Unit 6 VIETNAMESE LIFESTYLE: THEN AND NOW
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

We didn't do it in my day.

PRESENTATION

New words
1. generation (n)
2. living condition
3. opportunity (n)
4. dye (v)

Pronunciation

Meaning

/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

thế hệ

/ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz/ điều kiện sống
/ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/

cơ hội

/daɪ/

nhuộm

PRACTICE
Look at the pictures on pages 60-61 and answer.
- What do you think the children / teens in each picture
are doing?
- Do you think the activity in each apicture is popular
in the past or present?

PRACTICE

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.
Phong: Grandpa, do you mind telling me how our lives are different from
yours in the past?
Grandpa: Well, there are many differences. In my day, we mostly played
outdoors. The games were simple and cost little. We made our own toys
from natural materials.
Phong: That sounds interesting. Nowadays, most leisure games depend on
electronic devices.
Grandpa: Right, but that is mostly true in the city only. Many children in
the countryside still play traditional games.
Phong: I know.

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.
Grandpa: Another thing is that children nowadays have more freedom of
choice. They wear short dresses and jeans with holes. They also dye their
hair purple and green.
Phong: Ha ha … Not many, Grandpa.
Grandpa: Hm … And many children of my generation left school early to
support their families. Moreover, there were not many schools then.
Phong: You mean we have more opportunities to learn now?
Grandpa: That's right.
Phong: Do you think these changes are for the better?
Grandpa: Yes, they mostly are. They have improved our living conditions.
Phong: Thank you, Grandpa.

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and circle the correct answers.
1. Phong and his grandpa are talking about some differences
between ___________.
A. children in the city and the countryside
B. the living standards in the past and now
C. life in the past and now
D. past and present entertainment

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and circle the correct answers.
2. Phong's grandpa mentions _________________differences.
A. two

B. three

C. four
D. five
3. Phong's grandpa sees most of the changes as ______________.
A. positive

B. negative

C. unnecessary

D. necessary

PRACTICE
3 Write the expressions from the conversation in the correct column.
a. depend on electronic devices

b. leave school early

c. dye their hair

d. have more opportunities to learn

e. make toys from natural materials
THE PAST

THE PRESENT

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
opportunity

freedom

dyed

generation

materials

1. A few teenagers in my village have ____________ their hair
brown.
2. Young people's lifestyle today is different from that of the
previous ____________.
3. Nowadays, nearly all young people have a(n) ____________ to
go to school.

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
opportunity

freedom

dyed

generation

materials

4. He wants to live green, so he uses products made from natural
____________.
5. My parents give me ____________ to pursue my own interests.

LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Q&A

WARM-UP

Vocabulary
PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and circle the correct
answers.
Task 3: Write the expressions from the conversation in
the correct column.
Task 4: Complete the sentences with the words from the
box.
Task 5: Quiz

PRODUCTION

5 QUIZ: Work in pairs. Decide if the statements below are TRUE or FALSE
about life in Viet Nam 40 years ago. Share your answers with the class.

40 years ago, ______
1. school children didn't wear uniforms.
2. no Vietnamese student could go and study abroad.
3. most people wrote letters instead of writing emails or
texting messages.
4. bicycles were the main means of transportation.
5. people lit firecrackers at Tet and weddings.

False
False
True
True
True

PRODUCTION

KNOWLEDGE TIME
1. Many schools in Viet Nam had school uniforms since the 1950s.
2. Students in Viet Nam could go and study abroad as far back as
the 1940s.
3. According to Decision no 406-TTg dated 8 August 1994, there was
a complete ban on the production, trade and lighting of
firecrackers in Viet Nam. (ABOUT 28 YEARS).

LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Q&A

WARM-UP

Vocabulary
PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION
CONSOLIDATION

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and circle the correct
answers.
Task 3: Write the expressions from the conversation in
the correct column.
Task 4: Complete the sentences with the words from the
box.
Task 5: Quiz
Wrap-up
Homework

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the Workbook.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- prepare for the Project of the unit;
- open book p.69, look at the picture and say what the
topic of the project is;
- work individually to design a poster;
- show and present in Lesson 7 – Looking back and Project.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
Step 1: Ask the interviewee the questions about his / her life in the past
They may ask questions about different aspects of life or focus on one
aspect. You can ask the questions as suggested in the project or create
their own questions.
For example (with focus on one aspect):
- What school did you go to?
- Did you have to wear a uniform?
- What was learning like then?
- How do you describe the relationship between teachers and students
then?
- How did you spend time after school?

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework

Step 2: Create a table to record their family member's answers.
The table may look like this:
Family member Questions
Answers
What school did you goto?
Did you have to wear a uniform?
What was learning like then?
How do you describe therelationship
between teachers and students then?
How did you spend time after school?

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
Step 3: Make the poster.
For the text: You choose only the key information to present in
your poster. They must be in short form. The findings should be
grouped and presented according to the order of the questions
asked.
For the pictures: You may have pictures of the family member
individually or with family. Whatever they are, they must illustrate
the information in the poster.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
Step 4: How to report:
I have interviewed my ______ about his / her life in the past
when he / she was my age. Here are the findings.

OBJECTIVE
S
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
o Use the words related to lifestyle;
o Gain vocabulary to talk about changes in lifestyle.

LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Q&A

WARM-UP

Vocabulary
PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION
CONSOLIDATION

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and circle the correct
answers.
Task 3: Write the expressions from the conversation in
the correct column.
Task 4: Complete the sentences with the words from the
box.
Task 5: Quiz
Wrap-up
Homework

WARM-UP

OPTION 1
EXPERIENCES
Take turns to write any words and phrases about
the kind of experience and the adjectives describing
experiences on the board
For example:
a learning experience, a frightening experience

OPTION 1

WARM-UP

Answer the questions:
- How is shopping now different from that
about 10 years ago?

THINK!

- What is trendy for young people now?
What aspect of life you think has changed
(transportation, fashion, entertainment,
shopping, travelling, learning …)?

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

Topic: Hobbies
- Work in pairs / groups.
- Each pairs / groups will have
a set of questions.
- Take turns asking and answering
the questions in pairs / groups.

OPTION 2

WARM-UP

Now, share your ideas.

Questions:

- What are some hobbies that you enjoy or
want to try?
- How do you balance your hobbies and
your work or study?
- What are some benefits or challenges of
having hobbies?
- How did you discover or develop your
hobbies?

PRESENTATION

generation (n)
/ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/

thế hệ

all the people of about the
same age within a society

PRESENTATION

living condition
/ˈlɪvɪŋ kənˈdɪʃənz/

điều kiện sống

standard of living

PRESENTATION

opportunity (n)

chance

/ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/
cơ hội
Ex: He had a golden opportunity to
score in the first half but squandered it.

PRESENTATION

dye (v)
/daɪ/
nhuộm

to change the colour of sth
using a special liquid.

LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Q&A
Vocabulary

PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and circle the correct
answers.
Task 3: Write the expressions from the conversation in
the correct column.
Task 4: Complete the sentences with the words from the
box.

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