Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 9 (Global Success) - Unit 6: Vietnamese lifestyle: Then and now, Lesson 6 - Trường THCS Thái Sơn

 Unit 6: 
Vietnamese lifestyle: 
then and now
 LESSON 6: SKILLS 2 OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students 
 will be able to:
 • Listen for general and specific 
 information to talk about changes 
 in family life
 • Write about the changes in one’s 
 family. 01.
LISTENING Ex1: You are going to listen to a talk about family life. Work in pairs. 
 Choose the aspect(s) that you think will be mentioned in the talk.
 a. Family types
 b. Parents’ working places
 c. Family holidays
 d. Birthday parties
 e. Parents-children relations Ex2: Listen to the talk and tick (√) the correct column.
 FACTS THE PAST THE PRESENT
1. Popularity of extended families
2. More holidays away from home
3. More time spent doing things 
together
4. More sources to learn from
5. More democratic parent-children 
relationships Ex2: Listen to the talk and tick (√) the correct column.
 FACTS THE PAST THE PRESENT
1. Popularity of extended families ✓
2. More holidays away from home ✓
3. More time spent doing things together ✓
1. In the past, there were usually three generations living together in a household.
 2. Now, more families go out, visit places, play, and eat. Overall, holidays have 
 become more relaxing and less tiring. 
3. Lastly, families in the past spent more time talking and doing things together. Ex2: Listen to the talk and tick (√) the correct column.
 FACTS THE PAST THE PRESENT
 4. More sources to learn from ✓
 5. More democratic parent-children 
 relationships ✓
 4. Today’s children have more opportunities to learn from other sources.
5. Today’s children have more opportunities to learn from other sources. [] The 
 relation between parents and children is more democratic. Ex3: Listen again and fill in the blank with one word or number.
 1. The speaker mentions ______ types of families.
 2. In an extended family, there is / are _________ generation(s) living 
 together.
 3. The speaker describes Vietnamese people as ______.
 4. Children in the past usually came to their ___________ to share their 
 experiences.
 5. Today’s children want their parents to respect their independence and 
 _______________. Ex3: Listen again and fill in the blank with one word or number.
 1. The speaker mentions ______two types of 1. Firstly, nuclear families 
 have replaced extended 
 families. ones. 
 2. In an extended family, there is / are 2. In the past, there were 
 _________three generation(s) living usually three generations 
 living together in a 
 together. household. 
 3. The speaker describes Vietnamese people 3. Vietnamese people are 
 as ________________.family – oriented. traditionally family –
 oriented. Ex3: Listen again and fill in the blank with one word or number.
 4. Families in the past spent 
 4. Children in the past usually came to their more time talking and doing 
 ___________elders to share their things together. Children 
 came to their elders to share 
 experiences. their experiences and look 
 5. Today’s children want their parents to for answers to their 
 questions. 
 respect their independence and 5. Parents have leaned to 
 _______________.privacy respect their children’s 
 independence and privacy. Audio script:
Family life has changed a lot over the past 50 years.
Firstly, nuclear families have replaced extended ones. In the past, there were usually
three generations living together in a household. Now, there are often two generations
only: parents and children.
Secondly, Vietnamese people are traditionally family – oriented. Holidays in the past
mostly meant gathering, cooking, and eating. Now, more families go out, visit places,
play, and eat. Overall, holidays have become more relaxing and less tiring.
Lastly, families in the past spent more time talking and doing things together. Children
came to their elders to share their experiences and look for answers to their questions.
Today’s children have more opportunities to learn from other sources. They do not
depend all on their elders. While they listen to their parents, they want their parents to
listen to them, too. The relation between parents and children is more democratic.
Parents have leaned to respect their children’s independence and privacy. 02.
WRITING Ex4: Read the list and tick (√) the thing(s) that has/have changed 
 in your family in the past five years. Make notes of those which 
 have changed.
 LIST CHANGE
 Still nuclear. One more 
✓ 1. Family type / members
 member: my brother
 better, air conditioner, 
 2. Home facilities
 washing machines,
 3. Ways of spending free eat out, go on holiday, do 
 time chores.
 4. Relationships among 
 respect each other
 members Ex5: Write an email (100 - 120 words) to your penfriend
 about the changes in your family. Use the ideas in 4
 - Use the ideas in Activity 4 for your writing. Ex5: Write an email (100 - 120 words) to your penfriend
 about the changes in your family. Use the ideas in 4
 Suggestions for writing emails: 
 1. How have the relationships between family members changed in the past five 
 years? 
 2. Has anyone in the family changed jobs or received a promotion?
 3. Has anyone in the family started or completed any educational programs?
 4. Have any family members developed new hobbies or interests?
 5. How have these new interests affected family time and activities?
 6. Has the family's involvement in the community or social activities changed?
 7. Have there been any new friendships or connections made? Ex5: Write an email (100 - 120 words) to your penfriend about the 
 changes in your family. Use the ideas in 4
From: Hoa
To: Tom
Subject: Changes in my family
Hello Tom,
It’s nice to hear from you again. Let me tell you about the changes in my family over
the past five years. It’s still a nuclear family with two generations. But our living
conditions are much better. Two years ago, my father found another job and he earns
more money now. We now have an air conditioner and a washing machine. We also spend
our free time differently, often eating out or going on holidays together. My father
also spends more time with my brother and me. He teaches us how to do the chores that
adult men should be able to do. We act more like friends. My parents respect our
independence and privacy. It’s good news, isn’t it?
 All the best,
 Hoa SWAP AND CHECK 
 Check for spelling
 Do the words spell correctly?
 Check for ideas
 Does your friend write about the changes in your family?
 Check for comprehension
 Does the writing make sense?
 Check for grammar
 Does the writing use the correct tenses and structures? EXTRA ACTIVITY
Write your opinion about the role of children nowadays in the family based on 
 the following suggestions:
 1. The number of children in a household. 
 2. The amount of housework they share with their parents. 
 3. The amount of time they spend on family activities. 
 4. How much they are obedient to/ independent of their parents. 
 5. If they are obliged to take care of their parents when their parents get old. EXTRA ACTIVITY
SUGGEST ANSWER: 
 Nowadays families tend to have fewer children than in the past: just one
 or two per family. Therefore, parents have more time to take care of
 their children, resulting in their children doing less housework and
 having fewer responsibilities in the family. Most parents encourage
 their children to spend more time on their studies, so they may have
 less time with families. The internet is also a factor to distract
 children from engaging with family activities. Children become more
 independent. However, when their parents get old, most children are
 willing to take care of them. SWAP AND CHECK 
 Check for spelling
 Do the words spell correctly?
 Check for ideas
 Does your friend write about the role of children nowadays in 
 the family based on the following suggestions?
 Check for comprehension
 Does the writing make sense?
 Check for grammar
 Does the writing use the correct tenses and structures?