Unit 4 grade 9: Life In The Past – Getting Started

1. Task 1 Unit 4 Grade 9 Getting Started

Listen and read (Listen and read )

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Translation

Father: Gift for this son.

Original: Oh a kite! So great! I thank you father.

Father: I made it for you, just like grandpa did for me.

Original: Is that a family tradition, Dad?

Father: That’s right, tradition from generation to generation.

Original: I like it very much. So when you were a child, what did your father do for fun?

Father: Well, everything is very simple. Dad doesn’t have a TV or internet. The screening team usually comes every two months, and everyone in the village comes to see it. Children always arrive early, trying to get a spot near the screen.

Original: I guess it’s a very special occasion, isn’t it, Dad?

Father: Sure.

Original: I wish I had a movie crew like that now.

Father: Yeah, it’s fun.

Original: How does dad know about the outside world.

Father: I have a radio in my house. Only qualified people have it. The whole village listens to news programs through loudspeakers.

Original: Wow, I can’t imagine.

Father: You know, life has changed so much son. Everything gradually became much easier.

Original: Do you remember the old days?

Father: I think yes. Sometimes I wish I could go back to that time.

a. Read the conversation again and answer the questions. (Read the dialogue again and answer the questions.)

Guide to answer

first. What is a tradition in Nguyen’s family? What is the tradition in the Nguyen family?)

=> Fathers make kites for sons. (Father makes a kite for his son.)

2. How often did the movie team come to the village? (Does the film crew often go to the village?)

=> Once every two months. (Once every two months.)

3. What did the children use to do when the movie team came to the village? (What do the children do when the film crew arrives in the village?)

=> They used to come early, trying to get a place near the screen. (They usually arrive early, trying to get a place near the screen.)

4. Who in the village had a radio? (Who in the village has a radio station?)

=> Only wealthy households. (Only rich families have it.)

5. Does Nguyen’s father miss the past? What did he say? (Does Nguyen’s father remember the past? What did he say?)

=> Yes, he does. He said: “Sometimes I wish I could go back to that time.” (Yes, he does. He said, “Sometimes I wish I could go back to that time.”)

b. Match the expressions (1 – 4) from the conversation with their meaning (a – d). Can you add some more expressions with the same meaning? (Match the expressions (1-4) in the dialogue with the appropriate meaning ( ad. Can you add any other expressions with the same meaning? )

Guide to answer

1 C

2 a

3. d

4. b

Translated:

first. So calm! – evaluation purpose

2. Sure. – purpose of consent

3. Wow, I can’t imagine that. – purpose of expressing surprise

4. I wish I could go back to that time. – the purpose of expressing the desire

c. Choose suitable expressions from lb to complete the short conversations. (Choose the appropriate expressions in part 1b to complete the short dialogue.)

Guide to answer

1. – Would you like to participate in this ‘Preserving the past’ project? (Would you like to join this “past preservation” project?)

– Sure (Sure.)

2. – Marriages used to be arranged by parents. (Marriage is usually arranged by parents.)

– I can’t imagine that. (I can not imagine.)

3. – I’ve finished my painting. Look! (I have finished my painting. Look this!)

– How cool! (So ​​great!)

4. – Children used to play outdoors with things they found, like stones or feathers. (Children often play outdoors with things they find, like rocks or feathers)

– I wish I could go back to that time. (I wish I could go back to that time.)

5. – The Time Machine is a science fiction novel by HG Wells can take people back to the past. (The Time Machine is a science fiction novel by H.Gen Wells that can transport people back in time.)

– How cool! (So ​​great!)

6. – It’s a New Year tradition in Russia for people to take a bath in a hole which is dug in the ice. (It is a New Year tradition in Russia where people can bathe in a hole dug in the ice.)

– I can’t imagine that. (I can not imagine.)

2. Task 2 Unit 4 Grade 9 Getting Started

Use that words/ phrases in the box to complete the sentences (Use words/phrases from the table to complete the sentences.)

Guide to answer

first. A loudspeakers is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance.

(Radios, loudspeakers often sound louder so that more people can hear them from a distance.)

2. Every country has its own customs and tradition.

(Each country has its own customs and traditions.)

3. There is always a big gap between generation. The old sometimes find it difficult to understand the young.

(There is always a big gap between generations. Old people sometimes find it difficult to understand children.)

4. People in the past were slower in accepting technological change than they are today.

(People in the past were more receptive to technological change than they are today.)

5. Traditionally, weddings and funerals are considered important village event in Vietnam.

(Traditionally, weddings and funerals are considered important village events in Vietnam.)

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.

(A wedding is a special occasion, not only for the bride and groom but also for others as they can meet friends and relatives.)

3. Task 3 Unit 4 Grade 9 Getting Started

In groups, brainstorm some of the past events and practices in your area. Make a list and present them to the class. (Work in groups, think of some past events and practice. Make a list and present it to the whole class.)

Guide to answer

– Vietnamese women used to dye their teeth black.

(Vietnamese women often dye their teeth black.)

– Women in Hue used to wear a palm-leaf conical hat, to wear the traditional long dress whenever they went out…

(Hue women often wear palm leaf hats and ao dai when they go out.)

– Girls used not to go to school in the past.

(Daughters in the past couldn’t go to school.)

– People used to use water from wells.

(People often get water from wells.)

– Girls and women were only allowed to be in the kitchen.

(Girls and women are only allowed in the kitchen.)

4. Practice Task 1

Choose the best answer

Question 1: My father wants me to get the_____ score in the exam.

A. high B. higher C. highest D. as high as

Question 2: She has ______because she has a big assignment to complete.

A. frustrated B. frustrated C. frustrated D. frustratedly

5. Practice Task 2

Choose the word whose underline part is pronouced differently from the others.

Question 1: A. penS B. roofS C. bankS D. hatS

Question 2: A. stopped B. lived C. stayed D. planned

6. Conclusion

At the end of the lesson, students should memorize the following words:

• loudspeakers (radio, loudspeaker)
• tradition (traditional)
• generation (generation)
• technological change (change in technology)
• event (events)
• special occasion (special occasion)