Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 9 - Unit 6: Viet Nam: then and now - Lesson 1: Getting started

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1. Answer the following questions: IsWho there can anything you insee the in small the picturespicture? on theWhere wall related do you to thinkpast and they present? are?
2. 1. Listen and read Duong: Can you believe it’s the school’s 60th anniversary? Phuc: I know! I really like the photo exhibition. It’s fascinating to see how the school used to look. Duong: Right! The photos explain a lot about our school in the past. Tom: Look – these two pictures were taken in 1970. Phuc: Wow, that long ago? The school looks more like thatched houses with paddy fields all around. You can see there were only a few classrooms and the walls were made of mud and straw and, look – trenches! Duong: I think that was during the war so it was necessary to have the trenches right there. Tom: Ha the students in this picture are wearing rubber sandals and straw hats. Nhi: Hey, and these pictures were taken in 1985. Look at the broken tiled roof and wooden window frames and some of them are missing. Duong: Yes, I can’t imagine how those students could study in such poor conditions! Phuc: Right! Things have improved considerably now. We have everything comfortable classrooms, learning facilities like computer rooms Nhi: Yeah, we also have nice uniforms and proper shoes. We’re much luckier these days But, I’m not sure our grades are better
3. 1a. Put a word/phrase from the box under each picture. thatched house facilities tiled roof trench rubber sandals photo exhibition 1 trench 2 tiled roof 3 facilities 4 photo exhibition 5 rubber sandals 6 thatched house
4. 1b. Find a word in the conversation that means: 1. celebration of an important year = anniversary 2. very interesting = fascinating 3. not there = missing 4. situations = conditions 5. got better = improved 6. real = proper
5. 1c. Read the statements and decide whether the information is true (T) or false (F), or not given (NG). Statements T F NG 1. The school was founded at the beginning 1. The school was founded in the 1960s. √ of the 20th century. 2. The school was initially surrounded by √ paddy fields. 33 During the 19701970s,s, the students werewore well √ rubberdressed. sandals and straw hats. 4. The students in the 1980s learnt better √ than in the 1970s. 5. The school now is much better equipped. √
6. 1d. Read the conversation again and answer the questions. 1. When does the conversation take place? - The___ conversation takes place on the school’s 60th anniversary. 2. Why does Phuc say the photo exhibition is fascinating? - Because___ it explains a lot about how the school was in the past. 3. What was unusual about the school in 1970? - There___ were trenches outside the classrooms. 4. How was the school in 1985? - The___ roof was made of tiles and some tiles were broken. The window frames were made of wood and some of them were missing. 5. What can the students learn from the photo exhibition? - They___ can learn that they are lucky to have such great learning facilities nowadays.
7. Remember! When we want to describe changes, we can use adjectives to modify nouns and adverbs to modify verbs: Adjectives Adverbs dramatic dramatically considerable considerably significant significantly slight slightly gradual gradually Example: -There have been changes considerable in the last decade. -Our environment has been gradually polluted.
8. 2. Complete each sentence with a word from the REMEMBER! box which has the same meaning as the words in brackets. 1. There have been ___slight differences in the country’s policies as compared to two years ago. (minor) 2. The traffic system in Ha Noi has been ___dramatically upgraded over the last ten years. (suddenly and to a great degree) 3. Vietnamese people’s lives have been ___significantly improved. (enough to make a difference) 4. There have been ___considerable changes in the way people work. (quite large) 5. There has been a ___gradual increase in people’s income over the last ten years. (little by little)
9. 3. Interview your teacher about the features of your school when she/he started teaching here. Then use the information provided to talk about the changes to your school. You can talk about: + the school principal and school teachers + the school playground + the library + the computer room + the classroom
10. 1.Write each new word three lines 1.Prepare for A CLOSER LOOK 1