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

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS Have you ever played this game?Look at these pictures and answer the questionIt’s called “Bamboo jacks”It’s called “Dragon snake”Watch movieuse water from the wellListen to radioMake a kiteLife in the pastUnit 4: Life in the pastLesson 1: Getting startedWho are they in the picture?What do you think the people in the conversation are talking about?How do you understand the title “Preserving the past”?Father: 	This is a present for you, son.Nguyen: A kite! How cool! Thank you, dad.Father:	I made it for you, just like your 	grandfather used to make one for 	me.Nguyen: Is it a family tradition?Father: 	Yes, for generations.Nguyen: I love it. So when you were a kid, 	what did you use to do for 	entertainment?Father: 	Oh, it was all very simple back 	then. We didn't have television or 	the internet. A mobile movie team 	used to come once every two 	months, and everyone from the 	village would be there. The 	children were always early, trying 	to get a place near the screen.Nguyen: I suppose it was a special 	occasion, wasn't it?Father: 	Sure.Nguyen: I wish there were movie teams 	like that now.Father: 	Yeah, it was a lot of fun.Nguyen: Then how did you get to know 	about the world outside?Father: 	We had the radio; actually, 	only wealthy people did. The 	whole village used to listen to 	the news programme through 	a loudspeaker.Nguyen: Wow, I can't imagine that.Father: 	I know. The world's changed a 	lot, son. It's much easier now.Nguyen: Do you miss the past, dad?Father: 	I suppose I do. Sometimes I 	wish I could go back to that 	time.1. Listen and readVocabularyTradition (n) : Truyền thốngGeneration (n) : Thế hệ, đờiEntertain (v) : giải tríLoudspeaker (n) : loa phóng thanhOccasion (n) : dịpSpecial occasion : dịp đặc biệtA mobile movie team: một nhóm chiếu phim di độngWealthy (n) = Rich (n) : người giàu, nhà giàuWhat is a tradition in Nguyen's family?How often did the movie team come to the village?What did the children use to do when the movie team came to the village?Who in the village had a radio?Does Nguyen's father miss the past? What did he say?- Fathers make kites for sons.- Once every two months.- They used to come early, trying to get a place near the screen. Only wealthy households.- Yes, he does. He said: “Sometimes I wish I could go back to that time.”a. Read the conversation again and answer the questions1. How cool!2. Sure.3. Wow, I can’t imagine that.4. I wish I could go back to that time.a. expressing agreementb. expressing a wishc. expressing appreciationd. expressing surpriseb. Match the expressions from the conversations with their meanings. Can you add some more expressions with the same meaning?c. Choose suitable expressions from 1b to complete the conversations.Would you like to participate in this 'Preservingthe Past' project?2. Marriages used to be arranged by parents.3. I've finished my painting. Look!4. Children used to play outdoors with things they found, like stones or feathers.5. The time machine in a science fiction novel byH. G. Wells can take people back to the past.6. It's a tradition in Russia for people to take a bath in a hole dug in the ice at New Year.- Sure.- I can’t imagine that.- How cool!- I wish I could go back to that time.- How cool!- I can’t imagine that.2. Use the words/phrases in the box to complete the sentences. 1. A ________________is 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 ________________ .3. There is always a big gap between ________________ . The old sometimes find it difficult to understand the young.4. People in the past were slower in accepting ___________than they are today.5. Traditionally, weddings and funerals are considered important village ________________ in Viet Nam.6. A wedding is ________________ , not only for the bride andgroom but also for other attendants as they can meet friends and relatives.a. loudspeakerc. generationse. eventsb. technological changesd. traditionsf. a special occasionloudspeakertraditionsgenerationstechnological changeseventsa special occasion3. In groups, brainstorm some of the events and practices in your area. Make a list and present them to the class.Personal opinions(Ý kiến cá nhân) Common opinions(Ý kiến chung của nhóm)Personal opinions(Ý kiến cá nhân) Personal opinions(Ý kiến cá nhân)Personal opinions(Ý kiến cá nhân)Tablecloth techniquePeople used to cook meal with fire from wood or hay.Vietnamese women used to dye their teeth black.People used to use water from wells.People used to write hand-written letters.3.Brainstorm some of the events Skipping ropeBamboo dancingTug of warMandarin square capture15HOMEWORK - Learn by heart vocabulary - Prepare: A closer look 1Celinne Dion – And so this is XmaxTHANK YOU Goodbye!FOR YOUR ATTENTION !