Unit 6, grade 9: Vietnam Then And Now – A Closer Look 1

1. Vocabulary

1.1. Task 1 Unit 6 grade 9

Put one word/phrase under each picture. (Put 1 word/phrase under each picture)

Guide to answer

first. tram

2. flyover

3. elevated walkway

4. skytrain

5. underpass

6. tunnel

Translated:

first. tram

2. overpass

3. elevated road

4. airship

5. underpass

6. tunnel

1.2. Task 2 Unit 6 grade 9

Fill in each blank with a suitable word from 1, making them plural where necessary. (Fill in each blank with a suitable word from lesson 1, making it plural when necessary)

Guide to answer

first. Two Valves tunnel is 6.28 km long.

(Hai Van Tunnel is 6.28 km long.)

2. Thanks to the elevated walkways, pedestrians can be muchsafer.

(Thanks to the elevated walkway, pedestrians can be much safer.)

3. A flyover is a bridge that carries one road over another one.

(An overpass is a bridge that connects one road over another.)

4. The railroad track that runs overhead is known as a skytrain.

(The sky train line is known as an aerial jetty.)

5. A road or path that goes under another road or railroad track is called an underpass .

(A road or passage under another road or track is called a tunnel.)

6. The clanging sound of the Ha Noi tram in the 1970s has gone deep into people’s collective memory.

(The noise of Hanoi’s tram in the 1970s has gone deep into people’s memories.)

1.3. Task 3 Unit 6 grade 9

Match each word/phrase in the left column with the definition in the right one. (Match each word/phrase in the left column with the definition in the right column.)

Guide to answer

1-F. extended family: more than two generations living together as a family unit

(multigenerational family: more than two generations living together in a household)

2-B. tolerant: able to accept what other people say or do even if you do not agree with it

(tolerance: being able to accept what others say or do even if you disagree with it.)

3-E. cooperative: working together with others towards a shared aim

(cooperation: working together with others towards a common goal)

4-D. sympathetic: kind to somebody who is hurt or sad; showing that you understand and care about their problems

(sympathy: being kind to someone who is hurting or sad; show that you understand and care about their problem)

5-C. obedient: willing to do what you are told to do

(obedient: willing to do what you are asked)

6-A. nuclear family: parents and children living together as a family unit

(nuclear family: parents and children living together in a family unit)

1.4. Task 4 Unit 6 grade 9

Fill each gap with a word/phrase in 3. (Fill in 1 word/phrase from lesson 3 in the blank)

Guide to answer

first. Our service used to live in an extended family .

(Our grandparents often live in a multi-generational family.)

2. My mother is a sympathetic woman. She always cares about how we feel.

(My mother is a sympathetic woman. She always cares about how we feel.)

3. The boys are willing to do what you want the to. They are really obedient.

(The boys are ready to do what you want them to do. They are really obedient.)

4. She is tolerant with her children even when the misbehave.

(She is forgiving with the children even when they misbehave.)

5. Nowadays the nuclear family is becoming more common in the cities.

(These days, families with parents and children are becoming common in cities.)

6. Having students work in groups, she hoped they could learn to be cooperative .

(Students who work in groups, she hopes they can learn to cooperate.)

2. Pronunciation

2.1. Task 5 Unit 6 grade 9

Write each sentence in the box next to its pattern. Then listen, check, and repeat. (Write each sentence in the table next to the symbol. Then listen, check and repeat.)

Click to listen

Guide to answer

first. I know! ; That long?; Don’t cry OO

2. Go away! OoO

3. Keep going! OOo

4. Don’t turn left! OOO

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