Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 9 - Unit 4: Life in the past, Lesson 2 - Trường THCS Thái Sơn

 UNIT 4: LIFE IN THE PAST
Lesson 2: A Closer look 1 p.42-43 1. Vocabulary
- illiterate (adj) mù chữ, không biết đọc /i'litərit/
- street vendor (n) người bán hang rong /'vendɔ:/
- seniority (n) tiền bối, người trên /,si:ni'ɔriti/
- behavior (n) thái độ, hành vi /biˈheiviə/
- bare-footed (n) chân trần
- tug of war (n) trò kéo co
- take a nap (exp) ngủ 1 giấc
- bold (n) sự liều lĩnh, can đảm, dũng cảm /bould/
- hand in (v) nộp, giao nộp
- spear (n) cái mác, cái giáo/ cái xiên /spiə/ Watch movie Make a kite
 Life in the 
 past
use water from the Listen to radio
 well 1. Match a verb in A with a word /phrase in B.
 A
 1. go B
 2. collect a. to drum music
 3. entertain b. themselves
 4. dance c. stories
 5. act out d. a diary 
 6. use e. your imagination 
 7. preserve f. bare-footed
 8. keep g. the post
 h. our traditions 2. Use the newly-formed phrases in 1with the verbs in their 
 correct forms to complete the sentences.
1. In my time, most girls ______________kept a diary where they could write down their daily 
thoughts and feelings.
2. ‘Grandpa, how did the children in your village use to ___________________entertain themselves ?’ 
– ‘They played games like tug of war, hide and seek, or fl ew their kites.’
3. We should work together to ____________________..preserve our traditions They are of great value to us.
4. Use_____________________and your imagination draw a picture of your dream house.
5. Children are very creative. They are good at ______________.acting out stories.
6. A postman comes once a day to ______________collect the post from the post box.
7. I love going ________________ bare-footed on the beach and feeling the sand under my feet.
8. The Lion Dance is usually performed at Mid-Autumn Festival, where the dancers 
skilfully ______________________.dance to drum music 3. Choose a word/phrase from the box to complete the sentences.
illiterate, face to face, physical, strict rules, street vendors, seniority
 1. Paying respect to people of _________seniority is a tradition in 
 Viet Nam.
 2. Quite a large number of ethnic people in the 
 mountains are still _________.illiterate They can’t read or write.
 3. Eating from ______________street vendors is a popular habit of people in 
 big cities in Viet Nam.
 4. There should be ____________strict rules on the roads to reduce 
 the number of accidents.
 5. _________physical punishment was common at schools in the past.
 6. I prefer talking ___________face to face to talking on the phone. REMEMBER!
 an inherited way of thinking or acting 
tradition:
 (một cách suy nghĩ hoặc hành động kế thừa
habit: what you frequently do
behaviour: the way in which one acts, especially 
 towards others (cách mà một người hành 
 động, đặc biệt là đối với những người khác)
 the actual application or use of an idea, belief, 
practice: or method (ứng dụng thực tế hoặc sử dụng 
 một ý tưởng, niềm tin hoặc phương pháp) 4. Complete the sentences with the right form of the words below. 
 tradition habit behaviour practice
1.It’s never easy to break a _________.habit
2. His bold ____________shockedbehaviour everybody present.
3. It runs as a _________tradition in Viet Nam that elderly 
grandparents and parents are taken care of by their 
children until they die. 
4. It was his ________habit to take a nap after lunch.
5. Using blackboards and chalk as the only teaching aid is 
still a common __________practice in most developing countries.
6. He could be fi red for his rude ____________behaviour towards the 
VIP guest. Pronunciation
 Stress on auxiliary verbs in sentences
REMEMBER!
An auxiliary verb combines with another verb 
to help form the tense, mood, voice, of the main verb. 
They are: be, have, do, can, shall
 Will, may, must, need, used (to)..
 5. Listen and underline the auxiliary verbs which are 
stressed. Then practise saying the sentences.
 1. Life will be improved in those remote areas.
 2. They can see the rain coming in from the west.
 3. You did make me laugh!
 4. He hasn’t handed in his assignment.
 5. I don’t like the idea of going there at night.
 6. Sam doesn’t like fast food but I do. REMEMBER!
 An auxiliary is not usually stressed. 
 Example: We’ll start from here.
 Does he like it?
 However, an auxiliary will often be stressed when: 
 * it is emphasised.
 Example: I have done my homework.
 Example* we add: I didit to see emphasise him at the party. the main verb. 
 * it comes at the end of the sentence.
 Example: I can’t attend the meeting, but John can.
 * it is negative.
 Example: He isn’t coming. 6. Underline an auxiliary if it is stressed. Then listen, 
check, and repeat the sentences.
1. - The men in my village used to catch fish with a spear.
 - Could you do that?
 - No, I couldn’t.
2. I have told you many times not to leave the door open. 
3. We’ re going to visit Howick, a historical village.
4. - You aren’t going to the party? Is it because you can’t 
dance?
 - I can dance. Look!
5. - I hope she doesn’t do any damage to the car.
 - Don’t worry. She does know how to drive. Home Assignments
• Make sentences using the vocabulary which 
 appear in the lesson.
• Learn the remember box about “stress on 
 auxiliary verbs in sentences” by heart. Practice 
 more at home. YOU
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