Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
Matching exercise
Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
PRESERVING THE PAST
Preserving the past
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?
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.
What is a tradition in Nguyen’s family?
How often did the movie team come to the village?
What did the children use to do when the movie team came to the village?
Who in the village had a radio?
Does Nguyen’s father miss the past? What did he say?
Fathers make kites for sons.
Once every two months.
They used to come early, trying to get a place near the screen.
Only wealthy households.
Yes, he does. He said: “Sometimes I wish I could go back to that time.”