Vietnam has undergone significant changes from the past to present in terms of social life and infrastructure. In the past, extended families living in thatched houses was common, and jobs were mainly manual. Transportation included trams and earthen roads. Now, nuclear families are more common, living in apartments and buildings. Transportation is improved with concrete roads, tunnels, underpasses and flyovers, while jobs now require qualifications.
Vietnam has undergone significant changes from the past to present in terms of social life and infrastructure. In the past, extended families living in thatched houses was common, and jobs were mainly manual. Transportation included trams and earthen roads. Now, nuclear families are more common, living in apartments and buildings. Transportation is improved with concrete roads, tunnels, underpasses and flyovers, while jobs now require qualifications.
Vietnam has undergone significant changes from the past to present in terms of social life and infrastructure. In the past, extended families living in thatched houses was common, and jobs were mainly manual. Transportation included trams and earthen roads. Now, nuclear families are more common, living in apartments and buildings. Transportation is improved with concrete roads, tunnels, underpasses and flyovers, while jobs now require qualifications.
Comparison of social life in Vietnam between the past and now Family structure
Extended family Nuclear family
HOUSING
Thatched house Storey/floor
Building/ apartment Titled roof Rubber sandals JOB AND WORK
Manual job Qualified job
Transportation Tunnel trench • deep hole dug in the ground, for • underground, for example to example for carrying away allow a road or railway to go water or people travelling through a hill, under a river • EARTHEN ROAD • CONCRETE ROAD Tram • a vehicle driven by electricity, that runs on rails along the streets • Clanging sound Underpass • a road or path that goes under another road or railway track Flyover • a bridge that carries one road over another one pedestrian • a person walking in the street and not travelling in a vehicle elevated walkway • a passage or path, especially one that is raised the street to allow pedestrian to go across the street. Vocab check Vietnam then and now Extended family – nuclear family Thatched house- apartment/building Titled roof Rubber sandals Earthen road – concrete road Trams-clanging Trench – tunnel Underpass-flyover-elevated walkway Manual job – qualified job pedestrian Faster and sit down • 1. .................... means a person walking in the street and not travelling in a vehicle. • A. Pedestrian B. Elevated walkway C. Flyover • 2. At a length of 6.28km, Hai Van .................... is the longest tunnel in Southeast Asia. • A. Tunnel B. Trench C. Concrete road • 3. .................... means a bridge that carries one road over another one. • A. Flyover B. Underpass C. Tunnel • 4. .................... is defined as a passage built underground, for example to allow a road or railroad to go through a hill or under a river. • A. Elevated walkway B. Tunnel C. Flyover • 5. .................... means a building that has a roof that is thatched with straw, reed, or similar material. • A. Compartment B. Tunnel C. Thatched house • 6. .................... is a road or path that goes under another road or railroad track. • A. Underpass B. Pedestrian C. Compartment • 7. A .................... family is a family group consisting of two parents and their children. • A. Single B. Nuclear C. Extended • 8. Young people tend to apply for …………… as they can earn a lot of money. • A. manual jobs B. qualified jobs C. farmers Revise new words
• Titled roof • tunnel
• Rubber sandals • Underpass • extended family • Flyover • Thatched house • elevated walkway • Apartment • Manual job • restore • qualified job • cottage • pedestrian • Earthen road • nuclear family • concrete road • Earthen road • Trams • Thatched house • Trench GRAMMAR FOCUS: PARTS OF SPEECH What is clause, subject and object?
• Lucy goes to school
• => a clause has a meaningful sentence • Lucy => subject: stand in the first place in the sentence, do action (the subject is usually before the verb.) • Goes to => verb • School => object: stand after the verb, showing what the verb is done to, or who receives the verb Types of clause • Lucy goes to school • SVO • Lucy goes to school early • S V O + Adv • Lucy is running • S+V • Lucy is running • S + V + Adv • Lucy is beautiful • Lucy is at home. • Lucy is a good student. • S + be + N/Adj/Place. Types of subject • Lucy goes to school • She goes to school. • N/Pronoun = Subject • Playing football is fun • V_ing = Subject • What lucy likes is football • Wh+ S V O = Subject