Unit 6
VIETNAMESE LIFESTYLE:
THEN AND NOW
LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1

LESSON
2: A CLOSER LOOK 1
LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1
Flashback

WARM-UP

VOCABULARY

• Vocabulary
• Task 1: Match the verbs or phrasal verbs with their
meanings.
• Task 2: Work in pairs. Discuss and fill each blank with an
adjective from the box.
• Task 3: Circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete
each sentence.
• Task 4: Listen and tick the words you hear. Then listen again
and repeat.
• Task 5: Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention the
underlined words.

PRONUNCIATION

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP
- Work in teams.

FLASHBACK

- Each team has a list of Vietnamese lifestyle
activity from either the past or present.
- Take turns to act out the lifestyle activity
they were given. The other team must try to
guess the activity.
- The first team to guess correctly the
activity.
- The team with the most points at the end
of the game wins.

WARM-UP

LIST

Past: playing folk games, wearing ao dai,
riding a cyclo, eating pho, living in a
traditional village.
Present: using modern technology, living
in a modern apartment, eating fast food,
shopping at a mall, watching movies at a
cinema.

VOCABULARY

take note
/teɪk nəʊt/
ghi chép

to write something
down or remember
it carefully

VOCABULARY

memorise (v)
/ˈmeməraɪz/
ghi nhớ

to learn something so
that you remember it
exactly

VOCABULARY

pursue (v)
/pəˈsjuː/
theo đuổi

to follow someone or
something

VOCABULARY

democratic (adj)
/ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/
thuộc dân chủ

based on the principles
of democracy.
Ex: We must accept the results of a
democratic election (= an election in
which all people can vote).

VOCABULARY

extended (adj)
/ɪkˈstendɪd/
nhiều thế hệ
(trong một gia đình)

VOCABULARY

family-oriented
(adj)

/ˈfæməli ˈɔrientɪd/
hướng về, coi trọng
gia đình

being close to family members
and support them in whatever
they do.

VOCABULARY
New words

1. take note
2. memorise (v)
3. pursue (v)
4. democratic (adj)
5. extended (adj)
6. family-oriented (adj)

Pronunciation

Meaning

/teɪk nəʊt/

ghi chép

/ˈmeməraɪz/

ghi nhớ

/pəˈsjuː/

theo đuổi

/ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/

thuộc dân chủ

/ɪkˈstendɪd/

nhiều thế hệ
(trong 1 gia đình)

/ˈfæməli ˈɔrientɪd/

hướng về, coi trọng
gia đình.

VOCABULARY

1 Match the verbs or phrasal verbs with their meanings.
A

1. take notes

B

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

1. c

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

VOCABULARY

2 Work in pairs. Discuss and fill each blank with an adjective from the box.
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.

VOCABULARY

2 Work in pairs. Discuss and fill each blank with an adjective from the box.
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.

VOCABULARY

2 Work in pairs. Discuss and fill each blank with an adjective from the box.
personal various
various extended
democratic personal
democratic

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

B. experience
D. privacy

EXTRA ACTITIVTY
Use the words in brackets in their correct forms to complete
the sentences.

memorise so much information after listening
1. How could you ____________
to the news just once? (memory)
2. I highly appreciate the ___________
democratic teacher-student relation in
our class. We feel free to discuss things with our teachers.
(democracy)

extended family where I can live with my
3. I prefer to live in an _________
grandparents, too. (extend)

EXTRA ACTITIVTY
Use the words in brackets in their correct forms to complete
the sentences.
4. My parents let me ________
pursue my passion for acting even though
they do not like it. (pursuing)
5. Emails have __________
replaced letters by post for tens of years.
(replacement)

PRONUNCIATION

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

a. fruit
a. frame

b. flute
b. flame

3.

a. free

b. flea

4.

a. fright

b. flight

5.
6.

a. fresh
a. frog

b. flesh
b. flog

PRONUNCIATION
5 Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention the underlined words.
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

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Use the lexical items related to the topic VIETNAMESE
LIFESTYLE: THEN AND NOW;
 Pronounce the cluster /fl/ and /fr/ in words and sentences
correctly.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Find 3 more words that have the cluster /fl/ and /fr/.

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