We didn't do it in my day.

(Chúng tôi đã không làm điều đó vào thời của tôi.)

1. Listen and read.

(Nghe và đọc.)

Phong: Grandpa, do you mind telling me how our lives are different from yours in the past?

Grandpa: Well, there are many differences. In my day, we mostly played outdoors. The games were simple and cost little. We made our own toys from natural materials.

Phong: That sounds interesting. Nowadays, most leisure games depend on electronic devices.

Grandpa: Right, but that is mostly true in the city only. Many children in the countryside still play traditional games.

Phong: I know.

Grandpa: Another thing is that children nowadays have more freedom of choice. They wear short dresses and jeans with holes. They also dye their hair purple and green.

Phong: Ha ha... Not many, Grandpa.

Grandpa: Hm... And many children of my generation left school early to support their families. Moreover, there were not many schools then.

Phong: You mean we have more opportunities to learn now?

Grandpa: That's right.

Phong: Do you think these changes are for the better?

Grandpa: Yes, they mostly are. They have improved our living conditions.

Phong: Thank you, Grandpa.

2. Read the conversation again and circle the correct answers.

(Đọc lại đoạn hội thoại và khoanh tròn những câu trả lời đúng.)

1. Phong and his grandpa are talking about some differences between _______.

A. children in the city and the countryside

B. the living standards in the past and now

C. life in the past and now

D. past and present entertainment

2. Phong's grandpa mentions _______ differences.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

3. Phong's grandpa sees most of the changes as _______.

A. positive

B. negative

C. unnecessary

D. necessary

3. Write the expressions from the conversation in the correct column.

(Viết các câu diễn đạt trong đoạn hội thoại vào đúng cột.)

a. depend on electronic devices

b. leave school early

c. dye their hair

d. have more opportunities to learn

e. make toys from natural materials

4. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

(Hoàn thành câu với các từ trong khung.)

1. A few teenagers in my village have _______ their hair brown. 

2. Young people's lifestyle today is different from that of the previous _______.

3. Nowadays, nearly all young people have a(n) _______ to go to school.

4. He wants to live green, so he uses products made from natural _______.

5. My parents give me _______ to pursue my own interests.

5. QUIZ. Work in pairs. Decide if the statements below are true or false about life in Viet Nam 40 years ago. Share your answers with the class.

(Làm việc theo cặp. Hãy cho biết những nhận định dưới đây đúng hay sai về cuộc sống ở Việt Nam 40 năm trước. Chia sẻ câu trả lời của bạn với cả lớp.)

40 years ago, _______

1. school children didn't wear uniforms.

2. no Vietnamese student could go and study abroad.

3. most people wrote letters instead of writing emails or texting messages.

4. bicycles were the main means of transportation.

5. people lit firecrackers at Tet and weddings.