______.
A. children in the city and the countryside
B. the living standards in the past and now
C. life in the past and now
D. past and present entertainment
2. Phong's grandpa mentions ______ differences.
A. two
B. three
C. four

D. five

3. Phong's grandpa sees most of the changes as ______.
A. positive
B. negative
C. unnecessary

D. necessary

PRACTICE
3 Write the expressions from the conversation in the correct column.
a. depend on electronic devices

b. leave school early

c. dye their hair

d. have more opportunities to learn

e. make toys from natural materials
THE PAST

THE PRESENT

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
opportunity

freedom

dyed

generation

materials

1. A few teenagers in my village have ____________ their hair
brown.
2. Young people's lifestyle today is different from that of the
previous ____________.
3. Nowadays, nearly all young people have a(n) ____________ to
go to school.

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
opportunity

freedom

dyed

generation

materials

4. He wants to live green, so he uses products made from natural
____________.
5. My parents give me ____________ to pursue my own interests.

FURTHER PRACTISE

5

Work in pairs. Decide if the statements below are TRUE or FALSE
about life in Viet Nam 40 years ago. Share your answers with the class.

40 years ago, ______
1. school children didn't wear uniforms.
2. no Vietnamese student could go and study abroad.
3. most people wrote letters instead of writing emails or
texting messages.
4. bicycles were the main means of transportation.
5. people lit firecrackers at Tet and weddings.

False
False
True
True
True

PRODUCTION

KNOWLEDGE TIME
1. Many schools in Viet Nam had school uniforms since the 1950s.
2. Students in Viet Nam could go and study abroad as far back as
the 1940s.
3. According to Decision no 406-TTg dated 8 August 1994, there was
a complete ban on the production, trade and lighting of
firecrackers in Viet Nam. (ABOUT 28 YEARS).

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Use the words related to the topic Vietnamese lifestyle;
 Gain vocabulary to talk about some changes in lifestyle .

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the Workbook.
- Prepare for the Project of the unit.

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