Task A - Write questions with use to and the words given. Then listen to Miguel talking to his grandmother about life fifty years ago and how it has changed. Answer the questions with Yes or No - SBT Explore New Worlds 11 page 58

1. Nội dung câu hỏi

2. there / be a lot of traffic ?

3. the city / be greener ?

4. Miguel's grandmother / go dancing ?

5. people / travel easily ?

6. people / shop in large supermarkets ?

2. Phương pháp giải

Viết câu hỏi với cách sử dụng to và các từ cho sẵn. Sau đó hãy nghe Miguel nói chuyện với bà của cậu ấy về cuộc sống cách đây 50 năm và nó đã thay đổi như thế nào. Trả lời các câu hỏi bằng Có hoặc Không

3. Lời giải chi tiết

- Đáp án

2. Was there a lot of traffic?
  - No

3. Was the city greener?
  - Yes

4. Did Miguel's grandmother go dancing?
  - Yes

5. Could people travel easily?
  - No

6. Did people shop in large supermarkets?
  - No

- Bản nghe

So, Miguel, when do you start college?
Next week. I'm so excited, Grandma. What are you going to study? Chemical engineering.
That sounds very difficult. When I was younger, we didn't used to have opportunities to study like you kids do today. Many of us only went to elementary school. Some didn't even have the chance to do that. I guess life was very different when you were growing up, huh, Grandma? Oh, sweetheart, you have no idea. I look around the city today and I don't recognize it. Really? Why? Well, for starters, there didn't used to be so many cars on the roads. We didn't have to worry about traffic. I still remember seeing horses in the streets. In the city? Seriously? You have to understand. It was a very different place to live back then. In the last 20 years, the city has grown so much. You didn't used to see these high-rise buildings in my day. There weren't even that many houses. A lot of the land still hadn't been developed. So the forest used to be part of the city. What did you used to do for fun? Well, there weren't any movie theaters or shopping centers, if that's what you're thinking. But we used to eat, sing, and go dancing. It wasn't as boring as you might think, Miguel. But life was definitely more challenging back then. In what way? Oh, life today is so easy. If you want to go somewhere, you jump on the bus or drive or get a taxi. Traveling used to be more difficult and expensive. So most people didn't used to go beyond the edge of the city. International trade wasn't what it is now either. You couldn't go to a store and buy things made in a country on the other side of the world. Or go to a huge supermarket and have all the choices that you have today. We used to buy a lot of food grown locally, and we used all of it. We didn't waste as much as you kids do today. And we didn't have those things either. What a difference they've made.
Yeah, I can't imagine life without my cell phone. And I bet you can't imagine it either. You use social media more than I do. What can I say?
I'm a woman of the modern world.