UNIT 4: OUR PAST

LISTEN AND READ

 What was it like in the past?
18th century

A
1 2 1882 B

1
3 1885
4 C

1920s
D

1876
5 F
LISTEN AND READ.

What are Nga and her grandma talking about?

They are talking about what life was like
when her grandma was a young girl.
VOCABULARY
look after (v) = take care of
VOCABULARY
electricity (n)
VOCABULARY
equipment (n)
VOCABULARY
light - lit - lit (v)
Ex: light the lamp
VOCABULARY
folk tale (n)
VOCABULARY
tradition (n) - traditional (a)
 GRAMMAR
used to + V-inf
Ex: I used to eat a lot of candies when I was a kid.
I didn't use to play sports when I was in high school
Complete the sentences using the words in
the box.
look after - electricity - equipment - lit - folktales - tradition
lit
The room was dark so she _______________ a candle.
look after
Who's going to _______________ the children while you're away?
folktales
Our grandma used to tell us old _______________ before bed.
electricity
I switched the light off to save _______________.
tradition
Giving children lucky money is a Vietnamese _______________ at Tet.
equipment
Never go climbing without the proper _______________.
FACT OR OPINION?
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.

ASK AND ANSWER THE 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?
PUT THE SENTENCES IN THE
CORRECT ORDER.
1. However, Nga's great-grandma had to do all the chores without the help of modern
equipment because there wasn't any electricity.

2. Instead of going to school, Nga's grandma had to stay home and help her mother.
She used to take care of her little brothers and sisters.

3. Usually, after dinner, Great-grandma lit the lamp and Great-grandpa used to tell
them old folktales.

4. Nga's great-grandma used to do the housework such as preparing the meals,

cleaning and doing the laundry.
 WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE
WHEN YOU WERE 6
YEARS OLD?
When I was 6, I used to watch TV a alot.
I didn't have a smartphone.
I couldn't speak English.