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

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1. Teacher: Huynh Phong Dinh
2. WhoWhatHow do do doyou you you think think understand the the people people the in in titlethe the conversation“Preservingpicture are are? thetalking past”? about?
3. 2. Listen and read. Father: This is a present for you, son. Nguyen: A kite! How cool! Thank you, dad. Father: Sure. Father: I made it for you, just like your Nguyen: I wish there were movie teams grandfather used to make one for like that now. 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 only wealthy people did. The entertainment? whole village used to listen to Father: Oh, it was all very simple back the news programme through then. We didn't have television or a loudspeaker. the internet. A mobile movie team Nguyen: Wow, I can't imagine that. used to come once every two Father: I know. The world's changed a months, and everyone from the lot, son. It's much easier now. village would be there. The Nguyen: Do you miss the past, dad? children were always early, trying Father: I suppose I do. Sometimes I to get a place near the screen. wish I could go back to that Nguyen: I suppose it was a special time. occasion, wasn't it?
4. New words: • How cool! : expressing appreciation • A mobile movie team • suppose : to think or believe that something is true • wealthy = rich • A loudspeaker
5. 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 √
6. 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.”
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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,