ENGLISH 8: UNIT 4 - LISTEN & READ

I used to look after my younger brothers and sisters.. Grandma: After dinner, Mom lit the lamp and Dad used to tell us stories.. I used to look after my younger brothers and sisters.. G

UNIT 4: OUR PAST

LESSON 1 GETTING STARTED LISTEN AND READ

VIETNAM 100 YEARS AGO

VIETNAM NOWADAYS

Grandma: This is me, Nga I used to live

on a farm when I was a young girl.

Nga : What was life like then?

had to stay home and help my mom.

I used to look after my younger brothers

and sisters.

Nga : What did Great-grandma do?

clean the house and wash the clothes.

Grandma: It was And there wasn’t any

electricity Mom had to do everything

without the help of modern equipment.

Nga : What did you do in the evenings?

Grandma: After dinner, Mom lit the lamp

and Dad used to tell us stories.

Nga : Do you remember any of them?

Grandma: Oh, yes The best one was The

Lost Shoe It’s an old folktale.

Nga : Please tell me the tale, Grandma Traditional stories are great.

Grandma: All right Once a poor farmer…

Grandma: This is me, Nga I used to live

on a farm when I was a young girl.

Nga : What was life like then?

Grandma: I didn’t go to school because I had to stay home and help my mom.

I used to look after my younger brothers

and sisters.

Nga : What did Great-grandma do?

Grandma: she used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.

Nga : That sounds like hard work!

Grandma: It was And there wasn’t any

electricity Mom had to do everything

without the help of modern equipment.

Nga : What did you do in the evenings?

Grandma: After dinner, Mom lit the lamp

and Dad used to tell us stories.

Nga : Do you remember any of them?

Grandma: Oh, yes The best one was The Lost Shoe It’s an old folktale.

Nga : Please tell me the tale, Grandma Traditional stories are great.

Grandma: All right Once a poor farmer…

USED TO (Past time habit)

Ex:

– When I was young, I used to swim once a day

– Tom used to go fishing, but now he doesn’t

– He used to dance every night, but now he studies

Formation

S + USED TO + V (INFINITIVE)

GREAT-GRANDMA

Mother

Mother

Mother

LOOK AFTER

LOOK AFTER = TAKE CARE OF SOMEBODY Ex:

I always look after my brother and

sister when my parents go away

The rice cooker

The refrigerator

Tamcam is a folktale

of Japanese

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

a) Where did Nga’s grandmother use to

live?

 She used to live on a farm.

b) Why didn’t she go to school?

 Because she had to stay home and

help her mom (She used to look after her younger brothers and sisters).

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS c) What did Nga’s great-grandmother use

to do?

 She used to cook the meals, clean the

house and wash the clothes.

d) What did Nga’s great-grandmother and

great-grandfather do after dinner?

 Her great-grandmother used to lit the

lamp and her great-grandfather used

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

e) What did Nga ask her grandmother to

do at the end of the conversation?

 She asked her grandmother to tell her

the tale “The Lost Shoe”.

FACT OR OPINION

The dog

is yellow

Yes

FACT OR OPINION

The dog

is lovely

No, I don’t think so

The dog is yellow fact

The dog is lovely opinion

FACT OR OPINION

“The Lost Shoe” is

a folktale

Yes

FACT OR OPINION

“The Lost Shoe” is boring

No, I think it’s very exciting

“The Lost Shoe” is a folktale fact

“The Lost Shoe” is boring opinion

“The Lost Shoe” is exciting opinion

PRACTICE

FACT OR OPINION

1 I used to live on a farm.

2 There wasn’t any electricity.

3 Mom had to do everything without

the help of modern equipment.

4 My father used to tell us stories.

5 The best one was The Lost Shoe.

6 Traditional stories are great.

F O

F F F

F

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HOMEWORK Learn “the new words” by heart

Prepare lesson 2 “Speak and Listen”

DONG KHOI SCHOOL THANKS FOR YOUR COMING

13-10-2006