Preserving the past

Father: This is a present for you, son. 

Nguyen: A kite! How cool! Thank you, dad. 
Father: I made it for you, just like your grandfather used to make one for me. 
Nguyen: Is it a family tradition? 
Father: Yes, for generations. 
Nguyen: I love it. So when you were a kid, what did you use to do for
entertainment? 
Father: Oh, it was all very simple back then. We didn't have television or the
internet. A mobile movie team used to come once every two months, and
everyone from the village would be there. The children were always early, trying
to get a place near the screen. 
Nguyen: I suppose it was a special occasion, wasn't it? 
Father: Sure. 
Nguyen: I wish there were movie teams like that now. 
Father: Yeah, it was a lot of fun. 
Nguyen: Then how did you get to know about the world outside? 
Father: We had the radio; actually, only wealthy people did. The whole village
used to listen to the news programme through a loudspeaker. 
Nguyen: Wow, I can't imagine that. 
Father: I know. The world's changed a lot, son. It's much easier now. 
Nguyen: Do you miss the past, dad? 
Father: I suppose I do. Sometimes I wish I could go back to that time. 
I.  Listen and read. a Read the conversation again and answer the questions. 
1. What is a tradition in Nguyen's family?
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2. How often did the movie team come to the village?
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3. What did the children use to do when the movie team came to the village?
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4. Who in the village had a radio?
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5. Does Nguyen's father miss the past? What did he say?
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II. Listen and read. b Match the expressions (1 - 4) from the conversation with
their meanings (a - d). Can you add some more expressions with the same
meaning? 

III.  Use the words/phrases in the box to complete the sentences.

 Bài 1:  Hoàn thành các câu sau với cấu trúc “used to” và động từ trong ngoặc.
1.Do you know what (Jim/ do) ___________________ before he retired?
2. ___________________ (Mary/be) a successful businesswoman before she
went bankrupt?
3. My family (not/travel) ___________________ during summer vacation but now
we really enjoy it.
4. I wonder what (people/ do) _______________ to celebrate the Harvest Festival
in the past?
5. As a kid, Josh (have) _________________ his grandfather pick him up from
primary school.
6. This boy band (be) ___________________ popular before they disbanded.
7. When my grandmother was young, she (set off) ________________ for a
foreign country almost every summer.
8. My mother says that she (not cope) ___________________ with much work
stress five years ago.
9. the past, people in my village (raise) ________________ poultry or castle to
earn a living.
10. I can’t believe my father (be) __________________ considered a bad boy
before he married my mother.
11. Who ___________________ (you/ confide) in when you was at your teenage?
12. They (not use) ___________________ folk and knife when they first moved to
America.
13. Jim (not like) ___________________ me much when we were at school but
now he is my husband.
14. My father (work) __________________ very far from home before he found
his current job.
15. Those men (suffer) ________________ a lot before they finally succeeded in
their business.
      Bài 2: Dựa vào những thông tin cho sẵn để viết các câu miêu tả những sự
việc trong quá khứ mà bây giờ không còn làm nữa.
1.I saw many buffaloes in my hometown but I can’t see many of them now.
     => I used to see many buffaloes in my hometown.
2.This was only a small company with several years of low profit but now it has
changed a lot.
    =>_____________________________________________________
3. Men were the breadwinner of the family and women depended greatly on
men.
    =>_____________________________________________________
4. My sister admitted that she lied sometimes in the past but now she didn’t.
    =>_____________________________________________________
5. Jim asked me what I preferred to do as a child that I no longer did now.
    =>_____________________________________________________
6. Who took care of you when you were a toddler?
    =>_____________________________________________________
7. Jim wasn’t interested in reading books when he was small but now he’s really
into it.
    =>_____________________________________________________
8. I got all the attention from my parents before my little brother was born.
    =>_____________________________________________________
9. Bungalows were very popular 6 years ago.
    =>_____________________________________________________
      Bài 3: Hoàn thành các câu sau với cấu trúc “used to” và các động từ cho sẵn.
look eat own earn
work be play live
1.My whole family _______________ on my father’s salary but now both of my
parents work to support our family.
2. My brother _______________ after me when my parents were at work.
3. In the past, women _______________ expected to stay home, do household
chores and farming instead of getting higher education.
4. Those farmers _______________ hard but _______________ little money
before they were instructed to apply technologies in their farming.
5. We (not) _______________ out when but now we often do because we are
sometimes too busy to prepare a meal.
6. Women (not) _______________ an important role in the political field in the
past 50 years.
7. My uncle _______________ a sheep farm before he sold it to move to the city.
 Bài 4: Chia động từ trong ngoặc sao cho thích hợp.
1.Jane wish she (can/ go) ________________ travelling at least once a year.
2. Jim wishes he (earn) ______________ more money so that he would live more
comfortable.
3. My mother wishes she (not have)________________ to work for extra hours.
4. The little boy wishes it (not rain)________________ at the moment.
5. I wish I (be)________________ healthier so that I could play some extreme
sports.
6. Tim is sad because he has lost his bike. He wishes his mother
(buy)________________ hima new one.
7. I wish someone (offer) ________________ me an opportunity to study abroad.
8. Jim is bored as he is doing his homework now. He wish he
(do)________________ his homework.
9. My father is an officer but he wishes he (be)________________ a famous
singer.
10. My mother never lets me go to school on my own. I wish she
(let)________________ me go alone.
      Bài 5: Dựa vào những từ cho sẵn, viết câu hoàn chỉnh.
1.Old/ man/ wish/ his/ grandchild/ visit/ him/ mote/ often.
     _________________________________________________________
2. I/wish/ you/ can/ spend/ more/ time/ on/ study.
     _________________________________________________________
3. They/ wish/their/ team/ be/ champion.
     _________________________________________________________
4. I/ wish/ I/ have/ more/ friends/ and/ I/ not/ be/ lonely.
     _________________________________________________________
5. Mary/wish/ her parents/ not/ have/go/ on/ business/trips/ so/ often.
     _________________________________________________________
6. Many/ people/ wish/ they/ be/ wealthy/ but/ I/ do/ not.
     _________________________________________________________
7. I/ wish/ my/ mother/ be/ less/ busy/ so that/ she/ have/ more/ time/ for/ me.
     _________________________________________________________
8. Jim/ wish/his/parents/not/expect/too/much/from/him.
     _________________________________________________________
      Bài 6: Dựa vào câu cho trước, viết câu thể hiện điều ước với “wish”.
1.I don’t have a computer now.
     => I wish I had a computer now.
2. Jim’s friend lives very far from him.
    =>Jim wishes_______________________________________________ .
3. My friend cannot afford her favorite camera.
    => My friend wishes_________________________________________ .
4. The teacher makes us do a lot of homework.
    => We ____________________________________________________ .
5. I can’t sing as beautifully as my sister.
    =>I_______________________________________________________ .   
6. My father is depressed that his favorite football team loses the ticket to the
final.
    =>My father________________________________________________ .
7. I don’t have my own house at the present.
    => I______________________________________________________ .
8. Mr. Brown is sad that there is no way he can get promotion this year.
    => Mr. Brown_______________________________________________ .
9. Peter is annoyed because there is too much noise from his neighbor.
    => Peter __________________________________________________ .