unit 4 lesson 1

Grandma : She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.. Nga : That sounds like hard work..[r]

The radio

The lighting fixture

She did everything and she didn’t have the help of modern equipment

without

She did everything without the help

of modern equipment

What do you call your grandma or grandpa’s mother ?

Great-grandma

(to) light

light – lit – lit

equipment

This man wears modern clothes This man wears ………… clothes

traditional

traditional

folktale

My ……… is 90 years old but she is still

strong and healthy She can use all the ………

in the house such as the TV, the refrigerator and the

radio She doesn’t like to wear modern clothes but she prefers ……… clothes Last night, there

wasn’t electricity, so my great-grandma ………

a candle and told us some interesting ……… She said, “Life is boring ……… folktales”.

Great-grandma

equipment

traditional

lit folktales without

I used to live on a farm when I was a young girl.

Dad used to tell us stories

I used to look after my younger brothers and sisters

True – False Statement Prediction

a.Nga used to live on a farm

b.Nga’s grandma didn’t go to school

c.Nga’s grandma had an easy and happy life when she was young

d.There wasn’t any modern equipment at her time

e.“The Lost Shoe” is a short story

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

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…

True – False Statement Prediction

a.Nga used to live on a farm

b.Nga’s grandma didn’t go to school

c.Nga’s grandma had an easy and happy life when she was young

d.There wasn’t any modern equipment at her time

e.“The Lost Shoe” is a short story

Comprehension questions

a Where did Nga’s grandmother use to live ?

b Why didn’t she go to school ?

c What did Nga’s great-grandmother use to do ?

d What did Nga’s great-grandmother and

great-grandfather do after dinner ?

e What did Nga ask her grandmother to do at the end of the conversation ?

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What did Nga’s great-grandmother and

great-grandfather do after dinner ?

Nga’s great-grandmother lit the lamp and her great-grandfather told stories

Where did Nga’s grandmother use to live ?

She used to live on a farm.

Why didn’t she go to school ?

Because she had to stay home to

help her mom look after her younger brothers and sisters.

What did Nga’s great-grandmother use to do ?She used to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes.

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”

a.I used to live on a farm.

b.There wasn’t any electricity.

c Mom had to do everything without the help

of modern equipment.

d.My father used to tell us stories.

e.The best one was The Lost Shoe.

f Traditional stories are great.

Further Practice