Period: 22
UNIT 4: OUR PAST
SPEAK & LISTEN
I. OBJECTIVES
1. Knowledge, Skills, Attitude:
a. Knowledge: - Sts can describe pictures talk about events in the past and in the present (using “used to”).
- Grammar: Used to + V-inf; simple past tense (review)
- Vocabulary: Related to “Our past”
b. Skills: Listening, speaking, reading and writing.
c. Attitude: - To help people around.
2. Capacity is formed and developed for students
- Self-learning capability.
- Communicative competence
- Cooperation capacity
II. Preparation
1. Teacher: - Lesson plane, book, color chalks, pictures, MP3
2. Students: - Books, notebooks, pen, ruler …
III. Students’ activities
1. Warm up (5’)
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities
Content

- T gives Ss to ask and answer the questions about “Happy memory”.
- Ss work in pairs.
- Some pairs of Ss retell their most favorite memory.
- T corrects and gives marks if necessary.
- What is your favorite childhood memory?
- What sports or games did you use to play when you were younger?
- Did you use to have a nickname?
- Did you use to cry a lot when you were a small child?


2. Knowledge formation activities (36’)
Teacher’s and Ss’ activities
Content





- T asks: Where did Nga’s grandma always live?
- Ss answer : She always lived on a farm
- T asks “another word for always lived”


Answer “used to live”.
- T asks Ss to use “used to” to make question and answer.
- T explains the form and draws out the rules.
- Ss notice.
- T gives Ss to do exercises.
- Ss do exercises.










- T asks Ss compare 2 pictures on page 40, using “used to” to talk about the actions in the past.
- Ss work in groups.











- T asks: “Now you work in pairs, looking at the picture and the words listed talk about differences between life in the past and now by using “used to”.
- Ss work in pairs.
- Ss speak (individually) then write in their notebooks.







- T guides Ss: “Based on the usage of “used to”, you work in pairs talking about things you used to do and compare to those at the present.
II. SPEAK:
* Ss look at the pictures and talk the way things people used to do and they do now. Then talk the things which Ss used to do last year.
- Where did Nga’s grandma use to live?
She used to live on a farm
* Form:
S + used to + inf ……
S + didn’t use to + inf ……
Did + S + use to + inf ……?
* Use: Used to express a past habit, or an action usually happened in the past
* Practice: Word Cue Drill :
a. live / Hue / Hanoi
- Did you use to live in Hue? -> No. I used to live in Ca Mau
b. have / long hairs / short hairs
- Did you use to have long hairs? -> No. I used to have short hairs
c. get up / late / early
- Did you use to get up late? -> No. I used to get up early
d. walk to school / bicycle
- Did you use to walk to school? -> No. I used to go to school by bicycle.
1. Talk about the way things used to be and the way they are now:
Picture 1:
- Small houses
- People work on paddy field
- Children play at home
- Stack of straw
Picture 2:
- Big houses and buildings
- Car
- Shop
- TV
- Traffic lights
In the past
now




- People used to live in small houses
Now they live in big houses and buildings
- People used to walk to travel
Now they can go by car or motorbike
- There didn’t use to be electricity in the home
Now there is electricity everywhere
- People used to work hard all day
Now they have a lot of time for entertainment
- Children used to stay at home
Now they go to school
- Children used to play traditional games
Now they play computer games
- People used to raise cattle them - selves for meat
Now they buy it in the supermarket
2. Now tell your partner about the things you used to do last year :
Ex: Last year, I used