Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 9 - Unit 4: Life in the past - Lesson 1: Getting started - Phạm Thị Hoài

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Giáo viên: Phạm Thị Hoài
Trường THCS Phong Huy Lĩnh
 Unit 4: life in the past
 Lesson 1: Getting started
 Preserving the past
 Watching movie Making a kite
 Life in the 
 past
Water well
 Listening to radio UNIT 4: LIFE IN THE PAST
 Lesson 1: Getting started
 Preserving the past
 4 WhatWho do do you you think think the the people people in in the the conversation picture are? are 
How do you understandtalking the title about? “Preserving the past”? 1. Listen and read.
Father: This is a present for you, son. Father: Sure.
Nguyen: A kite! How cool! Thank you, dad. Nguyen: I wish there were movie teams 
Father: I made it for you, just like your like that now.
 grandfather used to make one for Father: Yeah, it was a lot of fun.
 me. Nguyen: Then how did you get to know 
Nguyen: Is it a family tradition? about the world outside?
Father: Yes, for generations. Father: We had the radio; actually, 
Nguyen: I love it. So when you were a kid, only wealthy people did. The 
 what did you use to do for whole village used to listen to 
 entertainment? the news programme through 
Father: Oh, it was all very simple back a loudspeaker.
 then. We didn't have television or Nguyen: Wow, I can't imagine that.
 the internet. A mobile movie team Father: I know. The world's changed a 
 used to come once every two lot, son. It's much easier now.
 months, and everyone from the Nguyen: Do you miss the past, dad?
 village would be there. The Father: I suppose I do. Sometimes I 
 children were always early, trying wish I could go back to that 
 to get a place near the screen. time.
Nguyen: I suppose it was a special 
 occasion, wasn't it? *VOCABULARY
 * STRUCTURE 
+ Find the sentences in the conversation with : used to + V
- I made it for you, just like your grandfather used to make one for me.
- So when you were a kid, what did you use to do for entertainment?
- A mobile movie team used to come once every two months.
-The whole village used to listen to the news programme through a 
loudspeaker. 1a. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
 1. What is a tradition in Nguyen's family?
 - Fathers make kites for sons.
 2. How often did the movie team come to the village?
 - Once every two months.
 3. What did the children use to do when the movie team came to 
 the village?
 - They used to come early, trying to get a place near the screen.
 4. Who in the village had a radio?
 - Only wealthy households.
 5. Does Nguyen's father miss the past? What did he say?
- Yes, he does. He said: “Sometimes I wish I could go back to that 
time.” * Further practise
 2. Use the words/phrases in the box to complete the sentences. 
a. loudspeaker b. technological changes c. generations
e. events d. traditions f. a special occasion
1. A ________________isloudspeaker used to make the sound much louder so that 
many people can hear it from a distance.
2. Every country has its own customs and ________________traditions .
3. There is always a big gap between ________________generations . The old 
sometimes find it difficult to understand the young.
4. People in the past were slower in accepting ___________technological changes
than they are today.
5. Traditionally, weddings and funerals are considered important 
village ________________events in Viet Nam.
6. A wedding is ________________a special occasion , not only for the bride and
groom but also for other attendants as they can meet friends and 
relatives. 3. Brainstorming some of the past events and practices use ‘ used to"
 - People used to take water -People used to cook meal 
-Women in Hue used to 
 from wells. with fire from wood or hay.
wear palm leaf conical hat.
- Girls used to stayed home to do the -Vietnamese women used to dye their 
house work teeth black.