VIETNAMESE
LIFESTYLE: THEN AND
LESSON 5: SKILLS 1
NOW

Unit

6

LESSON
5: SKILLS 1
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Brainstorm

READING

• Task 1: Work in groups. Discuss if each of the following
phrases describes past or present learning.
• Task 2: Two people of different generations are talking about
their learning styles. Read the passages and choose the
correct answer A, B, C, or D.
• Task 3: Fill in each blank with ONE word from the passage.

• Task 4: Work in groups. Discuss and make a list of the changes
in your learning over the past five years.
• Task 5: Share with the class the list your group has made in 4.

SPEAKING

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP
Question: Name some learning

facilities you know

Possible answer:
bookshop, classroom, laboratories,
libraries, computer labs, online
learning platforms, …

READING

1

Work in groups. Discuss if each of the following phrases describes past
or present learning.

- Work in groups.
- Read the phrases about different learning
styles and discuss if each is describing the
past or the present.

READING

1

Work in groups. Discuss if each of the following phrases describes past
or present learning.

Phrases:

– Depending on textbooks
– Using the Internet
– Learning under an oil lamp
– Being independent and active

READING

1

Work in groups. Discuss if each of the following phrases describes past
or present learning.

Possible answers:

Past: depending on textbooks, learning
under an oil lamp
Present: using the Internet, being
independent and active

READING

2

Two people of different generations are talking about their learning styles. Read the
passages and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

1. In Mr Nam's time, ______.
A. teachers played an important role
B. there were no bookshops
C. students did experiments in labs
D. all children stayed on at school until they were 15
2. Few people travelled outside their village, so ______.
A. life in the village was simple
B. his school didn't have any learning facilities
C. the villagers didn't know much about the world around
D. none of the villagers knew about city life

READING

2

Two people of different generations are talking about their learning styles. Read the
passages and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

3. Learning now ______.
A. does not require textbooks
B. uses some online programmes
C. depends only on the Internet
D. does not require students to take notes
4. The word “It” refers to ______.
A. learning today
B. my grandfather's time
C. learning facilities
D. the Internet

READING

2

Two people of different generations are talking about their learning styles. Read the
passages and choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

5. The word “we” refers to __________.
A. learning facilities
B. students at my grandfather's generation
C. students in the city
D. children in the village

READING

3 Fill in each blank with ONE word from the passage.
textbooks
1. Mr Nam learned mainly from teachers and _________.
memorising the information he got in class.
2. He learned by ___________
various online sources.
3. Nowadays, students can learn from ________
/ clips / programmes
4. An example of an online source is documents
__________________________.
pursue their interests.
5. The Internet helps children _______

Transition from Reading to Speaking
- You are going to do the same thing as in the reading:
talking about changes in your learning style.
- You will talk about your own experience, combining
both the past and the present.
- You refer to the reading for any vocabulary, ideas, or
structures you may need for their speaking.

SPEAKING

4 Work in groups. Discuss and make a list of the changes in your learning
over the past five years.

- Work in groups.
- Choose to talk about anything related to your learning.
- Discuss and take notes of your answers.
You can mention:
– number of subjects
– teachers
– learning facilities
– learning style (dependent / independent ...)

SPEAKING

4

Work in groups. Discuss and make a list of the changes in your learning
over the past five years.

Sample answers:
Teachers: three or four teachers teach all the subjects ->
different teachers for different subjects.
Learning facilities: almost text book -> use textbooks and
Internet …
Learning style: dependent -> independent

SPEAKING

5 Share with the class the list your group has made in 4.
- Present the changes that your groups have talked about.
- Listen and give comment or ask questions if you have any.

SPEAKING
Example:
Five years ago, we were at primary school. We had only three or four
teachers teaching us all our subjects. We depended on the teachers
to tell us everything we needed to do: taking notes in our notebooks,
doing homework, and preparing for exams. We rarely did anything
that the teacher did not request. Now, we have different teachers for
different subjects. We have also become more independent and
active in our learning. We use the Internet to learn about our
interests. And it costs little to do it.

EXTRA ACTIVITY
Interview two of your classmates and fill in the table below in
notes. Then report your findings to the class.
Questions
Student 1
Student 2

1. What are the three favourite
sources for your learning?
2. What do you prefer: learning by
yourself or learning in groups?
3. Do you attend extra classes after
school?

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Read for specific information about the differences in the
learning styles of past and present;
 Talk about changes in one's learning style.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.

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