Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 9 - Unit 4: Life in the past, Lesson 1 - Trường THCS Thái Sơn

 Unit 4
 Life in the past
Lesson 1: Getting Started WhoWhatHow do doyoudo youyou think understandthink the thepeople people the in title the in the 
 conversation“Preservingpicture are are? the talking past”? about? * Vocabulary:
1. loudspeakers /ˌlaʊdˈspiːkə(r)/ (n): - loa
2. technological changes (n.phr): - những thay đổi về kỹ thuật
3. tradition /trəˈdɪʃn/ (n): - truyền thống
4. event /ɪˈvent/(n): - sự kiện
5. a special occasion (n.phr): - dịp đặc biệt
6. Express / iks'pres /: - Diễn tả 
7. No doubt / daut / : - không còn nghi ngờ gì nữa, chắc chắn
8. Appreciation /ə,pri:ʃi'eiʃn /: - sự đánh giá cao
9. Surprise / sə'praiz /: - sự ngạc nhiên
10. Accept /əkˈsɛpt/: - chấp nhận
11. mobile movie team /'moubail../ : - Đội chiếu phim lưu động
12. Used to + V-inf / ju:zd /: - đã thường
13. Suppose / sə'pouz /: - cho rằng, tin, nghĩ rằng 2. 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 like 
Father: I made it for you, just like your that now.
grandfather used to make one for me. Father: Yeah, it was a lot of fun.
Nguyen: Is it a family tradition? Nguyen: Then how did you get to know 
Father: Yes, for generations. about the world outside?
Nguyen: I love it. So when you were a kid, Father: We had the radio; actually, 
what did you use to do for entertainment? only wealthy people did. The whole village 
Father: Oh, it was all very simple back then. used to listen to the news programme through 
We didn't have television or the internet. A a loudspeaker.
mobile movie team used to come once every Nguyen: Wow, I can't imagine that.
two months, and everyone from the village Father: I know. The world's changed a 
would be there. The children were always early, lot, son. It's much easier now.
trying to get a place near the screen. Nguyen: Do you miss the past, dad?
Nguyen: I suppose it was a special occasion, Father: I suppose I do. Sometimes I 
wasn't it? wish I could go back to that time. STRUCTURE: Read LISTEN AND READ 
 a. Underline the sentences with : used to + infinitive.
 - 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.
b. Check the things Nguyen’s father used to have or use when he was young.
 1. a kite √
 2. a television
 3. the Internet
 4. a mobile movie team √
 5. a radio √
 6. a loudspeaker √ a. 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.” b. Match the expressions from the conversations with their meanings.
 Can you add some more expressions with the same meaning?
 1. How cool! a. expressing agreement
 2. Sure. b. expressing a wish
 3. Wow, I can’t imagine that.
 c. expressing appreciation
 4. I wish I could go back d. expressing surprise
 to that time. c. Choose suitable expressions from 1b to complete the conversations.
1. Would you like to participate in this 'Preserving the Past' project?
 - Sure.
2. Marriages used to be arranged by parents.
 - I can’t imagine that.
3. I've finished my painting. Look!
 - How cool!
4. Children used to play outdoors with things they found, like stones or feathers.
 - I wish I could go back to that time.
5. The time machine in a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells can take people 
 back to the past.
 - How cool!
6. It's a tradition in Russia for people to take a bath in a hole dug in the ice at New 
 Year. - I can’t imagine that. 2. Use the words/phrases in the box to complete the sentences. 
 a. loudspeaker b. technological changes
 c. generations d. traditions
 e. events 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. b. Check the things Nguyen’s father used to have or use when he was young.
1. a kite √
2. a television
3. the Internet
4. a mobile movie team √
5. a radio √
6. a loudspeaker √
 Make the sentences with “used to”
 Nguyen’s father used to have a kite when he was young. 3. In groups, brainstorm some of the events and practices in your area. 
 Make a list and present them to the class.
Example: 
Women in Hue used to go swimming at the beach fully clothed, to wear palm leaf 
conical hats, to wear the traditional long dress whenever they went out, to stay at home 
as housewives, ... *Home Assignments
- Make sentences using the vocabulary
- Do Ex in part A (unit 4) in MLH’s WB