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Preserving the past
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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?
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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. |
Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. What is a tradition in Nguyen's family?
2. How often did the movie team come to the village?
3. What did the children use to do when the movie team came to the village?
4. Who in the village had a radio?
5. Does Nguyen's father miss the past? What did he say?
Match the expressions from the conversation with their meanings. Can you add some more expressions with the same meaning?
Choose suitable expressions below to complete the short conversations.
1. - Would you like to participate in this ‘Preserving the past' project?
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2. - Marriages used to be arranged by parents.
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3. - I've finished my painting. Look!
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4. - Children used to play outdoors with things they found, like stones or feathers.
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5. - The Time Machine is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells can take people back to the past.
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6. - It's a New Year tradition in Russia for people to take a bath in a hole that is dug in the ice.
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Use that words/ phrases in the box to complete the sentences
1. A is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance.
2. Every country has its own customs and .
3. There is always a big gap between . The old sometimes find it difficult to understand the young.
4. People in the past were slower in accepting than they are today.
5. Traditionally, weddings and funerals are considered important village in Viet Nam.
6. A wedding is , not only for the bride and groom but also for other attendants as they can meet friends and relatives.
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Brainstorm some of the past events and practices in your area. Make a list and present them.
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