Unit 4 Lớp 9: Looking back

Looking back

(phần 1 → 6 trang 48-49 SGK Tiếng Anh 9 mới)

Vocabulary –Từ vựng

1. Choose the best answer A, B, or C to complete the sentences.-Chọn đáp án A, B hoặc C để hoàn thành câu.

2a. Match the verbs in A with their definitions in B –Nối những động từ ở cột A với các định nghĩa ở cột B

b. Use the verbs in A in their correct forms to complete the sentences.–Sử dụng các động từ ở cột A theo dạng đúng của nó để hoàn thành câu

1. Small children like listening to and acting out stories.
2. Hand-writing a letter is a pastime that is beginning to die out. I’m already beginning to miss it.
3. Should we try to preserve every custom or tradition which is in danger of dying out?
4. He’s collecting data for his book Values in the Past.
5. She often entertains her children by telling them stories and acting them out.

Grammar –Ngữ pháp

3. Write true sentences about the practice of following things in the past, using used to and didn’t use to.–Viết câu đúng sử dụng cấu trúc “used to” và “didn’t use to”

1. Men used to be the breadwinner of the family.

2. Women didn’t use to go to work.

3. People didn’t use to travel on holiday.

4. Families didn’t use to be nuclear.

5. People used to make banh chung at Tet themselves.

6. Children used to play outdoor games.

4. Read these situations and write wishes want to make for them.–Đọc những tình huống sau và viết câu với cấu trúc “wish”

1.Your village does not have access to clean piped water.

=> I wish my village had access to clean piped water.

2.Your school is on the other side of a river, and you have to cross the river by boat twice a day to school.

=> I wish there was/ were a bridge over the river, so we did not have to cross the river by boat twice a day to school.

3.There is no organisation for social activities for teenagers in your town.

=> I wish there was/ were an organisation for social activities for teenagers in my town.

4.You are interested in basketball but you are not tall enough for the sport.

=> I wish I was/ were tall enough to play basketball.

5.In your area, there are only two seasons: dry and wet. You love autumn and spring.

=> I wish there were four seasons in my area / I wish we had spring and autumn in my area.

5. Look at the picture and finish the boy’s wishes. –Nhìn vào bức tranh và hoàn thành điều ước của cậu bé.

1. I wish it would stop raining.
2. I wish the wind weren’t blowing so hard.
3. I wish the sun were shining.
4. I wish I were sitting in a warm house.

6. Rearrange the sentences to make a meaningful conversation.-Sắp xếp lại đoạn hội thoại theo thứ tự đúng.

1 – 4 – 5 – 2 – 9 – 7 – 8 – 6 – 3

Mai’s friend: Mai, are you going to the Tet flower market with us this afternoon?

Mai: I’m sorry I can’t. I’m making candied fruits.

Mai’s friend: Wow… That’s time-consuming and it requires a lot of patience. My family buys it.

Mai: We used to. But this year my mother wants to bring back some traditions.

Mai’s friend: Why?

Mai: She said that if we didn’t do it, our customs and traditions would die out.

Mai’s friend: Oh, I see. Can I join you?

Mai: Certainly! And we can learn how to make banh chung too. My father will teach us.

Mai’s friend: Interesting! I’ll come.

Giải bài tập tiếng Anh 9 Unit 4: Life in the past